Patents by Inventor Keith Robert Kinnan
Keith Robert Kinnan 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).
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Patent number: 11113717Abstract: Systems and methods provide a customer engagement platform experimentation framework. Experiments are created to determine which variation of a particular promotion (i.e., an experiment) is most effective. Initially, users are split into buckets that define whether a particular user is in a control group or a treatment group for a particular experiment. Users are assigned into buckets differently for unrelated experiments and similarly for related experiments. This ensures the users are in either the control group or the treatment group for all related experiments. Key performance indicators (KPIs) of users that experienced the experiment are compared with KPIs of users that did not experience the experiment. An assessment of the experiment can then be provided based on the compared KPIs.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Naganandhini Kohareswaran, Ling-Ya Huang, Einat Hazan, Harish Jayanti, Keith Robert Kinnan, Jayaram N. M. Nanduri, Jagannatha Raju Dantuluri
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Patent number: 10198837Abstract: A method of displaying a network graph with a computing system includes accessing data defining a network and including a plurality of vertices and a plurality of edges. If a number of vertices included in the network graph is below a first threshold, the network graph is locally rendering with a scalable vector graphics rendering engine of the computing system. If a number of vertices included in the network graph is between the first threshold and a second, higher, threshold, the network graph is locally rendered with a raster rendering engine of the computing system. If a number of vertices included in the network graph is above the second threshold, a remotely-rendered network graph rendered by a remote rendering engine is received at the computing system. The method further includes displaying the rendered network graph via a web browser of the computing system.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Moses Yap, Keith Robert Kinnan, Sean Richard Smith, Derrick Yeqiang Quan, Jason Thomas McNamee, Saliha Azzam
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Publication number: 20180336588Abstract: Systems and methods provide a customer engagement platform experimentation framework. Experiments are created to determine which variation of a particular promotion (i.e., an experiment) is most effective. Initially, users are split into buckets that define whether a particular user is in a control group or a treatment group for a particular experiment. Users are assigned into buckets differently for unrelated experiments and similarly for related experiments. This ensures the users are in either the control group or the treatment group for all related experiments. Key performance indicators (KPIs) of users that experienced the experiment are compared with KPIs of users that did not experience the experiment. An assessment of the experiment can then be provided based on the compared KPIs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Naganandhini KOHARESWARAN, Ling-Ya HUANG, Einat HAZAN, Harish JAYANTI, Keith Robert KINNAN, Jayaram N.M. NANDURI, Jagannatha Raju DANTULURI
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Publication number: 20180322667Abstract: A method of displaying a network graph with a computing system includes accessing data defining a network and including a plurality of vertices and a plurality of edges. If a number of vertices included in the network graph is below a first threshold, the network graph is locally rendering with a scalable vector graphics rendering engine of the computing system. If a number of vertices included in the network graph is between the first threshold and a second, higher, threshold, the network graph is locally rendered with a raster rendering engine of the computing system. If a number of vertices included in the network graph is above the second threshold, a remotely-rendered network graph rendered by a remote rendering engine is received at the computing system. The method further includes displaying the rendered network graph via a web browser of the computing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Moses YAP, Keith Robert KINNAN, Sean Richard SMITH, Derrick Yeqiang QUAN, Jason Thomas MCNAMEE, Saliha AZZAM
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Patent number: 8749585Abstract: Digital maps can be composed of a series of image tiles that are selected based on the context of the map to be presented. Independently hosted tiles can comprise additional details that can be added to the map. A manifest can be created that describes the layers of map details composed of such independently hosted tiles. Externally referable mechanisms can, based on the manifest and map context, select tiles, from among the independently hosted tiles, that correspond to map tiles being displayed to a user. Subsequently, the mechanisms can instruct a browser, as specified in the manifest, to combine the map tiles and the independently hosted tiles to generate a more detailed map. Alternatively, customized mechanisms can generate map detail tiles in real-time, based on an exported map context. Also, controls instantiated by the browser can render three-dimensional images based on the combined map tiles.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Keith Robert Kinnan, Chandrasekhar Thota, Jaya Bhatia, Jeremy Eric Elson, Jonathan R. Howell, Danyel Fisher, John R. Douceur, Duncan Murray Lawler
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Patent number: 8294710Abstract: An extensible map module allows facilitates development of new map styles and presentation elements. Projection and presentation functions are at least partially separated, so that new styles or modes can be developed without impacting existing presentation element features. Similarly, new presentation elements can be developed independently from a particular mode or style implementation.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Keith Robert Kinnan, Mher Hakobyan, Dereck Quan
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Publication number: 20100302236Abstract: An extensible map module allows facilitates development of new map styles and presentation elements. Projection and presentation functions are at least partially separated, so that new styles or modes can be developed without impacting existing presentation element features. Similarly, new presentation elements can be developed independently from a particular mode or style implementation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: KEITH ROBERT KINNAN, MHER HAKOBYAN, DERECK QUAN
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Publication number: 20080238941Abstract: Digital maps can be composed of a series of image tiles that are selected based on the context of the map to be presented. Independently hosted tiles can comprise additional details that can be added to the map. A manifest can be created that describes the layers of map details composed of such independently hosted tiles. Externally referable mechanisms can, based on the manifest and map context, select tiles, from among the independently hosted tiles, that correspond to map tiles being displayed to a user. Subsequently, the mechanisms can instruct a browser, as specified in the manifest, to combine the map tiles and the independently hosted tiles to generate a more detailed map. Alternatively, customized mechanisms can generate map detail tiles in real-time, based on an exported map context. Also, controls instantiated by the browser can render three-dimensional images based on the combined map tiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Keith Robert Kinnan, Chandrasekhar Thota, Jaya Bhatia, Jeremy Eric Elson, Jonathan R. Howell, Danyel Fisher, John R. Douceur, Duncan Murray Lawler