Patents by Inventor Jonathan R M Hart

Jonathan R M Hart 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).

  • Scalable model-based product matching
    Patent number: 7979459
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to matching product information to products. In aspects, a product matching component receives product information. The product matching component normalizes the product information and obtains keywords from the product information. By querying a database of recognized products, the keywords are used to obtain a list of products that potentially match the product information. A confidence level is assigned to each of the potential matches in the list. A match may be returned for the highest matched product or for a selectable number of products whose confidence level(s) exceed a selectable threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kai Wu, Daniel Takacs, Tong Yao, Jiyu Zhang, Hua Yang, Ji-Rong Wen, Jonathan R M Hart, Eric Anthony Reel
  • SCALABLE MODEL-BASED PRODUCT MATCHING
    Publication number: 20080313165
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to matching product information to products. In aspects, a product matching component receives product information. The product matching component normalizes the product information and obtains keywords from the product information. By querying a database of recognized products, the keywords are used to obtain a list of products that potentially match the product information. A confidence level is assigned to each of the potential matches in the list. A match may be returned for the highest matched product or for a selectable number of products whose confidence level(s) exceed a selectable threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Wu, Daniel Takacs, Tong Yao, Jiyu Zhang, Hua Yang, Ji-Rong Wen, Jonathan R.M. Hart, Eric Anthony Reel