Patents by Inventor Erik Steffl

Erik Steffl 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).

  • SHARED INFLUENCE SEARCH
    Publication number: 20090055384
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a search query is received from a user. Then a designated expert for the search query is determined. Search results based at least in part upon previous actions taken by the expert relevant to the search query are then identified. These results may then be returned to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Gaurav Jain, Erik Steffl