Patents by Inventor Darren Francis Gehring

Darren Francis Gehring 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).

  • Publication number: 20200349596
    Abstract: Edits on a content item, such as a document, are divided into microtasks. The microtasks associated with a document can be automatically identified based on a workflow or can be identified by a user associated with the content item or an administrator. At a later time, the user can complete the microtasks for a content item using an application associated with their smart phone or tablet. The application may present the microtasks in a game-like environment where the user can compete with other users based on metrics such as number of microtasks completed in a day or fastest completion time. In addition, the user can earn rewards such as badges, coupons, or credits by completing microtasks. In this way, users can use time that would have been wasted playing games to complete their content items, while still experiencing some of the fun and competition associated with the games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jaime B. Teevan, Saleema Amershi, Shamsi Tamara Iqbal, Daniel John Liebling, Semiha Ece Kamar Eden, Kristina N. Toutanova, Robert Warren Gruen, Darren Francis Gehring, Pallavi Choudhury, Ann Paradiso, Anthony Lee Carbary
  • Patent number: 10755296
    Abstract: Edits on a content item, such as a document, are divided into microtasks. The microtasks associated with a document can be automatically identified based on a workflow or can be identified by a user associated with the content item or an administrator. At a later time, the user can complete the microtasks for a content item using an application associated with their smart phone or tablet. The application may present the microtasks in a game-like environment where the user can compete with other users based on metrics such as number of microtasks completed in a day or fastest completion time. In addition, the user can earn rewards such as badges, coupons, or credits by completing microtasks. In this way, users can use time that would have been wasted playing games to complete their content items, while still experiencing some of the fun and competition associated with the games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jaime B. Teevan, Saleema Amershi, Shamsi Tamara Iqbal, Daniel John Liebling, Semiha Ece Kamar Eden, Kristina N. Toutanova, Robert Warren Gruen, Darren Francis Gehring, Pallavi Choudhury, Ann Paradiso, Anthony Lee Carbary
  • Publication number: 20170103407
    Abstract: Edits on a content item, such as a document, are divided into microtasks. The microtasks associated with a document can be automatically identified based on a workflow or can be identified by a user associated with the content item or an administrator. At a later time, the user can complete the microtasks for a content item using an application associated with their smart phone or tablet. The application may present the microtasks in a game-like environment where the user can compete with other users based on metrics such as number of microtasks completed in a day or fastest completion time. In addition, the user can earn rewards such as badges, coupons, or credits by completing microtasks. In this way, users can use time that would have been wasted playing games to complete their content items, while still experiencing some of the fun and competition associated with the games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jaime B. Teevan, Saleema Amershi, Shamsi Tamara Iqbal, Daniel John Liebling, Semiha Ece Kamar Eden, Kristina N. Toutanova, Robert Warren Gruen, Darren Francis Gehring, Pallavi Choudhury, Ann Paradiso, Anthony Lee Carbary