Patents by Inventor Aaron C. Yuen

Aaron C. Yuen 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: 9747377
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for displaying a related content view within a search interface. That is, a search interface, such as a search application, may provide search results that are relevant to a query submitted through the search interface. For example, a main search engine results view comprising one or more search results of the query may be presented within the search interface. Responsive to a semantic zoom operation (e.g., a touch gesture), the search interface may be transitioned from the main search engine results view to a related content view comprising related content that corresponds to the query and/or a (e.g., supplemental) search result for the query. In this way, the user may explore supplemental content, such as query suggestions, images, entity descriptions/profiles, videos, and/or other content, that may be related to a query submitted by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Marantz, Aaron C. Yuen, Priya Vaidyanathan, Mark Blelock Atherton, Parthasarathy Govindarajen
  • Publication number: 20160321371
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for displaying a related content view within a search interface. That is, a search interface, such as a search application, may provide search results that are relevant to a query submitted through the search interface. For example, a main search engine results view comprising one or more search results of the query may be presented within the search interface. Responsive to a semantic zoom operation (e.g., a touch gesture), the search interface may be transitioned from the main search engine results view to a related content view comprising related content that corresponds to the query and/or a (e.g., supplemental) search result for the query. In this way, the user may explore supplemental content, such as query suggestions, images, entity descriptions/profiles, videos, and/or other content, that may be related to a query submitted by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Marantz, Aaron C. Yuen, Priya Vaidyanathan, Mark Blelock Atherton, Parthasarathy Govindarajen
  • Patent number: 9477782
    Abstract: A query processing system (QPS) for generating query suggestions to a user by matching the user's input query against a set of query-detection grammars defined by respective rule modules, and with respect to a structured knowledge base. In response to the matching operation, the QPS may generate a set of synthetic query suggestions to the user, representing refinements of the user's input query. The QPS can also present a refinement tool that conveys refinement options to the user. The QPS may also present one or more preview items to the user upon the user's selection of one of the synthetic query suggestions. Each synthetic query suggestion and each preview item is guaranteed to having a matching counterpart information item in the structured knowledge base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Marantz, Anjali Muralidhar, Aaron C. Yuen, Bartosz L. Rakowski, Darrin E. Eide, Gaurang Prajapati, Parthasarathy Govindarajen, Arun K. Sacheti
  • Patent number: 9396267
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for displaying a related content view within a search interface. That is, a search interface, such as a search application, may provide search results that are relevant to a query submitted through the search interface. For example, a main search engine results view comprising one or more search results of the query may be presented within the search interface. Responsive to a semantic zoom operation (e.g., a touch gesture), the search interface may be transitioned from the main search engine results view to a related content view comprising related content that corresponds to the query and/or a (e.g., supplemental) search result for the query. In this way, the user may explore supplemental content, such as query suggestions, images, entity descriptions/profiles, videos, and/or other content, that may be related to a query submitted by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Marantz, Aaron C. Yuen, Priya Vaidyanathan, Mark Blelock Atherton, Parthasarathy Govindarajen
  • Publication number: 20150269176
    Abstract: A query processing system (QPS) for generating query suggestions to a user by matching the user's input query against a set of query-detection grammars defined by respective rule modules, and with respect to a structured knowledge base. In response to the matching operation, the QPS may generate a set of synthetic query suggestions to the user, representing refinements of the user's input query. The QPS can also present a refinement tool that conveys refinement options to the user. The QPS may also present one or more preview items to the user upon the user's selection of one of the synthetic query suggestions. Each synthetic query suggestion and each preview item is guaranteed to having a matching counterpart information item in the structured knowledge base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Marantz, Anjali Muralidhar, Aaron C. Yuen, Bartosz L. Rakowski, Darrin E. Eide, Gaurang Prajapati, Parthasarathy Govindarajen, Arun K. Sacheti
  • Publication number: 20150205873
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for displaying a related content view within a search interface. That is, a search interface, such as a search application, may provide search results that are relevant to a query submitted through the search interface. For example, a main search engine results view comprising one or more search results of the query may be presented within the search interface. Responsive to a semantic zoom operation (e.g., a touch gesture), the search interface may be transitioned from the main search engine results view to a related content view comprising related content that corresponds to the query and/or a (e.g., supplemental) search result for the query. In this way, the user may explore supplemental content, such as query suggestions, images, entity descriptions/profiles, videos, and/or other content, that may be related to a query submitted by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Marantz, Aaron C. Yuen, Priya Vaidyanathan, Mark Blelock Atherton, Parthasarathy Govindarajen