Patents by Inventor Michael Rabben

Michael Rabben 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).

  • Method for selecting elements in textual electronic lists and for operating computer-implemented programs using natural language commands
    Patent number: 9223901
    Abstract: A method for controlling a program by natural language allows a user to efficiently operate a computer-implemented target program through intuitive natural language commands. A list of natural language commands related to the target program is compiled. Each natural language command is stored as an element in an electronic list. Natural language commands generally consist of short sentences comprising at least a predicate (a verb) and an object (a noun). A user can filter the list of natural language commands by entering the initials of a natural language command. The user enters the first character of the first word to be filtered, followed by the first character of the second word to be filtered, and so forth. Filtering by initials very rapidly reduces the number of choices presented to a user and minimizes the number of keystrokes required to select a particular list element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Rabben
  • METHOD FOR SELECTING ELEMENTS IN TEXTUAL ELECTRONIC LISTS AND FOR OPERATING COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS USING NATURAL LANGUAGE COMMANDS
    Publication number: 20120278084
    Abstract: A method for controlling a program by natural language allows a user to efficiently operate a computer-implemented target program through intuitive natural language commands. A list of natural language commands related to the target program is compiled. Each natural language command is stored as an element in an electronic list. Natural language commands generally consist of short sentences comprising at least a predicate (a verb) and an object (a noun). A user can filter the list of natural language commands by entering the initials of a natural language command. The user enters the first character of the first word to be filtered, followed by the first character of the second word to be filtered, and so forth. Filtering by initials very rapidly reduces the number of choices presented to a user and minimizes the number of keystrokes required to select a particular list element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Rabben