Patents by Inventor Erik Eugene Buchanan

Erik Eugene Buchanan 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: 20190197180
    Abstract: Techniques for dynamically altering weights to re-weight attributes of an ordering model based on feedback in a streaming environment are described. In an embodiment, a system accesses, based on a candidate stream definition comprising a role including a title, one or more stream-related information sources, and extracts attributes from the sources. Additionally, the system inputs the attributes to a combined ordering model that is trained by a machine learning algorithm to output ordering scores for member profiles of an online system (e.g., hosting a social networking service). The combined ordering model includes weights assigned to the attributes. Moreover, the system orders, based on the ordering scores, the profiles. Furthermore, the system presents, on a display, of top-ordered profiles. Then, the system accesses feedback regarding the top-ordered profiles and dynamically trains the weights assigned to each of the attributes to alter the weights assigned to the attributes based on the feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: John Robert Jersin, Alexis Blevins Baird, Erik Eugene Buchanan, Benjamin John McCann
  • Publication number: 20190197192
    Abstract: An example system generates a search query for candidates, the search query comprising a set of parameters corresponding to attributes extracted from one or more stream-related information sources, each parameter in the set having a weight. Additionally, the system executes the query on member profiles of members of an online system to return search results based on the parameters and the weights of the parameters. Moreover, the system causes presentation of at least one search result from the search results, the at least one search result, being associated with at least one of the attributes. Furthermore, the system accesses feedback to the at least one search result that indicates a level of interest in the search result. Then, the system adjusts the parameters based on the feedback. Next, the system causes presentation of an updated search result, the updated search result being generated based on the adjusted set of parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: John Robert Jersin, Alexis Blevins Baird, Erik Eugene Buchanan, Benjamin John McCann
  • Publication number: 20190197487
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system accesses a candidate stream definition comprising a hiring organization and a role. Additionally, the system accesses, based on the candidate stream definition, one or more stream-related information sources, the stream-related information sources including member profiles of members of an online system. Moreover, the system causes presentation, on a display device, of one or more of the member profiles, the presentation including, for each of the one or more of the member profiles, a user interface element selectable to send a message to a member of the online system. Furthermore, in response to receiving a selection of the user interface element for a member of the one or more of the member profiles, the system populates a message template based on features of the hiring organization and the role. The system also sends a message including the message template to a member of the member profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: John Robert Jersin, Alexis Blevins Baird, Erik Eugene Buchanan, Peter Hume Rigano, Monica Marie Lewis, Eva Chau, Neha Jain
  • Publication number: 20190188273
    Abstract: Systems and methods for query term weighting are disclosed. A server receives a search query for employment candidates, the search query comprising a set of parameters, each parameter having a weight. The server generates, from a data repository storing records associated with professionals, a first set of search results based on the set of parameters and the weights of the parameters in the set. The server transmits the first set of search results. The server receives a response to search result(s) from the first set of search results, the search result(s) being associated with a set of factors, the response indicating a level of interest in the search result(s). The server adjusts the parameters in the set of parameters or adjusts the weights of the parameters based on the response to the search result(s). The server provides an output based on the adjusted parameters or the adjusted weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Nadeem Anjum, Skylar Payne, Jerry Lin, Benjamin John McCann, Erik Eugene Buchanan
  • Patent number: 10185738
    Abstract: Systems and methods for deduplication and disambiguation are disclosed. In example embodiments, a server accesses stored information about a first entity and stored information about a second entity. The server determines, based on the accessed stored information about the first entity and the accessed stored information about the second entity, a set of information items known about both the first entity and the second entity. The server computes, based on the set of information items, a probability that the first entity corresponds to the second entity by computing one or more expressiveness scores corresponding to a value of a first information item and a value of a second information item from the set of information items. The server provides, as a digital transmission, an output representing the computed probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Jersin, Benjamin John McCann, Erik Eugene Buchanan, Kevin Keck, Jeffrey Michael Wright