Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Sylvester M La Blanc

Andrew Yue Hang Ng

Ashvin Mathew

Pavel Anatolievich Dournov

Anthony James Yeates

Brendan O'Meara

Donna Lynn Whitlock

Gregg Robert Dingle

Jeffrey J Blucher

Derrick Steven Bazlen

Eric Hawthorne

Andreas Hofmann

Matthew Cibelli

A computer implemented method for reducing input performed in a commerce based application is provided. The method includes receiving a sequence of input values from an input device and associating the sequence of input values with an object in the application based on the sequence. A context of the application is determined. One or more tasks in the application are automatically performed based on the object, the context and the sequence of input values.

Context-based automated transaction processing control

A framework for point of sale system is discussed. The framework includes an application program stored on a tangible computer medium. When executed by a computing device, the application is capable of communicating using a first protocol. The framework further includes a first point of sale hardware device externally located from the computing device and configured to communicate with the computing device using a second protocol and a device abstraction layer capable of communicating with the application program using the first protocol and the first point of sale hardware device using the second protocol to pass information between the application program and the first point of sale hardware device.

POS hardware abstraction

Data replication between a headquarters application and one or more client applications is provided. The client applications are generally located remote from the headquarters application and communicate therewith via known methods. A pair of classes is used to generically transfer data selected for replication. New entity types and/or data types can be synchronized without having to rewrite the synchronization application by simply deploying an appropriate data class and manager class for the new entity. Moreover, the prior art worksheet is abstracted, in some aspects, to a simpler form that is more user friendly.

Extensible remote data synchronization

The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method that includes receiving a sequence of input values. Furthermore, the method includes determining if the sequence of input values is a manual input or an automated input.

Automated input determination

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