Patents by Inventor Michael Horstmanshof

Michael Horstmanshof 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).

  • Displaying key differentiators based on standard deviations within a distance metric
    Publication number: 20070156652
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to enable viewing and computation of differential data for an item or item subset when compared with other items or subsets. A score may be determined for an item or subset where standard deviations and distance metrics are computed to determine differentiators. In one aspect, a system for comparing data items is provided. The system includes a weighting component to determine a score for an item or subset of items. A differentiator component determines a comparison metric for the item or subset of items based in part on a distance metric to at least one other item or subset of items. A user interface can be provided to display the comparison metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Horstmanshof, Adam Feldstein, Gordon Barnes, Peter Hanus, Paul Hagger, Zachary Proffitt