Patents by Inventor Marissa Mayer

Marissa Mayer 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: 10387507
    Abstract: A system customizes a news document associated with a user of a news aggregation service. The system includes multiple news source servers that store news content and a remote news aggregation server. The news aggregation server creates a customized news document based on one or more personalized search queries received from a user. The news aggregation server fetches the news content from the multiple news source servers, aggregates the news content, and searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more personalized search queries. The news aggregation server provides selected news content to the customized news document based on results of the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Michael Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Kerah Cottrell, Brian Rakowski, Anurag Acharya
  • Patent number: 10389723
    Abstract: A news aggregation server aggregates and monetizes restricted news content. The news aggregation server fetches the restricted news content from multiple news source servers that are remote from the news aggregation server. The news aggregation server aggregates the fetched restricted news content and searches the aggregated news content based on input received from a client. The news aggregation server provides access to selected news content from the aggregated news content that is relevant to the client input and charges the user a price for accessing the selected restricted news content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Michael Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Kerah Cottrell, Hong Zhou, Duane Scott Hess
  • Patent number: 10162802
    Abstract: A system provides client access to customized news content. The system includes a custom news source server and a news search server. The custom news source server periodically sends one or more customized search queries to a news search server. The news search server fetches news content from multiple news source servers and aggregates the news content. The news search server also periodically receives the one or more search queries from the custom news source server, searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more search queries, and periodically provides selected news content to the custom news server based on results of the searches. The custom news source server permits access to clients, from across a network, to the selected news content provided by the news search server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Anurag Acharya, Srdjan Mitrovic, Vijay Boyapati
  • Patent number: 9760629
    Abstract: A system aggregates documents from multiple genres of data sources, where the multiple genres of data sources may include news sources, blogs, news groups, and discussion groups. The system groups the aggregated documents into one or more clusters, where each of the one or more clusters relates to a same topic. The system further classifies each of the one or more clusters into one or more taxonomies and archives each cluster with its respective classifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Nathan Stoll, Marissa Mayer
  • Patent number: 9760636
    Abstract: A system graphically plots articles. The system executes one or more search queries to search stored articles and receives results of the executed one or more search queries, where the results identify selected articles of the stored articles. The system further designates a graphical marker for each of the selected articles and plots each of the graphical markers on a graphical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Curtiss, Duane Scott Hess, Kerah Cottrell, Marissa Mayer
  • Patent number: 9251519
    Abstract: A news aggregation server aggregates and monetizes restricted news content. The news aggregation server fetches the restricted news content from multiple news source servers that are remote from the news aggregation server. The news aggregation server aggregates the fetched restricted news content and searches the aggregated news content based on input received from a client. The news aggregation server provides access to selected news content from the aggregated news content that is relevant to the client input and charges the user a price for accessing the selected restricted news content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Kerah Pelczarski, Janny Zhou, Duane Scott Hess
  • Patent number: 9141703
    Abstract: A system graphically plots articles. The system executes one or more search queries to search stored articles and receives results of the executed one or more search queries, where the results identify selected articles of the stored articles. The system further designates a graphical marker for each of the selected articles and plots each of the graphical markers on a graphical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Curtiss, Duane Scott Hess, Kerah Cottrell, Marissa Mayer
  • Patent number: 9058389
    Abstract: A search engine may perform a search for a user search query over a number of possible search categories. For example, the search query may be performed for general web documents, images, and news documents. The search engine ranks categories based on the search query and/or the documents returned for each category and presents the search results to the user by category. Higher ranking categories may be presented more prominently than lower ranking categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Taylor, Marissa Mayer, Orkut Buyukkokten
  • Publication number: 20140324599
    Abstract: A system and method for booking an online advertising campaign simplifies a process of onboarding an advertiser to a new online advertising product. An offer message for an advertising campaign is communicated from an online service provider to an advertiser. The offer message includes pre-generated advertising creative information for the advertising campaign, pricing information for the advertising campaign; and an initiation actuator selectable by the advertiser to accept the offer for the advertising campaign. If the offer is acceptable, the advertiser may simply click the initiation actuator to book the campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Enrique A. Munoz Torres, Marissa A. Mayer
  • Publication number: 20140324604
    Abstract: A system and method automatically transforms preexisting advertising creatives adapted for a first content service environment into advertising creatives for a second content service environment. The transformed advertising creative are then suitable for initiating a new advertising campaign. In one example, the system transforms advertising creatives from search advertisements and display advertisements into creatives for a stream advertising campaign. Stream advertisements may then be placed into a stream of content displayed on a user device. The transformed advertising creatives may be included in a proposal to a prospective advertiser. The advertiser then can choose to accept the proposal. The process of creating new advertising creatives for the proposal to the advertiser is simplified, automated and made more efficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Enrique A. Munoz Torres, Marissa A. Mayer, Rohit Chandra, Lawrence Weyer, III, Saurabh Dixit, Peter Chen
  • Patent number: 8832058
    Abstract: A system provides client access to customized news content. The system includes a custom news source server and a news search server. The custom news source server periodically sends one or more customized search queries to a news search server. The news search server fetches news content from multiple news source servers and aggregates the news content. The news search server also periodically receives the one or more search queries from the custom news source server, searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more search queries, and periodically provides selected news content to the custom news server based on results of the searches. The custom news source server permits access to clients, from across a network, to the selected news content provided by the news search server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Anurag Acharya, Srdjan Mitrovic, Vijay Boyapati
  • Patent number: 8805867
    Abstract: A system receives a search query, determines whether the received search query includes an entity name, and determines whether the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase. When the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase, the system generates a link to a rewritten query, performs a search based on the received search query to obtain first search results, and provides the first search results and the link to the rewritten query. When the entity name is not associated with a common word or phrase, the system rewrites the received search query to include a restrict identifier associated with the entity name, generates a link to the received search query, performs a search based on the rewritten search query to obtain second search results, and provides the second search results and the link to the received search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Zhou, Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Michael Curtiss, Marissa Mayer
  • Publication number: 20140201204
    Abstract: A system customizes a news document associated with a user of a news aggregation service. The system includes multiple news source servers that store news content and a remote news aggregation server. The news aggregation server creates a customized news document based on one or more personalized search queries received from a user. The news aggregation server fetches the news content from the multiple news source servers, aggregates the news content, and searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more personalized search queries. The news aggregation server provides selected news content to the customized news document based on results of the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Krishna BHARAT, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Kerah Pelczarski, Brian Rakowski, Anurag Acharya
  • Patent number: 8676837
    Abstract: A system customizes a news document associated with a user of a news aggregation service. The system includes multiple news source servers that store news content and a remote news aggregation server. The news aggregation server creates a customized news document based on one or more personalized search queries received from a user. The news aggregation server fetches the news content from the multiple news source servers, aggregates the news content, and searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more personalized search queries. The news aggregation server provides selected news content to the customized news document based on results of the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Kerah Pelczarski, Brian Rakowski, Anurag Acharya
  • Publication number: 20130262499
    Abstract: A system receives a search query, determines whether the received search query includes an entity name, and determines whether the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase. When the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase, the system generates a link to a rewritten query, performs a search based on the received search query to obtain first search results, and provides the first search results and the link to the rewritten query. When the entity name is not associated with a common word or phrase, the system rewrites the received search query to include a restrict identifier associated with the entity name, generates a link to the received search query, performs a search based on the rewritten search query to obtain second search results, and provides the second search results and the link to the received search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Hong ZHOU, Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Michael Curtiss, Marissa Mayer
  • Patent number: 8548975
    Abstract: A system graphically plots articles. The system executes one or more search queries to search stored articles and receives results of the executed one or more search queries, where the results identify selected articles of the stored articles. The system further designates a graphical marker for each of the selected articles and plots each of the graphical markers on a graphical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Curtiss, Duane Scott Hess, Kerah Pelczarski, Marissa Mayer
  • Patent number: 8452799
    Abstract: A system receives a search query, determines whether the received search query includes an entity name, and determines whether the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase. When the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase, the system generates a link to a rewritten query, performs a search based on the received search query to obtain first search results, and provides the first search results and the link to the rewritten query. When the entity name is not associated with a common word or phrase, the system rewrites the received search query to include a restrict identifier associated with the entity name, generates a link to the received search query, performs a search based on the rewritten search query to obtain second search results, and provides the second search results and the link to the received search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Zhou, Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Michael Curtiss, Marissa Mayer
  • Publication number: 20130024445
    Abstract: A search engine may perform a search for a user search query over a number of possible search categories. For example, the search query may be performed for general web documents, images, and news documents. The search engine ranks categories based on the search query and/or the documents returned for each category and presents the search results to the user by category. Higher ranking categories may be presented more prominently than lower ranking categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Taylor, Marissa Mayer, Orkut Buyukkokten
  • Patent number: 8301656
    Abstract: A search engine may perform a search for a user search query over a number of possible search categories. For example, the search query may be performed for general web documents, images, and news documents. The search engine ranks categories based on the search query and/or the documents returned for each category and presents the search results to the user by category. Higher ranking categories may be presented more prominently than lower ranking categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Taylor, Marissa Mayer, Orkut Buyukkokten
  • Publication number: 20120136885
    Abstract: A system receives a search query, determines whether the received search query includes an entity name, and determines whether the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase. When the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase, the system generates a link to a rewritten query, performs a search based on the received search query to obtain first search results, and provides the first search results and the link to the rewritten query. When the entity name is not associated with a common word or phrase, the system rewrites the received search query to include a restrict identifier associated with the entity name, generates a link to the received search query, performs a search based on the rewritten search query to obtain second search results, and provides the second search results and the link to the received search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Hong ZHOU, Krishna BHARAT, Michael SCHMITT, Michael CURTISS, Marissa MAYER