Patents by Inventor Nancy E. Jacobs
Nancy E. Jacobs 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).
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Publication number: 20170075704Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
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Patent number: 9507610Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
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Patent number: 7904440Abstract: The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods that facilitate monitoring of data collections and related data retrieval systems as well as generating recommendations for enhancing performance and utility of such systems. In aspects, the systems and methods described herein evaluate data retrieval performance by identifying unsuccessful search queries and mapping such queries to appropriate content in a data collection. To facilitate such evaluation, similar queries can be grouped and treated as equivalent. Similarity of queries can be determined based upon search terms. For example, queries whose search terms only vary syntactically can be combined in a group. Such groups can include search information related to multiple users, increasing reliability of recommendations based upon such groups. In further aspects, recommendations for adding content can be generated in conjunction with any mapping recommendations.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Blake E. Anderson, Nancy E. Jacobs, Reshma Girish Mehta
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Publication number: 20100229110Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
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Patent number: 7712048Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
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Patent number: 7653611Abstract: The subject invention leverages data logging of responses to diagnostic reports to provide data that can be mined for diagnostic report quality information. Instances of the subject invention provide an initial diagnostic report assessment means to facilitate review by an entity. The entity's responses to the sorted diagnostic reports are logged unobtrusively to create diagnostic report quality data. This data is then analyzed by an analysis means that can then adjust the assessment means to improve its performance. In this manner, the performance of the assessment means is increased while reducing the workload of the entity reviewing the diagnostic reports. Other instances of the subject invention facilitate to increase the performance of a diagnostic report generating means as well. Instances of the subject invention can also employ machine learning techniques to facilitate in analyzing the quality data and/or in assessing the diagnostic reports.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Zijian Zheng, Mark B. Mydland, Pyungchul Kim, Nancy E. Jacobs
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Patent number: 7624356Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2000Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
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Patent number: 7610562Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
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Patent number: 7512896Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
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Publication number: 20080270356Abstract: The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods that facilitate monitoring of data collections and related data retrieval systems as well as generating recommendations for enhancing performance and utility of such systems. In aspects, the systems and methods described herein evaluate data retrieval performance by identifying unsuccessful search queries and mapping such queries to appropriate content in a data collection. To facilitate such evaluation, similar queries can be grouped and treated as equivalent. Similarity of queries can be determined based upon search terms. For example, queries whose search terms only vary syntactically can be combined in a group. Such groups can include search information related to multiple users, increasing reliability of recommendations based upon such groups. In further aspects, recommendations for adding content can be generated in conjunction with any mapping recommendations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Blake E. Anderson, Nancy E. Jacobs, Reshma Girish Mehta
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Publication number: 20040268260Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
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Publication number: 20040268259Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson