Patents by Inventor Eddie Mays

Eddie Mays 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: 20060173820
    Abstract: A system and related techniques generate a survey to capture a user's feedback about the quality of search results, in a continuous context with the user's Web page or other search activity. A survey frame inviting the user to undertake a set of search questions may be presented within a set of page frames which display search results. The survey frame enables the user to be prompted into a dialogue to supply feedback about their search experience, while still within the contextual workflow of that experience, and still being able to view or review results or content which they have received. User distraction is therefore minimized while feedback quality may be improved. The user's feedback, which rates the quality or accuracy of the search results or search experience may be stored and used to train search intelligence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eddie Mays, Oliver Hurst-Hiller
  • Publication number: 20060090142
    Abstract: Systems and Methods for configuration of a menu for display via a user interface are described. In an implementation, a method includes monitoring text input by a user via a user interface. A menu is configured, based on the monitoring, to display actions to be performed using the text. In another implementation, a method includes examining a plurality of inputs received from a user. The inputs specify text and selection of an action from a menu to be performed on the text. An alternative technique is displayed that may be utilized to enter the text and perform the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Eddie Mays, Neel Murarka
  • Publication number: 20050165777
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-accessible medium for a unified search of disparate resources are provided. The system and method determine the most relevant disparate resources in which to search and blend the most relevant results from the search for presentation to the user in an integrated manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Oliver Hurst-Hiller, Eric Watson, Eddie Mays
  • Patent number: D599367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eddie Mays, Charlie Stabb