Patents by Inventor Lawrence Ip

Lawrence Ip 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: 11704359
    Abstract: A plurality of music playlists created on a content sharing platform and having rankings are identified. A plurality of popular external search queries submitted via one or more search engine platforms external to the content sharing platform are identified. A subset of the plurality of music playlists that matches any of the plurality of popular external search queries is determined, and rankings of the determined subset of music playlists are improved. The personalized music recommendations for the user are created based on rankings of the plurality of music playlists, and the personalized music recommendations are provided for presentation to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Ip, Sean Marney, Shengwei Jiang, Vivek Sharma, Srivaths Ranganathan, Yuh-jiun Wang
  • Publication number: 20210081449
    Abstract: A plurality of music playlists created on a content sharing platform and having rankings are identified. A plurality of popular external search queries submitted via one or more search engine platforms external to the content sharing platform are identified. A subset of the plurality of music playlists that matches any of the plurality of popular external search queries is determined, and rankings of the determined subset of music playlists are improved. The personalized music recommendations for the user are created based on rankings of the plurality of music playlists, and the personalized music recommendations are provided for presentation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Lawrence Ip, Sean Marney, Shengwei Jiang, Vivek Sharma, Srivaths Ranganathan, Yuh-jiun Wang
  • Patent number: 10846331
    Abstract: A plurality of entities relating to popular search queries are identified. A set of entities representing musical artists or events is selected from the plurality of entities. Based on a history of online actions of a user, a subset of the selected set of entities that is relevant to the user is determined, and personalized music recommendations are created for the user, where the personalized music recommendations comprise music content associated with the determined subset of entities that each represent a musical artist or event relating to the popular search queries. The personalized music recommendations are provided for presentation to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Ip, Sean Marney, Shengwei Jiang, Vivek Sharma, Srivaths Ranganathan, Yuh-jiun Wang
  • Publication number: 20180189391
    Abstract: A plurality of entities relating to popular search queries are identified. A set of entities representing musical artists or events is selected from the plurality of entities. Based on a history of online actions of a user, a subset of the selected set of entities that is relevant to the user is determined, and personalized music recommendations are created for the user, where the personalized music recommendations comprise music content associated with the determined subset of entities that each represent a musical artist or event relating to the popular search queries. The personalized music recommendations are provided for presentation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Lawrence IP, Sean MARNEY, Shengwei JIANG, Vivek SHARMA, Srivaths RANGANATHAN, Yuh-jiun WANG
  • Patent number: 8762204
    Abstract: The way in which Websites are reviewed for use in an advertising network may be improved by (a) accepting a collection including one or more documents, (b) determining whether or not the collection complies with policies of an advertising network, and (c) approving the collection if it was determined that the collection complies with the policies. The collection may be added to the advertising network if the collection is approved such that (e.g., content-targeted) advertisements may be served in association with renderings of documents included in the collection. The collection may be a Website including one or more Webpages. The policy may concern (A) content of the one or more documents of the collection, (B) usability of a Website wherein the collection of one or more documents is a Website including one or more Webpages, and/or (C) a possible fraud or deception on the advertising network or participants of the advertising network by the collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Pavan Kumar Desikan, Lawrence Ip, Timothy James, Sanjeev Kulkarni, Prasenjit Phukan, Dmitriy Portnov, Gokul Rajaram
  • Publication number: 20100287041
    Abstract: The way in which Websites are reviewed for use in an advertising network may be improved by (a) accepting a collection including one or more documents, (b) determining whether or not the collection complies with policies of an advertising network, and (c) approving the collection if it was determined that the collection complies with the policies. The collection may be added to the advertising network if the collection is approved such that (e.g., content-targeted) advertisements may be served in association with renderings of documents included in the collection. The collection may be a Website including one or more Webpages. The policy may concern (A) content of the one or more documents of the collection, (B) usability of a Website wherein the collection of one or more documents is a Website including one or more Webpages, and/or (C) a possible fraud or deception on the advertising network or participants of the advertising network by the collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Pavan Kumar Desikan, Lawrence Ip, Timothy James, Sanjeev Kulkarni, Prasenjit Phukan, Dmitriy Portnov, Gokul Rajaram
  • Patent number: 7788132
    Abstract: The way in which Websites are reviewed for use in an advertising network may be improved by (a) accepting a collection including one or more documents, (b) determining whether or not the collection complies with policies of an advertising network, and (c) approving the collection if it was determined that the collection complies with the policies. The collection may be added to the advertising network if the collection is approved such that (e.g., content-targeted) advertisements may be served in association with renderings of documents included in the collection. The collection may be a Website including one or more Webpages. The policy may concern (A) content of the one or more documents of the collection, (B) usability of a Website wherein the collection of one or more documents is a Website including one or more Webpages, and/or (C) a possible fraud or deception on the advertising network or participants of the advertising network by the collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Google, Inc.
    Inventors: Pavan Kumar Desikan, Lawrence Ip, Timothy James, Sanjeev Kulkarni, Prasenjit Phukan, Dmitriy Portnov, Gokul Rajaram
  • Publication number: 20070005417
    Abstract: The way in which Websites are reviewed for use in an advertising network may be improved by (a) accepting a collection including one or more documents, (b) determining whether or not the collection complies with policies of an advertising network, and (c) approving the collection if it was determined that the collection complies with the policies. The collection may be added to the advertising network if the collection is approved such that (e.g., content-targeted) advertisements may be served in association with renderings of documents included in the collection. The collection may be a Website including one or more Webpages. The policy may concern (A) content of the one or more documents of the collection, (B) usability of a Website wherein the collection of one or more documents is a Website including one or more Webpages, and/or (C) a possible fraud or deception on the advertising network or participants of the advertising network by the collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Pavan Desikan, Lawrence Ip, Timothy James, Sanjeev Kulkarni, Prasenjit Phukan, Dmitriy Portnov, Gokul Rajaram