Patents by Inventor Jay Shrauner

Jay Shrauner 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: 9223897
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a rank position map, the rank position map specifying, for a plurality of rank positions, an expected utility rate for a document presented at particular rank positions as a search result; determining an expected utility rate, for a particular document, based on the obtained rank position map, and based on a quantity of times that the particular document was presented as a search result at particular rank positions; determining an actual utility rate for the particular document based on an actual quantity of selections of the particular document, and based on a total quantity of times that the particular document was presented as a search result; calculating a correction factor, for the particular document, based on the determined expected utility rate and the determined actual utility rate; and adjusting a score of the particular document based on the correction factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Gross, Jay Shrauner
  • Patent number: 8489604
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for evaluating resource selection processes. One method includes receiving test queries and generating a first group of resources corresponding to a first automated resource selection process and generating a second group of resources corresponding to a second automated resource selection process for each query. Another method includes generating a query results table for use in generating the groups of resources. The query results table maps queries to resources matched to the queries, and maps each resource to a respective score for the resource and the query, and one or more index selection signals for the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Sadovsky, Paul Haahr, Trevor Strohman, Per Bjornsson, Jun Xu, Gabriel Schine, Jay Shrauner
  • Patent number: 8438591
    Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Kaustuv, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jay Shrauner, John Alastair Hawkins, Simon M. Rowe, Michael A. Killianey, Yaroslav Volovich, Iain Merrick
  • Publication number: 20120072935
    Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. SMITH, KAUSTUV, Daniel J. ZIGMOND, Jay SHRAUNER, John Alastair HAWKINS, Simon M. ROWE, Michael A. KILLIANEY, Yaroslav VOLOVICH, Iain MERRICK
  • Patent number: 8091101
    Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Kaustuv, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jay Shrauner, John Alastair Hawkins, Simon M. Rowe, Michael A. Killianey, Yaroslav Volovich, Iain Merrick
  • Publication number: 20100262496
    Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Kaustuv, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jay Shrauner, John Alastair Hawkins, Simon Rowe, Michael A. Killianey, Yaroslav Volovich, Iain Merrick
  • Patent number: 7743394
    Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Kaustuv, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jay Shrauner, John Alastair Hawkins, Simon Rowe, Michael A. Killianey, Yaroslav Volovich, Iain Merrick
  • Publication number: 20080250453
    Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Kaustuv, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jay Shrauner, John Alastair Hawkins, Simon Rowe, Michael A. Killianey, Yaroslav Volovich, Iain Merrick