Ramez N Naam

US Patent:

7406659, Jul 29, 2008

Filed:

Nov 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/995224

Inventors:

Adrian Conor Klein - Seattle WA, US
Marcelo Aizenstein Furman Calbucci - Redmond WA, US
Jerald Lee Hittle - Woodville WA, US
Ramez Naam - Seattle WA, US
Jeffrey Carey Reynar - Woodinville WA, US
Ziyi Wang - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715273, 715234

Abstract:

A system and methods to incorporate, distribute, and execute associated links in online content is provided. The invention contemplates client side processing of online content received from one or more cooperating content servers to incorporate associated links by a client side computing application for display to participating users. The associated links when interacted offer one or more actions including but not limited to offering additional relevant content, executing cooperating applications, and performing searches. The processing of the online content is accomplished by parsing the content and comparing the content with a predefined list of associated links. If a match occurs, the associated link is incorporated for use. The invention further contemplates the automated update of the predefined list of associated links.

US Patent:

7472119, Dec 30, 2008

Filed:

Jun 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/171773

Inventors:

James Dai - Redmond WA, US
Ramez Naam - Seattle WA, US
Saleel Sathe - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/06
G06F 7/10
G06F 7/22

US Classification:

707 5, 707 2, 7071041

Abstract:

A method prioritizes search results provided to a client according to client satisfaction with previous search results. The method tracks client activity with respect to the previous search results, determines individual client satisfaction for each item according to the tracked client activity, and provides one or more of the items determined to have a high client satisfaction. A user interface provides prioritized search results to a client according to client satisfaction with a previous search similar to the current search. The user interface comprises an item display of at least one item determined to have a high client satisfaction level and at least one item not determined to have a high client satisfaction level.

US Patent:

7487144, Feb 3, 2009

Filed:

May 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/420108

Inventors:

Darren A. Shakib - North Bend WA, US
Ramez Naam - Seattle WA, US
Gary William Flake - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707 3, 707 7, 707 5, 707 10

Abstract:

A method and system is provided for automatically presenting search results from user-created search verticals or search macros in response to general web-search queries. A general web-search query is received and a set of user-created search verticals is initially identified using keywords contained in the query. A subset of target user-created search verticals is identified using factors such as whether the user has installed a tab for a particular vertical in a customized user interface, whether the search query has been used in a particular search vertical with a high frequency, and an overall or query-specific customer satisfaction rating for a particular search vertical. The search results can be presented as inline answers or inline suggestions on a common display with general search results obtained for the general search query.

US Patent:

7526476, Apr 28, 2009

Filed:

Mar 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/078590

Inventors:

Ramez Naam - Seattle WA, US
Christopher B. Weare - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 5

Abstract:

A system and related techniques generate alternative search terms derived from a set of search results. A user may input a set of search terms such as keywords or other inputs, and receive a set of search results back. In addition, the set of search results may have a set of selectable alternative search links associated thereto. The association of each selectable alternative search link and the set of search results depends on the evaluated distinctiveness of alternative information content of a search result Web page against other search results. In embodiments an attribute or attribute of a result may be assessed for inclusion as an alternative search attributes based on the attribute's deviation from an average of the attributes of the set of search results. A user may select the alternative search suggestion and be presented with an updated set of search results related to the alternative search attributes.

US Patent:

7562068, Jul 14, 2009

Filed:

Jun 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/879046

Inventors:

Ramez Naam - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 3, 707 5, 707 6

Abstract:

A method and system are provided for ranking search results based on user preferences. The method includes monitoring user selections in response to user receipt of search results and tracking metadata related to user selections for user selections that exhibit a threshold satisfaction level. The method additionally includes storing the tracked metadata as user preferences and adjusting a ranking mechanism to increase the weight of user preferences in order to increase a ranking for search results that exhibit user preferences. The method additionally includes storing the user selections and the keyword search upon determining that the user selections exceed a threshold satisfaction level. The method may utilize the stored user selections and keyword search upon receiving a repeat search to alter presentation of new search results to the user.

US Patent:

7725449, May 25, 2010

Filed:

Dec 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/001134

Inventors:

Ramez Naam - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707706, 707999003, 715237

Abstract:

A system and method are provided for customizing search result descriptions for results returned by a search engine. The search result descriptions may be obtained through a search over a computer network. The system includes a search result description request component for enabling selection of particular data for retrieval by the search engine. The system additionally includes a search result description generator for retrieving and returning the requested data. The system also includes a search result description renderer for displaying search result descriptions in a selected manner.

US Patent:

7739221, Jun 15, 2010

Filed:

Jun 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/427303

Inventors:

Stephen Lawler - Redmond WA, US
Eric J. Horvitz - Kirkland WA, US
Joshua T. Goodman - Redmond WA, US
Anoop Gupta - Seattle WA, US
Christopher A. Meek - Kirkland WA, US
Eric D. Brill - Redmond WA, US
Gary W. Flake - Bellevue WA, US
Ramez Naam - Seattle WA, US
Surajit Chaudhuri - Redmond WA, US
Oliver Hurst-Hiller - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 4, 707711

Abstract:

A system that can analyze a multi-dimensional input thereafter establishing a search query based upon extracted features from the input. In a particular example, an image can be used as an input to a search mechanism. Pattern recognition and image analysis can be applied to the image thereafter establishing a search query that corresponds to features extracted from the image input. The system can also facilitate indexing multi-dimensional searchable items thereby making them available to be retrieved as results to a search query. More particularly, the system can employ text analysis, pattern and/or speech recognition mechanisms to extract features from searchable items. These extracted features can be employed to index the searchable items.

US Patent:

7792821, Sep 7, 2010

Filed:

Jun 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/427693

Inventors:

Darren A. Shakib - North Bend WA, US
Gary William Flake - Bellevue WA, US
Ramez Naam - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707714, 707749, 707999005

Abstract:

A method and system is provided for automatically displaying a search-refinement user interface based on structure identified in search results in response to unstructured search queries. A list of search results obtained by a search engine is analyzed to determined whether a structure threshold is satisfied. If the threshold is met, then search-refinement options are displayed on a common display with the search results to allow the user to filter the search results according to the structure identified in the results. The user interface can receive filter and sort requests from the user to further refine the search results based on overlapping schema attributes or other shared-structure elements identified in the search results.