Patents by Inventor KENNETH ALAN MOSS

KENNETH ALAN MOSS 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).

  • Syndicating search queries using web advertising
    Patent number: 8572112
    Abstract: Displaying potential search-engine queries in a portion (e.g., a portion allocated for a web advertisement or within an inline frame) of a web page along with the content of the web page is described herein. The potential search-engine queries are determine by first analyzing either the underlying content of the web page (or other web pages) or searching various historic user metrics. Once determined, the potential search-engine queries are displayed within the portion of the web page along with the content of the web page. When a user selects one of the displayed potential search-engine queries, a query is sent to a search engine requesting web content relevant to the selected potential search-engine query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh Evan Williams, Kenneth Alan Moss
  • SYNDICATING SEARCH QUERIES USING WEB ADVERTISING
    Publication number: 20090119259
    Abstract: Displaying potential search-engine queries in a portion (e.g., a portion allocated for a web advertisement or within an inline frame) of a web page along with the content of the web page is described herein. The potential search-engine queries are determine by first analyzing either the underlying content of the web page (or other web pages) or searching various historic user metrics. Once determined, the potential search-engine queries are displayed within the portion of the web page along with the content of the web page. When a user selects one of the displayed potential search-engine queries, a query is sent to a search engine requesting web content relevant to the selected potential search-engine query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: HUGH EVAN WILLIAMS, KENNETH ALAN MOSS