Patents by Inventor Gregory Fodor, JR.

Gregory Fodor, JR. 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).

  • Systems and Methods for Guided Construction of a Search Query in an Electronic Commerce Environment
    Publication number: 20220342937
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, identifying a search term within the search query, the search term including at least a portion of the search query, generating, based at least in part on the search term, one or more alternative search terms that are each different from the search term, and sending, over the communication network, the one or more alternative search terms to the user computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Kalin, Gregory Fodor, JR.
  • Systems and methods for guided construction of a search query in an electronic commerce environment
    Patent number: 11397771
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, identifying a search term within the search query, the search term including at least a portion of the search query, generating, based at least in part on the search term, one or more alternative search terms that are each different from the search term, and sending, over the communication network, the one or more alternative search terms to the user computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Etsy, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kalin, Gregory Fodor, Jr.
  • Systems and methods for guided construction of a search query in an electronic commerce environment
    Patent number: 10650053
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, identifying a search term within the search query, the search term including at least a portion of the search query, generating, based at least in part on the search term, one or more alternative search terms that are each different from the search term, and sending, over the communication network, the one or more alternative search terms to the user computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Etsy, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kalin, Gregory Fodor, Jr.
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDED CONSTRUCTION OF A SEARCH QUERY IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20170193130
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, identifying a search term within the search query, the search term including at least a portion of the search query, generating, based at least in part on the search term, one or more alternative search terms that are each different from the search term, and sending, over the communication network, the one or more alternative search terms to the user computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Kalin, Gregory Fodor, JR.
  • Systems and methods for guided construction of a search query in an electronic commerce environment
    Patent number: 9633109
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, identifying a search term within the search query, the search term including at least a portion of the search query, generating, based at least in part on the search term, one or more alternative search terms that are each different from the search term, and sending, over the communication network, the one or more alternative search terms to the user computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: ETSY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Kalin, Gregory Fodor, Jr.
  • Item discovery tools and methods for shopping in an electronic commerce environment
    Patent number: 8762226
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes prompting a first user to select one or more images representing merchandise items, receiving one or more image selections from the first user through the user interface, and determining a shopping preference of the first user based, at least in part, on the image selections. The shopping preference of the first user includes information about the merchandise items represented by the image selections. The method further includes identifying a second user having a shopping preference that is substantially similar to the shopping preference of the first user. The shopping preference of the second user includes information about one or more preferred merchandise items of the second user. The method further includes generating at least one shopping recommendation based on the shopping preference of the second user, and presenting the shopping recommendation to the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Etsy, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kalin, Gregory Fodor, Jr.
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDED CONSTRUCTION OF A SEARCH QUERY IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20120296926
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, identifying a search term within the search query, the search term including at least a portion of the search query, generating, based at least in part on the search term, one or more alternative search terms that are each different from the search term, and sending, over the communication network, the one or more alternative search terms to the user computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Etsy, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kalin, Gregory Fodor, JR.
  • ITEM DISCOVERY TOOLS AND METHODS FOR SHOPPING IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20120284145
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes prompting a first user to select one or more images representing merchandise items, receiving one or more image selections from the first user through the user interface, and determining a shopping preference of the first user based, at least in part, on the image selections. The shopping preference of the first user includes information about the merchandise items represented by the image selections. The method further includes identifying a second user having a shopping preference that is substantially similar to the shopping preference of the first user. The shopping preference of the second user includes information about one or more preferred merchandise items of the second user. The method further includes generating at least one shopping recommendation based on the shopping preference of the second user, and presenting the shopping recommendation to the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Etsy, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kalin, Gregory Fodor, JR.