Patents by Inventor Drew Elliot Linerud

Drew Elliot Linerud 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).

  • User-centric soft keyboard predictive technologies
    Patent number: 8782556
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing feedback and guidance to touch screen device users to improve text entry user experience and performance by generating input history data including character probabilities, word probabilities, and touch models. According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving first input data, automatically learning user tendencies based on the first input data to generate input history data, receiving second input data, and generating auto-corrections or suggestion candidates for one or more words of the second input data based on the input history data. The user can then select one of the suggestion candidates to replace a selected word with the selected suggestion candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Norman Badger, Drew Elliot Linerud, Itai Almog, Timothy S. Paek, Parthasarathy Sundararajan, Dmytro Rudchenko, Asela J. Gunawardana
  • Text suggestion framework with client and server model
    Patent number: 8341222
    Abstract: A local or remote server is configured to receive requests for text and other suggestions from a plurality of client applications. The local or remote server can format requests for delivery to one or more suggestion sources along with client contexts that specify client delivery, format, or other requests associated with the suggestion request. The local or remote server selects suggestion sources based on the client requests and the client contexts, and can combine suggestions returned from multiple sources as directed by client contexts. Requests associated with different clients can be directed to different suggestion sources, and user or client accepted suggestion histories can be stored for use in providing suggestions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Murayama, Kenichi Morimoto, Chongming Ho, Eric Norman Badger, Drew Elliot Linerud, Kenneth R. Walters
  • USER-CENTRIC SOFT KEYBOARD PREDICTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
    Publication number: 20110202876
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing feedback and guidance to touch screen device users to improve text entry user experience and performance by generating input history data including character probabilities, word probabilities, and touch models. According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving first input data, automatically learning user tendencies based on the first input data to generate input history data, receiving second input data, and generating auto-corrections or suggestion candidates for one or more words of the second input data based on the input history data. The user can then select one of the suggestion candidates to replace a selected word with the selected suggestion candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Norman Badger, Drew Elliot Linerud, Itai Almog, Timothy S. Paek, Parthasarathy Sundararajan, Dmytro Rudchenko, Asela J Gunawardana