Christopher J Beiter

US Patent:

7000107, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Jan 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/775141

Inventors:

Delane Robert Hewett - Bellevue WA, US
Johan A. F. Sundstrom - Kirkland WA, US
Christopher J. Beiter - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/21
H04L 9/32

US Classification:

713164, 715540, 726 27

Abstract:

The present invention involves a new system and process for automatically controlling whether a displayed web page and associated frames displayed within a window of a web browser are secure or non-secure. For example, whether the displayed web page and associated frames are provided via a secure socket layer (SSL), i. e. a web page from an HTTPS address (secure), or simply via an HTTP address (non-secure), respectively. Specifically, the present invention uses a dynamic “Web Component” to remotely control web page security states. Further, the Web Component according to the present invention uses the same script and HTML for all implementations or instantiations of the Web Component, regardless of which, or how many, unique local clients make use of the Web Component. This code reuse is accomplished by using entry web pages, or “entry points,” as described in further detail below, to set the value of function properties or parameters of the Web Component for dynamically and controlling the security state of a web page having at least two frames. The script and/or HTML source code of the Web Component pages does not change based on each new implementation or instantiation.

US Patent:

7111048, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

Nov 10, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/271216

Inventors:

Delane Robert Hewett - Bellevue WA, US
Johan A. F. Sundstrom - Kirkland WA, US
Christopher J. Beiter - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/167
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

709213, 709203, 709206, 709228, 717115

Abstract:

Internet web pages displayed via an Internet web browser or other applications are automatically customized. Dynamic “Web Components” are used to automatically customize web pages. Further, these Web Components use the same script and HTML for all implementations or instantiations of the Web Component regardless of which, or how many, unique local clients make use of the Web Component. This code reuse is accomplished by using entry web pages, or “entry points,” as described in further detail below, to set the value of function properties or parameters of the Web Component for dynamically and automatically generating a web page. The script and/or HTML source code of the Web Component pages does not change based on each new implementation or instantiation. Consequently, little setup work is required for each implementation, and only a basic verification test pass is needed for each unique automatically customized Internet web page.

US Patent:

7340604, Mar 4, 2008

Filed:

Jan 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/340955

Inventors:

Delane Robert Hewett - Bellevue WA, US
Johan A. F. Sundstrom - Kirkland WA, US
Christopher J. Beiter - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/21
H04L 9/32
H04L 9/00

US Classification:

713164, 715540, 726 27

Abstract:

The invention automatically controls whether displayed web pages and associated frames displayed within a web browser are secure or non-secure. A dynamic “Web Component” remotely controls web page security states. The Web Component uses the same script and HTML for all implementations or instantiations of the Web Component, regardless of how many unique clients make use of the Web Component. This code reuse is accomplished using entry web pages, or “entry points,” to set the value of function properties or parameters of the Web Component for dynamically and controlling the security state of a web page having at least two frames. The script and/or HTML source code of the Web Component pages does not change based on each new implementation or instantiation. Consequently, little setup work is required for each implementation, and only a basic verification test pass is needed for each unique automatically customized Internet web page.

US Patent:

20020103856, Aug 1, 2002

Filed:

Jan 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/773725

Inventors:

Delane Hewett - Bellevue WA, US
Johan Sundstrom - Kirkland WA, US
Christopher Beiter - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/203000, 709/219000

Abstract:

The present invention involves a new system and process for automatically customizing an Internet web page displayed via an Internet browser or other application for displaying Internet web pages. Specifically, the present invention uses a dynamic “Web Component” to automatically customize web pages. Further, a Web Component according to the present invention uses the same script and HTML for all implementations or instantiations of the Web Component regardless of which, or how many, unique local clients make use of the Web Component. This code reuse is accomplished by using entry web pages, or “entry points,” as described in further detail below, to set the value of function properties or parameters of the Web Component for dynamically and automatically generating a web page. The script and/or HTML source code of the Web Component pages does not change based on each new implementation or instantiation. Consequently, little setup work is required for each implementation, and only a basic verification test pass is needed for each unique automatically customized Internet web page.

US Patent:

20030084115, May 1, 2003

Filed:

Sep 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/963914

Inventors:

Timothy Wood - Seattle WA, US
Christopher Beiter - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/217000, 709/203000

Abstract:

Improving event-based windowing in a network environment. After a client retrieves an electronic document, the client detects a reference in the document to computer-executable instructions not included in the document. The client then retrieves the computer-executable instructions as well as relevant predefined event-based content that is to be displayed in response to a predetermined event. If a predetermined event occurs, the processing of the computer-executable instructions results in a window having the predefined content to be displayed over the document. The window is not easily preempted by other processes. Also, the computer-executable instructions permit a wide variety of formatting of the text within the window, and is not limited to images.

US Patent:

20070282962, Dec 6, 2007

Filed:

Jun 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/421703

Inventors:

Jane T. Kim - Seattle WA, US
Michael I. Torres - Seattle WA, US
Michael C. Connolly - Seattle WA, US
Anthony G. Thane - Redmond WA, US
Geurt B. De Raad - Sammamish WA, US
Christopher J. Beiter - Seattle WA, US
Daniel S. Struthers - Federal Way WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709207

Abstract:

An application executes on a client device to automatically subscribe a user to a particular syndication feed. In at least some instances, the user can be preliminarily unaware that they have been subscribed to the feed. In at least some embodiments, the application automatically subscribes to feeds using one or more contact lists that contain contacts that are relevant to the particular user. Specifically, the application is able to access the contact list(s) and ascertain from the individual contacts who, among the user's contacts, constitutes a source of a syndication feed. Once one or more contacts have been identified, the application can automatically subscribe to the feed so that the user can now receive and consume feed data.

US Patent:

20090083732, Mar 26, 2009

Filed:

Sep 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/861877

Inventors:

Albert C.S. Shen - Redmond WA, US
Christopher J. Beiter - Seattle WA, US
Richard W. Tom - Seattle WA, US
Ravikumar B. Gopinath - Redmond WA, US
Brian C. Blomquist - Lynnwood WA, US
MadhaviLatha Kaniganti - Sammamish WA, US
David Chiu - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

717177

Abstract:

Creating a distributed application includes selecting a group of components from a list of components available on a remote server cluster. Data required to install the selected components is received from the remote server cluster. A list of instructions is created in response to the received data. The list of instructions is then stored. The list of instructions is processed to extract the data required to install the selected components. The data required to install the selected components is transmitted to the remote server cluster to enable installation of the components on the remote server cluster.