Patents by Inventor Dena Saunders

Dena Saunders 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).

  • Patent number: 11276393
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for verifying a chat bot. Registration information for the chat bot is received that includes keywords. Queries are submitted to the chat bot and responses to the queries are received. The responses are classified using a classifier. Verification that the responses are classified as approved responses are done. The registration information is stored and the registration of the chat bot is completed based upon the verified responses. A search query that includes a search keyword is received. The search keyword is matched to the keywords associated with the chat bot. Search results that include a link to the chat bot that are based upon the search query are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ling Lu, Marcelo De Barros, Rahul Lal, Saulo Santos, John Michael Guthmann, Abinash Sarangi, Shantanu Sharma, Dena Saunders, Ankit Kumar
  • Publication number: 20180330720
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for verifying a chat bot. Registration information for the chat bot is received that includes keywords. Queries are submitted to the chat bot and responses to the queries are received. The responses are classified using a classifier. Verification that the responses are classified as approved responses are done. The registration information is stored and the registration of the chat bot is completed based upon the verified responses. A search query that includes a search keyword is received. The search keyword is matched to the keywords associated with the chat bot. Search results that include a link to the chat bot that are based upon the search query are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ling Lu, Marcelo De Barros, Rahul Lal, Saulo Santos, Michael Guthmann, Abinash Sarangi, Shantanu Sharma, Dena Saunders, Ankit Kumar
  • Publication number: 20180332167
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for verifying a chat bot. Registration information for a chat bot is received and stored. A search query is received from a browser that includes a search keyword. A determination if a chat bot should be included in search engine results page based upon the search query is made. The search query is matched to keywords associated with the chat bot. Using the registration information, if the chat bot is launchable from the search engine results page is determined. The chat bot is integrated in the search engine results page. The search engine results page is provided to the browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ling Lu, Marcelo De Barros, Rahul LaI, Saulo Santos, John Michael Guthmann, Abinash Sarangi, Shantanu Sharma, Dena Saunders, Ankit Kumar, Gaurang Prajapati