Patents by Inventor Ketan Thakkar

Ketan Thakkar 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: 11403597
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for processing data. During operation, the system obtains a first embedding generated by a topic model from parameters of searches by a first recruiting entity and obtains a set of additional embeddings generated by the topic model from attributes of a set of candidates. Next, the system determines match features that include measures of similarity between the first embedding and each embedding in the set of additional embeddings. The system then applies a machine learning model to the match features and additional features for the candidates to produce a set of scores for the candidates. Finally, the system generates a ranking of the candidates according to the scores and outputs at least a portion of the ranking as search results of a current search by the first recruiting entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cagri Ozcaglar, Gio Carlo C. Borje, Sahin C. Geyik, Gurwinder S. Gulati, Ketan Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20210256367
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for processing searches. During operation, the system determines features related to attributes of candidates and interactions of the candidates with an online system. Next, the system applies a static ranking machine learning model to the features to produce scores representing likelihoods of outcomes related to the candidates and stores rankings of the candidates by descending values of the scores in entries of an inverted index. During processing of a search of the candidates in the online system, the system retrieves a subset of the candidates with the values of the scores that exceed a threshold from a subset of the entries in the inverted index that match parameters of the search. Finally, the system aggregates the retrieved subset of candidates for use in subsequent ordering of the subset of candidates by one or more dynamic ranking models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Arashpreet Singh Mor, Daniel Sairom Krishnan Hewlett, Tanvi Sudarshan Motwani, Erik Buchanan, Xiaoxia Feng, Ketan Thakkar, James P. Luck
  • Publication number: 20200402015
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for processing data. During operation, the system obtains a first embedding generated by a topic model from parameters of searches by a first recruiting entity and obtains a set of additional embeddings generated by the topic model from attributes of a set of candidates. Next, the system determines match features that include measures of similarity between the first embedding and each embedding in the set of additional embeddings. The system then applies a machine learning model to the match features and additional features for the candidates to produce a set of scores for the candidates. Finally, the system generates a ranking of the candidates according to the scores and outputs at least a portion of the ranking as search results of a current search by the first recruiting entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cagri Ozcaglar, Gio Carlo C. Borje, Sahin C. Geyik, Gurwinder S. Gulati, Ketan Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20200311685
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for processing data. During operation, the system determines activity features for candidates that match parameters of a search, wherein the activity features include a first amount of time since a most recent visit by a candidate to an online platform used to conduct interaction between the candidate and moderators of opportunities. Next, the system applies a machine learning model to the activity features and candidate features for the candidates to produce a first set of scores between the candidates and the parameters. The system then generates a ranking of the candidates according to the first set of scores. Finally, the system outputs at least a portion of the ranking as search results of the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Avinash A. Ahuja, Tanvi Sudarshan Motwani, Ketan Thakkar, Erik Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20200005216
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for providing user notifications based on a project context. The system may receive candidate attributes from candidate devices of a plurality of candidates and storing them in a candidate database, as well as user-entered attributes from a user device of a user. The system may then iteratively execute a number of operations that include performing a search for candidates in the candidate database by comparing project attributes with candidate attributes and providing user notification of newly-matched candidates that includes returning returned candidates that are matching candidates of the search results to the user based on the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jieqing Dai, Wenxiang Chen, Declan Paul Boyd, Ketan Thakkar, Qi Guo, Patrick Cheung, Jonathan Pohl, Christine Liao
  • Publication number: 20190287070
    Abstract: Systems and methods for query expansion are disclosed. In some examples, a server receives, from a client device, a search query for employment candidates, the search query comprising a first set of parameters. The server determines a second set of parameters related to the first set of parameters in response to identifying a second parameter for the second set of parameters that corresponds with a first parameter from the first set of parameters, the professional records being stored in a professional data repository. The server generates, from the professional data repository, a first set of search results based on the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters. The server provides, to the client device, an output representing the first set of search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Erik Eugene Buchanan, Vijay Dialani, Sahin Cem Geyik, Benjamin John McCann, Ketan Thakkar, Patrick Cheung, Nadeem Anjum, David DiCato
  • Publication number: 20190050813
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide for retrieval, ranking, and display of candidates that are more likely to respond to employment inquiries in an employment search graphical user interface (GUI). The system may employ a machine learning algorithm which may calculate a score for each member of the social networking service that predicts, based upon one or more features how likely the individual is to respond to a message. In some examples, the candidates that are determined to be more likely to respond may be presented as a selectable option in the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Qi Guo, Xianren Wu, Bo Hu, Yan Yan, Ketan Thakkar, Shan Zhou, Anish Ramdas Nair, Patrick Cheung
  • Publication number: 20190052720
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide for retrieval, ranking, and display of candidates that are more likely to respond to employment inquiries in an employment search graphical user interface (GUI). The system may employ a machine learning algorithm which may calculate a score for each member of the social networking service that predicts, based upon one or more features how likely the individual is to respond to a message. In some examples, the candidates that are determined to be more likely to respond may be presented as a selectable option in the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Qi Guo, Xianren Wu, Yan Yan, Bo Hu, Ketan Thakkar, Shan Zhou, Anish Ramdas Nair, Patrick Cheung
  • Publication number: 20150237434
    Abstract: An adapter (150) for an earpiece (100) is provided to convert an on-ear device to an in-ear device. The adapter (150) is formed of a base (152) having clips (154) and an ear tip (156) extending therefrom. The base (150) clips onto the on-ear device (100) such that porting on the on-ear device is channeled through the ear tip (156) as an in-ear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: CHI T. TRAN, RICHARD BUTLER, Ketan Thakkar