Patents by Inventor Anand Tolani

Anand Tolani 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).

  • LOCATION BASED CONTENT SYSTEM FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20230224266
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework for providing users with electronic retrieval capabilities that are activated upon the users' determined locations respective to real-world locations associated with a message providing entity. The disclosed technology combines the previously separate systems of mail extraction, geo-fencing and content delivery (e.g., notification) into a single system that efficiently manages a user's inbox in order to provide the user with content the user has expressly indicated is of interest to that user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Selena SHANG, Anand TOLANI, Danny ESPINOZA, Nandaja ANANTHANARAYANAN, Venugopal KEMTHUR, Joshua Robert Russell JACOBSON
  • Location based content system for mobile applications
    Patent number: 11595329
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework for providing users with electronic retrieval capabilities that are activated upon the users' determined locations respective to real-world locations associated with a message providing entity. The disclosed technology combines the previously separate systems of mail extraction, geo-fencing and content delivery (e.g., notification) into a single system that efficiently manages a user's inbox in order to provide the user with content the user has expressly indicated is of interest to that user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Selena Shang, Anand Tolani, Danny Espinoza, Nandaja Ananthanarayanan, Venugopal Kemthur, Joshua Robert Russell Jacobson
  • LOCATION BASED CONTENT SYSTEM FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20210288929
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework for providing users with electronic retrieval capabilities that are activated upon the users' determined locations respective to real-world locations associated with a message providing entity. The disclosed technology combines the previously separate systems of mail extraction, geo-fencing and content delivery (e.g., notification) into a single system that efficiently manages a user's inbox in order to provide the user with content the user has expressly indicated is of interest to that user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Selena SHANG, Anand TOLANI, Danny ESPINOZA, Nandaja ANANTHANARAYANAN, Venugopal KEMTHUR, Joshua Robert Russell JACOBSON
  • Location based content system for mobile applications
    Patent number: 11038823
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework for providing users with electronic retrieval capabilities that are activated upon the users' determined locations respective to real-world locations associated with a message providing entity. The disclosed technology combines the previously separate systems of mail extraction, geo-fencing and content delivery (e.g., notification) into a single system that efficiently manages a user's inbox in order to provide the user with content the user has expressly indicated is of interest to that user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Selena Shang, Anand Tolani, Danny Espinoza, Nandaja Ananthanarayanan, Venugopal Kemthur, Joshua Robert Russell Jacobson
  • LOCATION BASED CONTENT SYSTEM FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20190306090
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework for providing users with electronic retrieval capabilities that are activated upon the users' determined locations respective to real-world locations associated with a message providing entity. The disclosed technology combines the previously separate systems of mail extraction, geo-fencing and content delivery (e.g., notification) into a single system that efficiently manages a user's inbox in order to provide the user with content the user has expressly indicated is of interest to that user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Selena SHANG, Anand TOLANI, Danny ESPINOZA, Nandaja ANANTHANARAYANAN, Venugopal KEMTHUR, Joshua Robert Russell JACOBSON
  • Location uncertainty in search
    Patent number: 9749796
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing search results based at least in part on uncertainty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Anand Tolani
  • LOCATION UNCERTAINTY IN SEARCH
    Publication number: 20160330581
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing search results based at least in part on uncertainty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Anand Tolani
  • Location uncertainty in search
    Patent number: 9426626
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing search results based at least in part on uncertainty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: YAHOO! Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Anand Tolani
  • LOCATION UNCERTAINTY IN SEARCH
    Publication number: 20160192150
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing search results based at least in part on uncertainty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Anand Tolani
  • Display of location-related promotional message with search query results
    Patent number: 9311655
    Abstract: Briefly, embodiments of methods or systems for display of a location-related promotional message with search query results are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Tolani, Farzin Maghoul
  • DISPLAY OF LOCATION-RELATED PROMOTIONAL MESSAGE WITH SEARCH QUERY RESULTS
    Publication number: 20140108447
    Abstract: Briefly, embodiments of methods or systems for display of a location-related promotional message with search query results are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Anand Tolani, Farzin Maghoul