Patents by Inventor Ran Gilad

Ran Gilad 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: 8554700
    Abstract: This patent application pertains to answer model comparison. One implementation can determine a first frequency at which an individual answer category appears in an individual slot on a query results page when utilizing a first model. The method can ascertain a second frequency at which the individual answer category appears in the individual slot on the query results page when utilizing a second model. The method can calibrate the second model so that the second frequency approaches the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tapas Kanungo, Kuansan Wang, Ran Gilad-Bachrach, Kieran McDonald, Kumaresh Pattabiraman, Christopher Meyers, Ashok Ponnuswami, Luke Simon
  • Publication number: 20130151192
    Abstract: Different advantageous embodiments provide a monitoring system comprising one or more sensor systems and a processing unit. The one or more sensor systems is configured to monitor a subject for change in temperature and generate monitoring data. The processing unit is configured to analyze the monitoring data to generate a result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ran Gilad-Bachrach
  • Publication number: 20130149965
    Abstract: Biological entity communication channel techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes a signal conductor having a side that is configured to be disposed proximal to a surface of a biological entity to use at least a part of the biological entity as a transmission channel to transmit a signal received by the signal conductor from an electrical device. The apparatus also includes a ground layer configured to be disposed on an opposing side of the signal conductor from the side of the signal conductor that is configured to be disposed against the surface of the biological entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ran Gilad-Bachrach, Gerald R. DeJean, Trang Thuy Thai
  • Publication number: 20130132378
    Abstract: Search model updates are described. In one or more implementations, a search service uses a model to rank items in a search result, the model formed using an initial set of data. An update is generated using a subsequent set of data, which is formed after the initial set of data, that provides feedback describing user interaction with one or more items in the search result formed using the model, the generating of the update performed without use of at least a portion of the initial set of data. The model and the update are employed to rank items in a search result for a subsequent search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ran Gilad-Bachrach, Luke Evans Simon, Aparna Rajaraman
  • Publication number: 20120151276
    Abstract: A computer management system may track services on multiple computers executing the same workload. Various performance counters may be retrieved from the computers and analyzed to identify those with low deviations and low mean deviations. Statistical tests may then be used to compare the values of a particular computer to the deviation of the group of computers to identify outliers, which may indicate degraded performance and imminent failure of the computer. The management system may analyze any collectable performance related parameter to identify outlying systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nikolaj BJORNER, Assaf Schuster, Moshe Gabel, Ran Gilad-Bachrach
  • Publication number: 20120143794
    Abstract: This patent application pertains to answer model comparison. One implementation can determine a first frequency at which an individual answer category appears in an individual slot on a query results page when utilizing a first model. The method can ascertain a second frequency at which the individual answer category appears in the individual slot on the query results page when utilizing a second model. The method can calibrate the second model so that the second frequency approaches the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tapas Kanungo, Kuansan Wang, Ran Gilad-Bachrach, Kieran McDonald, Kumaresh Pattabiraman, Christopher Meyers, Ashok Ponnuswami, Luke Simon
  • Publication number: 20110320440
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for placing search results on a search engine results page (SERP). A query may be received. The query may be transmitted to a plurality of search result providers. A first set of search results and a second set of search results may be received from the search result providers. Intent features may be extracted from the first set of search results. User intent of the second set of search results may be inferred based on the extracted intent features. The first set of search results and the second set of search results may be ranked based on the inferred user intent. The SERP may be rendered according to the ranked first set and second set of search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kieran Richard McDonald, Ran Gilad-Bachrach, Nipoon Malhotra, Nitin Agrawal, Sanaz Ahari
  • Publication number: 20110029066
    Abstract: A stent valve insertable in a body vessel containing a body fluid. The stent valve includes: a valve for at least partially controlling the flow of the body fluid in the body vessel; and a scaffold, the scaffold including: an anchoring section for anchoring the scaffold to said body vessel and a valve supporting section supporting the valve. The scaffold is substantially radially expandable from a scaffold retracted configuration to a scaffold expanded configuration. The valve supporting section is expandable over a greater range of radial expansion than the anchoring section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Ran Gilad, Frank Baylis, Youssef Bisdillah
  • Publication number: 20060122693
    Abstract: A stent valve includes a scaffold, the scaffold including interlinked struts, the scaffold having a scaffold passageway extending substantially longitudinally therethrough. The stent valve also includes a valve leaflet extending at least partially across the scaffold passageway, the valve leaflet defining a leaflet periphery. At least a portion of the leaflet periphery extends integrally from at least a portion of at least one of the struts and at least a portion of the leaflet periphery is substantially parallel to the at least a portion of said at least one of said struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Youssef Biadillah, Ran Gilad, Frank Baylis
  • Publication number: 20060122692
    Abstract: A stent valve insertable in a body vessel containing a body fluid. The stent valve includes: a valve for at least partially controlling the flow of the body fluid in the body vessel; and a scaffold, the scaffold including : an anchoring section for anchoring the scaffold to said body vessel and a valve supporting section supporting the valve. The scaffold is substantially radially expandable from a scaffold retracted configuration to a scaffold expanded configuration. The valve supporting section is expandable over a greater range of radial expansion than the anchoring section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Ran Gilad, Frank Baylis, Youssef Biadillah
  • Publication number: 20060122686
    Abstract: A stent including a substantially radially expandable scaffold including interlinked struts, the scaffold being configurable into both a retracted and an expanded configuration. In the retracted configuration, the diameter of the scaffold along at least a portion thereof is smaller than the diameter of the scaffold the expanded configuration. The stent further includes a sheath mounted to the scaffold so that at least some of the struts are embedded into the sheath. The sheath allows a substantially radial movement of the struts between the expanded and the retracted configurations with the at least some of the struts remaining embedded in the sheath during the substantially radial movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Ran Gilad, Frank Baylis, Youssef Biadillah