Patents by Inventor Laura Kern

Laura Kern 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).

  • Navigation to popular search results
    Patent number: 9436764
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer media for enhancing search results, as well as user interfaces for performing search queries and navigating search results, are provided. A search query is received from a user. A plurality of web pages relevant to the search query are identified. At least one of the relevant web pages is identified as popular. A search result page is generated including a search result listing and a search result page header. The search result page header includes a link to the popular web page to provide the user with a quick and easy way to select a popular web page relevant to the user's search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Ronald Ray, Brian MacDonald, Steven W. Macbeth, Mira Lane, Laura Kern, Rodney Coleman Edwards, Steven Tullis, Sanaz Ahari, Daniel Marantz
  • Navigation to Popular Search Results
    Publication number: 20110320443
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer media for enhancing search results, as well as user interfaces for performing search queries and navigating search results, are provided. A search query is received from a user. A plurality of web pages relevant to the search query are identified. At least one of the relevant web pages is identified as popular. A search result page is generated including a search result listing and a search result page header. The search result page header includes a link to the popular web page to provide the user with a quick and easy way to select a popular web page relevant to the user's search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Ronald Ray, Brian MacDonald, Steven W. Macbeth, Mira Lane, Laura Kern, Rodney Coleman Edwards, Steven Tullis, Sanaz Ahari, Daniel Marantz
  • Personalized Search Using Macros
    Publication number: 20080104042
    Abstract: A system, a method and computer-readable media for personalizing a user search. Information is maintained that indicates a set of content selected by a user. A search macro is generated by utilizing this information. A user input defining a search query is received, and the search macro is utilized to further define the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zachary Gutt, Randy Kern, Laura Kern, Ramez Naam, Raghavendra Prabhu