Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Yifan Wu

Claes-Fredrik Urban Mannby

Matthew Joel McGlynn

Benjamin Yan Sun

Xiaoli Liu

Qing Teng

Mingyang Xie

Zhaoyang Li

Ziwei He

Weizhi Li

The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for processing a document through a plurality of input modalities. A first input may be received, and input modality and type of the first input may be identified, wherein the type includes command and content. A second input may be received, and input modality and type of the second input may be identified. The document may be processed based at least on an identification result for the first input and an identification result for the second input.

Processing a document through a plurality of input modalities

Methods for cooperative text recommendation acceptance of completion options in a user interface are performed by systems and devices. A user provides inputs via a user interface (UI) that are stored in an input buffer. As a portion of a first input is received, completion options for some part of the first input are determined based on statistical probabilities and the portion. A completion option is selected and displayed via the UI as completing the first input in a differentiated manner from the user-entered input. The user then either generates an acceptance command for the completion option or continues providing the first input and the UI adapts the remaining completion option portion. Acceptance commands are accepted as space characters or as alphanumeric characters representing additional input that follows the first input and the completion option. Statistical likelihoods are used to account for typographical errors and misspellings in user inputs.

System and method for cooperative text recommendation acceptance in a user interface

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Yifan Wu