Michael S Kaplan

US Patent:

7941311, May 10, 2011

Filed:

Oct 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/691424

Inventors:

Michael S. Kaplan - Redmond WA, US
Catherine Ann Wissink - Medina WA, US
Julie D. Bennett - Medina WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/20

US Classification:

704 8, 704 9, 704 10, 704 4, 704500, 341106, 341107, 341 63, 341 51, 709247, 382229, 382239, 700 83, 524494, 715201

Abstract:

A system and method is provided for handling the collation of linguistic symbols of different languages that may have various types of compressions (e. g. , from 2-to-1 to 8-to-1). A symbol table of the symbols identified as Unicode code points is generated, with each symbol tagged with a highest compression type of that symbol by sorting the compression tables of the various languages. During a sorting operation with respect to a given string, the tag of a symbol in the string is checked to identify the highest compression type of compressions beginning with that symbol, and the compression tables for the language with compression types equal or lower than the highest compression type of the symbol are searched using a binary search method to find a matching compression for the symbols in the string. A common search module is used to perform binary searches through compression tables of different compression types.

US Patent:

8041021, Oct 18, 2011

Filed:

Aug 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/217100

Inventors:

Michael Y. Xu - Raleigh NC, US
Michael Kaplan - Cary NC, US
Raghavendra G. Rao - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

Tekelec - Morrisville NC

International Classification:

H04M 7/00

US Classification:

37922108, 379230, 37922104, 37922001, 37922109, 37922112

Abstract:

The subject matter disclosed herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting among different global title translation modes based on a message originator and performing global title translation based on the selected mode. According to one method, a global title translation mode is selected based on a message originator. A global title translation lookup is performed in accordance with the selected mode. If the global title translation according to the selected mode fails, a lookup may be performed according to at least one additional mode in a global title translation mode hierarchy.

US Patent:

8479112, Jul 2, 2013

Filed:

May 13, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/436232

Inventors:

Joshua Clow - Bellevue WA, US
Ravipal Soin - Sammamish WA, US
Robert A. Dain - Redmond WA, US
Michael S. Kaplan - Redmond WA, US
Wei Wu - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715773, 715202, 715236, 345171, 345173

Abstract:

Multiple language inputs may be provided to various applications programs and/or threads in a computer system. Such inputs may be directed to various software systems on the computer for further processing, wherein the software systems provide language-specific processing. Each application program and/or thread within an application program active on or accessible by the computer may have a different selected input language. More specifically, systems, methods, and computer-readable media for this process may include: (a) determining an input language for a first application program accepting input through a computer; and (b) selecting at least one software system capable of accepting or operating on at least some of the input based, at least in part, on the input language determined for the first application program. The software system(s) may include at least one member selected from the group of: a soft keyboard generator, a handwriting recognizer, and a speech recognizer. In some examples, the input language of various software systems on the computer may be tied to the input language of another software system, such as the soft keyboard.

US Patent:

20060100857, May 11, 2006

Filed:

Nov 5, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/981891

Inventors:

Catherine Wissink - Medina WA, US
Michael Kaplan - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/21

US Classification:

704010000

Abstract:

A user interface is provided to facilitate a collation creation process that automatically establishes collation support for sorted linguistic data. Through this user interface, the provider of the sorted linguistic data may participate in the collation creation process by answering queries concerning the sorted linguistic data. The provider's input is integrated into the sorted linguistic data before the collation creation process is applied to the sorted linguistic data. The user interface enables the interaction between the provider of the sorted linguistic data and the collation creation process. The user interface provides information concerning the sorted linguistic data, such as Unicode codepoints and character properties. The user interface provides visual cues identifying distinctions among the strings in the sorted linguistic data.

US Patent:

20060101015, May 11, 2006

Filed:

Nov 5, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/981843

Inventors:

Catherine Wissink - Medina WA, US
Michael Kaplan - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707006000

Abstract:

A collation creation process is provided to automatically establish collation support for sorted linguistic data. The sorted linguistic data is examined to determine if it matches an existing collation support. If not, a new collation support is created for the sorted linguistic data. The provider of the sorted linguistic data may participate in the collation creation process by answering queries concerning the sorted linguistic data. The provider's input is integrated into the sorted linguistic data before the collation creation process is applied to the sorted linguistic data. A user interface is provided that enables the interaction between the provider of the sorted linguistic data and the collation creation process. The user interface provides visual cues identifying distinctions among the strings in the sorted linguistic data.

US Patent:

20090030903, Jan 29, 2009

Filed:

Feb 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/028725

Inventors:

Catherine A. Wissink - Medina WA, US
Michael S. Kaplan - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 6, 707E17017

Abstract:

A collation creation process is provided to automatically establish collation support for sorted linguistic data. The sorted linguistic data is examined to determine if it matches an existing collation support. If not, a new collation support is created for the sorted linguistic data. The provider of the sorted linguistic data may participate in the collation creation process by answering queries concerning the sorted linguistic data. The provider's input is integrated into the sorted linguistic data before the collation creation process is applied to the sorted linguistic data. A user interface is provided that enables the interaction between the provider of the sorted linguistic data and the collation creation process. The user interface provides visual cues identifying distinctions among the strings in the sorted linguistic data.

US Patent:

20130067399, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Sep 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/228931

Inventors:

Brendan D. Elliott - Redmond WA, US
Marc Wautier - Seattle WA, US
Michael S. Kaplan - Redmond WA, US
Kwong K. Leung - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715800, 715830

Abstract:

Semantic zoom techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described that may be utilized by a user to navigate to content of interest. These techniques may also include a variety of different features, such as to support semantic swaps and zooming “in” and “out.” These techniques may also include a variety of different input features, such as to support gestures, cursor-control device, and keyboard inputs. A variety of other features are also supported as further described in the detailed description and figures.

US Patent:

20130297289, Nov 7, 2013

Filed:

Jul 1, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/932940

Inventors:

RAVIPAL SOIN - SAMMAMISH WA, US
ROBERT A. DAIN - REDMOND WA, US
MICHAEL S. KAPLAN - REDMOND WA, US
WEI WU - KIRKLAND WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 8

Abstract:

Multiple language inputs may be provided to various applications programs and/or threads in a computer system. Such inputs may be directed to various software systems on the computer for further processing, wherein the software systems provide language-specific processing. Each application program and/or thread within an application program accessible by the computer may have a different selected input language. More specifically, systems, methods, and computer-readable media for this process may include: (a) determining an input language for a first application program accepting input through a computer; and (b) selecting at least one software system capable of accepting or operating on at least some of the input based, at least in part, on the input language determined for the first application program. In some examples, the input language of various software systems on the computer may be tied to the input language of another software system, such as the soft keyboard.