Patents by Inventor John Nicholas Gross

John Nicholas Gross 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).

  • METHOD OF TESTING INVENTORY AT ONLINE PROVIDERS
    Publication number: 20140100949
    Abstract: A recommender system can be analyzed to determine various performance characteristics of an online content service provider. The recommender system is analyzed using a predetermined policy, to determine if it satisfies such policy, and/or has other measurable intended and/or unintended biases. The policy can include such parameters as whether a particular profile is presented with certain particular types of items by the recommender system. The reliability of search engines can also be tested using a similar approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • METHOD OF TESTING ONLINE RECOMMENDER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140100950
    Abstract: A recommender system can be analyzed to determine various performance characteristics of an online content service provider. The recommender system is analyzed using a predetermined policy, to determine if it satisfies such policy, and/or has other measurable intended and/or unintended biases. The policy can include such parameters as whether a particular profile is presented with certain particular types of items by the recommender system. The reliability of search engines can also be tested using a similar approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • METHOD OF TESTING ONLINE RECOMMENDER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140100946
    Abstract: A recommender system can be analyzed to determine various performance characteristics of an online content service provider. The recommender system is analyzed using a predetermined policy, to determine if it satisfies such policy, and/or has other measurable intended and/or unintended biases. The policy can include such parameters as whether a particular profile is presented with certain particular types of items by the recommender system. The reliability of search engines can also be tested using a similar approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Methods For Presenting Online Advertising At A Social Network Site Based on User Interests
    Publication number: 20140089103
    Abstract: An advertising system generates customized advertising for social network members. The ads results are personalized based on members' explicit and implicit interests derived from user actions, content selections, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Social Search System & Method
    Publication number: 20140081943
    Abstract: A search system generates customized search results for social network members. The results are responsive to queries and are personalized based on members' explicit and implicit interests derived from user actions, content selections, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Methods For Presenting Online Advertising At A Social Network Site Based on Tracking User Actions At Other Websites
    Publication number: 20140081754
    Abstract: An advertising system generates customized advertising for social network members. The ads results are personalized based on member actions taken at third party websites, including content reviews, selections, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Methods For Presenting Online Advertising At A Social Network Site With Recommended Content
    Publication number: 20140081756
    Abstract: An advertising system generates customized advertising for social network members. The ads results are personalized based on content presented to members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Methods For Presenting Online Advertising At A Social Network Site Based on Search Results
    Publication number: 20140081757
    Abstract: An advertising system generates customized advertising for social network members based on search queries. The ads results are personalized based on member actions taken, content reviews, selections, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Content recommendations for Social Networks
    Publication number: 20140081965
    Abstract: A recommendation system generates customized recommendations for social network members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Methods For Presenting Online Advertising At A Social Network Site Based on Correlating Users and User Adoptions
    Publication number: 20140081755
    Abstract: An advertising system generates customized advertising for social network members. The ads results are personalized based on members' explicit and implicit interests derived from user actions, advertising and content selections, friend designations, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Friend & Group Recommendations for Social Networks
    Publication number: 20140081960
    Abstract: A recommendation system generates customized recommendations for social network members, including suggestions for new friends, groups, etc. The outputs for recommended content are personalized based on members' explicit and implicit interests derived from user actions, content selections, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Methods and systems for promoting items based on event sampling data
    Patent number: 8671012
    Abstract: Items—including gourmet products—are evaluated and rated by participants in a controlled event, which can be coordinated by software locally or at a dedicated website. Event data, including item scores and participant scores can be shared with vendors, merchants and other commercial entities associated with the products. Promotional incentives from such entities for the products (and related products) can then be directly targeted and provided to participants and other members of the public. The participant's activities can also be collected and disseminated to affiliates/friends of the participants through social networking sites, personalized web pages, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: John Nicholas and Kristin Gross
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Method for providing search results including relevant location based content
    Patent number: 8671095
    Abstract: A search engine considers events and stories described in electronic documents, a location of a searcher/reviewer, and a situs associated with a query and content of the document to determine how/if they should be presented to users as part of relevant search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • METHOD OF MAKING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT EMBEDDED WITH NON-VOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY HAVING VARIABLE COUPLING
    Publication number: 20140065772
    Abstract: A programmable non-volatile device is made with a floating gate that functions as a FET gate that overlaps a portion of a source/drain region and allows for variable coupling through geometry and/or biasing conditions. This allows a programming voltage for the device to be imparted to the floating gate through variable capacitive coupling, thus changing the state of the device. Multi-state embodiments are also possible. The invention can be used in environments such as data encryption, reference trimming, manufacturing ID, security ID, and many other applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: INVENSAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Liu, John Nicholas Gross
  • Item Data Collection Systems and Methods with Social Network Integration
    Publication number: 20140039980
    Abstract: Items—including gourmet products—are evaluated and rated by participants in a controlled event, which can be coordinated by software locally or at a dedicated website. Event data, including item scores and participant scores can be shared with vendors, merchants and other commercial entities associated with the products. Promotional incentives from such entities for the products (and related products) can then be directly targeted and provided to participants and other members of the public. The participant's activities can also be collected and disseminated to affiliates/friends of the participants through social networking sites, personalized web pages, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: The John Nicholas and Kristin Gross Trust U/A/D April 13, 2010
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • System & Method for Controlling Access to Resources with a Spoken CAPTCHA Test
    Publication number: 20140020084
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling access to resources using spoken Completely Automatic Public Turing Tests To Tell Humans And Computers Apart (CAPTCHA) tests are disclosed. In these systems and methods, entities seeking access to resources are required to produce an input utterance that contains at least some audio. That utterance is compared with voice reference data for human and machine entities, and a determination is made as to whether the entity requesting access is a human or a machine. Access is then permitted or refused based on that determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: The John Nicholas and Kristin Gross Trust U/A/D April 13, 2010
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Recommendation systems using gourmet item sampling events
    Patent number: 8626608
    Abstract: Items—including gourmet products—are evaluated and rated by participants in a controlled event, which can be coordinated by software locally or at a dedicated website. Event data, including item scores and participant scores can be shared with vendors, merchants and other commercial entities associated with the products. Promotional incentives from such entities for the products (and related products) can then be directly targeted and provided to participants and other members of the public. The participant's activities can also be collected and disseminated to affiliates/friends of the participants through social networking sites, personalized web pages, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: John Nicholas and Kristin Gross Trust
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Location-based promotions using data derived from item sampling events
    Patent number: 8620736
    Abstract: Items—including gourmet products—are evaluated and rated by participants in a controlled event, which can be coordinated by software locally or at a dedicated website. Event data, including item scores and participant scores can be shared with vendors, merchants and other commercial entities associated with the products. Promotional incentives from such entities for the products (and related products) can then be directly targeted and provided to participants and other members of the public. The participant's activities can also be collected and disseminated to affiliates/friends of the participants through social networking sites, personalized web pages, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: John Nicholas and Kristin Gross
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • TEMPORAL DOCUMENT TRAINER AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130346349
    Abstract: An electronic document sorter is trained to classify documents based on their temporal qualities. The invention can be used in environments such as automated news aggregators, search engines and other electronic systems which compile information having temporal qualities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Hybrid distribution method for playable media
    Patent number: 8612311
    Abstract: A hybrid distribution system and method for distributing/temporarily renting playable media items, such as movies in a digital format. The distribution system includes a first option in which a title is delivered in a ranking order identified by the subscriber and based on an allocation priority associated with the subscriber for such title. Alternatively the subscriber can be given a second option to gain access rights to the first title from a third party. In this manner a content provider can manage different types of demand through a combination of dedicated and third party inventory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Media Queue, LLC
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross