Patents by Inventor Evan Ming Lew

Evan Ming Lew 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: 11004041
    Abstract: A user is provided with insights into their upcoming day. One or more calendars for the user are identified. The identified calendars are then heuristically analyzed to calculate one or more insights into an upcoming day for the user, and these calculated insights are provided to the user. One or more electronic messages each of which was received by or sent by the user are also identified. The identified electronic messages are then heuristically analyzed to calculate one or more insights into an upcoming day for the user, and these calculated insights are provided to the user. The identified calendars and the identified electronic messages are also heuristically analyzed together to calculate one or more insights into an upcoming day for the user, and these calculated insights are provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Niels Stratvert, Ashmeet Oberoi, Manikandeswaran Janagaraj, Evan Ming Lew, Sunny Verma, Arif Saifee, Andranik Kurghinyan
  • Patent number: 10607191
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a calendar event on a calendar are presented. In response to a request to create a calendar event on a calendar, a first set of calendar event suggestions are presented to a user on a computing device. In response to a selection of a calendar event suggestion, an attribute corresponding to the selected calendar event suggestion is added to an attribute set. A subsequent set of calendar event suggestions are then presented on the computing device. In response to a selection of a subsequent calendar event suggestion, an attribute corresponding to the subsequent calendar event suggestion is added to an attribute set. A calendar event is created on the calendar according to the attributes in the attribute set in response to an instruction to create the calendar event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Garg, Christopher Jay Hoorn, Jamie Cabaccang, Evan Ming Lew, Robert David Berg, Erica L. Klein
  • Patent number: 10242088
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for query suggestion formulation for multi-source queries, for ranking multi-source search results, and/or for exposing contextual launch functionality through multi-source search results of a multi-source search interface. In an example, a query suggestion may be provided for a partial search query based upon an implied content source that corresponds to a search intent of a user (e.g., an intent to view videos, as opposed to images, of houses). In another example, relevancy ranks may be assigned to content sources based upon a content type preference of a user, and search results may be provided from content sources having relevancy rankings above a relevancy threshold. In another example, links to applications and/or execution contexts may be embedded within search results so that applications may be launched into contextually aware states from the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sandy Wong, Erik Theodore Bergman, Yu-Ting Kuo, Evan Ming Lew
  • Patent number: 10055433
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for indexing referenced content and/or for deep content searching. In an example, parent content (e.g., an instant message from a friend about a celebrity) may be evaluated to identify a reference (e.g., a URL) to referenced content hosted by a content source (e.g., a photo shared through a photo sharing service). The referenced content may be acquired from the content source, and may be evaluated to identify a search term that is descriptive of the referenced content (e.g., a name of the celebrity in the photo). The parent content and the referenced content may be indexed into a search index using the search term. In an example, responsive to a search query corresponding to the parent content and/or the search term, the parent content and/or the referenced content may be provided as search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Ming Lew, Sandy Wong, Erik Theodore Bergman, Yu-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20180060826
    Abstract: A user is provided with insights into their upcoming day. One or more calendars for the user are identified. The identified calendars are then heuristically analyzed to calculate one or more insights into an upcoming day for the user, and these calculated insights are provided to the user. One or more electronic messages each of which was received by or sent by the user are also identified. The identified electronic messages are then heuristically analyzed to calculate one or more insights into an upcoming day for the user, and these calculated insights are provided to the user. The identified calendars and the identified electronic messages are also heuristically analyzed together to calculate one or more insights into an upcoming day for the user, and these calculated insights are provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Niels Stratvert, Ashmeet Oberoi, Manikandeswaran Janagaraj, Evan Ming Lew, Sunny Verma, Arif Saifee, Andranik Kurghinyan
  • Publication number: 20170200129
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a calendar event on a calendar are presented. In response to a request to create a calendar event on a calendar, a first set of calendar event suggestions are presented to a user on a computing device. In response to a selection of a calendar event suggestion, an attribute corresponding to the selected calendar event suggestion is added to an attribute set. A subsequent set of calendar event suggestions are then presented on the computing device. In response to a selection of a subsequent calendar event suggestion, an attribute corresponding to the subsequent calendar event suggestion is added to an attribute set. A calendar event is created on the calendar according to the attributes in the attribute set in response to an instruction to create the calendar event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Vivek Garg, Christopher Jay Hoorn, Jamie Cabaccang, Evan Ming Lew, Robert David Berg, Erica L. Klein
  • Publication number: 20160085753
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for query suggestion formulation for multi-source queries, for ranking multi-source search results, and/or for exposing contextual launch functionality through multi-source search results of a multi-source search interface. In an example, a query suggestion may be provided for a partial search query based upon an implied content source that corresponds to a search intent of a user (e.g., an intent to view videos, as opposed to images, of houses). In another example, relevancy ranks may be assigned to content sources based upon a content type preference of a user, and search results may be provided from content sources having relevancy rankings above a relevancy threshold. In another example, links to applications and/or execution contexts may be embedded within search results so that applications may be launched into contextually aware states from the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Sandy Wong, Erik Theodore Bergman, Yu-Ting Kuo, Evan Ming Lew
  • Publication number: 20160085780
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for indexing referenced content and/or for deep content searching. In an example, parent content (e.g., an instant message from a friend about a celebrity) may be evaluated to identify a reference (e.g., a URL) to referenced content hosted by a content source (e.g., a photo shared through a photo sharing service). The referenced content may be acquired from the content source, and may be evaluated to identify a search term that is descriptive of the referenced content (e.g., a name of the celebrity in the photo). The parent content and the referenced content may be indexed into a search index using the search term. In an example, responsive to a search query corresponding to the parent content and/or the search term, the parent content and/or the referenced content may be provided as search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Evan Ming Lew, Sandy Wong, Erik Theodore Bergman, Yu-Ting Kuo