Patents by Inventor Ward Farquhar Roper

Ward Farquhar Roper 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: 10936945
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe query classification to identify appropriateness of a query. A query may be received by at least one processing device. A deep neural network (DNN) model may be applied to evaluate the query. A vector representation may be generated for query based on application of the DNN model, where the DNN model is trained to classify queries according to a plurality of categories of appropriateness. The DNN model may be utilized to classify the query in a category of appropriateness based on analysis of the vector representation. In one example, auto-complete suggestions for the query may be filtered based on the classification of the category of appropriateness. In another example, classification of the query may be provided to an entry point. In yet another example, a response to the query is managed based on the classification of the query. Other examples are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jose Carlos Almeida Santos, Paul David Arnold, Ward Farquhar Roper, Parth Gupta
  • Publication number: 20170351951
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe query classification to identify appropriateness of a query. A query may be received by at least one processing device. A deep neural network (DNN) model may be applied to evaluate the query. A vector representation may be generated for query based on application of the DNN model, where the DNN model is trained to classify queries according to a plurality of categories of appropriateness. The DNN model may be utilized to classify the query in a category of appropriateness based on analysis of the vector representation. In one example, auto-complete suggestions for the query may be filtered based on the classification of the category of appropriateness. In another example, classification of the query may be provided to an entry point. In yet another example, a response to the query is managed based on the classification of the query. Other examples are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jose Carlos Almeida Santos, Paul David Arnold, Ward Farquhar Roper, Parth Gupta