Patents by Inventor Christine E. Vadai

Christine E. Vadai 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).

  • Method and system for generating help files based on user queries
    Patent number: 7680857
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a help file based on failed user queries. A help file generation system collects failed user queries from user computer systems. The generation system assists a developer in identifying failed user queries that are related to a topic. The generation system then updates the entry in the help file for that topic based on the identified user queries. When a help system subsequently uses that help file, it checks the updated entry when searching for a match and will likely find a match to a relevant topic for a user query that previously failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christine E. Vadai, Kevin R. McDowell, Mark D. Huentelman, Robert N. Ashby