Ashwin Satyanarayana from Brooklyn, NY, age 46

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Location:

2170 Brigham St, Brooklyn, NY 11229

Industry:

Information Technology And Services

Work:

Microsoft since Oct 2006
Software Development Engineer
State University of New York Mar 2003 - Apr 2006
Research Assistant (RA)

Education:

State University of New York at Albany 2001 - 2006
PhD, Computer Science State University of New York - System 2000 - 2006
PhD, Computer Science

Enhanced Query Suggestions In Autosuggest With Corresponding Relevant Data
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US Patent:

20130046777, Feb 21, 2013
Filed:

Aug 15, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/209891
Inventors:

ASAD MOHIUDDIN - Kirkland WA, US
GLEN JOSEPH FERNANDES - Bellevue WA, US
HUSSEIN MOHAMED MEHANNA - Redmond WA, US
TABREEZ GOVANI - Bellevue WA, US
ASHWIN SATYANARAYANA - Sammamish WA, US
XIN LIU - Sammamish WA, US
Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - REDMOND WA
International Classification:

G06F 17/30
US Classification:

707767, 707E17066
Abstract:

Methods and computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that facilitate determining enhanced query suggestions are provided. A plurality of query suggestions responsive to a user query are received. Items of data corresponding to the query suggestions are received. Based on the received query suggestions and the received items of data, enhanced query suggestions are determined. In embodiments, an enhanced query suggestion includes one or more items of data related to a respective query suggestion. A user may select at least a portion of an enhanced query suggestion. In embodiments, selection of a portion of an enhanced query suggestion provides additional information.

Adding Social Network Data To Search Suggestions
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US Patent:

20130054631, Feb 28, 2013
Filed:

Aug 30, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/221026
Inventors:

TABREEZ GOVANI - BELLEVUE WA, US
ASHWIN SATYANARAYANA - SAMMAMISH WA, US
KEVIN L. HAAS - LOS GATOS CA, US
YI-AN LIN - SUNNYVALE CA, US
SAMEER INDARAPU - MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, US
SAMIR SHIRAZ PRADHAN - BELLEVUE WA, US
Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - REDMOND WA
International Classification:

G06F 17/30
US Classification:

707767, 707E17137
Abstract:

Methods, computer systems and computer-readable media for adding social network data to search suggestions are provided. At least a portion of a search query is received, and a set of suggested search queries is determined for the at least a portion of the search query. A first suggested search query in the set of suggested search queries is determined to be associated with a person or entity. A social data store is accessed; the social data store includes social network data. It is determined that the person or entity is associated with a set of social network data in the social data store, and the set of social network data in association with the first suggested search query is provided to a search engine page.

Alternative Query Suggestions By Dropping Query Terms
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US Patent:

20130086509, Apr 4, 2013
Filed:

Sep 29, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/248261
Inventors:

ASHWIN SATYANARAYANA - SAMMAMISH WA, US
TABREEZ GOVANI - BELLEVUE WA, US
SAMIR SHIRAZ PRADHAN - BELLEVUE WA, US
GIRIDHAR KUMARAN - BOTHELL WA, US
XIN FU - SANTA CLARA CA, US
FENG PAN - REDMOND WA, US
NITIN AGRAWAL - REDMOND WA, US
Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - REDMOND WA
International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 3/048
US Classification:

715781, 707759, 707E17141, 707E17137
Abstract:

Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices method of facilitating presentation of alternative query suggestions. The method includes referencing an initial query having a plurality of terms. A term(s) to remove from the initial query is identified, for example, based at least on a number of times the term(s) occur in previous queries. The initial query is modified by removing the term(s) from the initial query. Thereafter, the modified query is used to identify an alternative query suggestion(s) that includes at least one term that matches at least one term of the modified query.

Autosuggesting An Equivalent Query
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US Patent:

20130041878, Feb 14, 2013
Filed:

Aug 11, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/207595
Inventors:

ASHWIN SATYANARAYANA - Sammamish WA, US
TABREEZ GOVANI - Bellevue WA, US
SAMIR SHIRAZ PRADHAN - Bellevue WA, US
BODO VON BILLERBECK - Melbourne, AU
NITIN AGRAWAL - Redmond WA, US
Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - REDMOND WA
International Classification:

G06F 17/30
US Classification:

707706, 707767, 707728, 707E17108, 707E17066, 707E17064
Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for suggesting search queries to a user while the user is typing in characters of a search query. The suggested search queries are based in part on the characters entered and are presented before the user submits the query to the search engine. The suggested queries may be displayed in a dropdown box that allows the user to select one of the suggested queries. Embodiments of the present invention present search queries that do not begin with the characters entered by the user.