Patents by Inventor Jakob Peter Nielsen

Jakob Peter Nielsen 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: 10984333
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for developing application usage information are provided herein. An exemplary method includes identifying data sources that relate to application usage activity of one or more users, determining activity signals related to at least data analysis by the one or more users from among the application usage activity, and applying the activity signals to a knowledge graphing service that infers data analysis preferences from among the activity signals. The method also includes providing ones of the data analysis preferences for use by data insight services that establish data insight objects visualizing target datasets based at least on the ones of the data analysis preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charles David Ellis, Dominique Fortier, Liyin Xue, Ashvini Sharma, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Carlos Augusto Otero
  • Patent number: 10620790
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for data visualization frameworks are provided herein. An exemplary method includes identifying a target dataset from which to determine data insights for presentation in an insight interface to the user application. The method includes determining data insight candidates for the target dataset based at least on usage modalities associated with processing one or more past datasets, and establishing content of the data insight candidates according to at least the target dataset and the usage modalities, where the content of each of the data insight candidates includes at least one insight object described by object metadata that indicates at least a processing lineage used to produce the at least one insight object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charles David Ellis, Dominique Fortier, Liyin Xue, Ashvini Sharma, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Carlos Augusto Otero, Safiya Bhojawala, Catherine William Neylan
  • Patent number: 10114875
    Abstract: A system (and corresponding methodology) by which a user can interact directly with visual data is provided. The system employs associations and relationships between visual data objects to automatically update objects based upon a change in other objects. The innovation also provides specialized controls (e.g., dashboard tools/controls) that facilitate manipulation of visual data. As there can be numerous manners in which a user can interact with visualization data, the innovation enables a specialized set of controls to be identified and provided to a user thereby reducing overwhelming effects of a large number of controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Gur Kimchi, Danyel Aharon Fisher, Brian L. Welcker, Jason J. Weber, Ahmed K. Kamal, Benjamin Edward Rampson, William Guthrie Morein, Morten Holm-Peterson, Bongshin Lee, George G. Robertson, Christian Bernd Schormann, Barry James Givens, Joshua W. Lee, B. Scott Ruble, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Michael V. Ehrenberg, Stella Yick Chan, Murali Krishnan, Christian Olaf Abeln, Roland L. Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20180129373
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for data visualization frameworks are provided herein. An exemplary method includes identifying a target dataset from which to determine data insights for presentation in an insight interface to the user application. The method includes determining data insight candidates for the target dataset based at least on usage modalities associated with processing one or more past datasets, and establishing content of the data insight candidates according to at least the target dataset and the usage modalities, where the content of each of the data insight candidates includes at least one insight object described by object metadata that indicates at least a processing lineage used to produce the at least one insight object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Charles David Ellis, Dominique Fortier, Liyin Xue, Ashvini Sharma, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Carlos Augusto Otero, Safiya Bhojawala, Catherine William Neylan
  • Publication number: 20180129946
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for developing application usage information are provided herein. An exemplary method includes identifying data sources that relate to application usage activity of one or more users, determining activity signals related to at least data analysis by the one or more users from among the application usage activity, and applying the activity signals to a knowledge graphing service that infers data analysis preferences from among the activity signals. The method also includes providing ones of the data analysis preferences for use by data insight services that establish data insight objects visualizing target datasets based at least on the ones of the data analysis preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Charles David Ellis, Dominique Fortier, Liyin Xue, Ashvini Sharma, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Carlos Augusto Otero
  • Publication number: 20180129372
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for data visualization frameworks are provided herein. An exemplary method includes producing a data insight object for a target dataset, the data insight object comprising an object insight portion for presentation to a user and an object metadata portion that indicates at least a processing lineage used to produce the data insight object. The method includes providing the data insight object for presentation by an insight interface to the user application, and responsive to identifying a user action related to at least the target dataset, applying the processing lineage to produce at least one different data insight object for presentation by the insight interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Charles David Ellis, Dominique Fortier, Liyin Xue, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Carlos Augusto Otero, Safiya Bhojawala, Catherine William Neylan
  • Patent number: 9117007
    Abstract: A system facilitates dynamic data visualizations. The system includes an analysis component that periodically processes one or more incoming data streams to determine a visualization form from a plurality of visualization forms. A visualization component dynamically generates the visualization form based in part on the processing of the incoming data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: George G. Robertson, Christian Bernd Schormann, Brian Scott Ruble, Danyel A. Fisher, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Nathan Paul McCoy, William G. Morein, Michael Ehrenberg
  • Patent number: 8229735
    Abstract: A visualization development system is provided. The system includes a visualization tool to develop one or more visualizations and a grammar engine that operates with the visualization tool to automatically detect visualization problems during the development of the visualizations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: George G. Robertson, Brian Scott Ruble, William G. Morein, Sean Michael Boon, Nathan Paul McCoy, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Michael Ehrenberg, Joshua Wyndham Lee, Jason Joseph Weber, Murali R. Krishnan, Stella Yick Chan
  • Patent number: 8065345
    Abstract: A visualization input system is provided. The system includes a visualization component that receives input gestures from a user (or users) and translates the gestures into one or more data manipulation commands. A distribution component receives the data manipulation commands and propagates data modifications across one or more databases in view of the commands. This includes a rights component that enables the data modifications to be implemented across the one or more databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: George G. Robertson, Jason D. Carlson, Brian Scott Ruble, Sean Michael Boon, Jakob Peter Nielsen, David E. Heckerman, Joshua W. Lee, Christian Bernd Schormann, Barry James Givens
  • Publication number: 20100198787
    Abstract: A visualization input system is provided. The system includes a visualization component that receives input gestures from a user (or users) and translates the gestures into one or more data manipulation commands. A distribution component receives the data manipulation commands and propagates data modifications across one or more databases in view of the commands. This includes a rights component that enables the data modifications to be implemented across the one or more databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: George G. Robertson, Jason D. Carlson, Brian Scott Ruble, Sean Michael Boon, Jakob Peter Nielsen, David E. Heckerman, Joshua W. Lee, Christian Bernd Schormann, Barry James Givens
  • Publication number: 20090322782
    Abstract: A system (and corresponding methodology) by which a user can interact directly with visual data is provided. The system employs associations and relationships between visual data objects to automatically update objects based upon a change in other objects. The innovation also provides specialized controls (e.g., dashboard tools/controls) that facilitate manipulation of visual data. As there can be numerous manners in which a user can interact with visualization data, the innovation enables a specialized set of controls to be identified and provided to a user thereby reducing overwhelming effects of a large number of controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gur Kimchi, Danyel Aharon Fisher, Brian L. Welcker, Jason J. Weber, Ahmed K. Kamal, Benjamin Edward Rampson, William Guthrie Morein, Morten Holm-Peterson, Bongshin Lee, George G. Robertson, Christian Bernd Schormann, Barry James Givens, Joshua W. Lee, B. Scott Ruble, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Michael V. Ehrenberg, Stella Yick Chan, Murali Krishnan, Christian Olaf Abeln, Roland L. Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20090327883
    Abstract: An adaptive visualization system is provided. The system includes a processing component that receives visualization configurations to determine a suitable visualization for a user. A visualization component automatically adapts a visualization output based in part on the visualization configurations. The visualization configurations can include user context inputs, user profile inputs, device characteristic inputs, or background data inputs, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: George G. Robertson, Jakob Peter Nielsen, William G. Morein, Barry James Givens, Brian Scott Ruble, Christian Bernd Schormann, Nathan Paul McCoy, Joshua Wyndham Lee, Jason Joseph Weber, Benjamin Chronister, Thomas Michael Casey
  • Publication number: 20090326921
    Abstract: A visualization development system is provided. The system includes a visualization tool to develop one or more visualizations and a grammar engine that operates with the visualization tool to automatically detect visualization problems during the development of the visualizations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: George G. Robertson, Brian Scott Ruble, William G. Morein, Sean Michael Boon, Nathan Paul McCoy, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Michael Ehrenberg, Joshua Wyndham Lee, Jason Joseph Weber, Murali R. Krishnan, Stella Yick Chan
  • Publication number: 20090287814
    Abstract: A system facilitates dynamic data visualizations. The system includes an analysis component that periodically processes one or more incoming data streams to determine a visualization form from a plurality of visualization forms. A visualization component dynamically generates the visualization form based in part on the processing of the incoming data streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: George G. Robertson, Christian Bernd Schormann, Brian Scott Ruble, Danyel A. Fisher, Jakob Peter Nielsen, Nathan Paul McCoy, William G. Morein, Michael Ehrenberg