Patents by Inventor Kemp Crockett PETERSON

Kemp Crockett PETERSON 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: 8484179
    Abstract: Search results and associated search-result details are provided in response to user queries. Embodiments include identifying a number of search-result details for different indexed search results, identifying one or more detail-attributes for each search-result detail, and identifying one or more user-attributes for a particular user. These search results, associated search-result details, and associated detail-attributes may be stored in a database. Upon receiving a search query from the user, search results may be generated. Search-result details specific to each search result and specific to the end-user may also be generated by identifying the detail-attributes associated with each search-result detail and the user-attributes associated with the end-user. These search results may then be presented to the end-user. Upon receiving an indication of interest in a particular search result, the search result details may then be presented to the end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Tran, Mira Lane, Eric Michael Schurman, Kemp Crockett Peterson, Jamie Paul Buckley, Richard Leigh Mains, Evan Nicklas Wu Malahy, Ramez Naam
  • Publication number: 20100211561
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that provide representative samples among search result sets are provided. Upon receiving a query, it is recognized whether to present a representative sample, or an indication thereof, along with a search result that relates to the query. Search results related to the query are presented to the user. A portion of the search results might include a representative sample, or an indication thereof. Such a representative sample might summarize a media object(s) associated with the search result presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEMP CROCKETT PETERSON, JAMES NICHOLS, ALFIAN TAN, JARED LEE REISINGER, TABREEZ GOVANI, ANTHONY TRAN, NITIN AGRAWAL
  • Publication number: 20100145934
    Abstract: Search results and associated search-result details are provided in response to user queries. Embodiments include identifying a number of search-result details for different indexed search results, identifying one or more detail-attributes for each search-result detail, and identifying one or more user-attributes for a particular user. These search results, associated search-result details, and associated detail-attributes may be stored in a database. Upon receiving a search query from the user, search results may be generated. Search-result details specific to each search result and specific to the end-user may also be generated by identifying the detail-attributes associated with each search-result detail and the user-attributes associated with the end-user. These search results may then be presented to the end-user. Upon receiving an indication of interest in a particular search result, the search result details may then be presented to the end user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Tran, Mira Lane, Eric Michael Schurman, Kemp Crockett Peterson, Jamie Paul Buckley, Richard Leigh Mains, Evan Nicklas Wu Malahy, Ramez Naam
  • Publication number: 20100082573
    Abstract: Methods in computer-readable media for searching a large volume of documents is provided. In embodiments, the plurality of related documents are consolidated by a web host into a synthetic search document. The synthetic search document includes a set of descriptive information for each web page consolidated into the synthetic search document. Each set of descriptive information is associated with a subpart identifier that includes information that allows a search engine to provide a link to navigate to an individual document. Web pages consolidated into a synthetic search document may be edited to include an indication that that web page is not to be individually searched or indexed by a search engine. Similarly, the synthetic search document may be designated as a synthetic search document by information included on it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fabrice CANEL, Aaron Michael GETZ, Kemp Crockett PETERSON, Robert Michael DOLIN