Patents by Inventor Prashant A. Shirolkar

Prashant A. Shirolkar 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: 10430516
    Abstract: Suggestions are automatically displayed in response to an event. For example, suggestions may be automatically displayed in response to a receiving an indication from a user to enter content (e.g. receiving a selection of a content entry area). The suggestions may be displayed before a user enters any characters and before an input device is displayed and/or used (e.g. keyboard, Software Input Panel (SIP), and the like. Suggestions may also be automatically displayed in response to detecting a pause while a user is entering content. For example, when a user is actively entering content, suggestions are not automatically displayed but when a user pauses a predetermined amount while entering content, suggestions are automatically displayed. The suggestions may be determined from content that may be seen on a display and/or hidden from view (e.g. hidden rows in a spreadsheet).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Prashant A Shirolkar, Daniel Battagin, Johnny Campbell, Benjamin Chamberlain, Aaron Lamar Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140372933
    Abstract: Suggestions are automatically displayed in response to an event. For example, suggestions may be automatically displayed in response to a receiving an indication from a user to enter content (e.g. receiving a selection of a content entry area). The suggestions may be displayed before a user enters any characters and before an input device is displayed and/or used (e.g. keyboard, Software Input Panel (SIP), and the like. Suggestions may also be automatically displayed in response to detecting a pause while a user is entering content. For example, when a user is actively entering content, suggestions are not automatically displayed but when a user pauses a predetermined amount while entering content, suggestions are automatically displayed. The suggestions may be determined from content that may be seen on a display and/or hidden from view (e.g. hidden rows in a spreadsheet).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Prashant A. Shirolkar, Daniel Battagin, Johnny Campbell, Benjamin Chamberlain, Aaron Lamar Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140372524
    Abstract: The sharing of a file view between a computing device and another computing device in proximity is provided. A communication session may be established with the other computing device, utilizing short range wireless communication, upon the other computing device being physically proximate to the computing device. During the communication session, access may be granted for sharing the file view with the other computing device. The file view may include a file currently being displayed on the computing device. Finally, the file view may be communicated to the other computing device during the communication session for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Sherman C. Der, Prashant A. Shirolkar