Patents by Inventor Chongming Ho

Chongming Ho 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).

  • Text suggestion framework with client and server model
    Patent number: 8341222
    Abstract: A local or remote server is configured to receive requests for text and other suggestions from a plurality of client applications. The local or remote server can format requests for delivery to one or more suggestion sources along with client contexts that specify client delivery, format, or other requests associated with the suggestion request. The local or remote server selects suggestion sources based on the client requests and the client contexts, and can combine suggestions returned from multiple sources as directed by client contexts. Requests associated with different clients can be directed to different suggestion sources, and user or client accepted suggestion histories can be stored for use in providing suggestions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Murayama, Kenichi Morimoto, Chongming Ho, Eric Norman Badger, Drew Elliot Linerud, Kenneth R. Walters
  • TEXT SUGGESTION FRAMEWORK WITH CLIENT AND SERVER MODEL
    Publication number: 20110246575
    Abstract: A local or remote server is configured to receive requests for text and other suggestions from a plurality of client applications. The local or remote server can format requests for delivery to one or more suggestion sources along with client contexts that specify client delivery, format, or other requests associated with the suggestion request. The local or remote server selects suggestion sources based on the client requests and the client contexts, and can combine suggestions returned from multiple sources as directed by client contexts. Requests associated with different clients can be directed to different suggestion sources, and user or client accepted suggestion histories can be stored for use in providing suggestions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Murayama, Kenichi Morimoto, Chongming Ho, Eric Norman Badger, Drew Elliott Linerud, Kenneth R. Walters