Patents by Inventor Robert Stumberger

Robert Stumberger 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).

  • Rendering tables with natural language commands
    Patent number: 7613719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manipulating a software application and processing data stored in a data source. The method includes receiving a natural language input and analyze the natural language input to identify semantic information contained therein. Portions of the natural language input are associated with command objects and entity objects of a schema based on the semantic information and the natural language input. The method also includes rendering data from the data source in a table of columns and rows based on the schema and the associated portions of the natural language input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Su Chin Chang, Ravi Shahani, Michael Calcagno, Robert Stumberger, Nicholas Caldwell, Allan Folting, Charles David Ellis
  • Rendering tables with natural language commands
    Publication number: 20050210061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manipulating a software application and processing data stored in a data source. The method includes receiving a natural language input and analyze the natural language input to identify semantic information contained therein. Portions of the natural language input are associated with command objects and entity objects of a schema based on the semantic information and the natural language input. The method also includes rendering data from the data source in a table of columns and rows based on the schema and the associated portions of the natural language input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Su Chang, Ravi Shahani, Michael Calcagno, Robert Stumberger, Nicholas Caldwell, Allan Folting, Charles Ellis