Patents by Inventor Chao-Chia Liu
Chao-Chia Liu 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).
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Patent number: 8983995Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for identifying query formulation suggestions in response to receiving a search query. A portion of a search query is received. Query formulation suggestions are identified by semantically analyzing the search query. The query formulation suggestions are used to further formulate the received search query. The query formulation suggestions include semantic-pattern-based query suggestions that are derived from semantic query patterns, one or more entities, and information associated with these entities. The query formulation suggestions are transmitted for presentation.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Bo-June Hsu, Kuansan Wang, Yu-Ting Kuo, Chao-Chia Liu, Heung-Yeung Shum, Cornelia Carapcea, Yusuf Furkan Fidan, Lawrence William Colagiovanni, Arun Sacheti
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Patent number: 8965872Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for identifying low-match search queries and determining comparable item matches to suggest to the user in response to a low-match query. “Low-match queries” are queries for which an insufficient number of exact item matches are available. In embodiments, exact and/or comparable item matches may be determined via semantic analysis. Also provided are systems, methods and computer-storage media for informing the user, by way of a presented indicator, or the like, that a presented item was selected for presentation based upon a similarity metric rather than being determined an exact match for the input query.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Bo-June Hsu, Kuansan Wang, Yu-Ting Kuo, Chao-Chia Liu, Heung-Yeung Shum
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Publication number: 20120265787Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for identifying low-match search queries and determining comparable item matches to suggest to the user in response to a low-match query. “Low-match queries” are queries for which an insufficient number of exact item matches are available. In embodiments, exact and/or comparable item matches may be determined via semantic analysis. Also provided are systems, methods and computer-storage media for informing the user, by way of a presented indicator, or the like, that a presented item was selected for presentation based upon a similarity metric rather than being determined an exact match for the input query.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: BO-JUNE HSU, KUANSAN WANG, YU-TING KUO, CHAO-CHIA LIU, HEUNG-YEUNG SHUM
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Publication number: 20120265779Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for identifying query formulation suggestions in response to receiving a search query. A portion of a search query is received. Query formulation suggestions are identified by semantically analyzing the search query. The query formulation suggestions are used to further formulate the received search query. The query formulation suggestions include semantic-pattern-based query suggestions that are derived from semantic query patterns, one or more entities, and information associated with these entities. The query formulation suggestions are transmitted for presentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: BO-JUNE HSU, KUANSAN WANG, YU-TING KUO, CHAO-CHIA LIU, HEUNG-YEUNG SHUM, CORNELIA CARAPCEA, YUSUF FURKAN FIDAN, LAWRENCE WILLIAM COLAGIOVANNI, ARUN SACHETI
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Patent number: 7747594Abstract: A software layer (filter driver) residing between software components or application programs running locally or on a client across a network and a persistent store of an operating system provides on-the-fly conversions of persistent information formats. The filter driver determines which format a program expects, and dynamically converts the information from its storage format to the format expected by the program. Conversion includes both data format conversion, and conversion of access semantics. Loadable conversion modules are provided for converting application specific formats due to the potential large number of such formats which can be encountered. The filter driver may change the format that information is stored in based on access history or other system requirements. The software components or application programs may be ignorant of the true storage format used by the system, and thus the filter driver can be used to give old versions of software access to information stored in newer formats.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Bradley Probert, Jr., Chao-Chia Liu
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Publication number: 20040220982Abstract: A software layer (filter driver) residing between software components or application programs running locally or on a client across a network and a persistent store of an operating system provides on-the-fly conversions of persistent information formats. The filter driver determines which format a program expects, and dynamically converts the information from its storage format to the format expected by the program. Conversion includes both data format conversion, and conversion of access semantics. Loadable conversion modules are provided for converting application specific formats due to the potential large number of such formats which can be encountered. The filter driver may change the format that information is stored in based on access history or other system requirements. The software components or application programs may be ignorant of the true storage format used by the system, and thus the filter driver can be used to give old versions of software access to information stored in newer formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2004Publication date: November 4, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Bradley Probert, Chao-Chia Liu
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Patent number: 6775678Abstract: A data structure is provided for storing a digital document to be rendered on a printer or viewer. The data structure includes a plurality of objects that define the content and layout of the document. The objects include at least one graphics object representative of a portion of at least one of the pages, a page object for each page, a document root object, a job object, and an index object. A canvas object can be provided which includes a list of graphics objects to be rendered on the associated page and the coordinates on the page at which each graphics object is located. Each page object includes a reference to the at least one graphics object, or a canvas object, for that page, and each document root object includes a list of the page objects for the document. The job object includes a list of all the document root objects for the documents to be rendered by the data structure, and the index object identifies the location of each of the objects in the data structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2000Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael J. Hillberg, Chao-Chia Liu
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Patent number: 6745176Abstract: A software layer (filter driver) residing between software components or application programs running locally or on a client across a network and a persistent store of an operating system provides on-the-fly conversions of persistent information formats. The filter driver determines which format a program expects, and dynamically converts the information from its storage format to the format expected by the program. Conversion includes both data format conversion, and conversion of access semantics. Loadable conversion modules are provided for converting application specific formats due to the potential large number of such formats which can be encountered. The filter driver may change the format that information is stored in based on access history or other system requirements.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Bradley Probert, Jr., Chao-Chia Liu
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Publication number: 20030130999Abstract: A software layer (filter driver) residing between software components or application programs running locally or on a client across a network and a persistent store of an operating system provides on-the-fly conversions of persistent information formats. The filter driver determines which format a program expects, and dynamically converts the information from its storage format to the format expected by the program. Conversion includes both data format conversion, and conversion of access semantics. Loadable conversion modules are provided for converting application specific formats due to the potential large number of such formats which can be encountered. The filter driver may change the format that information is stored in based on access history or other system requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Bradley Probert, Chao-Chia Liu
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Patent number: 6560655Abstract: A centralized manager for managing the data synchronization operations for multiple applications according to user preferences. Applications register respective COM handlers with the synchronization manager via COM methods. On a synchronize event the synchronization manager queues the registered application handlers, and calls the handlers to perform the synchronization of items therein. Progress and results are communicated to a user-viewable dialog via callbacks from the handlers to the synchronization manager. The synchronization manager provides consistent user interfaces for obtaining user preferences related to synchronization and for presenting information to the user, thus resulting in a consistent user experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1999Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Roger F. Grambihler, Chao-Chia Liu, Murthy Srinivas, Susan E. Strom, Gopal Parupudi, Daniel Plastina, Robert E. Corrington
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Patent number: 6549918Abstract: A software layer (filter driver) residing between software components or application programs running locally or on a client across a network and a persistent store of an operating system provides on-the-fly conversions of persistent information formats. The filter driver determines which format a program expects, and dynamically converts the information from its storage format to the format expected by the program. Conversion includes both data format conversion, and conversion of access semantics. Loadable conversion modules are provided for converting application specific formats due to the potential large number of such formats which can be encountered. The filter driver may change the format that information is stored in based on access history or other system requirements.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1998Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Bradley Probert, Jr., Chao-chia Liu
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Patent number: 6449615Abstract: A method and system for maintaining the integrity of links in a computer network. The method and system is realized in a link tracking service including a local link tracking service, preferably running on all of the computers within the network, and a centralized link tracking server, preferably running on a network server. The local link tracking service manages the link tracking activities for the machine on which it resides. These activities include searching for link sources and tracking link source moves. The centralized link tracking service is provided to cooperate with the local link tracking services and, more particularly, for recording link source file movements as reported to it by the local link tracking services. The recorded information is available to be used by the local link tracking services should the local link tracking services need assistance in finding a link source that has been moved.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1998Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chao-Chia Liu, Michael J. Hillberg, William P. Morel, James W. Kelly, Clifford P. Van Dyke
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Patent number: 6363386Abstract: A method is described for managing property information related to a resource such as a computer file or directory. First, a property file is created for storing property information related to the resource. Next, the property file is directly associated with the resource such that if the resource is moved, copied, or deleted, the corresponding property file is also moved, copied, or deleted, thus protecting against disassociation. The property file is also directly associated with the resource without having to refer to a separate look-up or sequel database, thus saving computer time. Organizing the property file in this manner allows for searches to be performed on the property information as well as on the content of the resource.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1999Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Joel M. Soderberg, Van C. Van, Brian J. Deen, Michael J. Hillberg, Chao-Chia Liu