Patents by Inventor Parmit K. Chilana

Parmit K. Chilana 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).

  • Systems and Methods for Selection-Based Contextual Help Retrieval
    Publication number: 20180046704
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for selection-based contextual help retrieval. One example method involves (a) receiving first-query data including contextual data, the contextual data indicating a user-interface element type, a user-interface element location, and user-interface element text; (b) determining at least one first-query response based on at least the contextual data; and (c) causing an indication of the determined at least one first-query response to be provided via an output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Parmit K. Chilana, Andrew J. Ko, Jacob O. Wobbrock
  • Systems and methods for selection-based contextual help retrieval
    Patent number: 9811583
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for selection-based contextual help retrieval. One example method involves (a) receiving first-query data including contextual data, the contextual data indicating a user-interface element type, a user-interface element location, and user-interface element text; (b) determining at least one first-query response based on at least the contextual data; and (c) causing an indication of the determined at least one first-query response to be provided via an output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: University of Washington Through Its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Parmit K. Chilana, Andrew J. Ko, Jacob O. Wobbrock
  • Systems and Methods for Selection-Based Contextual Help Retrieval
    Publication number: 20140149432
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for selection-based contextual help retrieval. One example method involves (a) receiving first-query data including contextual data, the contextual data indicating a user-interface element type, a user-interface element location, and user-interface element text; (b) determining at least one first-query response based on at least the contextual data; and (c) causing an indication of the determined at least one first-query response to be provided via an output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
    Inventors: Parmit K. Chilana, Andrew J. Ko, Jacob O. Wobbrock