Patents by Inventor Tor Andrew IMSLAND

Tor Andrew IMSLAND 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).

  • Patent number: 11750553
    Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for surfacing email suggestions are presented. A first user account associated with a composer of an email may be identified. Core working hour and a time zone associated with that first user account may be determined. One or more recipient user accounts included in the email may be identified. Core working hours and a time zone associated with the recipient user accounts may be identified. If more than a threshold number, percentage, and/or ratio of the recipient users is not currently in core working hours when the email is being drafted/sent, a suggestion may be surfaced in association with the email to send the email at a later time when more recipient users are in their core working hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Leanna Holly Robb, Noelle Renee Beaujon, Nagendra Kalyan Nanduru, Wendy Guo, Sandeep Seri, Bichong Li, Qi Zhang, Jinkai Zhang, Siqi Yang, Tor Andrew Imsland
  • Publication number: 20230186194
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving a start date and an end date specifying a future absence or away-from-work time period for a user, generating an away from office communication specifying the away-from-work time period, retrieving via the computer a list of collaborators based on frequency and duration of recent interactions with the user, receiving via the computer a selection of collaborators from the list, identifying meetings involving the user during the away-from-work time period, generating via the computer a list of user viewable items for the user to complete prior to the away-from-work time period, and generating via the computer a list of items for the user to attend to upon return from the away-from-work time period for presentation to the user upon return.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Leanna Holly Robb, Wendy Guo, Nagendra Kalyan Nanduru, Michelle Casanova, Tor Andrew Imsland, Bichong Li, Feng Zhang, Sandeep Seri
  • Publication number: 20220385615
    Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for surfacing email suggestions are presented. A first user account associated with a composer of an email may be identified. Core working hour and a time zone associated with that first user account may be determined. One or more recipient user accounts included in the email may be identified. Core working hours and a time zone associated with the recipient user accounts may be identified. If more than a threshold number, percentage, and/or ratio of the recipient users is not currently in core working hours when the email is being drafted/sent, a suggestion may be surfaced in association with the email to send the email at a later time when more recipient users are in their core working hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Leanna Holly ROBB, Noelle Renee BEAUJON, Nagendra Kalyan NANDURU, Wendy GUO, Sandeep SERI, Bichong LI, Qi ZHANG, Jinkai ZHANG, Siqi YANG, Tor Andrew IMSLAND