Patents by Inventor Bruce D. Karsh

Bruce D. Karsh 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: 11977554
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the disclosed subject matter comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Pinterest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Publication number: 20230289356
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the disclosed subject matter comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Pinterest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Patent number: 11693864
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the disclosed subject matter comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Pinterest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Publication number: 20220253451
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the disclosed subject matter comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Patent number: 11341144
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the disclosed subject matter comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Pinterest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Publication number: 20190243839
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the disclosed subject matter comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Patent number: 10311068
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Pinterest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Publication number: 20160246796
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: SEARCH ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Patent number: 9355178
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SEARCH ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Publication number: 20150294003
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Patent number: 9092523
    Abstract: A system for and a method of using user-entered information to return more meaningful information in response to Internet search queries are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises managing a database in response to multiple user inputs and displaying search results from the database in response to a search query. The search results include a results list and supplemental data related to the search query. Managing the database includes, among other things, re-ranking elements in the results list, storing information related to relevancies of elements in the results list, blocking a link in the results list, storing links to documents related to the search query, or any combination of these. The supplemental data include descriptions of or indices to one or more concepts related to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SEARCH ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Tanne, Yunshan Lu, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Publication number: 20040044659
    Abstract: A search and retrieval permits a user to search free text within sections of schema independent documents. The documents, which may include structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents, contain text organized into a plurality of sections, such as XML tags. The repository of documents is schema independent, such that the search system does not require pre-defined fields for the sections. To execute a search, the search system receives a query that specifies at least one section and at least one free text query construct for text within the section. In general, the free text query construct specifies at least one free text search condition. The search system identifies sections in the repository of documents as specified in the query, and evaluates the free text query construct for the text within sections to determine whether the free text search condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Douglass Russell Judd, Bruce D. Karsh, Ram Subbaroyan, Troy Toman, Rahul Lahiri, Patrick Lok
  • Publication number: 20040039734
    Abstract: A document section sensitive relevance ranking system for ranking the results of a free-text search as part of a document indexing and document query system is disclosed. The system has a document indexer that accepts structured, semi-structured, or unstructured documents and creates an easily searchable index of the documents. Then, a document query system receives free-text queries, executes the query against the document index, and creates a list of result documents. The configurable relevance ranking system then ranks the individual documents in the document result list into an order of estimated relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Douglass Russell Judd, Ram Subbaroyan, Bruce D. Karsh
  • Patent number: 5287504
    Abstract: A server to which clients subscribe for on-the fly notice of alterations to files and directories in a computer having an operating and file management system. The server also provides status of the execution state of executable code, alteration detection for multiple requests from multiple clients, and tracks files and directories on a user's local station. In addition, the server monitors network-mounted files on remote computers even though events are only generated for local activity on network files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Wiltse Carpenter, Brendan O. Eich, Bruce D. Karsh, Eva Manolis
  • Patent number: 5226163
    Abstract: A tool for characterization of files in a computer having an operating and file management system is described. The tool provides consistent definition and design of the functionality and appearance of icons and symbols used with operating environment programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Karsh, Robert K. Myers