Patents by Inventor Seth D. FOX

Seth D. FOX 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 content updates based on contextual information in a collaborative environment
    Patent number: 11042575
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting content updates in a collaborative computing environment. One system includes a memory storing content and annotations generated in the collaborative computing environment an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The electronic processor is configured to retrieve, from the memory, a plurality of annotations associated with a document. The electronic processor is configured to assign a relevancy score to each of the plurality of annotations based on at least one relevancy factor associated with the annotation. The electronic processor is configured to determine a subset of the plurality of annotations from the plurality of annotations based on the relevancy score for each annotation. The electronic processor is configured to display the subset of the plurality of annotations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Seth D. Fox, Daniel P. Costenaro, Erez Kikin Gil
  • PRESENTING CONTENT UPDATES BASED ON CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20200301951
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting content updates in a collaborative computing environment. One system includes a memory storing content and annotations generated in the collaborative computing environment an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The electronic processor is configured to retrieve, from the memory, a plurality of annotations associated with a document. The electronic processor is configured to assign a relevancy score to each of the plurality of annotations based on at least one relevancy factor associated with the annotation. The electronic processor is configured to determine a subset of the plurality of annotations from the plurality of annotations based on the relevancy score for each annotation. The electronic processor is configured to display the subset of the plurality of annotations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Seth D. FOX, Daniel P. COSTENARO, Erez KIKIN GIL