Patents by Inventor James Brian Lawson

James Brian Lawson 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: 9305114
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media are provided for building long queries utilizing query suggestions and query suggestion entities. Upon receiving at least a portion of a search query, a query suggestion is provided. Upon receiving a selection of the query suggestion, the search query is updated. Prior to executing the updated search query, a user is permitted to edit the updated search query. Query suggestions may be presented in association with query suggestion entity representations. A query suggestion entity is a separate and distinct entity that may initiate performance of an action upon selection. A query suggestion entity representation may comprise various features and information associated with the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Chun Win Yuen, Daniel Marantz, James Brian Lawson, Parthasarathy Govindarajen
  • Publication number: 20140172814
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media are provided for building long queries utilizing query suggestions and query suggestion entities. Upon receiving at least a portion of a search query, a query suggestion is provided. Upon receiving a selection of the query suggestion, the search query is updated. Prior to executing the updated search query, a user is permitted to edit the updated search query. Query suggestions may be presented in association with query suggestion entity representations. A query suggestion entity is a separate and distinct entity that may initiate performance of an action upon selection. A query suggestion entity representation may comprise various features and information associated with the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron Chun Win Yuen, Daniel Marantz, James Brian Lawson, Parthasarathy Govindarajen