Patents by Inventor RINAL PATEL

RINAL PATEL 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).

  • Presenting social network connections on a search engine results page
    Patent number: 9324113
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for presenting social network connections in association with a search engine results page (SERP) are provided. Upon receipt of a search query, it is determined if the query is a name query and if social networking data associated with the user is available. If it is determined that the query is a name query and that social networking data associated with the user is available, it is determined if there is a connection match to the query. If it is determined that one or more social network connections of the user match the name query, the matching social network connection is presented in association with the SERP. Additionally, the user may add a presented social network connection as a first degree connection and/or send a message to a presented connection from the context of the SERP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Robert Scheel, Sameer Indarapu, Rinal Patel
  • PRESENTING SOCIAL NETWORK CONNECTIONS ON A SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS PAGE
    Publication number: 20130097140
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for presenting social network connections in association with a search engine results page (SERP) are provided. Upon receipt of a search query, it is determined if the query is a name query and if social networking data associated with the user is available. If it is determined that the query is a name query and that social networking data associated with the user is available, it is determined if there is a connection match to the query. If it is determined that one or more social network connections of the user match the name query, the matching social network connection is presented in association with the SERP. Additionally, the user may add a presented social network connection as a first degree connection and/or send a message to a presented connection from the context of the SERP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: ERIC ROBERT SCHEEL, SAMEER INDARAPU, RINAL PATEL