Patents by Inventor Brent Hecht

Brent Hecht 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).

  • Designating Automated Agents as Friends in Social Network Service
    Publication number: 20180152396
    Abstract: A system is described in which a user can add one or more automated agents as “friends” in a social network service. In operation, an automated agent observes an information need expressed by the user via the social network service, e.g., in the form of an original message posted to the social network service; determines whether it is appropriate to reply to the information need; uses automated functionality to generate a reply message to the information need (if it is deemed appropriate to reply to the information need); and sends the reply message to a target destination, such as a social network page associated with the user. For example, without limitation, one type of automated agent performs a question-answering function. Another type of automated agent performs a social referral service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Meredith J. Morris, Jaime Teevan, Brent Hecht, Daniel J. Liebling
  • Designating automated agents as friends in a social network service
    Patent number: 9929982
    Abstract: A system is described in which a user can add one or more automated agents as “friends” in a social network service. In operation, an automated agent observes an information need expressed by the user via the social network service, e.g., in the form of an original message posted to the social network service; determines whether it is appropriate to reply to the information need; uses automated functionality to generate a reply message to the information need (if it is deemed appropriate to reply to the information need); and sends the reply message to a target destination, such as a social network page associated with the user. For example, without limitation, one type of automated agent performs a question-answering function. Another type of automated agent performs a social referral service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Meredith J. Morris, Jaime Teevan, Brent Hecht, Daniel J. Liebling
  • DESIGNATING AUTOMATED AGENTS AS FRIENDS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE
    Publication number: 20110252108
    Abstract: A system is described in which a user can add one or more automated agents as “friends” in a social network service. In operation, an automated agent observes an information need expressed by the user via the social network service, e.g., in the form of an original message posted to the social network service; determines whether it is appropriate to reply to the information need; uses automated functionality to generate a reply message to the information need (if it is deemed appropriate to reply to the information need); and sends the reply message to a target destination, such as a social network page associated with the user. For example, without limitation, one type of automated agent performs a question-answering function. Another type of automated agent performs a social referral service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Meredith J. Morris, Jaime Teevan, Brent Hecht, Daniel J. Liebling