Microsoft Technology Licensing

How AI Learns to Test Software in the Cloud

This patent describes a cloud system where a single AI model learns to test many live software applications at once by trying actions, getting feedback, and improving itself.

Improving AI Language Understanding with Aligned Knowledge Graphs

This patent describes a method for making AI language models smarter by combining them with knowledge modules, which learn from two different, but related, knowledge graphs.

How AI Models Learn Complex Tasks by Breaking Them Down

This patent describes a method for training artificial intelligence models to solve big problems by splitting them into smaller, manageable steps and learning each step separately before combining them.

How Quantum Computers Use Special Devices to Control Qubits

This patent describes a way for quantum computers to control special quantum bits, called topological qubits, using a "partial interferometric device" to perform specific operations.

AI That Links Information Across Documents for Better Answers

This patent describes an AI system that improves answers to questions by linking and understanding information across several related documents, rather than just one at a time.

Connecting Different Types of Fiber Optic Cables with an Adapter

This patent describes a special adapter that smoothly connects a traditional solid core optical fiber to a newer hollow core optical fiber by carefully changing the light's beam size as it passes between them.

Mouse with Two Angled Scroll Wheels for Sideways Feedback

This patent describes a pointing device, like a computer mouse, that uses two scroll wheels, one of which is angled to allow for both vertical scrolling and a unique sideways haptic feedback when scrolled.

Microsoft's Hologram System That Reacts to Your Location

Microsoft's 2020 patent describes a headset that shows holograms based on where you are in a physical space, guiding you along a path and reacting to your movement.

How Computers Learn to Track Your Eyes Better

This patent describes a method for eye-tracking systems to get more accurate by first asking you to look at specific points, and then secretly improving its accuracy as you use the computer normally.

How AI Understands Answers Across Multiple Documents

Microsoft's 2024 patent on using AI to find answers by understanding how information in one document relates to information in another.