Patents by Inventor Chani Ayn Doggett

Chani Ayn Doggett 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).

  • Integration of personalized dynamic web feed experiences into operating system shell surfaces
    Patent number: 11392279
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for surfacing web content in an operating system shell construct are provided. A taskbar web content element size may be selected based on an amount of free space in a taskbar. First and second scored web content may be received, wherein the web content is scored based at least on the web content's relevance score to a first user account. A taskbar web content topical display category corresponding to the first web content may be selected based on the first web content having a higher score than the second web content. A web content element of the selected size and topical display category may be caused to be surfaced in the taskbar. A selection of the surfaced web content element may be received and a subset of the first web content form the first source may be caused to be surfaced in a web content pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Leo Campbell, Shengbo Xue, Dena Natalie Saunders, Robert David Frye, Julian Manuel Varanda, Bradford Glenn Singley, Camille Dominique Basilio, Hanna McLaughlin, Dorothy Feng, Arthur Chen, Guillermo Enrique Rueda, Chani Ayn Doggett, Nassim Amar, Bojun Ma, Houman Motevaselolhagh
  • INTEGRATION OF PERSONALIZED DYNAMIC WEB FEED EXPERIENCES INTO OPERATING SYSTEM SHELL SURFACES
    Publication number: 20220155924
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for surfacing web content in an operating system shell construct are provided. A taskbar web content element size may be selected based on an amount of free space in a taskbar. First and second scored web content may be received, wherein the web content is scored based at least on the web content's relevance score to a first user account. A taskbar web content topical display category corresponding to the first web content may be selected based on the first web content having a higher score than the second web content. A web content element of the selected size and topical display category may be caused to be surfaced in the taskbar. A selection of the surfaced web content element may be received and a subset of the first web content form the first source may be caused to be surfaced in a web content pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Leo CAMPBELL, Shengbo XUE, Dena Natalie SAUNDERS, Robert David FRYE, Julian Manuel VARANDA, Bradford Glenn SINGLEY, Camille Dominique BASILIO, Hanna MCLAUGHLIN, Dorothy FENG, Arthur CHEN, Guillermo Enrique RUEDA, Chani Ayn DOGGETT, Nassim AMAR, Bojun MA, Houman MOTEVASELOLHAGH
  • Automatic contact linking from multiple sources
    Patent number: 9317839
    Abstract: Linking data items describing a person into a single, unified contact entry without merging the data items. The data items include, for example, contact data, social network data, and other data describing the person. The contact entry is a single representation of the person that, in some embodiments, combines a plurality of personas of the person without merging the underlying data items. Metadata representing one or more contact entries is capable of being shared across a plurality of devices and applications such that a user is presented with a consistent contact list on different devices and from within different applications. In some embodiments, the user annotates one or more of the contact entries with notes or other data that is stored with the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chani Ayn Doggett, Gregory Alan Howard, Rebecca Anne Muraira, James Chun-Yuan Lee, Kenneth Wolfe, Naud Frijlink, Christer Garbis
  • AUTOMATIC CONTACT LINKING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES
    Publication number: 20120089644
    Abstract: Linking data items describing a person into a single, unified contact entry without merging the data items. The data items include, for example, contact data, social network data, and other data describing the person. The contact entry is a single representation of the person that, in some embodiments, combines a plurality of personas of the person without merging the underlying data items. Metadata representing one or more contact entries is capable of being shared across a plurality of devices and applications such that a user is presented with a consistent contact list on different devices and from within different applications. In some embodiments, the user annotates one or more of the contact entries with notes or other data that is stored with the metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chani Ayn Doggett, Gregory Alan Howard, Rebecca Anne Muraira, James Chun-Yuan Lee, Kenneth Wolfe, Naud Frijlink, Christer Garbis