Sean L Mcateer, Age 484102 E Mcgilvra St UNIT 188, Seattle, WA 98112

6687741, Feb 3, 2004

May 24, 2000

09/577651

Alan Ramaley - Seattle WA
Suresh Tharamal - Redmond WA
Sean E. McAteer - Seattle WA
Thomas W. Olsen - Issaquah WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1516

709206

A desktop application program provides a single entry point for indicating that a file is to be sent to a recipient. In response to an indication that the file is to be sent, a determination is automatically made as to whether the file should be sent as a link, as an attachment, or as both a link and an attachment. If the file has not been saved to a disk location or if the file has not been saved to a shared disk location, the file is sent as an attachment to an e-mail note. If the file has been saved to a shared disk location, the file is sent to the recipient as a link in an e-mail note. In order to determine if the file saved to the shared disk location should also be sent as an attachment, a registry is checked for a send preference regarding shared files. If a send preference indicates that shared files are to be sent as attachments, the file is sent as both a link and an attachment. If a send preference indicates that shared files are not to be sent as attachment, the file is sent only as a link.

6931592, Aug 16, 2005

May 22, 2000

09/575516

Alan Ramaley - Seattle WA, US
Suresh Tharamal - Sammamish WA, US
Sean E. McAteer - Seattle WA, US
Thomas W. Olsen - Issaquah WA, US
Valerie D. Serdy - Sammamish WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F017/21
G06F017/24

715530, 715500, 7155011, 715511, 715513, 715531, 715540, 715760, 715764, 715771

A system and method for reviewing an electronic document. A copy of an electronic document is sent to a reviewer, the copy of the electronic document having a first property identifying the location of the electronic document in the memory and indicating that review of the copy has been requested. The reviewer uses an application program to open the copy of the electronic document. The application program detects properties and in response to the first property, automatically displays a review toolbar. The edited electronic document is then sent back to the author having at least a first property. The application program executed by the author detects the properties and in response to the first property, retrieves the original electronic document from the memory and automatically prompts the author to merge the edited electronic document into the electronic document.

7107275, Sep 12, 2006

Aug 21, 2002

10/225573

Andrew K. Quinn - Seattle WA, US
Mandira Virmani - Redmond WA, US
William Kennedy - Issaquah WA, US
Marc A. Olson - Seattle WA, US
Sean E. McAteer - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 7/00
G06F 5/00

707100, 719328

An edit command delegation (ECD) utility that provides a user with the ability to edit an electronic file in a creator application program while the electronic file is open in a separate viewing application program operable only for viewing the electronic file. In response to a user input to edit the electronic file, the ECD utility opens the electronic file and reads an application identification tag contained within the content of the electronic file. The application identification tag identifies a creator application program, which was used to create the electronic file and is operable for editing the content data of the electronic file. Once the ECD utility reads the application identification tag, the ECD launches the creator application program. The ECD utility then causes the creator application program to open the electronic file. Once the electronic file is open, the content data is displayed in a window controlled by the creator application program to allow the user to edit the content data.

7107518, Sep 12, 2006

Apr 3, 2001

09/825270

Alan Ramaley - Seattle WA, US
Valerie Serdy - Sammamish WA, US
Sean Erik McAteer - Seattle WA, US
Suresh Tharamal - Sammamish WA, US
Thomas Olsen - Issaquah WA, US
Noah Edelstein - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 15/00
G06F 17/00

7155011, 715512, 715513, 715530

An automated review cycle automatically merges changes in a reviewed document into an original document and by provides reviewing tools on a context-sensitive basis. The automated review cycle can operate within the environments of a document management system, a link-based document collaboration system (e. g. , common server), or an attachment-based collaboration system. By generating a review cycle identification number (RCID) and by maintaining other information about the review cycle in a configuration file, an original author and a reviewer of a document can be distinguished and can be provided the appropriate prompts and tools to facilitate the document review process.

7401291, Jul 15, 2008

Oct 4, 2004

10/958471

Alan Ramaley - Seattle WA, US
Suresh Tharamal - Sammamish WA, US
Sean E. McAteer - Seattle WA, US
Thomas W. Olsen - Issaquah WA, US
Valerie D. Serdy - Sammamish WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/21
G06F 17/24

715255, 715229, 715256, 715271, 715764, 715771

A system and method for reviewing an electronic document. A copy of an electronic document is sent to a reviewer, the copy of the electronic document having a first property identifying the location of the electronic document in the memory and indicating that review of the copy has been requested. The reviewer uses an application program to open the copy of the electronic document. The application program detects properties and in response to the first property, automatically displays a review toolbar. The edited electronic document is then sent back to the author having at least a first property. The application program executed by the author detects the properties and in response to the first property, retrieves the original electronic document from the memory and automatically prompts the author to merge the edited electronic document into the electronic document.

7424676, Sep 9, 2008

Jun 16, 2000

09/595734

Andrew G. Carlson - Woodinville WA, US
Valerie D. Serdy - Redmond WA, US
Noah Egorin - Arlington VA, US
Sean Erik McAteer - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/00
G06F 17/20

715273

An envelope provides the integration of the functionality of an email application program and the functionality of a document editor so that a sender can send introductory text to the recipient of an email message constituting a document without corrupting the original document. Users of document editors can generate and edit documents for email transmission by first creating the document with the document editor and then invoking an envelope to send the document as the message body with introductory text. The envelope has its own user interface that is fully functional within the confines of the document editor's user interface to provide the user with the functionality of the email client application program. The envelope includes an introduction field for the entry of introductory text by the sender. The introduction field in the envelope is a rich edit control in plain text mode, similar to the subject field of the envelope.

7493561, Feb 17, 2009

Jun 24, 2005

11/166910

Chaitanya Dev Sareen - Seattle WA, US
Clara Graham - Redmond WA, US
Erin Megan Riley - Seattle WA, US
Jennifer Sadler - Seattle WA, US
Kent Rogers Lowry - Seattle WA, US
Louisa Chi Yan Lee - Kirkland WA, US
Ravishankar Shanmugam - Redmond WA, US
Sean Erik McAteer - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/00
G06F 17/00

715732, 715723, 715730, 715200, 715201, 715203

slide presentation files may be separated into one or more individual slide files, and the one or more individual slide files may be stored in a remote or local slide library. Stored individual slide files are populated with metadata for allowing subsequent search and location of individual slide files. A synchronization relationship may be established between a stored slide file and a copy of the stored slide file used in a slide presentation document. As updates are made to the stored slide file, a user of a copy of the stored slide file may be informed of and provided changes made to the original slide file via the synchronization relationship.

7546533, Jun 9, 2009

Jun 24, 2005

11/166771

Chaitanya Dev Sareen - Seattle WA, US
Clara Graham - Redmond WA, US
Erin Megan Riley - Seattle WA, US
Jennifer Sadler - Seattle WA, US
Kent Rogers Lowry - Seattle WA, US
Louisa Chi Yan Lee - Kirkland WA, US
Ravishankar Shanmugam - Redmond WA, US
Sean Erik McAteer - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/00
G06F 17/00

715732, 715723, 715730, 707 1

Slide presentation files may be separated into one or more individual slide files, and the one or more individual slide files may be stored in a remote or local slide library. Stored individual slide files are populated with metadata for allowing subsequent search and location of individual slide files. A synchronization relationship may be established between a stored slide file and a copy of the stored slide file used in a slide presentation document. As updates are made to the stored slide file, a user of a copy of the stored slide file may be informed of and provided changes made to the original slide file via the synchronization relationship.