公开(公告)号：WO2012170315A2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-13

申请号：PCT/US2012/040636

申请日：2012-06-03

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： GERSON, Elad ,  OFEK, Eyal ,  LAHIANI, Limor ,  BECKMAN, Brian ,  OMER, Ido

IPC: G06Q50/10

CPC classification number: G06F17/30241 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F2300/204 ,  A63F2300/5573 ,  A63F2300/6676 ,  A63F2300/695 ,  A63F2300/8076 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Architecture that motivates and utilizes users as the means for capturing geographical data of a desired location. The architecture incentivizes users (e.g., large numbers of mobile-phone and mobile-computer users) to provide the data in the form of geolocation information trails and images captured by user devices. Thus, users take multiple pictures, for example, and can validate existing coverage of specific points of interest based on variable needs of the requestor. One motivational technique is by using augmented reality (AR) games, which include shooting targets associated with the point of interest (e.g., a street). Thus, the game can be designed for the data accumulation, which includes visual data. Additionally, the architecture can determine the areas or points of interest for validation and/or additional coverage by comparing live video data to an image database to decide of the need for update.

Abstract translation: 鼓励和利用用户作为捕获所需位置的地理数据的手段的架构。 该架构激励用户（例如，大量的移动电话和移动计算机用户）以用户设备捕获的地理定位信息路径和图像的形式提供数据。 因此，用户可以采用多个图片，例如，可以根据请求者的变量需求验证特定兴趣点的现有覆盖范围。 一种动机技术是使用增强现实（AR）游戏，其包括与兴趣点相关联的拍摄目标（例如，街道）。 因此，可以为包括视觉数据的数据累积设计游戏。 此外，该架构可以通过将实时视频数据与图像数据库进行比较来确定用于更新的需要来确定用于验证和/或附加覆盖的区域或兴趣点。

公开(公告)号：WO2014093582A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-19

申请号：PCT/US2013/074581

申请日：2013-12-12

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： BRUN, Eric ,  MEIJER, Henricus Johannes Maria ,  FLUTRE, Arnaud C. ,  VIDOLOV, Boris ,  BECKMAN, Brian ,  OFEK, Eyal

IPC: G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F9/451

Abstract: Reusable user experience is provided by way of styleable applications. An application can be segmented into a content portion and a style portion, if not originally designed that way. Subsequently, alternate style code can be injected to provide a style to an application lacking style or replace a style with a different style. Styles can be extracted from other applications or acquired from an online marketplace, for instance.

Abstract translation: 可重用的用户体验是通过风格的应用程序提供的。 应用程序可以被分割成内容部分和样式部分，如果不是最初设计的那样。 随后，可以注入替代样式代码来为缺少样式的应用程序提供样式或替换不同样式的样式。 样式可以从其他应用程序中提取或从在线市场获取。

公开(公告)号：WO2012174218A3

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：PCT/US2012/042419

申请日：2012-06-14

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： SHKLARSKI, Gil ,  BECKMAN, Brian ,  OFEK, Eyal ,  CARTIER, Kenn, Daniel ,  HERZOG, Shai ,  KIMCHI, Gur ,  JOHNSTON, Bernard, Lawrence

IPC: G01S5/02 ,  G01S19/01

Abstract: Positional information is provided while minimizing the possibility that personally identifiable information can be derived therefrom. Positional information is received in the form of trails that can be aggregated. Individual cells of a grid reflect a quantity of aggregated trails through those cells, an average intensity and direction of movement through those cells, or a more detailed distribution thereof. Alternatively, individual trails are aggregated to an aggregated trail in the form of a line. Further obfuscation of personally identifiable information occurs by resampling aggregated positional information, by introducing false positional information, or by falsely modifying existing positional information, in a manner that does not impact the overall aggregations, and by pruning, or deleting, positional information, especially around sensitive locations, such as a user's home, place of business, or other location that users typically would seek to keep private. Provision of positional information is delayed until a sufficient amount is received.

公开(公告)号：WO2014093919A2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-19

申请号：PCT/US2013/075170

申请日：2013-12-13

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： KOUKOUMIDIS, Emmanouil ,  BECKMAN, Brian ,  LANE, Nicholas Donald Atkins ,  SAMUEL, Arjmand Micheal

CPC classification number: G06F17/30817

Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for annotating content based upon user reaction data and/or for maintaining a searchable content repository. That is, a user may request and/or opt-in for user reaction data to be detected while a user is experiencing content (e.g., watching a movie, walking through a park, interacting with a website, participating on a phone conversation, etc.). Metadata associated with the content may be used to determine when and/or what sensors to use to detect the user reaction data (e.g., metadata specifying an emotional part of a movie). The content may be annotated with a reaction annotation corresponding to the user reaction data, which may be used to organize, search, and/or interact with the content. A search interface may allow users to search for content based upon annotation data and/or aggregated annotation data of one or more users who experienced the content.

Abstract translation: 除其他之外，提供了一种或多种技术和/或系统，用于基于用户反应数据和/或维护可搜索的内容储存库来标注内容。 也就是说，当用户正在体验内容时（例如，观看电影，漫步公园，与网站交互，参与电话交谈等），用户可以请求和/或选择要检测的用户反应数据 ）。 与内容相关联的元数据可以用于确定何时和/或使用什么传感器来检测用户反应数据（例如，指定电影的情绪部分的元数据）。 内容可以用对应于用户反应数据的反应注释来注释，反应注释可以用于组织，搜索和/或与内容交互。 搜索界面可以允许用户基于经历该内容的一个或多个用户的注释数据和/或聚合注释数据来搜索内容。

公开(公告)号：WO2014093538A2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-19

申请号：PCT/US2013/074475

申请日：2013-12-11

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： KOUKOUMIDIS, Emmanouil ,  BECKMAN, Brian ,  KIMCHI, Gur

CPC classification number: G06Q50/01 ,  G06F17/30905 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0251

Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for presenting embedded content portraying an entity and/or for maintaining a user profile based upon user exposure to one or more entities. That is, content, such as an image or video, may portray one or more entities (e.g., a product, location, business, etc.). To aid a user in identifying an entity and/or remembering the entity, entity information may be embedded into the content. The entity information may describe the entity and/or provide one or more actions that the user may take with regard to the entity (e.g., open a shopping application to view a hand bag entity). Personalized recommendations may be provided to a user based upon a user profile derived from exposure of the user to various entities (e.g., a vacation recommendation may be provided based upon vacation entities exposed to the user in a positive light).

Abstract translation: 除其他之外，提供了一个或多个技术和/或系统，用于基于用户对一个或多个实体的暴露来呈现描绘实体和/或用于维护用户简档的嵌入内容。 也就是说，诸如图像或视频的内容可以描绘一个或多个实体（例如，产品，位置，商业等）。 为了帮助用户识别实体和/或记住实体，可以将实体信息嵌入到内容中。 实体信息可以描述实体和/或提供用户可以针对该实体采取的一个或多个动作（例如，打开购物应用以查看手提包实体）。 可以基于从用户暴露于各种实体中导出的用户简档向用户提供个性化推荐（例如，可以基于以正面光暴露给用户的假期实体提供假期推荐）。

公开(公告)号：WO2014105901A2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-03

申请号：PCT/US2013/077691

申请日：2013-12-24

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： BECKMAN, Brian ,  OFEK, Eyal

IPC: G10L13/02

CPC classification number: G06F17/2881 ,  G06F17/279

Abstract: Conversation to reach a goal may be created by stitching together pieces of past conversations. Conversations are stored and indexed. A user specifies a goal that the user would like to achieve through conversation. Pieces of conversation that could achieve that goal are retrieved and/or stitched together from smaller conversation fragments, and the resulting conversation pieces are evaluated for merit. The merit evaluator is pluggable so that different merit calculations may be used for various different situations. The conversation may be displayed or spoken to the user as a prompt, so that the user can engage in a real conversation with a real person based on the guidance received. The system can react to the current state of the conversation, and may change conversational strategies or even conversational goals during the course of the conversation.

Abstract translation:

可以通过拼接过去的对话片段来创建达成目标的对话。 会话被存储和索引。 用户指定用户希望通过对话实现的目标。 可以实现该目标的会话片段从较小的会话片段中检索和/或缝合在一起，并且对结果对话片段进行评价以评价其优点。 优点评估器是可插入的，因此可以针对各种不同的情况使用不同的优点计算。 对话可以作为提示显示或说出给用户，以便用户可以根据收到的指导与真人进行真正的对话。 该系统可以对当前的对话状态作出反应，并且可以在对话过程中改变对话策略甚至对话目标。

公开(公告)号：WO2014081743A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-30

申请号：PCT/US2013/070860

申请日：2013-11-19

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： KOUKOUMIDIS, Emmanouil ,  BECKMAN, Brian

IPC: G01C21/32 ,  G09B29/10

CPC classification number: G06N5/04 ,  G01C21/32 ,  G06N99/005 ,  G09B29/106

Abstract: Architecture that extracts turn restrictions from geolocation traces both offline and online (in realtime). By identifying from the location traces which specific turns a driver takes and at which points in time, turn restrictions and associated time-dependence can be mined (inferred). Turn restrictions can be inferred based on the nature of drivers who tend to take the shortest route. The architecture can infer allowed turns and turn restrictions by mining user location traces, infer turn restrictions and associated confidence scores by comparing the routes followed by users with the routes that are shortest when applying the set of known turn restrictions, and infer turn restrictions based on the accessibility criterion such as each road section (between two adjacent intersections) is accessible in at least one way. A scoring method is provided for calculating the probability for a turn restriction to exist by fusing the scores described above with statistical information.

Abstract translation: 架构从离线和在线（实时）中提取地理位置跟踪的转弯限制。 通过从位置迹线识别驾驶员所采取的具体转向，并且可以挖掘（推断）在哪些时间点，转向限制和相关联的时间依赖性。 可以根据倾向于采取最短路线的司机的性质推断转向限制。 该架构可以通过采用用户位置跟踪，推断转弯限制和相关的置信度得分来推断允许的转弯和转弯限制，通过将应用一组已知的转弯限制的最短路线与用户之间的路线进行比较，并且基于 诸如每个路段（在两个相邻交叉点之间）的可访问性标准可以以至少一种方式访问​​。 提供了一种评分方法，用于通过将上述评分与统计信息进行融合来计算转弯限制的存在概率。

公开(公告)号：WO2012148556A2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-01

申请号：PCT/US2012/026700

申请日：2012-02-27

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： YARIV, Eran ,  KIMCHI, Gur ,  PELL, Barney, Darryl ,  GHEVA, Yair, E. ,  BECKMAN, Brian ,  BEN-ISRAEL, Elad

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/00

CPC classification number: G01C21/3438

Abstract: Turn-by-turn directions can guide a user to a dynamic destination, such as a person or a rendezvous location. The turn-by-turn directions enable one user to follow another or, alternatively, multiple people to rendezvous with each other. The selection can be via identifiers used in network contexts, such as social networking. Individuals can select the circumstances under which their location can be revealed. Turn-by-turn directions enabling following utilize anticipated locations or predictions of likely destinations based on historical and contextual information. Turn-by-turn directions enabling rendezvous reference a rendezvous location, which is either the same for all users, or which differs among them. Also, the directions can reference intermediate, "staging", locations from which further intermediate, or ultimate, destinations can be routed to.

Abstract translation: 转弯方向可以将用户引导到动态目的地，例如人或交会位置。 转弯方向使一个用户可以跟随另一个或另一个使用者彼此交会。 选择可以通过网络环境中使用的标识符，如社交网络。 个人可以选择可以透露其位置的情况。 根据历史和上下文信息，可以使用预期的位置或预测可能的目的地。 转弯方向使会合参考会合位置，对于所有用户来说都是相同的，或者它们之间有所不同。 此外，方向可以参考中间，“分期”，进一步中间或最终目的地可以路由到的位置。

公开(公告)号：WO2014018580A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-30

申请号：PCT/US2013/051756

申请日：2013-07-24

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： KOUKOUMIDIS, Emmanouil ,  BECKMAN, Brian ,  WHITTAKER, James Anthony

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0631 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06Q30/0255 ,  G06Q30/0261

Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for pushing a recommendation to a user. That is, a recommendation may be pushed to a device of the user based upon a triggering event associated with the user. The recommendation may be provided, for example, without user solicitation for the recommendation. In one example, a recommendation component may observe that the user frequently stops for ice cream on Fridays after work (e.g., based upon prior social network check-ins). Accordingly, on the following Friday, the recommendation component may push a recommendation to the user's device to visit a particular grocery store on the way home from work that is within 10 minutes of the user's home so that the user can avoid melting ice cream (e.g., a location constraint may be applied to choose a grocery store that is relatively close to the user's home).

Abstract translation: 除其他之外，提供一个或多个技术和/或系统用于将推荐推送给用户。 也就是说，可以基于与用户相关联的触发事件将推荐推送到用户的设备。 该建议可以例如没有用户征求推荐来提供。 在一个示例中，推荐组件可以观察到，用户在工作后的星期五（例如，基于以前的社交网络登记）经常停止冰淇淋。 因此，在接下来的星期五，推荐组件可以推荐用户的设备在从用户家庭的10分钟内的工作回家的路上访问特定的杂货店，以便用户避免融化冰淇淋（例如， ，可以应用位置约束来选择相对靠近用户家的杂货店）。

公开(公告)号：WO2013101564A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-04

申请号：PCT/US2012/070428

申请日：2012-12-19

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： BECKMAN, Brian ,  OFEK, Eyal ,  KIMCHI, Gur ,  GERSON, Elad ,  CLAWSON, Richard A.

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F17/16

CPC classification number: G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q10/109

Abstract: A sequence of events may be planned by drawing on knowledge of existing sequences of events, and combining those events in accordance with a set of constraints. In one example, the sequences of events are events in a social agenda, such as dinner, drinks, movie, etc. Actual social agendas that users have carried out are monitored (with the users' permission), and these events are stored in a database. A sequence of events may be referred to as an existing path. Using the database, a system can respond to a query such as "plan an evening in Seattle," or "plan an evening in that includes a movie" by querying the database to determine what sequences have already happened, and either retrieving an existing sequence or synthesizing a new one from existing sequences.

Abstract translation: 可以通过利用现有事件序列的知识来计划事件序列，并且根据一组约束来组合这些事件。 在一个例子中，事件序列是社会议程中的事件，例如晚餐，饮料，电影等。用户执行的实际社会议程被监视（经用户许可），并且这些事件被存储在 数据库。 事件序列可以被称为现有路径。 使用数据库，系统可以通过查询数据库来确定已经发生了什么序列，并且检索现有的序列来响应查询，例如“在西雅图计划一个晚上”或“计划包含电影的晚上” 或从现有序列合成新的。