Karen M Cross

US Patent:

8160881, Apr 17, 2012

Filed:

Dec 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/334590

Inventors:

Matthew M. Klee - Lynnfield MA, US
Karen M. Cross - Mountain View CA, US
Brian J. Murphy - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 13/08

US Classification:

704260

Abstract:

Pronunciation generation may be provided. First, a pronunciation interface may be provided. The pronunciation interface may be configured to display a word and a plurality of alternatives corresponding to a one of a plurality of parts of the word. The plurality of parts may comprise phonemes or syllables of the word. Next, pronunciation data may be received through the pronunciation interface. The pronunciation data may indicate one of the plurality of alternatives. Then a pronunciation of the word may be generated based upon the received pronunciation data. The pronunciation may correspond to the indicated one of the plurality of alternatives. In addition, the pronunciation data may indicate which one of the plurality of parts of the word is stressed. This stress indication may be received in response to a user sliding a user selectable element to indicate which one of the plurality of parts of the word is stressed.

US Patent:

8504621, Aug 6, 2013

Filed:

Oct 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/925702

Inventors:

Joseph Ruff - Mountain View CA, US
Robert P. Starling - Mountain View CA, US
Michael D. Trinkala - Sunnyvale CA, US
Karen M. Cross - Mountain View CA, US
Brandon W. Porter - Auburn WA, US
Gary Clayton - Daly City CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

Systems and methods for facilitating a decision-making process are disclosed. In one aspect of the present disclosure, in response to receiving a request to facilitate a decision making process, the decision-making agent participates in a communications thread where users are attempting to reach a decision regarding a business to frequent and/or an activity to partake. Since group activities are oftentimes scheduled via common communication threads, the decision-making agent can intervene in such communication threads, when requested, and assist the participating users in making a decision or making informed suggestions toward reaching an agreement.

US Patent:

8548130, Oct 1, 2013

Filed:

Jan 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/351436

Inventors:

Lisa J. Stifelman - Palo Alto CA, US
Karen M. Cross - Mountain View CA, US
Sarah Caplener - Santa Cruz CA, US
Rajeev Khurana - Santa Clara CA, US
Anne K. Sullivan - San Francisco CA, US
Rao Surapaneni - San Jose CA, US
Justin B. Ward - San Francisco CA, US
Angus Macdonald Davis - Providence RI, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04M 1/64
H04M 1/56
H04M 15/06

US Classification:

379 8812, 379 8822, 37914201

Abstract:

Information associated with messages and/or missed calls is provided to a subscriber. Calls received but not answered by the subscriber may be monitored. Each monitored call is classified as one of a missed call and a message. The monitored calls may be summarized based on a customizable rule set to create a summary. The summary is provided to the subscriber via, for example, a voice notification.

US Patent:

8600033, Dec 3, 2013

Filed:

Dec 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/617104

Inventors:

Karen M. Cross - Mountain View CA, US
Andrea Klein - Mountain View CA, US
Anne K. Sullivan - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04M 3/42

US Classification:

37921801, 37920712

Abstract:

A system may receive a request for a business listing, and search a database to identify a set of business listings based on the request. The system may also identify at least one previously requested business or residential listing, and select and/or present one or more of the business listings based on a geographic location associated with the at least one previously requested business or residential listing.

US Patent:

20070133771, Jun 14, 2007

Filed:

Dec 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/301238

Inventors:

Lisa Stifelman - Palo Alto CA, US
Karen Cross - Mountain View CA, US
Sarah Caplener - Santa Cruz CA, US
Rajeev Khurana - Santa Clara CA, US
Anne Sullivan - San Francisco CA, US
Rao Surapaneni - San Jose CA, US
Justin Ward - San Francisco CA, US
Angus Davis - Providence RI, US

International Classification:

H04M 15/06
H04M 1/56

US Classification:

379142010

Abstract:

Information associated with messages and/or missed calls is provided to a subscriber. Calls received but not answered by the subscriber may be monitored. Each monitored call is classified as one of a missed call and a message. The monitored calls may be summarized based on a customizable rule set to create a summary. The summary is provided to the subscriber via, for example, a voice notification.

US Patent:

20090125499, May 14, 2009

Filed:

Nov 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/938125

Inventors:

Karen M. Cross - Mountain View CA, US
Lisa J. Stifelman - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707 5, 7071041, 707E17017, 707E17001

Abstract:

Systems and methods of a machine-moderated mobile social networking for managing queries are disclosed here. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of receiving queries from a mobile device and intelligently distributing the queries among users that are deemed suitable to provide useful insight to the queries. The queries are typically questions asked by potential patrons regarding specific venues, patrons looking for specific businesses and/or events that fit their specific criteria, by way of example but not limitation, geography, locale, type of cuisine, ambience, music, etc. In most instances, a consumer can send the query from a portable device (e.g., cell phone, Blackberry, telephone, iPhone, Treo, etc.) in various formats (e.g., SMS text, voice call, USSD message, IM, and/or email, etc.) to a predetermined phone number and/or other types of address identifiers.

US Patent:

20100056100, Mar 4, 2010

Filed:

Sep 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/204727

Inventors:

Adam Elman - Sunnyvale CA, US
Karen M. Cross - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04W 4/00
H04M 3/42

US Classification:

4554041, 4554141

Abstract:

Systems and methods of rules-based association of a phone number with one or more destination locations are disclosed here. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of associating a phone number with one or more destination locations based on a set of rules and receiving a request from a user using the phone number. The request is associated with accessing a set of directions to at least one of the one or more destination locations. The method may further include, identifying an originating location associated with the request received from the user, and providing the user with at least one of the sets of directions to the one or more destination locations from the originating location.

US Patent:

20130054238, Feb 28, 2013

Filed:

Aug 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/219891

Inventors:

Michael Bodell - Santa Clara CA, US
John Bain - Federal Way CA, US
Robert Chambers - Sammamish WA, US
Karen M. Cross - Santa Barbara CA, US
Michael Kim - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nick Gedge - Redmond WA, US
Daniel Frederick Penn - Sammamish WA, US
Kunal Patel - Sammamish WA, US
Edward Mark Tecot - Sunnyvale CA, US
Jeremy C. Waltmunson - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/26

US Classification:

704235, 704E15044

Abstract:

Input context for a statistical dialog manager may be provided. Upon receiving a spoken query from a user, the query may be categorized according to at least one context clue. The spoken query may then be converted to text according to a statistical dialog manager associated with the category of the query and a response to the spoken query may be provided to the user.