Amy Ann Alberts

US Patent:

20060173880, Aug 3, 2006

Filed:

Jan 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/044160

Inventors:

Amy Alberts - Seattle WA, US
Fabrice Canel - Redmond WA, US
Mark Walter - Renton WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707101000

Abstract:

A system and related techniques generate a survey to capture user feedback about the quality of search results, in a continuous context with the user's Web page or other search activity. According to embodiments, a survey frame inviting the user to undertake a set of search questions may be presented within the same set of page frames which display the search results, so that the user may choose to answer the survey while still viewing their search results, or selected Web sites or other hits. According to further embodiments, rather than being presented within the frame structure of a page, the survey may be presented from within a browser toolbar extension, side-by-side or otherwise arranged within the environment of the user's search activity. Unlike other feedback gathering platforms which may force the user to navigate to a new page to view and respond to questions, or transmit email questionnaires after the fact, according to the invention in one regard the user may be prompted into a dialogue to supply feedback about their search experience, while still within the contextual workflow of that experience, and still being able to view or review results or content which they have received. User distraction is therefore minimized while feedback quality may be improved. The user feedback which rates the quality or accuracy of the search results or search experience may in embodiments be stored and used to train search intelligence, or for other purposes.

US Patent:

20090083656, Mar 26, 2009

Filed:

Jun 27, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/163784

Inventors:

Marina Dukhon - Kirkland WA, US
Jesse Clay Satterfield - Seattle WA, US
Amy E. Alberts - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715781

Abstract:

An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document's status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.

US Patent:

20090222763, Sep 3, 2009

Filed:

Jun 27, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/163758

Inventors:

Marina Dukhon - Kirkland WA, US
Jonathan Ian Gordner - Seattle WA, US
Jesse Clay Satterfield - Seattle WA, US
Navjot Singh - Seattle WA, US
Maria Fernandez Trevino - Monterrey, MX
Amy E. Alberts - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715808

Abstract:

An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document's status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.

US Patent:

20120210266, Aug 16, 2012

Filed:

Jun 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/162096

Inventors:

Rachel Jiang - Redmond WA, US
Rhoniel Villano Manlapaz - Bellevue WA, US
Megan Galbraith Donahue - Seattle WA, US
Amy Elizabeth Alberts - Seattle WA, US
Jan H. Karachale - Sammamish WA, US
Ashwini Varma - Redmond WA, US
Vijayendra Gopalrao Vasu - Redmond WA, US
Alan Michael Bush - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715772

Abstract:

The subject disclosure is directed towards a task switching technology on a computing device such as a Smartphone. An application is comprised of one or more tasks. When a user requests that another task be executed, information about the previously executing task (e.g., including a screenshot) is preserved to a stack. If the user invokes a task switcher program, the user is presented with a view of the stack, e.g., containing the screenshots (and representative text) of the tasks that previously executed. The user may navigate among those presented task representations to arbitrarily select any one, with the selected task resumed upon selection.

US Patent:

20130283207, Oct 24, 2013

Filed:

Jun 24, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/925523

Inventors:

Jonathan Ian Gordner - Seattle WA, US
Jesse Clay Satterfield - Seattle WA, US
Navjot Singh - Seattle WA, US
Maria Fernandez Trevino - Monterrey, MX
Amy E. Alberts - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484

US Classification:

715808

Abstract:

An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document's status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.

US Patent:

20180143749, May 24, 2018

Filed:

Oct 27, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/796216

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jesse Clay Satterfield - Redmond WA, US
Amy E. Alberts - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0484
G06F 17/24

Abstract:

An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document's status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.

US Patent:

20170212877, Jul 27, 2017

Filed:

Apr 10, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/483901

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jonathan Ian Gordner - Seattle WA, US
Jesse Clay Satterfield - Seattle WA, US
Navjot Singh - Seattle WA, US
Maria Fernandez Trevino - Monterrey, MX
Amy E. Alberts - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/24
G06F 3/0483
G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document's status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.

US Patent:

20140258933, Sep 11, 2014

Filed:

Mar 26, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/226421

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jesse Clay Satterfield - Redmond WA, US
Amy E. Alberts - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0482
G06F 17/24
G06F 3/0484

US Classification:

715825

Abstract:

An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document's status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.