Patents by Inventor Ryan Frederick Stewart

Ryan Frederick Stewart 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).

  • Publication number: 20220366904
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first user input comprising a wake word associated with an assistant xbot from a first client system, setting the assistant xbot into a listening mode, wherein a continuous non-visual feedback is provided via the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the listening mode, receiving a second user input comprising a user utterance from the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the listening mode, determining the second user input has ended based on a completion of the user utterance, and setting the assistant xbot into an inactive mode, wherein the non-visual feedback is discontinued via the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the inactive mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Leif Haven Martinson, David Levison, Heath William Black, Ryan Frederick Stewart, Tara Ramanan, Samuel Steele Noertker
  • Patent number: 8145622
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies for improved query classification and processing are provided herein. As described herein, a query prediction model can be constructed from a set of training data (e.g., diagnostic data obtained from an automatic diagnostic system and/or other suitable data) using a machine learning-based technique. Subsequently upon receiving a query, a set of features corresponding to the query, such as the length and/or frequency of the query, unigram probabilities of respective words and/or groups of words in the query, presence of pre-designated words or phrases in the query, or the like, can be generated. The generated features can then be analyzed in combination with the query prediction model to classify the query by predicting whether the query is aimed at a head Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or a tail URL. Based on this prediction, an appropriate index or combination of indexes can be assigned to answer the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxin Yin, Vijay Ravindran Nair, Ryan Frederick Stewart, Fang Liu, Junhua Wang, Tiffany Kumi Dohzen, Yi-Min Wang
  • Publication number: 20100179929
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies for improved query classification and processing are provided herein. As described herein, a query prediction model can be constructed from a set of training data (e.g., diagnostic data obtained from an automatic diagnostic system and/or other suitable data) using a machine learning-based technique. Subsequently upon receiving a query, a set of features corresponding to the query, such as the length and/or frequency of the query, unigram probabilities of respective words and/or groups of words in the query, presence of pre-designated words or phrases in the query, or the like, can be generated. The generated features can then be analyzed in combination with the query prediction model to classify the query by predicting whether the query is aimed at a head Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or a tail URL. Based on this prediction, an appropriate index or combination of indexes can be assigned to answer the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxin Yin, Vijay Ravindran Nair, Ryan Frederick Stewart, Fang Liu, Junhua Wang, Tiffany Kumi Dohzen, Yi-Min Wang