Inventor
WATSON ERIC B
US27 patents
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MICROSOFT CORP
16 patentsUS7596615B2Sep 29, 2009
Multi-server automated redundant service configuration
MICROSOFT CORP64 citations96
US7702681B2Apr 20, 2010
Query-by-image search and retrieval system
MICROSOFT CORP65 citations95
US7136845B2Nov 14, 2006
System and method for query refinement to enable improved searching based on identifying and utilizing popular concepts related to users' queries
MICROSOFT CORP107 citations95
US7660792B2Feb 9, 2010
System and method for spam identification
MICROSOFT CORP26 citations92
US7444327B2Oct 28, 2008
System and method for automated optimization of search result relevance
MICROSOFT CORP37 citations92
US7346613B2Mar 18, 2008
System and method for a unified and blended search
MICROSOFT CORP46 citations92
US7873153B2Jan 18, 2011
Priority task list
MICROSOFT CORP48 citations90
US7761809B2Jul 20, 2010
Targeted user interface fall-through
MICROSOFT CORP34 citations88
US7349901B2Mar 25, 2008
Search engine spam detection using external data
MICROSOFT CORP54 citations88
US7571349B2Aug 4, 2009
Configuration replication for system recovery and migration
MICROSOFT CORP27 citations87
US7624102B2Nov 24, 2009
System and method for grouping by attribute
MICROSOFT CORP12 citations84
US7571161B2Aug 4, 2009
System and method for auto-sensed search help
MICROSOFT CORP14 citations84
US7483885B2Jan 27, 2009
System and method for query refinement to enable improved searching based on identifying and utilizing popular concepts related to users' queries
MICROSOFT CORP15 citations82
US7899892B2Mar 1, 2011
Management of extensibility servers and applications
MICROSOFT CORP18 citations81
US7694294B2Apr 6, 2010
Task template update based on task usage pattern
MICROSOFT CORP14 citations80
US7562303B2Jul 14, 2009
Displaying users connected to computer servers
MICROSOFT CORP5 citations57
WATSON ERIC B
2 patentsLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
2 patentsUS6272496B1Aug 7, 2001
Method for creating and modifying similar and dissimilar databases for use in private branch exchange configurations for telecommunication systems
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC9 citations72
US6243712B1Jun 5, 2001
Method for creating and modifying similar and dissimilar databases for use in operator services configurations for telecommunications systems
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC5 citations61