Patents by Inventor Michael W. Daniels

Michael W. Daniels 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).

  • Patent number: 10691887
    Abstract: Techniques for automatic proofing of textual data is described. In one embodiment, these techniques are directed towards producing proofed textual data for various operational environments via logic operative on a logic circuit to access information comprising a set of n-grams, at least one mapping between at least one replacement n-gram and a corresponding n-gram in the set of n-grams, and a corresponding confidence score for each mapping being determined by user activity while producing text for various applications; process input to a productivity application comprising textual data and identify a portion thereof to replace based upon the accessed information; and automatically modify the portion of the textual data using a replacement n-gram selected from the replacement n-grams based upon a corresponding confidence score between the portion of the textual data and the replacement n-gram. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin R. Powell, Domenic J. Cipollone, Michael W. Daniels, Olivier M. Gauthier
  • Publication number: 20190311031
    Abstract: Techniques for automatic proofing of textual data is described. In one embodiment, these techniques are directed towards producing proofed textual data for various operational environments via logic operative on a logic circuit to access information comprising a set of n-grams, at least one mapping between at least one replacement n-gram and a corresponding n-gram in the set of n-grams, and a corresponding confidence score for each mapping being determined by user activity while producing text for various applications; process input to a productivity application comprising textual data and identify a portion thereof to replace based upon the accessed information; and automatically modify the portion of the textual data using a replacement n-gram selected from the replacement n-grams based upon a corresponding confidence score between the portion of the textual data and the replacement n-gram. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin R. Powell, Domenic J. Cipollone, Michael W. Daniels, Olivier M. Gauthier