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Eric D. Brill
Also filed as: BRILL ERIC · BRILL ERIC A · BRILL ERIC D · BRILL ERIC DAVID
48 granted patents·18 pending applications·1,759 citations·filing 2000–2017
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66 records- 0198US7783632B2Using popularity data for rankingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 24, 2010·106 cites·16 claims
- 0298US7254774B2Systems and methods for improved spell checkingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 7, 2007·111 cites·36 claims
- 0397US7917514B2Visual and multi-dimensional searchMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 29, 2011·85 cites·20 claims
- 0496US7734631B2Associating information with an electronic documentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 8, 2010·57 cites·10 claims
- 0595US7895193B2Arbitration of specialized content using search resultsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 22, 2011·114 cites·16 claims
- 0695US7792829B2Table queryingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 7, 2010·47 cites·20 claims
- 0795US7739221B2Visual and multi-dimensional searchMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 15, 2010·59 cites·19 claims
- 0895US6684201B1Linguistic disambiguation system and method using string-based pattern training to learn to resolve ambiguity sitesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 27, 2004·96 cites·23 claims
- 0993US7761447B2Systems and methods that rank search resultsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 20, 2010·111 cites·28 claims
- 1093US7565362B2Application programming interface for text mining and searchMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 21, 2009·36 cites·13 claims
- 1193US7454393B2Cost-benefit approach to automatically composing answers to questions by extracting information from large unstructured corporaMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 18, 2008·67 cites·47 claims
- 1293US7366983B2Spell checker with arbitrary length string-to-string transformations to improve noisy channel spelling correctionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 29, 2008·31 cites·15 claims
- 1392US8751559B2Balanced routing of questions to expertsRICHARDSON MATTHEW·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 10, 2014·36 cites·21 claims
- 1491US7660806B2Automated error checking system and methodMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 9, 2010·23 cites·18 claims
- 1591US7552862B2User-controlled profile sharingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 30, 2009·27 cites·19 claims
- 1691US7516113B2Cost-benefit approach to automatically composing answers to questions by extracting information from large unstructured corporaMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2009·19 cites·20 claims
- 1791US7158966B2User intent discoveryMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 2, 2007·86 cites·33 claims
- 1889US7894677B2Reducing human overhead in text categorizationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 22, 2011·22 cites·16 claims
- 1989US7873624B2Question answering over structured content on the webMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 18, 2011·24 cites·18 claims
- 2089US7822762B2Entity-specific search modelMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·23 cites·16 claims
- 2188US7685296B2Systems and methods for client-based web crawlingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 23, 2010·52 cites·104 claims
- 2288US7051014B2Utilizing information redundancy to improve text searchesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 23, 2006·60 cites·61 claims
- 2387US7739215B2Cost-benefit approach to automatically composing answers to questions by extracting information from large unstructured corporaMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 15, 2010·21 cites·20 claims
- 2487US7152057B2Utilizing information redundancy to improve text searchesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 19, 2006·24 cites·18 claims
- 2587US7047493B1Spell checker with arbitrary length string-to-string transformations to improve noisy channel spelling correctionBRILL ERIC D·Filed 2000·Granted May 16, 2006·48 cites·42 claims
- 2686US7997485B2Content presentation based on user preferencesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 16, 2011·13 cites·19 claims
- 2786US7743047B2Accounting for behavioral variability in web searchMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 22, 2010·15 cites·18 claims
- 2886US7565627B2Query graphs indicating related queriesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 21, 2009·45 cites·46 claims
- 2986US7016829B2Method and apparatus for unsupervised training of natural language processing unitsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 21, 2006·37 cites·16 claims
- 3085US7257565B2Linguistic disambiguation system and method using string-based pattern training learn to resolve ambiguity sitesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 14, 2007·11 cites·20 claims
- 3182US7113950B2Automated error checking system and methodMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 26, 2006·41 cites·32 claims
- 3281US8317097B2Content presentation based on user preferencesFLAKE GARY W·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 27, 2012·5 cites·18 claims
- 3381US7634474B2Using connectivity distance for relevance feedback in searchMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 15, 2009·19 cites·26 claims
- 3481US7617202B2Systems and methods that employ a distributional analysis on a query log to improve search resultsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 10, 2009·40 cites·34 claims
- 3581US7392278B2Building and using subwebs for focused searchMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 24, 2008·36 cites·40 claims
- 3680US7984000B2Predicting and using search engine switching behaviorMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2011·8 cites·18 claims
- 3779US10347373B2Intelligent integration, analysis, and presentation of notifications in mobile health systemsVOALTE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 9, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 3879US7974964B2Context based search and document retrievalMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 5, 2011·9 cites·20 claims
- 3979US7076731B2Spelling correction system and method for phrasal strings using dictionary loopingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 11, 2006·28 cites·24 claims
- 4078US7233892B2Method and apparatus for unsupervised training of natural language processing unitsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 19, 2007·7 cites·7 claims
- 4178US6947918B2Linguistic disambiguation system and method using string-based pattern training to learn to resolve ambiguity sitesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2005·18 cites·20 claims
- 4272US8666983B2Architecture for generating responses to search engine queriesBRILL ERIC D·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 4, 2014·20 cites·40 claims
- 4370US7290209B2Spell checker with arbitrary length string-to-string transformations to improve noisy channel spelling correctionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 30, 2007·5 cites·10 claims
- 4463US8239380B2Systems and methods to tune a general-purpose search engine for a search entry pointBRILL ERIC D·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 7, 2012·9 cites·42 claims
- 4560US8185484B2Predicting and using search engine switching behaviorHEATH ALLISON P·Filed 2011·Granted May 22, 2012·1 cites·14 claims
- 4658US2010057675A1Search Provider RecommendationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4756US2008270248A1System and device for social shopping on-lineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4851US2006224662A1Associating supplementary information with network-based content locationsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4950US2007106937A1Systems and methods for improved spell checkingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5049US9031885B2Technologies for encouraging search engine switching based on behavior patternsHEATH ALLISON P·Filed 2012·Granted May 12, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
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