Patents by Inventor Michael D. Hintze

Michael D. Hintze 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).

  • Publication number: 20110167043
    Abstract: Assigning session identifications to log entries and generating anonymous log entries are provided. In order to balance users' privacy concerns with the need for analysis of the log entries to provide high quality search results, non-user-specific data fields, such as a user's location (e.g., city, state, and latitude/longitude) and connection speed, are inserted into the log entries, and user-specific data fields, such as the IP address and cookie identifications, are deleted from the log entries. In addition or alternatively, prior to anonymization of the log entries, session identifications are assigned to identified groups of log entries. The groups are identified based on factors such as the user's identification, the IP address, the time of search, and differences between the search terms used in the search queries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael D. Hintze, Frederic H. Behr, JR., Randall F. Kern, Zijian Zheng, Kimberly J. Howell
  • Patent number: 7937383
    Abstract: Assigning session identifications to log entries and generating anonymous log entries are provided. In order to balance users' privacy concerns with the need for analysis of the log entries to provide high quality search results, non-user-specific data fields, such as a user's location (e.g., city, state, and latitude/longitude) and connection speed, are inserted into the log entries, and user-specific data fields, such as the IP address and cookie identifications, are deleted from the log entries. In addition or alternatively, prior to anonymization of the log entries, session identifications are assigned to identified groups of log entries. The groups are identified based on factors such as the user's identification, the IP address, the time of search, and differences between the search terms used in the search queries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D. Hintze, Frederic H. Behr, Jr., Randall F. Kern, Zijian Zheng, Kimberly J. Howell
  • Publication number: 20090198746
    Abstract: Assigning session identifications to log entries and generating anonymous log entries are provided. In order to balance users' privacy concerns with the need for analysis of the log entries to provide high quality search results, non-user-specific data fields, such as a user's location (e.g., city, state, and latitude/longitude) and connection speed, are inserted into the log entries, and user-specific data fields, such as the IP address and cookie identifications, are deleted from the log entries. In addition or alternatively, prior to anonymization of the log entries, session identifications are assigned to identified groups of log entries. The groups are identified based on factors such as the user's identification, the IP address, the time of search, and differences between the search terms used in the search queries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael D. Hintze, Frederic H. Behr, JR., Randall F. Kern, Zijian Zheng, Kimberly J. Howell
  • Patent number: 5628581
    Abstract: A sheet metal construction system is provided with a support strut having an elongated channel. A piece of sheet metal having an aperture is positioned on the strut with the aperture positioned over a portion of the channel. A rivet is received within the aperture and extends into the channel where it grips the strut. In this way, the aperture in the sheet metal can be positioned anywhere along the length of the channel and there is much greater freedom in the placement of rivets. The strut is also provided with channels for receiving braces and hangers for suspending a finished sheet metal product, such as a plenum for a clean room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: PACE Company
    Inventors: Michael D. Hintz, Craig S. Ludwig, Laird I. Richardson