公开(公告)号：US11093870B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US15893510

申请日：2018-02-09

Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

Inventor： Benjamin Gustav Wilde ,  Patrick Michael Gan ,  Douglas Lane Milvaney

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06F40/295

Abstract: The techniques describe a tool that finds people to help answer a question that arises while a user is consuming content of a file. As the user consumes the content, the techniques identify a signal that indicates an issue (e.g., a question). The signal can be added or somehow inserted into the underlying content of the file based on user input. The techniques determine a portion of the content associated with the signal. The portion of the content, along with any other information provided via the user input, is analyzed to determine a context of the issue. For example, natural language processing techniques can parse text or speech to understand the subject matter. The techniques then access a resolution resource (e.g., a professional network) to identify people that are likely capable of providing assistance, and the people are suggested to the user.

公开(公告)号：US10606808B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US15914003

申请日：2018-03-07

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Patrick Michael Gan ,  Douglas Lane Milvaney

IPC: G06F16/176 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06F17/27 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for suggesting other user(s) with whom to share an electronic file. During editing of the electronic file, an intent of a user to share the electronic file can be inferred. For each of a plurality of other users, a probability indicative of a likelihood that the user would like to share the electronic file with the particular other user is calculated. Based upon the calculated probabilities, at least one other user to suggest to the user for sharing of the electronic file is identified. Information regarding the identified at least one other user is displayed. Based upon a user selection of another user to share the electronic file with, an algorithm used to calculate the probabilities can be updated.

公开(公告)号：US12217171B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17245948

申请日：2021-04-30

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Theo Lorrain-Hale ,  William D. Tierney ,  Feng Liu ,  Douglas Lane Milvaney ,  Manon Knoertzer

IPC: G06N3/00 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06F18/2431 ,  G06F18/40

Abstract: Engagement signals may be generated and analyzed based on user interactions with documents, particularly in a collaboration environment. The user interactions may generate raw collaboration signals that may be received and processed into cleaned collaboration signals. For example, noise may be removed from the raw collaboration signals to generate the cleaned collaboration signals. The cleaned collaboration signals may be grouped into engagement signals, where each engagement signal represents an individual event or engagement event of the user with the document. The grouping may be based on boundary signals, time frames, and/or any other reasonable limiting element. Each of the engagement signals may be classified into one of several engagement types based on the cleaned collaboration signals in the engagement signal. The engagement signals may then be analyzed to make determinations, recommendations, or the like regarding one or more users of the document, the document content, or the like.

公开(公告)号：US12026672B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17589219

申请日：2022-01-31

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Manoj Sharma ,  Simoune Rebekah Morena Valerio Lucas ,  Douglas Lane Milvaney ,  Manish Kumar Shukla ,  Nathan Darrel Kile, Jr.

IPC: G06Q10/10

CPC classification number: G06Q10/103 ,  G06Q10/10

Abstract: A computing device for organizing a collaborative workspace for a user implements providing, using a display of the computing device, an interactive user interface associated with the collaborative workspace in which the user may work on a shared task in a coordinated fashion with other users; identifying, based on one or more factors, one or more activities specific to the user from within the collaborative workspace; assigning the identified one or more activities to a catch-up list associated with the user; displaying, within the interactive user interface, the catch-up list; detecting that at least one of the one or more activities has been addressed from within the collaborative workspace or the catch-up list; and updating, based on the detection, the collaborative workspace and the catch-up list.

公开(公告)号：US11880339B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17706133

申请日：2022-03-28

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： David Adam Stephens ,  Shane Michael Chism ,  Nathan Darrel Kile, Jr. ,  Angela Kaye Allison ,  Dan Zarzar ,  Douglas Lane Milvaney ,  Manoj Sharma

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F16/16 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F16/176

CPC classification number: G06F16/168 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F16/176

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for sorting one or more files hosted by a collaborative application. In one aspect, one or more activity signals associated with one or more files hosted by the collaborative application may be received from a substrate. An activity-based sort order may be determined using at least a combination of the one or more activity signals. The activity-based sort order may be applied to sort the one or more files hosted by the collaborative application for display in a user interface to an activity object of the collaborative application.

公开(公告)号：US10185777B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US14997219

申请日：2016-01-15

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Douglas Lane Milvaney ,  Maura FitzGerald ,  Joshua Jones ,  Matt McNeill ,  Manoj Sharma ,  Lidiane Jones

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F17/22 ,  G06Q10/10

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for merging versions and activities associated with a file into a history feed and displaying the history feed on a user interface of a client computing device. In one aspect, a file is identified and activities associated with the file are also identified. It may be determined whether the file has at least one activity. When it is determined that the file has at least one activity, at least one actionable history element for the at least one activity is generated. Additionally, the generated history elements are merged to generate a history feed. The history feed is displayed on a user interface. The history feed may be displayed with an application that has opened the file.

公开(公告)号：US11874802B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17667237

申请日：2022-02-08

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Douglas Lane Milvaney ,  Manoj Sharma ,  Manish Kumar Shukla ,  Simoune Rebekah Morena Valerio Lucas

IPC: G06F16/178

CPC classification number: G06F16/178

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for determining one or more relevant activities to surface for a user of one or more files hosted by a collaborative application. In one aspect, a set of collaborative activities that are applied by one or more users to one or more files hosted by the collaborative application may be captured. The set of collaborative activities may be analyzed in relation to the user of the one or more files hosted by the collaborative application. At least some activities in the set of collaborative activities may be identified as belonging to one or more relevance categories. A prioritization may be assigned to the at least some activities that belong to the one or more relevance categories.

公开(公告)号：US11240320B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16194020

申请日：2018-11-16

Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

Inventor： Douglas Lane Milvaney ,  Benjamin Gustav Wilde ,  Joan Catharine Weaver ,  Christopher Ryan Botaish ,  Lyndsy Marie Stopa ,  Arthur David Berman

IPC: G06F16/30 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F40/166 ,  G06F9/54 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: A document modification event management system for notification of specific edits made to electronic content items, and a method of determining the relevance of the modification. As an example, a first user may make an edit to a portion of a document. A second user may receive a notification of this edit if the system determines the edit was relevant to the second user. In addition, during review of an electronic content item, a reader may select a specific portion of content and view the modifications that have occurred to only the selected portion. These tools can provide collaborative document users the ability to more readily monitor document development and stay up-to-date with changes that are important to them.

公开(公告)号：US20190155859A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US16251694

申请日：2019-01-18

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Douglas Lane Milvaney ,  Maura FitzGerald ,  Joshua Jones ,  Matt McNeill ,  Manoj Sharma ,  Lidiane Jones

IPC: G06F16/955 ,  G06F16/14 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F17/22 ,  G06Q10/10

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for merging versions and activities associated with a file into a history feed and displaying the history feed on a user interface of a client computing device. In one aspect, a file is identified and activities associated with the file are also identified. It may be determined whether the file has at least one activity. When it is determined that the file has at least one activity, at least one actionable history element for the at least one activity is generated. Additionally, the generated history elements are merged to generate a history feed. The history feed is displayed on a user interface. The history feed may be displayed with an application that has opened the file.

公开(公告)号：US11301437B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US15950281

申请日：2018-04-11

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Joan Catharine Weaver ,  Douglas Lane Milvaney

IPC: G06F16/18 ,  G06F40/197 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for creating a milestone associated with a version of an electronic file. A milestone creation input associated with the particular version of the electronic file is received. Milestone content to be associated with the particular version of the electronic file is further received. The milestone content is stored, and, the stored milestone content and the particular version of the electronic file are associated. Further described herein is a system and method for using a milestone associated with a version of an electronic file. Milestone indicator(s) are displayed, each milestone indicator associated with a milestone of a version of an electronic file. A selection of a particular milestone indicator is received. Milestone content associated with the selected particular milestone indicator is presented. The milestones can be searchable.