Patents by Inventor Dan Fain

Dan Fain has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9652537
    Abstract: Computer-readable media and computerized methods are provided for identifying terms associated with one or more queries, including aspects directed to manipulating a list of terms associated with a query class by extracting terms, identifying equivalences or relevant terms, and condensing or expanding the list of terms. In embodiments, synonymous terms can be identified. An updated list of terms can be written to a storage location in association with a query or query class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sanaz Ahari, Xiaoxin Yin, Farid Hosseini, Sarthak Shah, Adam Troy, Dan Fain, Brian MacDonald, Nikhil Dandekar, Michael Cameron
  • Publication number: 20140025664
    Abstract: Computer-readable media and computerized methods are provided for identifying terms associated with one or more queries, including aspects directed to manipulating a list of terms associated with a query class by extracting terms, identifying equivalences or relevant terms, and condensing or expanding the list of terms. In embodiments, synonymous terms can be identified. An updated list of terms can be written to a storage location in association with a query or query class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: SANAZ AHARI, Xiaoxin Yin, Farid Hosseini, Sarthak Shah, Adam Troy, Dan Fain, Brian MacDonald, Nikhil Dandekar, Michael Cameron
  • Patent number: 8572074
    Abstract: Computer-readable media and computerized methods for automatically organizing search results according to task groups are provided. The methods involve aggregating a gallery of entities (e.g., search queries that share a common categorization) into a query class and assigning a dictionary (e.g., list of terms that are drawn from various sources) to the query class. The task groups are identified from the list of terms within the dictionary. The process of identification includes analyzing patterns of user search behavior to select terms from the list of terms, which reflect popular user search intents, and ranking the selected terms based on predetermined parameters to produce an ordering. Based on the ordering, a set of the selected terms that are highest ranked are declared the task groups. The task groups are employed to arrange the search results on a UI display and to provide a consistent and intuitive format for refining a search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sanaz Ahari, Xiaoxin Yin, Farid Hosseini, Sarthak Shah, Adam Troy, Dan Fain, Brian MacDonald, Nikhil Dandekar, Michael Cameron
  • Publication number: 20120209835
    Abstract: Computer-readable media and computerized methods for automatically organizing search results according to task groups are provided. The methods involve aggregating a gallery of entities (e.g., search queries that share a common categorization) into a query class and assigning a dictionary (e.g., list of terms that are drawn from various sources) to the query class. The task groups are identified from the list of terms within the dictionary. The process of identification includes analyzing patterns of user search behavior to select terms from the list of terms, which reflect popular user search intents, and ranking the selected terms based on predetermined parameters to produce an ordering. Based on the ordering, a set of the selected terms that are highest ranked are declared the task groups. The task groups are employed to arrange the search results on a UI display and to provide a consistent and intuitive format for refining a search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sanaz Ahari, Xiaoxin Yin, Farid Hosseini, Sarthak Shah, Adam Troy, Dan Fain, Brian MacDonald, Nikhil Dandekar, Michael Cameron