Chris L Mullins

US Patent:

20130031564, Jan 31, 2013

Filed:

Jul 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/193598

Inventors:

Anthony Howe - Kirkland WA, US
Mark D'Urso - Redmond WA, US
Chris Mullins - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

718106

Abstract:

An invention is disclosed for updating a networked, single-threaded application's data model without blocking the application's entire user interface. In embodiments of the invention, a client executes a networked application with a single-threaded user interface that communicates with a server to refresh its data model. The client sends a message to the server that requests a refresh of the data model. Before the data model has been refreshed, the client receives local user input to perform an action on the data model. The client sends a message to the server to cancel the refresh. When the client receives an acknowledgement from the server that the refresh has been cancelled, the client performs the action. After performing the action, the client sends a second message to the server that requests a refresh of the data model, and then refreshes the data model upon receiving the refreshed data model from the server.

US Patent:

20160371130, Dec 22, 2016

Filed:

Jun 18, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/743659

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Chris L. Mullins - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/54

Abstract:

Technologies are described herein for seamless transitions between applications and devices. A network-based or local context service provides functionality for storing and retrieving context data. The context service can expose a create activity method for creating a unique activity identifier (“ID”). The activity ID is associated with an activity, such as the execution of an application on a computing device. The interface exposed by the context service can also expose a method for storing context data, such as data that can be used to return an application to its pre-transition state. The interface exposed by the context service can also expose a method for obtaining context data. The context service can also expose a method for completing an activity. The context data can also be exposed to other services, such as business intelligence network services that analyze the context data to provide recommendations or other types of information to users.