Patents by Inventor Richard David Tunnicliffe

Richard David Tunnicliffe 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: 11899904
    Abstract: A text input system is described for inputting text to a computing device. The text input system has a memory storing a composing region comprising a plurality of text items selected by a user for potential input into the computing device. The text input system has a composing region updater which detects one of the plurality of text items as being a designated symbol. The composing region updater is configured to detect a corrective action acting to correct associated text associated with the selected text items and, when the corrective action is detected, to return the plurality of text items including the designated symbol to the composing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Marisa Clare Montaldi, Richard David Tunnicliffe, Alice Elizabeth Rosam
  • Patent number: 10754441
    Abstract: A text input system is described for inputting text to a computing device. The text input system has a memory storing first evidence comprising text selected by a user for input to the computing device in a first attempt by a user to input intended text. The memory stores second evidence comprising either information about text deleted by the user or text selected by the user in a second attempt at inputting the intended text. The text input system has an input model configured to combine at least the first and second evidence to produce combined evidence; and a text predictor configured to take the combined evidence as input and use the combined evidence to compute a plurality of predicted text items for input to the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Marisa Clare Montaldi, Joseph Osborne, Richard David Tunnicliffe, Jessica Margaret Pumphrey
  • Patent number: 10417332
    Abstract: The description relates to predicting text based on multiple user attempts at inputting text. One example can include a computing device comprising a user interface. In this example, the user interface is configured to receive evidence from a first user attempt at inputting text and configured to receive evidence from a second user attempt at inputting the text. The computing device also includes a text prediction engine configured to combine the evidence from the first user attempt at inputting the text and the evidence from the second user attempt at inputting the text to predict the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bo-June Paul Hsu, Richard David Tunnicliffe
  • Publication number: 20180314343
    Abstract: A text input system is described for inputting text to a computing device. The text input system has a memory storing first evidence comprising text selected by a user for input to the computing device in a first attempt by a user to input intended text. The memory stores second evidence comprising either information about text deleted by the user or text selected by the user in a second attempt at inputting the intended text. The text input system has an input model configured to combine at least the first and second evidence to produce combined evidence; and a text predictor configured to take the combined evidence as input and use the combined evidence to compute a plurality of predicted text items for input to the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Marisa Clare MONTALDI, Joseph OSBORNE, Richard David TUNNICLIFFE, Jessica Margaret PUMPHREY
  • Publication number: 20180300021
    Abstract: A text input system is described for inputting text to a computing device. The text input system has a memory storing a composing region comprising a plurality of text items selected by a user for potential input into the computing device. The text input system has a composing region updater which detects one of the plurality of text items as being a designated symbol. The composing region updater is configured to detect a corrective action acting to correct associated text associated with the selected text items and, when the corrective action is detected, to return the plurality of text items including the designated symbol to the composing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Marisa Clare MONTALDI, Richard David TUNNICLIFFE, Alice Elizabeth ROSAM
  • Publication number: 20180173691
    Abstract: The description relates to predicting text based on multiple user attempts at inputting text. One example can include a computing device comprising a user interface. In this example, the user interface is configured to receive evidence from a first user attempt at inputting text and configured to receive evidence from a second user attempt at inputting the text. The computing device also includes a text prediction engine configured to combine the evidence from the first user attempt at inputting the text and the evidence from the second user attempt at inputting the text to predict the text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Bo-June Paul Hsu, Richard David Tunnicliffe