Patents by Inventor Amitabh K. Singhal
Amitabh K. Singhal 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).
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Patent number: 9607087Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing answer boxes based on query results. One of the methods includes receiving seed queries for an answer box; analyzing query log information, wherein analyzing query log information comprises identifying query results that have been provided in response to the seed queries; identifying one or more of the query results as answer box indicators based on the analyses of the query log information, wherein the answer box indicators are indicators for the answer box; and storing data identifying the one or more query results as answer box indicators for the answer box.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Eran Ofek, Benedict A. Gomes, Tal Cohen, Anna Bendersky, Asaph Arnon, Nitsan Oz, Oren Naim, Amitabh K. Singhal, Zvi Ben-Haim, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Matan Kalman, Gil Simha Briskin
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Patent number: 9183311Abstract: A system and method for providing preferred language and/or country ordering of search results is described. A search query describing potentially retrievable information provided in a plurality of search result languages and/or countries is received. A search is executed by evaluating the search query against information characteristics maintained in a searchable data repository. At least one preferred language and/or country applicable to search results generated is dynamically determined responsive to the executed search. At least some of the search results are ordered in consideration of the at least one preferred language and/or country.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Vineet Gupta, Benedict Gomes, John Lamping, Mizuki McGrath, Amitabh K Singhal, Simon Tong
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Patent number: 9146967Abstract: A multi-stage query processing system and method enables multi-stage query scoring, including “snippet” generation, through incremental document reconstruction facilitated by a multi-tiered mapping scheme. At one or more stages of a multi-stage query processing system a set of relevancy scores are used to select a subset of documents for presentation as an ordered list to a user. The set of relevancy scores can be derived in part from one or more sets of relevancy scores determined in prior stages of the multi-stage query processing system. In some embodiments, the multi-stage query processing system is capable of executing one or more passes on a user query, and using information from each pass to expand the user query for use in a subsequent pass to improve the relevancy of documents in the ordered list.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Dean, Paul G. Haahr, Olcan Sercinoglu, Amitabh K. Singhal
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Patent number: 9031898Abstract: A system identifies a document relating to a search term, where the document includes a set of structural elements. The system determines a distribution of occurrences of the search term in the document, identifies one of the structural elements based on the distribution of occurrences of the search term in the document, and presents information associated with the identified structural element.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2004Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Amitabh K. Singhal, Viresh Ratnakar, Maxim Lifantsev, Joseph Kieran O'Sullivan
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Patent number: 8990210Abstract: Web pages of a Website may be processed to improve search results. For example, information likely to pertain to more than just the Web page it is directly associated with may be identified. One or more other, related, Web pages that such information is likely to pertain to is also identified. The identified information is associated with the identified other Web page(s) and this association is saved in a way to affect a search result score of the Web page(s).Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Daniel Egnor, Paul Haahr, Kevin D. Lacker, John Ogden Lamping, Amitabh K. Singhal, Ke Yang
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Publication number: 20140052735Abstract: Web pages of a Website may be processed to improve search results. For example, information likely to pertain to more than just the Web page it is directly associated with may be identified. One or more other, related, Web pages that such information is likely to pertain to is also identified. The identified information is associated with the identified other Web page(s) and this association is saved in a way to affect a search result score of the Web page(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Inventors: Daniel EGNOR, Paul HAAHR, Kevin D. LACKER, John Ogden LAMPING, Amitabh K. SINGHAL, Ke YANG
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Patent number: 8606745Abstract: A system provides images or questions to multiple game participants and receives labels or answers in response thereto. The system uses the labels or answers for various data gathering purposes.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Taher Haveliwala, Benedict Gomes, Amitabh K Singhal
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Patent number: 8521717Abstract: Web pages of a Website may be processed to improve search results. For example, information likely to pertain to more than just the Web page it is directly associated with may be identified. One or more other, related, Web pages that such information is likely to pertain to is also identified. The identified information is associated with the identified other Web page(s) and this association is saved in a way to affect a search result score of the Web page(s).Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Daniel Egnor, Paul Haahr, Kevin Lackner, John Lamping, Amitabh K. Singhal, Ke Yang
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Publication number: 20130212092Abstract: A multi-stage query processing system and method enables multi-stage query scoring, including “snippet” generation, through incremental document reconstruction facilitated by a multi-tiered mapping scheme. At one or more stages of a multi-stage query processing system a set of relevancy scores are used to select a subset of documents for presentation as an ordered list to a user. The set of relevancy scores can be derived in part from one or more sets of relevancy scores determined in prior stages of the multi-stage query processing system. In some embodiments, the multi-stage query processing system is capable of executing one or more passes on a user query, and using information from each pass to expand the user query for use in a subsequent pass to improve the relevancy of documents in the ordered list.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: Jeffrey A. Dean, Paul G. Haahr, Olcan Sercinoglu, Amitabh K. Singhal
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Patent number: 8407239Abstract: A multi-stage query processing system and method enables multi-stage query scoring, including “snippet” generation, through incremental document reconstruction facilitated by a multi-tiered mapping scheme. At one or more stages of a multi-stage query processing system a set of relevancy scores are used to select a subset of documents for presentation as an ordered list to a user. The set of relevancy scores can be derived in part from one or more sets of relevancy scores determined in prior stages of the multi-stage query processing system. In some embodiments, the multi-stage query processing system is capable of executing one or more passes on a user query, and using information from each pass to expand the user query for use in a subsequent pass to improve the relevancy of documents in the ordered list.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Adgate Dean, Paul G. Haahr, Olcan Sercinoglu, Amitabh K. Singhal
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Patent number: 8306972Abstract: A system and method for providing preferred language and/or country ordering of search results is described. A search query describing potentially retrievable information provided in a plurality of search result languages and/or countries is received. A search is executed by evaluating the search query against information characteristics maintained in a searchable data repository. At least one preferred language and/or country applicable to search results generated is dynamically determined responsive to the executed search. At least some of the search results are ordered in consideration of the at least one preferred language and/or country.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Vineet Gupta, Benedict Gomes, John Lamping, Mizuki McGrath, Amitabh K Singhal, Simon Tong
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Patent number: 8032483Abstract: A system provides images or questions to multiple game participants and receives labels or answers in response thereto. The system uses the labels or answers for various data gathering purposes.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Taher Haveliwala, Benedict Gomes, Amitabh K. Singhal
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Publication number: 20110196861Abstract: Web pages of a Website may be processed to improve search results. For example, information likely to pertain to more than just the Web page it is directly associated with may be identified. One or more other, related, Web pages that such information is likely to pertain to is also identified. The identified information is associated with the identified other Web page(s) and this association is saved in a way to affect a search result score of the Web page(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Daniel Egnor, Paul Haahr, Kevin Lacker, John Lamping, Amitabh K. Singhal, Ke Yang
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Patent number: 7933890Abstract: Web pages of a Website may be processed to improve search results. For example, information likely to pertain to more than just the Web page it is directly associated with may be identified. One or more other, related, Web pages that such information is likely to pertain to is also identified. The identified information is associated with the identified other Web page(s) and this association is saved in a way to affect a search result score of the Web page(s).Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Daniel Egnor, Paul Haahr, Kevin Lacker, John Lamping, Amitabh K. Singhal, Ke Yang