Patents by Inventor Alexandre Linares

Alexandre Linares has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11244022
    Abstract: Methods and systems for recommending online media content to other users includes receiving a selection of media content rendered on content page. The media content is identified by a user for sharing. A list of topics associated with the user is generated for presenting on a user interface. The topics are descriptive of the media content selected for sharing. Selection of one or more topics for the selected media content is received from the user. The received selections define the user's relevancy perspective for the selected media content. A recommendation for the selected media content is provided in content streams of users that follow the selected topics for users interactions with the selected media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Michael Metcalf, Roger William Graves, Alexandre Linares, Pedro Valente
  • Patent number: 9621503
    Abstract: Methods, system and computer readable medium for allowing a user to participate in an online private conversation for a head content includes detecting a selection of the content published on a website hosted by a host. A conversation interface is provided for initiating a private conversation within a context of the content. A comment related to the content is provided and one or more users are selected, using the conversation interface. The selected users are socially related to the user and are selected from one or more social networking sites. A link to the private conversation for the content is generated and the generated link is forwarded to the selected users in a notification inviting the users to participate in the private conversation. The link provides access to the content and the private conversation initiated for the content at the website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Rajagopalan, Hemanth Sambrani, Jonathan Katzman, Alexandre Linares
  • Publication number: 20150067505
    Abstract: Methods and systems for recommending online media content to other users includes receiving a selection of media content rendered on content page. The media content is identified by a user for sharing. A list of topics associated with the user is generated for presenting on a user interface. The topics are descriptive of the media content selected for sharing. Selection of one or more topics for the selected media content is received from the user. The received selections define the user's relevancy perspective for the selected media content. A recommendation for the selected media content is provided in content streams of users that follow the selected topics for users interactions with the selected media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Metcalf, Roger William Graves, Alexandre Linares, Pedro Valente
  • Publication number: 20130275218
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the system obtains first information pertaining to one or more physical entities with respect to a user. The system creates or updates a profile pertaining to the user based, at least in part, upon the first information. The system provides second information to the user based, at least in part, upon the profile that has been created or updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Linares, Steven McClelland, Michael Metcalf, Fernando Padilla, Sarah Jean Sosiak
  • Publication number: 20130275223
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the system obtains data from a plurality of user profiles associated with a plurality of users, where the data indicates one or more of a plurality of features pertaining to each of the plurality of users. The system predicts an action that a particular one of the plurality of users has or will have a high probability of intent, desire, or need to perform at a future time based, at least in part, upon the data that has been obtained from the plurality of user profiles. The system provides an advertisement or offer to the particular user based, at least in part, upon the action that the particular user has a high probability of intent, desire, or need to perform at a future time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brelig, Alexandre Linares, Steven McClelland, Sarah Jean Sosiak
  • Publication number: 20130191762
    Abstract: Methods, system and computer readable medium for allowing a user to participate in an online private conversation for a head content includes detecting a selection of the content published on a website hosted by a host. A conversation interface is provided for initiating a private conversation within a context of the content. A comment related to the content is provided and one or more users are selected, using the conversation interface. The selected users are socially related to the user and are selected from one or more social networking sites. A link to the private conversation for the content is generated and the generated link is forwarded to the selected users in a notification inviting the users to participate in the private conversation. The link provides access to the content and the private conversation initiated for the content at the website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Rajagopalan, Hemanth Sambrani, Jonathan Katzman, Alexandre Linares