Patents by Inventor Vincent ETTER

Vincent ETTER 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: 20240005089
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for document auto-completion. In an aspect, an instruction for creating a document may be received. The document may be presented in response to the instruction, at least a first section in the document including content suggested according to context information associated with the document. An edit operation to the document may be received. Content suggested in response to the edit operation may be presented in at least a second section in the document. In another aspect, context information associated with completion of a document may be identified. Content of at least one section in the document may be generated, the content being suggested based at least on the context information. The content may be presented in the at least one section in the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Si Meng, Jinge Yao, Chin-Yew Lin, Zhang Li, Fangrong Chen, Tao Wu, Sun Mao, Vincent Etter, Genglin Huang, Jing Liu, Peter Kurt Allenspach, Bogdan Popp
  • Patent number: 11797756
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used for document auto-completion. In an aspect, an instruction for creating a document may be received. The document may be presented in response to the instruction, at least a first section in the document including content suggested according to context information associated with the document. An edit operation to the document may be received. Content suggested in response to the edit operation may be presented in at least a second section in the document. In another aspect, context information associated with completion of a document may be identified. Content of at least one section in the document may be generated, the content being suggested based at least on the context information. The content may be presented in the at least one section in the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Si Meng, Jinge Yao, Chin-Yew Lin, Zhang Li, Fangrong Chen, Tao Wu, Sun Mao, Vincent Etter, Genglin Huang, Jing Liu, Peter Kurt Allenspach, Bogdan Popp
  • Publication number: 20220138410
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for document auto-completion. In an aspect, an instruction for creating a document may be received. The document may be presented in response to the instruction, at least a first section in the document including content suggested according to context information associated with the document. An edit operation to the document may be received. Content suggested in response to the edit operation may be presented in at least a second section in the document. In another aspect, context information associated with completion of a document may be identified. Content of at least one section in the document may be generated, the content being suggested based at least on the context information. The content may be presented in the at least one section in the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Si Meng, Jinge YAO, Chin-Yew Lin, Zhang Li, Fangrong Chen, Tao Wu, Sun Mao, Vincent Etter, Genglin Huang, Jing LIU, Peter Kurt ALLENSPACH, Bogdan POPP
  • Patent number: 11017045
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a personalized user interface and personalized search suggestions when using an application is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for providing a personalized user interface such as a personalized menu for an application and examining a history of the user's usage of the application, a history of other user's usage of the application, and/or the content of the current document in the application, before identifying one or more suggested options offered by the application based on one or more of these factors. A list may then be generated and provided for being displayed as part of the personalized user interface. Upon receiving an indication of a user's intent to perform a search within the application, the user's usage history, usage history of users with similar activities, and/or content of the current document may be examined to provide the user with a list of search suggestions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Madeline Schuster Kleiner, Bernhard Kohlmeier, Daniel Fairweather, Tomasz Lukasz Religa, Pankaj Gaur, Vincent Etter, Geoffrey John Hulten, Jignesh Shah, Robert Rounthwaite
  • Publication number: 20200159862
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a personalized user interface and personalized search suggestions when using an application is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for providing a personalized user interface such as a personalized menu for an application and examining a history of the user's usage of the application, a history of other user's usage of the application, and/or the content of the current document in the application, before identifying one or more suggested options offered by the application based on one or more of these factors. A list may then be generated and provided for being displayed as part of the personalized user interface. Upon receiving an indication of a user's intent to perform a search within the application, the user's usage history, usage history of users with similar activities, and/or content of the current document may be examined to provide the user with a list of search suggestions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Madeline Schuster KLEINER, Bernhard KOHLMEIER, Daniel FAIRWEATHER, Tomasz Lukasz RELIGA, Pankaj GAUR, Vincent ETTER, Geoffrey John HULTEN, Jignesh SHAH, Robert ROUNTHWAITE