Microsoft patents automated "to-do" list for code writing

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Microsoft Patents Writing Windows Apps
Using HTML

Microsoft Patents Writing Windows Apps
Using HTML 12/09/2003 05:03 PM
theodp writes "If you think coding around that Eolas patent might be tough, you ain't seen nothin' yet. The USPTO awarded a patent to Microsoft Tuesday for Writing Windows Applications Using HTML, which covers the authoring and execution of HTML that runs in its own window outside of the browser. Ironically, Microsoft occupies two seats on the W3C HTML Patent Advisory Group that's fighting the Eolas patent." Certainly seems like something that is pretty damn obvious, and not quite patentable. There must be prior art examples of people writing HTML applications outside the browser window? If this patent stands, though, it certainly sounds like Google's new desktop toolbar is in violation.

Microsoft Patents The Task List

Microsoft Patents The Task List 06/08/2004 08:07 PM

Writing Software? Setting Up A Website?
How Many Patents Do You Violate?

Writing Software? Setting Up A Website?
How Many Patents Do You Violate? 01/22/2004 03:07 AM
The stories of stupid patents seem to be showing up every day, and this article points out that if you're writing your own software or setting up a website, it's likely that you violate a ton of patents already. The article has the story of someone who wanted to set up an online video store, only to realize that just about every part of the store violated some patent. The cost of "licensing" all of those patents made the business impossible. Note that all he was trying to do was build the fairly obvious idea of an online video store. He wasn't "taking" any intellectual property - but because of the way the patent system is designed, his site never got anywhere. We're certainly beating a dead horse, but it's apparently not dead enough - because there's no real talk of changing the patent system. If the entire point of the patent system is supposed to be about promoting innovation - and it's clearly not doing that, why isn't anyone talking about changing the patent system?

Open source and the advancement of
automated code analysis

Open source and the advancement of
automated code analysis 06/25/2004 12:56 AM
Back in January I mentioned Agitar Software in a column on software testing. The backstory was that Agitar got in touch with me after reading my review of Compuwar e's DevPartner Studio. I had used NLucene, the .NET port of the Java-based Lucene search engine, as a benchmark to explore that product's debugging and source-code analysis features. Agitar's development lead, Kent Mitchell, picked up on the idea. He fed Lucene's Java sources into his test automation tool, Agitator, and used Lucene to demonstrate his product. ...

GPLed code generates automated Comp Sci
papers -- output accepted for
conferences!

GPLed code generates automated Comp Sci
papers -- output accepted for
conferences! 04/13/2005 03:19 PM
Cory Doctorow: A GPL'ed automated computer science paper generator programmed by MIT students produces results so good that the output has been accepted at conferences.

Here are two papers we submitted to WMSCI 2005:

* Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical Unification of Access Points and Redundancy (PS, PDF)
Jeremy Stribling, Daniel Aguayo and Maxwell Krohn

This paper was recently accepted as a "non-reviewed" paper!

God, between the pompous CS-speak ("few hackers worldwide would disagree with the essential unification of voice-over-IP and public/private key pair. In order to solve this riddle, we confirm that SMPs can be made stochastic, cacheable, and interposable") and the amazing diagrams, this thing is nearly the funniest thing EVAR. Link (Thanks, Henry!)

Fixed the entry problems -- Am writing
code myself

Fixed the entry problems -- Am writing
code myself 11/20/2002 12:43 PM
the world. Was up till 2AM last night debugging b2 Cafelog. Wow, talk about not well documented code. But, I understand it now. Am going to add a module where if you send the blog email, it will look you up and register you rather than requiring this strange user/password pair ...

Researchers Develop New Tool For Writing
Code

Researchers Develop New Tool For Writing
Code 04/04/2005 04:34 PM
Slashdot Apr 4 2005 6:26PM GMT

Bar code patents thrown out

Bar code patents thrown out 01/27/2004 07:32 PM
A federal district court judge invalidates patents on bar code products--in a victory over one of technology's most prolific patent collectors.

Clarity Technologies CVC Software
Technology List of Patents Grows

Clarity Technologies CVC Software
Technology List of Patents Grows 06/24/2004 09:33 AM
ContactCenterWorld.com Jun 24 2004 2:09PM GMT

Santa Brings MS Patents for Editing,
Compiling Code

Santa Brings MS Patents for Editing,
Compiling Code 12/28/2004 02:51 PM
theodp writes "Courtesy of the USPTO, Microsoft found two new patents under the tree this holiday season. The first covers Editing a software program in a common language runtime environment, while the second lays claims to Compiling multiple source language files that share a common library, which must come as a real shocker to members of the DEC OpenVMS Common Language Environment, IBM Language Environment (LE), and IBM Integrated Language Environment (ILE) teams. Gotta teach those patent examiners to use Wikipedia instead of Microsoft Encarta for their prior art searches! "

From Wish List to Check List: Customer
Input Drives Microsoft Office OneNote
2003 Service Pack 1

From Wish List to Check List: Customer
Input Drives Microsoft Office OneNote
2003 Service Pack 1 04/20/2004 11:26 PM
In an academic setting, a score of 90 percent earns an automatic "A". By that measure, the team shaping Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 merits a similar high passing grade. When the innovative application debuted last October, it reflected the pioneering edge of the digital note-taking category. Today, Microsoft honed that edge by announcing the preview release of Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1 (OneNote SP1). Ninety percent of the features included in the software update are a direct result of customer input and feedback -- with the remaining 10 percent coming from indirect customer feedback.

Microsoft released Automated Deployment
Service (ADS)

Microsoft released Automated Deployment
Service (ADS) 08/13/2004 03:38 AM

"Enter your zip code and get a list of
bake sales in your area."

"Enter your zip code and get a list of
bake sales in your area." 04/16/2004 08:49 AM

Microsoft Delivers Automated Deployment
Services Beta

Microsoft Delivers Automated Deployment
Services Beta 03/19/2003 10:25 PM

Microsoft Patents Borg Technology June
23 - 9:06 PM ET Researchers at Microsoft
have devised a technique to as

Microsoft Patents Borg Technology June
23 - 9:06 PM ET Researchers at Microsoft
have devised a technique to as 06/23/2004 10:35 PM
BetaNews Jun 24 2004 2:04AM GMT

Microsoft Internet Explorer SP2 Fully
Automated Remote Compromise

Microsoft Internet Explorer SP2 Fully
Automated Remote Compromise 12/25/2004 05:08 PM
Paul (Dec 25 2004)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-050:
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word and
Microsoft Excel Could Allow Arbitrary
Code to Run (831527)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-050:
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word and
Microsoft Excel Could Allow Arbitrary
Code to Run (831527) 11/13/2003 12:36 AM
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word that could allow malicious code execution. This vulnerability exists due to to the way Word checks the length of a data value (Macro names) embedded in a document. If a specially crafted document were to be opened it could overflow a data value in Word and allow arbitrary code to be executed. If successfully exploited, an attacker could then take the same actions as the user had permissions to carry out, such as adding, changing or deleting data or files, communicating with a web site or formatting the hard drive.

New Microsoft Patent for Writing Windows
Apps Using HTML

New Microsoft Patent for Writing Windows
Apps Using HTML 12/10/2003 11:22 PM
BeSpacific Dec 10 2003 10:42PM ET

More Microsoft Patents

More Microsoft Patents 09/05/2004 12:48 PM

Microsoft Wants More Patents

Microsoft Wants More Patents 07/29/2004 01:23 PM
It's unfortunate that companies still feel the need to equate patents to "innovation" when the opposite is often true. These days, unfortunately, many companies feel the need to get patents simply as a defensive measure. Whether for defense or offense, it appears that Bill Gates believes Microsoft needs more patents. The company is ramping up their efforts to file for more patents and plan to extort license them to other businesses. So far, they're off to a good start. Some recently noted Microsoft patents include savin g the name of a game you're playing, showing that someone is "typing a message" in IM software, threa d based email, writing an application in HTML, groupin g programs together in the taskbar, pronoun s used in programming and the concept of giving "kudos" points for style and flair. Well, kudos to Microsoft then, on the style and flair with which they've been granted so many questionable patents.

Microsoft Patents PDA Clicks

Microsoft Patents PDA Clicks 06/05/2004 01:18 PM
eWeek Jun 5 2004 5:18PM GMT

Microsoft seeks patents

Microsoft seeks patents 01/23/2004 08:49 PM
globetechnology.com Jan 24 2004 1:17AM GMT

Microsoft Snags TV, Tab Key Patents

Microsoft Snags TV, Tab Key Patents 09/02/2004 11:47 AM
theodp writes "'We think--patent for patent--what we are doing is, if anything, more important than what others are doing,' boasted Bill Gates recently. And on Tuesday, Microsoft once again put rocket scientists and cancer researchers alike to shame, receiving patents for Integrating Television Into Web Pages and Tabbing to Hyperlinks on Web Pages. "

Microsoft patents the click

Microsoft patents the click 06/04/2004 12:27 PM
Out-Law.com Jun 4 2004 3:42PM GMT

Microsoft patents Tab button use

Microsoft patents Tab button use 09/08/2004 02:36 PM
A patent for which Microsoft applied on March 6, 1997, has been granted: "Discoverability and navigation of hyperlinks via tabs." In other words, when a computer user uses the Tab key to move the focus from one hyperlink to another on a webpage opened in a browser, the use of that function is now owned by Microsoft. The Tab patent, number 6,785,865, was granted on August 31st, just one among multiple patents granted to the software giant on that day. Another interesting grant is number 6,784,354, with an application date of March 13, 2003: "Generating a music snippet." Yes, you read that right. Now dividing a music stream into portions is Microsoft's domain.

Other News: Microsoft XML Patents

Other News: Microsoft XML Patents 01/28/2004 11:25 AM
Dan Gillmor digs into the issue of Microsoft patenting XML technology for Office documents.

Microsoft Patents Body-A

Microsoft Patents Body-A 06/26/2004 07:29 AM
Techzonez Jun 26 2004 11:13AM GMT

Microsoft Patents sudo

Microsoft Patents sudo 08/20/2004 09:43 PM

Microsoft Patents Apple

Microsoft Patents Apple 05/04/2004 03:09 PM
In what's most likely to be the result of a screwup at the patent office, it appears that Microsoft has patented Apple. Well, not exactly. A new patent has been issued on a new type of apple, and for some unexplained reason, the patent has been assigned to Microsoft. The patent makes no mention of Microsoft, and the most likely explanation is that someone filled in the assignee field incorrectly. However, it makes for an amusing headline, sure to get plenty of attention.

Microsoft Patents The Body Bus

Microsoft Patents The Body Bus 06/23/2004 12:48 PM

Microsoft Patents IPv6

Microsoft Patents IPv6 03/26/2005 07:20 AM
Corante Mar 26 2005 10:47AM GMT

Microsoft Patents XML Schemas

Microsoft Patents XML Schemas 02/13/2004 09:25 AM
In response to my post about a Microsoft presentation at Emerging Tech, Bob "Professor" Morris points us to a Microsoft page that explains something important about its XML schema for Word, Excel, etc.: Microsoft may have patents and/or patent applications that are necessary for you to license in order to make, sell, or distribute software programs that read or write files that comply with the Microsoft specifications for the Office Schemas. So, Microsoft's patents prevent me from writing a program that reads a Word XML file? Wow, that's harsh. And besides, isn't "schema" already a plural?...

Microsoft Win On Patents Reversed

Microsoft Win On Patents Reversed 07/06/2004 04:42 PM
Gary Potter writes "Seems that a federal court in California granted a Microsoft motion to invalidate two patents for an ergonomic keyboard. Microsoft argued their claims pre-dated those of TypeRight Keyboard Corp. Then, in a twist of events, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington DC said there was "genuine issue" with the credibility of a Microsoft witness. Bottom line, the invalidity judgment was improperly granted. Next step, trial and lots of billable hours by lawyers." The article is pretty sketchy on details, but it certainly appears to imply that someone fudged the prior art proof.

Microsoft patents an apple

Microsoft patents an apple 05/05/2004 05:30 AM
ZDNet UK May 5 2004 9:40AM GMT

Microsoft Lists Programs Incompatible
with SP2 August 16 - 7:12 PM ET
Microsoft has compiled a list of incompa

Microsoft Lists Programs Incompatible
with SP2 August 16 - 7:12 PM ET
Microsoft has compiled a list of incompa 08/17/2004 12:09 AM
BetaNews Aug 17 2004 4:16AM GMT

Microsoft seeks XML-related patents

Microsoft seeks XML-related patents 01/23/2004 04:13 PM
CNET Jan 23 2004 8:26PM GMT

Microsoft patents on-body networking

Microsoft patents on-body networking 06/23/2004 03:55 PM
Microsoft Corp. has a patent on a new kind of network: Your body.

Microsoft Patents Uploading Data

Microsoft Patents Uploading Data 08/10/2004 12:33 PM
theodp writes "Microsoft was granted a patent Tuesday for the Delayed Uploading of User Registration Data, which covers storing information collected from a user locally and transmitting it to a remote system once a connection is established." How is this possibly non-obvious to anyone with at least a tenth of a brain? Looks like more of the same where engineers are being pushed to patent anything, just because that's what companies do these days.

Microsoft to start licensing patents

Microsoft to start licensing patents 06/04/2004 03:54 PM
Big News Network Jun 4 2004 8:36PM GMT
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