Ross F Smith

7587484, Sep 8, 2009

Oct 18, 2001

09/982530

Ross Faulkner Smith - Bellevue WA, US
Alex Snitkovskiy - Bothell WA, US
David Lloyd Hicks - Seattle WA, US
Cameron Royce Turner - Bellevue WA, US
Gregory Allen Penoyer - Kent WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 15/173

709224, 709223

A method and system for tracking client software use is disclosed. User data, specifically user interaction with a client-installed software application, is collected in data files and the data files are dynamically uploaded over a global computer system, such as the Internet, to a remote analysis system. The data files are parsed for on-going analysis of feature usage. Typically, for any action that a user performs in the software application, several items are recorded in a data file, such as a user ID, an absolute time-stamp, the method invoked including application source (if the software application includes more than one application), and details such as the dialog invoked, button pressed, menu used, menu item selected, application launch, application termination, as well as environment variables, such as operating system, screen resolution, etc.

7739282, Jun 15, 2010

May 13, 2005

11/128979

Ross Faulkner Smith - Bellevue WA, US
Alex G. Snitkovskiy - Bellevue WA, US
David Lloyd Hicks - Seattle WA, US
Cameron Royce Turner - Bellevue WA, US
Gregory Allen Penoyer - Kent WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 9/44

707736, 707661, 717124

A method and system for tracking client software use is disclosed. User data, specifically user interaction with a client-installed software application, is collected in data files and the data files are dynamically uploaded over a global computer system, such as the Internet, to a remote analysis system. The data files are parsed for on-going analysis of feature usage. Typically, for any action that a user performs in the software application, several items are recorded in a data file, such as a user ID, an absolute time-stamp, the method invoked including application source (if the software application includes more than one application), and details such as the dialog invoked, button pressed, menu used, menu item selected, application launch, application termination, as well as environment variables, such as operating system, screen resolution, etc.

57615101, Jun 2, 1998

Nov 7, 1995

8/551778

Ross F. Smith - Redmond WA
James Perry Rodrigues - Kirkland WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 944

395704

A method for identifying errors in program functions in a program interface found in a header file for the program interface and for identifying errors in program functions in a program interface found in an internal header file and a related public declaration header file for the program interface is provided. In the preferred embodiment, a header file is parsed, and parsing errors are recorded. A test application designed to call each program function in a dynamic link library is generated using information obtained through parsing. The test application is compiled, and compilation errors are recorded. The test application is executed, and errors identified through execution are recorded.

57457670, Apr 28, 1998

Mar 28, 1995

8/411534

Douglas Jay Rosen - Kirkland WA
Ross Faulkner Smith - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 945

395704

A method and system for testing the interoperability of application programs. The interoperability testing system uses an application-independent test script and application-specific command scripts to test the interoperability of application programs. An application-independent test script contains a series of high-level application-independent commands that are to be performed to test the application programs. Each application program to be tested has a corresponding application-specific command script. An application-specific command script contains an implementation of each high-level command for the corresponding application program. To test application programs, the interoperability testing system executes an application-independent test script by reading each high-level command from the test script, retrieving the implementation of that high-level command for the application program that is to perform that command, and executing that implementation.

57547556, May 19, 1998

Oct 10, 1996

8/728622

Ross Faulkner Smith - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 11263

39518314

A method and system in a computer system for generating an application-specific test script file. The application-specific test script file contains test instructions for testing an application program. The system receives a test template file that has test instructions that contain placeholders. The placeholders indicate where application-specific placeholder values are to be logically inserted into the test template file. The system receives an ordered list of customizing files that have application-specific placeholder values. The system then searches the customizing files according to the ordered list for a first placeholder value for each placeholder of the test instruction. When such a placeholder value is found, the system replaces the placeholder with the placeholder value in the test instruction and stores the test instruction into the application-specific test script file.

20110276369, Nov 10, 2011

May 10, 2010

12/776543

Dan M. Bean - Woodinville WA, US
Sameer D. Bedekar - Issaquah WA, US
Ross F. Smith - East Sound WA, US

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

G06Q 10/00
G06F 15/173
G06F 3/048

705 742, 715764, 709224

Approaches are provided for monitoring, analyzing, and influencing organizational behaviors through multi-modal communication systems. Desired and undesired behaviors and applicable organizational contexts are defined and action plans developed. The behaviors are then monitored through communication sessions between members and analyzed for comparison to the action plans such that feedback may be provided at individual and/or organizational levels to influence the behaviors.