Patents by Inventor Steven Ickman

Steven Ickman 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).

  • IDENTIFYING AND RECOMMENDING EXPERTS USING SHARED QUERIES AND INTERACTIONS
    Publication number: 20120290605
    Abstract: When a user enters an information retrieval query, a topic feed is generated for publication or distribution to a set of followers or recipients who have elected to receive the topic feed from the user or based on the subject matter content of the query. The topic feed is distributed and includes the query. Experts in subject matter can be identified based on the user's queries and other text in the topic feed that the followers interact with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Ickman, Thomas Matthew Laird-McConnell, William Lawrence Portnoy, Christopher McConnell, Lili Cheng, David Arthur Raskino, Gregory Scott Melander
  • Searching a file open dialog using a namespace extension
    Publication number: 20070043700
    Abstract: Methods and systems for method for modifying a File Open dialog to enable searching for a file. The method includes writing a namespace extension. Next a custom view is built within the File Open dialog box using the namespace extension. The custom view allows a user input a keyword or phrase within the customized File Open dialog box. Searching then occurs for the file indicated by the user search input using the Desktop Search. The search results are then displayed the within the File Open dialog box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Dawson, Steven Ickman
  • System and method for providing query assistance
    Publication number: 20060195435
    Abstract: A system and method provide real time query assistance from a search engine to a user formulating a query. The system may include stored corpus information that provides a detailed description of a corpus, a user input detection component for incrementally detecting user input and a corpus search component for searching the corpus upon detection of each increment in order to provide query completion options. The system may further include a user interaction component for providing the user with selectable options after each detection cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Laird-McConnell, Steven Ickman
  • Method and system for performing secondary search actions based on primary search result attributes
    Publication number: 20060179039
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for enhancing an initial set of data values generated by a query of one or more data stores. File parameters and file types are retrieved from the initial query and used to generate a second set of searches, actions, and information related to the initial set of data values. The results from the initial query and the secondary query are displayed on a presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Neel Murarka, Michael Belshe, Steven Ickman, David Dawson, Dane Glasgow
  • Semantic canvas
    Publication number: 20060129379
    Abstract: A system for synchronizing a natural language input element and a graphical user interface has a synchronization engine. The synchronization engine is adapted to monitor user interactions with the natural language input element and the graphical user interface and to synchronize the natural language input element and the graphical user interface responsive to the user interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Ramsey, Christopher McConnell, David Dawson, Jonas Barklund, Steven Ickman, Thomas Laird-McConnell