Patents by Inventor Daniel Fairweather

Daniel Fairweather 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: 11017045
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a personalized user interface and personalized search suggestions when using an application is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for providing a personalized user interface such as a personalized menu for an application and examining a history of the user's usage of the application, a history of other user's usage of the application, and/or the content of the current document in the application, before identifying one or more suggested options offered by the application based on one or more of these factors. A list may then be generated and provided for being displayed as part of the personalized user interface. Upon receiving an indication of a user's intent to perform a search within the application, the user's usage history, usage history of users with similar activities, and/or content of the current document may be examined to provide the user with a list of search suggestions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Madeline Schuster Kleiner, Bernhard Kohlmeier, Daniel Fairweather, Tomasz Lukasz Religa, Pankaj Gaur, Vincent Etter, Geoffrey John Hulten, Jignesh Shah, Robert Rounthwaite
  • Publication number: 20200159862
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a personalized user interface and personalized search suggestions when using an application is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for providing a personalized user interface such as a personalized menu for an application and examining a history of the user's usage of the application, a history of other user's usage of the application, and/or the content of the current document in the application, before identifying one or more suggested options offered by the application based on one or more of these factors. A list may then be generated and provided for being displayed as part of the personalized user interface. Upon receiving an indication of a user's intent to perform a search within the application, the user's usage history, usage history of users with similar activities, and/or content of the current document may be examined to provide the user with a list of search suggestions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Madeline Schuster KLEINER, Bernhard KOHLMEIER, Daniel FAIRWEATHER, Tomasz Lukasz RELIGA, Pankaj GAUR, Vincent ETTER, Geoffrey John HULTEN, Jignesh SHAH, Robert ROUNTHWAITE
  • Publication number: 20150143211
    Abstract: Embodiments encompass linking features that enable creation, insertion, and/or modification of links and/or link previews, but the embodiments are not so limited. A computer-implemented method of an embodiment operates to provide a link tool interface that can be used to generate link previews that may be inserted as part of a link source. The link tool interface of an embodiment is configured to store a link preview for use and reuse. A device of an embodiment is configured with a link tool interface configured to display an insert link dialog that enables users to manage links, including creating, modifying, and/or inserting link previews. Other embodiments are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Kaufthal, Daniel Fairweather