Patents by Inventor Nitsan Oz

Nitsan Oz 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: 10146849
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query. A plurality of search results responsive to the query are identified. The search results are analyzed to determine that at least a first search result is associated with a first answer box topic. The search results are provided along with an answer box precursor for the first answer box topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Nir Andelman, Pravir Kumar Gupta
  • Publication number: 20180046694
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query. A plurality of search results responsive to the query are identified. The search results are analyzed to determine that at least a first search result is associated with a first answer box topic. The search results are provided along with an answer box precursor for the first answer box topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Nir Andelman, Pravir Kumar Gupta
  • Patent number: 9805110
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query. A plurality of search results responsive to the query are identified. The search results are analyzed to determine that at least a first search result is associated with a first answer box topic. The search results are provided along with an answer box precursor for the first answer box topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Nir Andelman, Pravir Kumar Gupta
  • Patent number: 9607087
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing answer boxes based on query results. One of the methods includes receiving seed queries for an answer box; analyzing query log information, wherein analyzing query log information comprises identifying query results that have been provided in response to the seed queries; identifying one or more of the query results as answer box indicators based on the analyses of the query log information, wherein the answer box indicators are indicators for the answer box; and storing data identifying the one or more query results as answer box indicators for the answer box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Eran Ofek, Benedict A. Gomes, Tal Cohen, Anna Bendersky, Asaph Arnon, Nitsan Oz, Oren Naim, Amitabh K. Singhal, Zvi Ben-Haim, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Matan Kalman, Gil Simha Briskin
  • Patent number: 9536006
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a plurality of registered publishers for enriched search results and, for each registered publisher, obtaining enrichment information from the registered publisher and associating the enrichment information with a resource provided by the publisher. A query is received. A plurality of responsive resources that are responsive to the query are identified. A first responsive resource is determined to be associated with enrichment information. An enriched search result is provided, the enriched search result identifying the first responsive resource and including the first responsive resource's associated enrichment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Tomer Kol, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Pravir Kumar Gupta, Kavi J. Goel
  • Publication number: 20160267163
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query. A plurality of search results responsive to the query are identified. The search results are analyzed to determine that at least a first search result is associated with a first answer box topic. The search results are provided along with an answer box precursor for the first answer box topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Nir Andelman, Pravir Kumar Gupta
  • Patent number: 9355175
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query. A plurality of search results responsive to the query are identified. The search results are analyzed to determine that at least a first search result is associated with a first answer box topic. The search results are provided along with an answer box precursor for the first answer box topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Nir Andelman, Pravir K. Gupta
  • Publication number: 20160078137
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a plurality of registered publishers for enriched search results and, for each registered publisher, obtaining enrichment information from the registered publisher and associating the enrichment information with a resource provided by the publisher. A query is received. A plurality of responsive resources that are responsive to the query are identified. A first responsive resource is determined to be associated with enrichment information. An enriched search result is provided, the enriched search result identifying the first responsive resource and including the first responsive resource's associated enrichment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Tomer Kol, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Pravir Kumar Gupta, Kavi J. Goel
  • Patent number: 9208230
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a plurality of registered publishers for enriched search results and, for each registered publisher, obtaining enrichment information from the registered publisher and associating the enrichment information with a resource provided by the publisher. A query is received. A plurality of responsive resources that are responsive to the query are identified. A first responsive resource is determined to be associated with enrichment information. An enriched search result is provided, the enriched search result identifying the first responsive resource and including the first responsive resource's associated enrichment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Tomer Kol, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Pravir K. Gupta, Kavi J. Goel
  • Publication number: 20150169750
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query. A plurality of search results responsive to the query are identified. The search results are analyzed to determine that at least a first search result is associated with a first answer box topic. The search results are provided along with an answer box precursor for the first answer box topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Nir Andelman, Pravir K. Gupta
  • Publication number: 20120109941
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a plurality of registered publishers for enriched search results and, for each registered publisher, obtaining enrichment information from the registered publisher and associating the enrichment information with a resource provided by the publisher. A query is received. A plurality of responsive resources that are responsive to the query are identified. A first responsive resource is determined to be associated with enrichment information. An enriched search result is provided, the enriched search result identifying the first responsive resource and including the first responsive resource's associated enrichment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Tal Cohen, Ziv Bar-Yossef, Igor Tsvetkov, Tomer Kol, Adi Mano, Oren Naim, Nitsan Oz, Pravir K. Gupta, Kavi J. Goel