Patents by Inventor NEERAJ MAKAM

NEERAJ MAKAM 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).

  • Source code search engine
    Patent number: 11809436
    Abstract: A syntax-based ranking technique is provided that ranks search results from multiple source code files in an order that considers the relevance of each matched term with a corresponding code type and the relevance of the type of file that contains the matched term. Boost values are provided for each code type of a matched term in order to weigh certain occurrences of the matched term with more relevance. Boost values are provided for each type of file that contains the matched term in order to weigh the occurrence of the term in a particular file with more relevance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
    Inventors: Shruti Poddar, Neeraj Makam
  • Source Code Search Engine
    Publication number: 20220050850
    Abstract: A syntax-based ranking technique is provided that ranks search results from multiple source code files in an order that considers the relevance of each matched term with a corresponding code type and the relevance of the type of file that contains the matched term. Boost values are provided for each code type of a matched term in order to weigh certain occurrences of the matched term with more relevance. Boost values are provided for each type of file that contains the matched term in order to weigh the occurrence of the term in a particular file with more relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: SHRUTI PODDAR, NEERAJ MAKAM
  • Source code search engine
    Patent number: 11176144
    Abstract: A syntax-based ranking technique is provided that ranks search results from multiple source code files in an order that considers the relevance of each matched term with a corresponding code type and the relevance of the type of file that contains the matched term. Boost values are provided for each code type of a matched term in order to weigh certain occurrences of the matched term with more relevance. Boost values are provided for each type of file that contains the matched term in order to weigh the occurrence of the term in a particular file with more relevance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
    Inventors: Shruti Poddar, Neeraj Makam
  • Source Code Search Engine
    Publication number: 20180081881
    Abstract: A syntax-based ranking technique is provided that ranks search results from multiple source code files in an order that considers the relevance of each matched term with a corresponding code type and the relevance of the type of file that contains the matched term. Boost values are provided for each code type of a matched term in order to weigh certain occurrences of the matched term with more relevance. Boost values are provided for each type of file that contains the matched term in order to weigh the occurrence of the term in a particular file with more relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: SHRUTI PODDAR, NEERAJ MAKAM