Patents by Inventor Craig Edward Thomas

Craig Edward Thomas 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).

  • Customizing program features on a per-user basis
    Patent number: 10101870
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for customizing user experience on a per-user basis. In some implementations, the technique involves: collecting feedback information from a user pertaining to the user's interaction with a program feature; determining a modification to be made to the program feature based on the feedback information; making the modification; notifying the user of the modification; and receiving the user's post-modification assessment of the modification. The technique enables a program provider to quickly modify program features in an automated manner, with no (or reduced) effort by human developers, and at consequent reduced cost. In addition, the technique improves the users' experience with the program features since the program modifications are tailored to each user's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zohaib Haider Ali, David Lloyd Meyers, Jr., Jun Yan, Craig Edward Thomas, Srinivasa Reddy Manda, Sara Louise Manning Dawson, Kevin C. Clement, Samuele Carpineti, Ankit Goel
  • Customizing Program Features on a Per-User Basis
    Publication number: 20170108995
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for customizing user experience on a per-user basis. In some implementations, the technique involves: collecting feedback information from a user pertaining to the user's interaction with a program feature; determining a modification to be made to the program feature based on the feedback information; making the modification; notifying the user of the modification; and receiving the user's post-modification assessment of the modification. The technique enables a program provider to quickly modify program features in an automated manner, with no (or reduced) effort by human developers, and at consequent reduced cost. In addition, the technique improves the users' experience with the program features since the program modifications are tailored to each user's preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Zohaib Haider Ali, David Lloyd Meyers, JR., Jun Yan, Craig Edward Thomas, Srinivasa Reddy Manda, Sara Louise Manning Dawson, Kevin C. Clement, Samuele Carpineti, Ankit Goel