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Brian Macdonald
Also filed as: MACDONALD BRIAN · MACDONALD BRIAN W · MACDONALD BRIAN WHALEN
18 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,866 citations·filing 1996–2017
96Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP8MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC5AHARI SANAZ2MACDONALD BRIAN WHALEN2MARANTZ DANIEL2
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25 records- 0196US6057841ASystem and method for processing electronic messages with rules representing a combination of conditions, actions or exceptionsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 2, 2000·527 cites·31 claims
- 0293US5923848ASystem and method for resolving names in an electronic messaging environmentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 13, 1999·502 cites·22 claims
- 0390US8190601B2Identifying task groups for organizing search resultsAHARI SANAZ·Filed 2009·Granted May 29, 2012·34 cites·12 claims
- 0489US8335784B2Visual search and three-dimensional resultsGUTT ZACHARY MARK·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 18, 2012·53 cites·12 claims
- 0589US6993563B2System and method for composing, processing, and organizing electronic mail message itemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·49 cites·19 claims
- 0689US5917489ASystem and method for creating, editing, and distributing rules for processing electronic messagesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 29, 1999·466 cites·24 claims
- 0779US9405856B2Task-oriented query-completion suggestions with shortcutsMARANTZ DANIEL·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 2, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 0877US8572074B2Identifying task groups for organizing search resultsAHARI SANAZ·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 29, 2013·5 cites·15 claims
- 0974US9436764B2Navigation to popular search resultsRAY PAUL RONALD·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 6, 2016·7 cites·17 claims
- 1073US8626784B2Model-based searchingBEAUDREAU SCOTT J·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 7, 2014·12 cites·12 claims
- 1171US6549950B2Method for automatically tallying voting data in e-mail systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 15, 2003·125 cites·20 claims
- 1270US6243721B1Method and apparatus for providing automatic layout capabilities for computer formsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 5, 2001·60 cites·65 claims
- 1369US9652537B2Identifying terms associated with queriesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 16, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 1460US9619554B2Domain specific query-completion suggestionsLIU XIN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 11, 2017·2 cites·17 claims
- 1560US8769399B2Aiding search-result selection using visually branded elementsMARANTZ DANIEL·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·2 cites·13 claims
- 1658US2016344677A1Unified messaging platform for providing interactive semantic objectsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 1756US8694505B2Table of contents for search query refinementLANE MIRA·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 8, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 1852US10162869B2Table of contents for search query refinementMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 25, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 1948US2017046356A1Task-oriented query-completion suggestions with shortcutsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2046US2010146012A1Previewing search results for suggested refinement terms and vertical searchesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2142US2013229440A1State aware tile visualizationMACDONALD BRIAN WHALEN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2240US2013232148A1Content mappingMACDONALD BRIAN WHALEN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2338US5946691AMethod of presenting, storing, and updating a filing identifier for a data recordMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 31, 1999·12 cites·20 claims
- 2437US2013166543A1Client-based search over local and remote data sources for intent analysis, ranking, and relevanceMACDONALD BRIAN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2537US2018121038A1Contextual canvases for a collaborative workspace environmentMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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