Patents by Inventor Michael D. EKSTRAND

Michael D. EKSTRAND 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).

  • Context-aware search
    Patent number: 8756223
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for supplementing user-specified text for a search with context information to generate search results that is more closely matched to the user's needs. A context search component maintains a snapshot of the user context and additional context-based queries are generated and corresponding searches are performed. The search results of the context-based queries are merged with the results of the user-specified text query and displayed for the user. When the user accesses a resource listed in the merged search results, the context-based terms mentioned in the resource are identified to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: AUTODESK, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Ekstrand, Wei Li, Tovi Grossman, Justin Frank Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
  • CONTEXT-AWARE SEARCH
    Publication number: 20120239643
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for supplementing user-specified text for a search with context information to generate search results that is more closely matched to the user's needs. A context search component maintains a snapshot of the user context and additional context-based queries are generated and corresponding searches are performed. The search results of the context-based queries are merged with the results of the user-specified text query and displayed for the user. When the user accesses a resource listed in the merged search results, the context-based terms mentioned in the resource are identified to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Michael D. EKSTRAND, Wei LI, Tovi Grossman, Justin Frank Matejka, George Fitzmaurice