Patents by Inventor Anastasia C Doerr

Anastasia C Doerr 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: 11768839
    Abstract: Techniques for augmenting or modifying ordered results include sending a search query to a location service, receiving ordered results responsive to the search query, and augmenting or modifying the search results based on user-specific information stored locally at a consumer computing device. The ordered results may be augmented by reordering a search result in the list of search results based on the user-specific information, and/or by graphically representing a location included in the ordered search results based on the user-specific information. The augmented search results may be presented on a display associated with the consumer computing device in a manner specific to a user of the consumer computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anastasia C. Doerr, Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor Andrew
  • Publication number: 20200272633
    Abstract: Techniques for augmenting or modifying ordered results include sending a search query to a location service, receiving ordered results responsive to the search query, and augmenting or modifying the search results based on user-specific information stored locally at a consumer computing device. The ordered results may be augmented by reordering a search result in the list of search results based on the user-specific information, and/or by graphically representing a location included in the ordered search results based on the user-specific information. The augmented search results may be presented on a display associated with the consumer computing device in a manner specific to a user of the consumer computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Anastasia C. DOERR, Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor ANDREW
  • Patent number: 10691699
    Abstract: Techniques for augmenting or modifying ordered results include sending a search query to a location service, receiving ordered results responsive to the search query, and augmenting or modifying the search results based on user-specific information stored locally at a consumer computing device. The ordered results may be augmented by reordering a search result in the list of search results based on the user-specific information, and/or by graphically representing a location included in the ordered search results based on the user-specific information. The augmented search results may be presented on a display associated with the consumer computing device in a manner specific to a user of the consumer computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Anastasia C. Doerr, Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor Andrew
  • Publication number: 20170300494
    Abstract: Techniques for augmenting or modifying ordered results include sending a search query to a location service, receiving ordered results responsive to the search query, and augmenting or modifying the search results based on user-specific information stored locally at a consumer computing device. The ordered results may be augmented by reordering a search result in the list of search results based on the user-specific information, and/or by graphically representing a location included in the ordered search results based on the user-specific information. The augmented search results may be presented on a display associated with the consumer computing device in a manner specific to a user of the consumer computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Anastasia C. Doerr, Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor Andrew
  • Patent number: 7617530
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a user to elevate his or her rights. In one embodiment, these systems and/or methods present a user interface identifying an account having a right to permit a task in response to the task being prohibited based on a user's current account not having that right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David M Ruzyski, James H. Hong, Brian McNeil, Anastasia C Doerr, Chris J. Guzak, Sterling M. Reasor, Charles W. Stabb, Brian D. Wentz