Patents by Inventor Richard G. Ramirez

Richard G. Ramirez 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: 10719889
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are provided for implementing secondary profiles for members of an online application or service. Each member has a corresponding primary profile populated by the member, and a secondary profile populated with information from data sources other than the member. Each fact or entry in the secondary (or inferred) profile is accompanied by a confidence score reflecting confidence in the source of the fact, confidence that the fact is correctly associated with this member, and/or other factors. A given fact may be obtained or extracted from multiple sources, with each copy or version assigned a separate confidence score. In response to a request to identify members having a particular attribute, in addition to identifying members that have the attribute in their primary profiles, members having the attribute in their secondary profiles may be identified if the corresponding confidence scores are greater than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tobias M. Hauth, Paul M. Tyma, Guanchao Wang, David Siuwai Lau, Sowmitra Thallapragada, Richard G. Ramirez, Pratik Daga
  • Patent number: 10470542
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for mounting mobile computing devices, such as smart phones, electronic tablets, etc., to objects for hand-free viewing. For example, a cover assembly for a mobile computing device includes a protective cover configured to connect to a mobile computing device, and an adhesive film stack coupled to a backside of the first protective cover. The adhesive film stack includes a stack of individual dry adhesive strips, wherein each individual dry adhesive strip is configured to adhere to a surface of a target object to mount the protective cover to the surface of the object with the mobile computing device attached to the protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventors: Richard G. Ramirez, Marissa L. Gaster, Brent Kleinman
  • Patent number: 10331682
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are provided for implementing secondary profiles for members of an online application or service. Each member has a corresponding primary profile populated by the member, and a secondary profile populated with information from data sources other than the member. Each fact or entry in the secondary (or inferred) profile is accompanied by a confidence score reflecting confidence in the source of the fact, confidence that the fact is correctly associated with this member, and/or other factors. A given fact may be obtained or extracted from multiple sources, with each copy or version assigned a separate confidence score. In response to a request to identify members having a particular attribute, in addition to identifying members that have the attribute in their primary profiles, members having the attribute in their secondary profiles may be identified if the corresponding confidence scores are greater than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Richard G. Ramirez, Pratik Daga, Tobias M. Hauth, Paul M. Tyma, Guanchao Wang, David Siuwai Lau, Sowmitra Thallapragada
  • Publication number: 20180055170
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for mounting mobile computing devices, such as smart phones, electronic tablets, etc., to objects for hand-free viewing. For example, a cover assembly for a mobile computing device includes a protective cover configured to connect to a mobile computing device, and an adhesive film stack coupled to a backside of the first protective cover. The adhesive film stack includes a stack of individual dry adhesive strips, wherein each individual dry adhesive strip is configured to adhere to a surface of a target object to mount the protective cover to the surface of the object with the mobile computing device attached to the protective cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Richard G. Ramirez, Marissa L. Gaster, Brent Kleinman
  • Publication number: 20170308807
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are provided for implementing secondary profiles for members of an online application or service. Each member has a corresponding primary profile populated by the member, and a secondary profile populated with information from data sources other than the member. Each fact or entry in the secondary (or inferred) profile is accompanied by a confidence score reflecting confidence in the source of the fact, confidence that the fact is correctly associated with this member, and/or other factors. A given fact may be obtained or extracted from multiple sources, with each copy or version assigned a separate confidence score. In response to a request to identify members having a particular attribute, in addition to identifying members that have the attribute in their primary profiles, members having the attribute in their secondary profiles may be identified if the corresponding confidence scores are greater than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Tobias M. Hauth, Paul M. Tyma, Guanchao Wang, David Siuwai Lau, Sowmitra Thallapragada, Richard G. Ramirez, Pratik Daga
  • Publication number: 20170308534
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are provided for implementing secondary profiles for members of an online application or service. Each member has a corresponding primary profile populated by the member, and a secondary profile populated with information from data sources other than the member. Each fact or entry in the secondary (or inferred) profile is accompanied by a confidence score reflecting confidence in the source of the fact, confidence that the fact is correctly associated with this member, and/or other factors. A given fact may be obtained or extracted from multiple sources, with each copy or version assigned a separate confidence score. In response to a request to identify members having a particular attribute, in addition to identifying members that have the attribute in their primary profiles, members having the attribute in their secondary profiles may be identified if the corresponding confidence scores are greater than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Richard G. Ramirez, Pratik Daga, Tobias M. Hauth, Paul M. Tyma, Guanchao Wang, David Siuwai Lau, Sowmitra Thallapragada