Patents by Inventor Andre Michael McQuaid

Andre Michael McQuaid 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).

  • Extracting content from a resource for restructuring based on user instruction
    Patent number: 12373500
    Abstract: A data processing system for providing a service to extract information from a resource includes: a network interface for communicating over a computer network; a scraper tool to receive user instruction specifying a target resource and to extract content from the specified resource, wherein the user instruction further specifies a desired restructuring of the extracted content; and a prompt generator to structure the extracted content into a prompt for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model, the prompt further directing the AI model to restructure the extracted content based on the user instruction. The prompt generator is to call the AI model with the generated prompt. The service is to receive restructured content from the AI model and provide the restructured content to a workstation submitting the user instruction, the restructured content presenting the content of the target resource in a form according to the user instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jack David Tobin, Andre Michael McQuaid
  • EXTRACTING CONTENT FROM A RESOURCE FOR RESTRUCTURING BASED ON USER INSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20250077590
    Abstract: A data processing system for providing a service to extract information from a resource includes: a network interface for communicating over a computer network; a scraper tool to receive user instruction specifying a target resource and to extract content from the specified resource, wherein the user instruction further specifies a desired restructuring of the extracted content; and a prompt generator to structure the extracted content into a prompt for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model, the prompt further directing the AI model to restructure the extracted content based on the user instruction. The prompt generator is to call the AI model with the generated prompt. The service is to receive restructured content from the AI model and provide the restructured content to a workstation submitting the user instruction, the restructured content presenting the content of the target resource in a form according to the user instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jack David TOBIN, Andre Michael McQUAID
  • Dynamic screentip language translation
    Patent number: 8612893
    Abstract: When a user interface cursor hovers over a user interface item, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item has an associated screentip. If the user interface item has an associated screentip, text associated with the screentip is identified, a translated text string is located for the text string, and the translated text string is displayed in the screentip. If the user interface item does not have an associated screentip, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item contains a text string. If so, a determination is made as to whether a translated text string is available that corresponds to the text in the user interface item. If so, the translated text string is displayed in a screentip for the user interface item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Fitzpatrick, John Patrick Whelan, Robert Patrick Doyle, John Gerard Lane, Barry McHugh, Terry Farrell, Paul Barnes, Andre Michael McQuaid, David Mowatt
  • Dynamic screentip language translation
    Patent number: 8312390
    Abstract: When a user interface cursor hovers over a user interface item, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item has an associated screentip. If the user interface item has an associated screentip, text associated with the screentip is identified, a translated text string is located for the text string, and the translated text string is displayed in the screentip. If the user interface item does not have an associated screentip, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item contains a text string. If so, a determination is made as to whether a translated text string is available that corresponds to the text in the user interface item. If so, the translated text string is displayed in a screentip for the user interface item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Fitzpatrick, John Patrick Whelan, Robert Patrick Doyle, John Gerard Lane, Barry McHugh, Terry Farrell, Paul Barnes, Andre Michael McQuaid, David Mowatt
  • DYNAMIC SCREENTIP LANGUAGE TRANSLATION
    Publication number: 20100318743
    Abstract: When a user interface cursor hovers over a user interface item, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item has an associated screentip. If the user interface item has an associated screentip, text associated with the screentip is identified, a translated text string is located for the text string, and the translated text string is displayed in the screentip. If the user interface item does not have an associated screentip, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item contains a text string. If so, a determination is made as to whether a translated text string is available that corresponds to the text in the user interface item. If so, the translated text string is displayed in a screentip for the user interface item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Fitzpatrick, John Patrick Whelan, Robert Patrick Doyle, John Gerard Lane, Barry McHugh, Terry Farrell, Paul Barnes, Andre Michael McQuaid, David Mowatt