Patents by Inventor SUBHOJIT SOM

SUBHOJIT SOM 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).

  • Reference resolution
    Patent number: 9430586
    Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage media are provided for reference resolution. The present invention seeks to resolve entities in conversational search. To enable a more natural conversational search interaction, referential expressions such as pronouns are handled in queries. A component keeps track of previous queries and performs reference resolution based on an entity in the previous query and reformulates the query using an identifier for the referenced entity. Reference resolution may be performed for pronouns, plural pronouns, partial names, across domains, and on any device or platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Coll, Florin Folta, Yan Ke, Jingfeng Li, Venkat Sankepally, Subhojit Som, Ze Tian
  • REFERENCE RESOLUTION
    Publication number: 20150286685
    Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage media are provided for reference resolution. The present invention seeks to resolve entities in conversational search. To enable a more natural conversational search interaction, referential expressions such as pronouns are handled in queries. A component keeps track of previous queries and performs reference resolution based on an entity in the previous query and reformulates the query using an identifier for the referenced entity. Reference resolution may be performed for pronouns, plural pronouns, partial names, across domains, and on any device or platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: ALEXANDER COLL, FLORIN FOLTA, YAN KE, JINGFENG LI, VENKAT SANKEPALLY, SUBHOJIT SOM, ZE TIAN