Patents by Inventor Benjamin David BRUBAKER

Benjamin David BRUBAKER 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: 11847181
    Abstract: A “while away” canvas is described herein. A client computing device detects that a page that comprises search results is displayed on a display of the client computing device, wherein the search results were identified based upon a query received from the client computing device. The client computing device subsequently detects that focus of the user has left the page. Upon detecting that focus of the user has returned to the page, the client computing device updates the page to include the “while away” canvas, which identifies additional search results (based upon the query) that were published after the page that comprises the search results was initially displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Hariharan Ragunathan, Marcelo Medeiros De Barros, Sarah Jiaxuan Liu, Benjamin David Brubaker, Rahul Lal
  • Publication number: 20210256083
    Abstract: A “while away” canvas is described herein. A client computing device detects that a page that comprises search results is displayed on a display of the client computing device, wherein the search results were identified based upon a query received from the client computing device. The client computing device subsequently, detects that focus of the user has left the page. Upon detecting that focus of the user has returned to the page, the client computing device updates the page to include the “while away” canvas, which identifies additional search results (based upon the query) that were published after the page that comprises the search results was initially displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Hariharan RAGUNATHAN, Marcelo Medeiros DE BARROS, Sarah Jiaxuan LIU, Benjamin David BRUBAKER, Rahul LAL
  • Publication number: 20210192571
    Abstract: A content publisher incorporates a script into a web page. The script consumes an event raised in response a user submitting a query. The script captures the query and related information and sends the captured query and information to a search provider, either directly or through the content publisher. The search provider uses the query and information to identify both the content publisher and branding information associated with the content publisher. An iframe is assembled by the search provider that contains current results from the content publisher as well as web results. The iframe is branded with the content publisher branding information and returned to the user, either directly or through the content publisher. The resultant search experience appears as if it were provided by the content publisher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Flint LUU, Rahul LAL, Diane Mary Ash SHAMBAUGH, Hariharan RAGUNATHAN, Marcelo Medeiros DE BARROS, Qianyu LIU, Benjamin David BRUBAKER, Shuai HAN