Yanbiao Zhao

US Patent:

7925645, Apr 12, 2011

Filed:

Jul 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/779984

Inventors:

Lei Zhao - Sammamish WA, US
Zhanliang Chen - Sammamish WA, US
Yanbiao Zhao - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707714, 707601, 707736

Abstract:

A classifier is used to predict relevant results with arbitrary filtering conditions specified by the user. The classifier model is stored as a database table and joined with a metadata properties table instead of calculating the query result probability using the full classifier model. A user-specified query based filter is applied to the joined tables to obtain the list of documents satisfying the filter. The probability is then computed using the sub-model.

US Patent:

7974981, Jul 5, 2011

Filed:

Jul 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/780242

Inventors:

Lei Zhao - Sammamish WA, US
Yanbiao Zhao - Bellevue WA, US
Lijiang Fang - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707769, 707779

Abstract:

Optimized storage and query of multi-value properties is enabled by generating a base table for single value properties associated with a user-defined schema and a number of row-based tables for each different type of multi-value properties. By combining multi-value properties into row-based tables or even into compatible type tables, a number of tables to be created for a database system such as SQL system is reduced at the same time optimizing create/read/update/delete operations.

US Patent:

20060248056, Nov 2, 2006

Filed:

Apr 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/118531

Inventors:

Lijiang Fang - Bellevue WA, US
Ramesh Nagarajan - Seattle WA, US
Maxim Mazeev - Redmond WA, US
Rodger Kline - Bellevue WA, US
Yanbiao Zhao - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707003000

Abstract:

To provide data from a database in response to an application query, the database is queried an initial time to provide a first set of data. For example, a “fast first page” may be requested, by requesting that all data which might appear on a first page to be displayed is obtained from the database first. After this, one or more subsequent asynchronous queries obtain the remaining information responsive to the query. Or, certain columns from the database (“spine columns”) may be requested in the initial query of the database, and the rest of the data requested subsequently. Thus, information needed to make an initial presentation to a user can be obtained first, and other information filled in subsequently.

US Patent:

20100306234, Dec 2, 2010

Filed:

May 28, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/474013

Inventors:

JUNHUA WANG - SAMMAMISH WA, US
GAURAV SAREEN - SAMMAMISH WA, US
YANBIAO ZHAO - REDMOND WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 12/08
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

707769, 711118, 711E12001, 711E12017, 707704, 707812

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and media are provided for synchronizing information across multiple environments of a synchronization system. A search query is received into a frontend infrastructure of a first synchronization environment. The frontend infrastructure checks a local cache manager to see if results already exist for the search query. If existing results are not found, then one or more backend search engines of the first synchronization environment are utilized for the search query. The search results from the backend search engines are saved into the local cache manager of the first synchronization environment. A cache sync notification is created to identify the contents and location of the actual saved results. The cache sync notification is saved in a cache synchronization service located within the first synchronization environment, and broadcast to all other synchronization environments within the synchronization system. The actual results can be retrieved from any other synchronization environment.

US Patent:

20120254148, Oct 4, 2012

Filed:

Mar 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/073283

Inventors:

JIANYONG XIAO - Issaquah WA, US
YI LI - Redmond WA, US
YANBIAO ZHAO - Redmond WA, US
XUN KANG - Kirkland WA, US
PIN LU - Bellevue WA, US
ASHISH CONSUL - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707708, 707723, 707E17084, 707E17108

Abstract:

Multiple search indexes can be served from a common set of resources. Instead of requiring a processor to be dedicated to serving a single search index, a processor can provide responsive documents for search queries that are based on different ranking algorithms and/or different sets of documents.

US Patent:

20140149392, May 29, 2014

Filed:

Nov 28, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/687954

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Yanbiao Zhao - Redmond WA, US
Dong Yan - Sammamish WA, US
Chuang Gu - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707722

Abstract:

A unified fresh search result serving approach that employs instant cache update. The instant result cache update efficiently updates the cache server instantly with the latest version of results in time. A unified cache service stores all related documents; thus, all information of a web document is saved on the same server to easily merge all the related information of web documents when generating captions for that document. Any update to web document content is immediately available in the result.