Patents Assigned to Topix LLC
  • Patent number: 11615443
    Abstract: A computer system or computer-implemented process monitors a page rendering, including supplemental content rendered in one or more placement regions, for one or more viewability parameters. In response to a page event, the computer system or process selectively updates the one or more placement regions on the rendered page, based on a determination of whether the supplemental content of each placement region satisfied the one or more viewability criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Steven Rubinstein, Gary Michael Sawka, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10896445
    Abstract: A computer system or computer-implemented process monitors a page rendering, including supplemental content rendered in one or more placement regions, for one or more viewability parameters. In response to a page event, the computer system or process selectively updates the one or more placement regions on the rendered page, based on a determination of whether the supplemental content of each placement region satisfied the one or more viewability criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Steven Rubinstein, Gary Michael Sawka, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9405732
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method for identifying at least one quotation from a text content source and selecting at least one of the identified quotations for prominent display on a presentation. In one embodiment, the presentation that displays the selected quotation is a webpage viewable over the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: TOPIX LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Keith Peters, Steven Rubinstein
  • Patent number: 8893011
    Abstract: A chronology display is generated for use with a web presentation or other form of network presentation. The chronology display may include a plurality of intervals, with each interval representative of a period of time. In an embodiment, some of the intervals may indicate a number of content items provided on the network presentation during the time period that corresponds to each particular interval. The indication may be provided by a characteristic, such as for example, a color or shading that represents the number of content items provided on the network presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Keith Peters, Bryn Dole, Robert Torres
  • Publication number: 20140236954
    Abstract: A plurality of content items are retrieved from multiple network sites. Content from each content item is programmatically analyzed in order to associate that content item with one or more categories. The one or more categories may be part of a larger set of predefined categories. A network page is assigned to one or more corresponding categories in the set of predefined categories. At least some content is provided on the network page using one or more content items that were associated with the one or more categories assigned to that network page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel
  • Patent number: 8645385
    Abstract: A plurality of content items are retrieved from multiple network sites. Content from each content item is programmatically analyzed in order to associate that content item with one or more categories. The one or more categories may be part of a larger set of predefined categories. A network page is assigned to one or more corresponding categories in the set of predefined categories. At least some content is provided on the network page using one or more content items that were associated with the one or more categories assigned to that network page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel
  • Publication number: 20130191710
    Abstract: A visitor of a network site is provided information about previously viewed content from that site. One or more internal pages of the network site that the user selects to view during one or more visits to the network site is recorded. At least one of the one or more internal pages is associated with a heading or category that is displayed on the network site. A user-activity is detected corresponding to the visitor directing attention to the heading or category. In response, a dynamic display is generated that provides a link to the at least one internal page that is associated with the category or heading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Topix LLC
    Inventor: Topix LLC
  • Patent number: 8271495
    Abstract: A plurality of content items are retrieved from multiple network sites. Content from each content item is programmatically analyzed in order to associate that content item with one or more categories. The one or more categories may be part of a larger set of predefined categories. A network page is assigned to one or more corresponding categories in the set of predefined categories. At least some content is provided on the network page using one or more content items that were associated with the one or more categories assigned to that network page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel
  • Patent number: 8250474
    Abstract: A chronology display is generated for use with a web presentation or other form of network presentation. The chronology display may include a plurality of intervals, with each interval representative of a period of time. In an embodiment, some of the intervals may indicate a number of content items provided on the network presentation during the time period that corresponds to each particular interval. The indication may be provided by a characteristic, such as for example, a color or shading that represents the number of content items provided on the network presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Keith Peters, Bryn Dole, Robert Torres
  • Patent number: 8185514
    Abstract: A visitor of a network site is provided information about previously viewed content from that site. One or more internal pages of the network site that the user selects to view during one or more visits to the network site is recorded. At least one of the one or more internal pages is associated with a heading or category that is displayed on the network site. A user-activity is detected corresponding to the visitor directing attention to the heading or category. In response, a dynamic display is generated that provides a link to the at least one internal page that is associated with the category or heading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventor: Richard Skrenta
  • Patent number: 8032511
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for the creation of network pages or presentations that include pages on which programmatically selected/categorized content and manually-identified content from website users may be combined and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel, Keith Peters, Mike Sawka, Joy Su, Robert Torres
  • Patent number: 7930647
    Abstract: One or more pictures may be selected for use with a text item, such as an article (news story, blog entry, online magazine) or post (e.g. informal blog entry). Pictures may be selected from a library, such as a collection of stock photographs. Stock photographs are pictures that are available for purchase and use. Information about the content of the picture may be identified. The text item that is to be supplied the picture may be also be analyzed in its content. A given picture from the collection is then programmatically selected based on the identified information about the picture and the text item. A presentation may be created based on the text item and the given picture that is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventor: Richard Skrenta
  • Patent number: 7814089
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for the creation of network pages or presentations that include pages on which programmatically selected/categorized content and manually-identified content from website users may be combined and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel, Keith Peters, Mike Sawka, Joy Su, Robert Torres
  • Patent number: 7730062
    Abstract: Enabling text searching that accommodates a search criteria corresponding to a capitalization characteristic. One or more search terms are received, and a determination is made as to a capitalization characteristic of at least one search term. One or more documents are identified from a collection of documents. The identification is based at least in part on the determination of the capitalization characterization of the search term, so that the search result satisfies the criteria of the capitalization characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventor: Bryn Dole