Visualization techniques for imprecise statement completion

US9043727B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Avner Y. Aharoni · Seattle, US
• Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer · Mercer Island, US
• Andrew E. Kimball · Sammamish, US
• David N. Schach · Redmond, US
• Sravani Kothapalle · Redmond, US
• Ghanashyam Chandrasekhar Namboodiripad · Issaquah, US
• Vladimir G. Sadov · Redmond, US
• Lisa Feigenbaum · Bellevue, US
• Abel Valadez Martinez · Seattle, US
• Olivier Destrebecq · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 26, 2007
• Grant date: May 26, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 26, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

When a user enters text into an application, the application can utilize an auto-complete feature to provide the user with estimations as to a complete term a user is attempting to enter into the application. Visualization can be provided along with an estimation to disclose the likelihood the estimation is what the user intends to enter. Furthermore, a rationale can be provided to the user for the reason an estimation was provided to the user.