Patents by Inventor Shalini Agarwal

Shalini Agarwal 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).

  • Publication number: 20190052589
    Abstract: A method of processing messages executes at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The memory stores one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. A first message for a user is analyzed for a structured content element. When found, content from a data source distinct from the message is obtained by executing an associated action. A first message display state is formed for the message comprising a message notification and the content. A messaging application user interface, comprising an electronic message list with a plurality of objects, is updated. Responsive to selection of a first object of the plurality of objects, the first object representing the first message, the user is enabled to toggle the first message display state between first and second display states, the second display state differing from the first by providing direct access to the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Shalini Agarwal, Clarence Yung, Han Seul Lee, Mary Linnell, Bikin Chiu, Rodrigo Ipince, Srinivas Vasudevan, Syed Albiz
  • Publication number: 20180357303
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to determining feature scores for message features. An electronic message associated with at least one user and associated with an event may be identified. A likelihood that the at least one user interacted with the event may be identified. One or more message features of the electronic message may be determined. Based on the likelihood that the at least one user interacted with the event, a feature score may be associated with a given message feature of the one or more message features, where the feature score is indicative of a likelihood that the at least one user will interact with another event associated with another message having the given message feature. The feature score may be associated with the given message feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, MyLinh Yang, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li
  • Patent number: 10104028
    Abstract: A method of processing messages executes at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The memory stores one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. A first message for a user is analyzed for a structured content element. When found, content from a data source distinct from the message is obtained by executing an associated action. A first message display state is formed for the message comprising a message notification and the content. A messaging application user interface, comprising an electronic message list with a plurality of objects, is updated. Responsive to selection of a first object of the plurality of objects, the first object representing the first message, the user is enabled to toggle the first message display state between first and second display states, the second display state differing from the first by providing direct access to the first message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shalini Agarwal, Clarence Yung, Han Seul Lee, Mary Linnell, Bikin Chiu, Rodrigo Ipince, Srinivas Vasudevan, Syed Albiz
  • Patent number: 10091147
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to providing additional information related to a vague term in a message. For example, in some implementations, one or more messages sent by a sender and received by one or more recipients may be identified, a vague term in the message may be identified, a user-restricted database may be identified that is associated with the sender or a recipient, and additional information related to the vague term may be determined from the user-restricted database. A vague term is a term which may have multiple meanings and that can be clarified with additional information. In some implementations, user-restricted databases may include additional information that is associated with the user that may be utilized to replace the vague term with a clarified term. In some implementations, a user-restricted database may be utilized to identify additional information in another database that may be utilized to clarify the vague term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, MyLinh Yang, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li
  • Publication number: 20180267948
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein for identifying tasks in messages. In various implementations, natural language processing may be performed on a received message to generate an annotated message. The annotated message may be analyzed pursuant to a grammar. A portion of the message may be classified as a user task entry based on the analysis of the annotated message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Amarnag Subramanya, Edgar Gonzalez Pellicer, Shalini Agarwal
  • Patent number: 10019429
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein for identifying tasks in messages. In various implementations, natural language processing may be performed on a received message to generate an annotated message. The annotated message may be analyzed pursuant to a grammar. A portion of the message may be classified as a user task entry based on the analysis of the annotated message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Amarnag Subramanya, Edgar Gonzalez Pellicer, Shalini Agarwal
  • Patent number: 9990610
    Abstract: A method for annotating a message executes at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The memory stores one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. A plurality of messages for a user is analyzed to determine whether a task reminder is derivable for any of the messages. In this way, task reminders are derived for at least a subset of the messages. A user interface for an electronic messaging application is provided. The interface includes a list of objects, one or more of which represents a collapsed state of a message in the message subset and comprises a summary, task reminder, and a dismissal affordance. Responsive dismissal affordance selection, the task reminder and the dismissal affordances are removed from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Shalini Agarwal, Amarnag Subramanya, Edgar Gonzalez Pellicer
  • Patent number: 9984058
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein for identifying tasks in messages. In various implementations, natural language processing may be performed on a received message to generate an annotated message. The annotated message may be analyzed pursuant to a grammar. A portion of the message may be classified as a user task entry based on the analysis of the annotated message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Amarnag Subramanya, Edgar Gonzalez Pellicer, Shalini Agarwal
  • Patent number: 9875233
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to determining an association between a message trail and a task entry of a user and associating an n-gram with the task entry, wherein the n-gram is based on one or more messages of the message trail. A similarity score between the n-gram and one or more aspects of the associated task entry may be determined. The similarity score may be utilized, for example, to determine when to associate the n-gram with the task entry and/or how to utilize the associated n-gram with the task entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li
  • Patent number: 9749274
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to associating an event attribute with a user based on a group of electronic messages associated with the user. An event may be associated with the group of electronic messages. One or more event attributes of the event may be determined, including an event location identifier that identifies a physical event location. One or more of the event attributes may be determined based on the group of electronic messages. Location data of the user may be identified and a likelihood that the user interacted with the physical event location may be determined based on comparing the location data of the user to the event location identifier. The likelihood that the user interacted with the physical event location and at least one of the event attributes determined based on the group of electronic messages may be associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li
  • Patent number: 9690773
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to determining an association between a message trail and a task entry of a user and associating an n-gram with the task entry, wherein the n-gram is based on one or more messages of the message trail. A similarity score between the n-gram and one or more aspects of the associated task entry may be determined. The similarity score may be utilized, for example, to determine when to associate the n-gram with the task entry and/or how to utilize the associated n-gram with the task entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li
  • Publication number: 20170154024
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein for identifying tasks in messages. In various implementations, natural language processing may be performed on a received message to generate an annotated message. The annotated message may be analyzed pursuant to a grammar. A portion of the message may be classified as a user task entry based on the analysis of the annotated message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Amarnag Subramanya, Edgar Gonzalez Pellicer, Shalini Agarwal
  • Patent number: 9634976
    Abstract: A method of processing messages executes at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The memory stores one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. Upon identification of a message subset in the plurality of messages pertaining to an event of a first event type or a first entity, an action associated with the message subset is executed thereby obtaining content from a data source distinct from the messages. A graphic compilation is formatted for display in the user in-box of a messaging application. A first portion of the compilation comprises the distinct data source content, a second portion of the compilation lists event items associated with the event or first entity extracted from the message subset, and a third portion of the compilation lists a plurality of objects, each of which is a synopsis of a message in the message subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Shalini Agarwal, Clarence Yung, Thijs Van As, Han Seul Lee, Victor-bogdan Anchidin
  • Publication number: 20170111298
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to identifying one or more messages sent by a user, identifying two or more contacts that are associated with one or more of the messages, determining a strength of relationship score between identified contacts, and utilizing the strength of relationship scores to provide additional information related to the contacts. A strength of relationship score between a contact and one or more other contacts may be determined based on one or more properties of one or more of the messages. In some implementations, contacts groups may be determined based on the strength of relationship scores. In some implementations, contacts groups may be utilized to disambiguate references to contacts in messages. In some implementations, contacts group may be utilized to provide suggestions to the user of additional contacts of a contacts group that includes the indicated recipient contact of a message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, MyLinh Yang, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li
  • Publication number: 20170093765
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to providing additional information related to a vague term in a message. For example, in some implementations, one or more messages sent by a sender and received by one or more recipients may be identified, a vague term in the message may be identified, a user-restricted database may be identified that is associated with the sender or a recipient, and additional information related to the vague term may be determined from the user-restricted database. A vague term is a term which may have multiple meanings and that can be clarified with additional information. In some implementations, user-restricted databases may include additional information that is associated with the user that may be utilized to replace the vague term with a clarified term. In some implementations, a user-restricted database may be utilized to identify additional information in another database that may be utilized to clarify the vague term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, MyLinh Yang, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li
  • Patent number: 9606977
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein for identifying tasks in messages. In various implementations, natural language processing may be performed on a received message to generate an annotated message. The annotated message may be analyzed pursuant to a grammar. A portion of the message may be classified as a user task entry based on the analysis of the annotated message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Amarnag Subramanya, Edgar Gonzalez Pellicer, Shalini Agarwal
  • Patent number: 9569422
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to determining an association between a message trail and a task entry of a user and associating an n-gram with the task entry, wherein the n-gram is based on one or more messages of the message trail. A similarity score between the n-gram and one or more aspects of the associated task entry may be determined. The similarity score may be utilized, for example, to determine when to associate the n-gram with the task entry and/or how to utilize the associated n-gram with the task entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li
  • Patent number: 9571427
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to identifying one or more messages sent by a user, identifying two or more contacts that are associated with one or more of the messages, determining a strength of relationship score between identified contacts, and utilizing the strength of relationship scores to provide additional information related to the contacts. A strength of relationship score between a contact and one or more other contacts may be determined based on one or more properties of one or more of the messages. In some implementations, contacts groups may be determined based on the strength of relationship scores. In some implementations, contacts groups may be utilized to disambiguate references to contacts in messages. In some implementations, contacts group may be utilized to provide suggestions to the user of additional contacts of a contacts group that includes the indicated recipient contact of a message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, MyLinh Yang, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li
  • Patent number: 9563866
    Abstract: In a method for estimating a complexity of a computing job, selected data objects relevant to a data repository are retrieved. In addition, points are assigned to multiple elements of the selected data objects according to a predefined schedule and scores for the selected data objects are calculated by applying a mathematical function to the multiple elements and complexities of the data objects are estimated based upon the calculated scores and the predefined schedule. In addition, a complexity of the computing job is estimated based upon the estimated complexities of the data objects and the estimated complexity of the computing job is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Dharmesh Rajendra Mehta, Sudha Sahasrabudhe, Shagufta Shashank Kohli, Anu Tayal, Vineet Tiyagi, Shalini Agarwal, Santosh Ray, Satyendra Chauhan, Kalamalla Basha
  • Patent number: 9552560
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to identifying an event task of a user, identifying one or more other attendees of the event, determining user arrival information for the user, and determining a notification to provide to at least one of the other attendees based on the user arrival information. The event task includes a starting time for an event and an event location, and the user arrival information is based on location information of the user and information associated with the event task. In some implementations, the user and/or the at least one of the other attendees may provide authorization for a notification to determined and/or sent. The notification may include information regarding the likelihood of the user arriving at the event before and/or after the starting time of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Shalini Agarwal, Bo Pang, Mark Yinan Li