Craig J Fisher

US Patent:

8065146, Nov 22, 2011

Filed:

Jul 12, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/485011

Inventors:

Alejandro Acero - Bellevue WA, US
Craig M. Fisher - Kirkland WA, US
Dong Yu - Kirkland WA, US
Yun-Cheng Ju - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 17/00

US Classification:

704247, 704235

Abstract:

An answering machine detection module is used to determine whether a call recipient is an actual person or an answering machine. The answering machine detection module includes a speech recognizer and a call analysis module. The speech recognizer receives an audible response of the call recipient to a call. The speech recognizer processes the audible response and provides an output indicative of recognized speech. The call analysis module processes the output of the speech recognizer to generate an output indicative of whether the call recipient is a person or an answering machine.

US Patent:

20030225778, Dec 4, 2003

Filed:

May 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/157527

Inventors:

Craig Fisher - Redmond WA, US
Harlan Husmann - Woodinville WA, US
Constantin Mihai - Bellevue WA, US
Vinayak Tadas - Bellevue WA, US
Gautam Vaidya - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

707/102000

Abstract:

The described implementations generate a virtual catalog from one or more standard or base catalogs. To accomplish this, one or more virtual catalog customizing rules are presented and applied to content of one or more base catalogs. The applied rules incorporate by reference at least a subset of content specified by the one or more base catalogs into the virtual catalog.

US Patent:

20060106683, May 18, 2006

Filed:

Jan 25, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/275704

Inventors:

Craig Fisher - Redmond WA, US
Harlan Husmann - Woodinville WA, US
Constantin Mihai - Bellevue WA, US
Vinayak Tadas - Bellevue WA, US
Gautam Vaidya - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705027000

Abstract:

Generating and/or managing customer specific catalogs based on a set of standard catalogs are described. In one aspect, a catalog is generated or managed in view of a catalog schema data structure. The catalog schema data structure includes a first table The first table includes first, second, and third data fields. the first data field indicates a product, category, or variant of a base catalog to include or exclude from a virtual catalog that is derived at least in part from the base catalog. The second data field specifies an inclusion or exclusion rule to apply to the base catalog, product, category, or variant identified in the first data field. The third date if field provides an object ID of the product, category or variant.

US Patent:

20060111928, May 25, 2006

Filed:

Jan 25, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/275706

Inventors:

Craig Fisher - Redmond WA, US
Harlan Husmann - Woodinville WA, US
Constantin Mihai - Bellevue WA, US
Vinayak Tadas - Bellevue WA, US
Gautam Vaidya - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00
G06F 15/02

US Classification:

705001000, 705009000

Abstract:

Customer specific catalogs based on a set of standard catalogs are described. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium includes computer-program-instructions executable by a processor. The computer-program instructions are for implementing an application programming interface (API) to design and/or maintain an electronic catalog that is based on one or more base catalogs. the API includes a create catalog interface comprising a parameter to indicate that a catalog to be created is to be the electronic catalog, the electronic catalog being a virtual catalog.