Patents by Inventor Dirk H. Groeneveld

Dirk H. Groeneveld 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: 9727639
    Abstract: An approach is described for performing a name search using a name search operation and a ranking operation. The name search operation may take text as input and apply a fuzzy matching operation and a lookup operation to generate a collection of candidate names with respective probability scores. In other cases, speech or handwriting recognition may generate the collection of candidate names and probability scores. The ranking operation may then rank these candidate names using a ranking function. The ranking function may rank the candidate names based on the probability scores associated with the names and at least one other factor. One such factor may reflect whether information provided by a user matches profile information associated with a candidate name under consideration. Another factor may reflect an extent of a nexus between the user and a person associated with the candidate name. Other types of factors can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Dirk H. Groeneveld, Dmitriy Meyerzon, David Mowatt, Jessica A. Alspaugh
  • Publication number: 20140222792
    Abstract: An approach is described for performing a name search using a name search operation and a ranking operation. The name search operation may take text as input and apply a fuzzy matching operation and a lookup operation to generate a collection of candidate names with respective probability scores. In other cases, speech or handwriting recognition may generate the collection of candidate names and probability scores. The ranking operation may then rank these candidate names using a ranking function. The ranking function may rank the candidate names based on the probability scores associated with the names and at least one other factor. One such factor may reflect whether information provided by a user matches profile information associated with a candidate name under consideration. Another factor may reflect an extent of a nexus between the user and a person associated with the candidate name. Other types of factors can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Dirk H. Groeneveld, Dmitriy Meyerzon, David Mowatt, Jessica A. Alspaugh
  • Patent number: 8645417
    Abstract: An approach is described for performing a name search using a name search operation and a ranking operation. The name search operation may take text as input and apply a fuzzy matching operation and a lookup operation to generate a collection of candidate names with respective probability scores. In other cases, speech or handwriting recognition may generate the collection of candidate names and probability scores. The ranking operation may then rank these candidate names using a ranking function. The ranking function may rank the candidate names based on the probability scores associated with the names and at least one other factor. One such factor may reflect whether information provided by a user matches profile information associated with a candidate name under consideration. Another factor may reflect an extent of a nexus between the user and a person associated with the candidate name. Other types of factors can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dirk H. Groeneveld, Dmitriy Meyerzon, David Mowatt, Jessica A. Alspaugh
  • Publication number: 20090319521
    Abstract: An approach is described for performing a name search using a name search operation and a ranking operation. The name search operation may take text as input and apply a fuzzy matching operation and a lookup operation to generate a collection of candidate names with respective probability scores. In other cases, speech or handwriting recognition may generate the collection of candidate names and probability scores. The ranking operation may then rank these candidate names using a ranking function. The ranking function may rank the candidate names based on the probability scores associated with the names and at least one other factor. One such factor may reflect whether information provided by a user matches profile information associated with a candidate name under consideration. Another factor may reflect an extent of a nexus between the user and a person associated with the candidate name. Other types of factors can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dirk H. Groeneveld, Dmitriy Meyerzon, David Mowatt, Jessica A. Alspaugh
  • Patent number: 4609305
    Abstract: The invention relates to a floor for use in off-shore technique and ship building which comprises a subfloor of gutter-shaped metal parts, a first plate bridging the gutter-shaped parts and rigidly connected with these parts and a second plate of pressure-resistant material connected rigidly with the first plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: 501 Beheermaatschappij H.D. Groeneveld B.V.
    Inventor: Dirk H. Groeneveld