Marcus A Lewis

US Patent:

20130067358, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Sep 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/229386

Inventors:

Rahul Jaikrishin Lalmalani - Seattle WA, US
Jane T. Kim - Seattle WA, US
Jennifer C. Trahan - Kirkland WA, US
Marcus A. Lewis - Seattle WA, US
Mary-Lynne Williams - Seattle WA, US
Lindsey R. Barcheck - Seattle WA, US
Warren G. Stevens - Redmond WA, US
Sarah J. Bowers - Snohomish WA, US
Mirko Mandic - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715760

Abstract:

Various embodiments enable a web browser to promote the availability of an installable application that is associated with a website to which the web browser has been navigated. The web browser is configured to discover the availability of these applications and, responsively, provide a user experience through which the user can acquire and install such applications, as well as switch to applications that have previously been installed. Thus, through the various embodiments, a user is relieved of the burden of having to navigate to a particular application store and periodically search for applications associated with sites to which they browse.

US Patent:

20130067359, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Oct 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/653306

Inventors:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA, US
Jane T. Kim - Seattle WA, US
Jennifer C. Trahan - Kirkland WA, US
Marcus A. Lewis - Seattle WA, US
Mary-Lynne Williams - Seattle WA, US
Lindsey R. Barcheck - Seattle WA, US
Warren G. Stevens - Redmond WA, US
Sarah J. Bowers - Snohomish WA, US
Mirko Mandic - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715760

Abstract:

Various embodiments enable a web browser to promote the availability of an installable application that is associated with a website to which the web browser has been navigated. The web browser is configured to discover the availability of these applications and, responsively, provide a user experience through which the user can acquire and install such applications, as well as switch to applications that have previously been installed. Thus, through the various embodiments, a user is relieved of the burden of having to navigate to a particular application store and periodically search for applications associated with sites to which they browse.

US Patent:

20200334552, Oct 22, 2020

Filed:

Apr 15, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/849726

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Marcus Anthony Lewis - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06N 5/04
G06N 20/00

Abstract:

Described herein are apparatus and methods for performing inference into the identity of an object. For an object of a plurality of objects, the apparatus receives feature-location information identifying a feature at first location on a first object of the plurality and a feature at a second location on a second object of the plurality. The apparatus activates a first set of location cells that collectively represent the first location on the first object corresponding to a feature on an object of the plurality of objects and a second set of location cells that collectively represent the second location on the second object corresponding to a feature on an object of the plurality of objects. The apparatus activates a set of displacement cells representing displacement of the first set of location cells and the second set of location cells and identifies one or more objects by processing the displacement cells.

US Patent:

20200327322, Oct 15, 2020

Filed:

Jun 25, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/912415

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Marcus Anthony Lewis - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/62
G06N 5/04
G06N 3/08
G06N 3/04
G06K 9/46
G06K 9/32

Abstract:

An inference system performs inference, such as object recognition, based on sensory inputs generated by sensors and control information associated with the sensory inputs. The sensory inputs describe one or more features of the objects. The control information describes movement of the sensors or known locations of the sensors relative to a reference point. For a particular object, an inference system learns a set of object-location representations of the object. An object-location representation is a unique characterization of an object-centric location relative to the particular object. The inference system also learns a set of feature-location representations associated with the object-location representation that indicate presence of features at the corresponding object-location pair. The inference system can perform inference on an unknown object by identifying candidate object-location representations consistent with feature-location representations observed from the sensory input data and control information.

US Patent:

20180276464, Sep 27, 2018

Filed:

Mar 23, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/934795

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Marcus Anthony Lewis - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06N 5/04
G06K 9/62

Abstract:

An inference system performs inference, such as object recognition, based on sensory inputs generated by sensors and control information associated with the sensory inputs. The sensory inputs describe one or more features of the objects. The control information describes movement of the sensors or known locations of the sensors relative to a reference point. For a particular object, an inference system learns a set of object-location representations of the object. An object-location representation is a unique characterization of an object-centric location relative to the particular object. The inference system also learns a set of feature-location representations associated with the object-location representation that indicate presence of features at the corresponding object-location pair. The inference system can perform inference on an unknown object by identifying candidate object-location representations consistent with feature-location representations observed from the sensory input data and control information.

US Patent:

20170330091, Nov 16, 2017

Filed:

May 12, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/594077

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Subutai Ahmad - Palo Alto CA, US
Yuwei Cui - Redwood City CA, US
Marcus Anthony Lewis - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06N 5/04

Abstract:

Embodiments relate to performing inference, such as object recognition, based on sensory inputs received from sensors and location information associated with the sensory inputs. The sensory inputs describe one or more features of the objects. The location information describes known or potential locations of the sensors generating the sensory inputs. An inference system learns representations of objects by characterizing a plurality of feature-location representations of the objects, and then performs inference by identifying or updating candidate objects consistent with feature-location representations observed from the sensory input data and location information. In one instance, the inference system learns representations of objects for each sensor. The set of candidate objects for each sensor is updated to those consistent with candidate objects for other sensors, as well as the observed feature-location representations for the sensor.