Patents by Inventor Houman MOTEVASELOLHAGH

Houman MOTEVASELOLHAGH 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).

  • RETRIEVAL AND DISPLAY OF CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY REPRESENTED IN A TASKBAR
    Publication number: 20240296196
    Abstract: A computing device is configured to perform acts that include displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) of an operating system installed on the computing device, where a taskbar of the GUI includes a search box. The search box includes: 1) a text entry field that is configured to receive textual input; and 2) a graphical icon. The acts also include detecting a selection of the text entry field and presenting a first graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the text entry field, where the first graphical pane includes first content. The acts also include detecting a selection of the graphical icon. The acts further include presenting a second graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the graphical icon, where the second graphical pane comprises second content that is different from the first content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Katie Elizabeth GOLDSTEIN, Katherine Chen LEE, Ilda Marie LADEIRA, Pavi BHATTER, Allan Joseph BONIFACIO, Chelsea LE, Alexander Leo CAMPBELL, Bradford Glenn SINGLEY, Zhe LIU, Houman MOTEVASELOLHAGH, Arthur Li-Pang CHEN, Dena Natalie SAUNDERS
  • RETRIEVAL AND DISPLAY OF CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY REPRESENTED IN A TASKBAR
    Publication number: 20240211523
    Abstract: A computing device is configured to perform acts that include displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) of an operating system installed on the computing device, where a taskbar of the GUI includes a search box. The search box includes: 1) a text entry field that is configured to receive textual input; and 2) a graphical icon. The acts also include detecting a selection of the text entry field and presenting a first graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the text entry field, where the first graphical pane includes first content. The acts also include detecting a selection of the graphical icon. The acts further include presenting a second graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the graphical icon, where the second graphical pane comprises second content that is different from the first content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Katie Elizabeth GOLDSTEIN, Katherine Chen LEE, Ilda Maria LADEIRA, Pavi BHATTER, Allan Joseph BONIFACIO, Chelsea LE, Alexander Leo CAMPBELL, Bradford Glenn SINGLEY, Zhe LIU, Houman MOTEVASELOLHAGH, Arthur Li-Pang CHEN, Dena Natalie SAUNDERS
  • Retrieval and display of content associated with search functionality represented in a taskbar
    Patent number: 12001499
    Abstract: A computing device is configured to perform acts that include displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) of an operating system installed on the computing device, where a taskbar of the GUI includes a search box. The search box includes: 1) a text entry field that is configured to receive textual input; and 2) a graphical icon. The acts also include detecting a selection of the text entry field and presenting a first graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the text entry field, where the first graphical pane includes first content. The acts also include detecting a selection of the graphical icon. The acts further include presenting a second graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the graphical icon, where the second graphical pane comprises second content that is different from the first content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Katie Elizabeth Goldstein, Katherine Chen Lee, Ilda Maria Ladeira, Pavi Bhatter, Allan Joseph Bonifacio, Chelsea Le, Alexander Leo Campbell, Bradford Glenn Singley, Zhe Liu, Houman Motevaselolhagh, Arthur Li-Pang Chen, Dena Natalie Saunders
  • Integration of personalized dynamic web feed experiences into operating system shell surfaces
    Patent number: 11392279
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for surfacing web content in an operating system shell construct are provided. A taskbar web content element size may be selected based on an amount of free space in a taskbar. First and second scored web content may be received, wherein the web content is scored based at least on the web content's relevance score to a first user account. A taskbar web content topical display category corresponding to the first web content may be selected based on the first web content having a higher score than the second web content. A web content element of the selected size and topical display category may be caused to be surfaced in the taskbar. A selection of the surfaced web content element may be received and a subset of the first web content form the first source may be caused to be surfaced in a web content pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Leo Campbell, Shengbo Xue, Dena Natalie Saunders, Robert David Frye, Julian Manuel Varanda, Bradford Glenn Singley, Camille Dominique Basilio, Hanna McLaughlin, Dorothy Feng, Arthur Chen, Guillermo Enrique Rueda, Chani Ayn Doggett, Nassim Amar, Bojun Ma, Houman Motevaselolhagh
  • INTEGRATION OF PERSONALIZED DYNAMIC WEB FEED EXPERIENCES INTO OPERATING SYSTEM SHELL SURFACES
    Publication number: 20220155924
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for surfacing web content in an operating system shell construct are provided. A taskbar web content element size may be selected based on an amount of free space in a taskbar. First and second scored web content may be received, wherein the web content is scored based at least on the web content's relevance score to a first user account. A taskbar web content topical display category corresponding to the first web content may be selected based on the first web content having a higher score than the second web content. A web content element of the selected size and topical display category may be caused to be surfaced in the taskbar. A selection of the surfaced web content element may be received and a subset of the first web content form the first source may be caused to be surfaced in a web content pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Leo CAMPBELL, Shengbo XUE, Dena Natalie SAUNDERS, Robert David FRYE, Julian Manuel VARANDA, Bradford Glenn SINGLEY, Camille Dominique BASILIO, Hanna MCLAUGHLIN, Dorothy FENG, Arthur CHEN, Guillermo Enrique RUEDA, Chani Ayn DOGGETT, Nassim AMAR, Bojun MA, Houman MOTEVASELOLHAGH