Patents by Inventor Ritcha G. Ranjan

Ritcha G. Ranjan 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).

  • Providing profile information to partner content providers
    Patent number: 8316043
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query, at an information provider, from a mobile device; generating a plurality of search results that are responsive to the search query and directed to corresponding content providers that are external to the information provider; identifying one or more search results from the plurality of search results that are directed to partners of the information provider; and providing, to the mobile device, the plurality of search results, wherein the one or more search results directed to partners of the information provider include location information that is stored in a profile maintained by the information provider and associated with the mobile device, wherein the location information is passed to the corresponding partners upon selection of the one or more search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ritcha G. Ranjan, James M. Watts
  • Providing Profile Information to Partner Content Providers
    Publication number: 20120016902
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query, at an information provider, from a mobile device; generating a plurality of search results that are responsive to the search query and directed to corresponding content providers that are external to the information provider; identifying one or more search results from the plurality of search results that are directed to partners of the information provider; and providing, to the mobile device, the plurality of search results, wherein the one or more search results directed to partners of the information provider include location information that is stored in a profile maintained by the information provider and associated with the mobile device, wherein the location information is passed to the corresponding partners upon selection of the one or more search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Ritcha G. Ranjan, James M. Watts
  • Providing profile information to partner content providers
    Patent number: 7984068
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query, at an information provider, from a mobile device; generating a plurality of search results that are responsive to the search query and directed to corresponding content providers that are external to the information provider; identifying one or more search results from the plurality of search results that are directed to partners of the information provider; and providing, to the mobile device, the plurality of search results, wherein the one or more search results directed to partners of the information provider include location information that is stored in a profile maintained by the information provider and associated with the mobile device, wherein the location information is passed to the corresponding partners upon selection of the one or more search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ritcha G. Ranjan, James M. Watts
  • Providing Profile Information to Partner Content Providers
    Publication number: 20080294603
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query, at an information provider, from a mobile device; generating a plurality of search results that are responsive to the search query and directed to corresponding content providers that are external to the information provider; identifying one or more search results from the plurality of search results that are directed to partners of the information provider; and providing, to the mobile device, the plurality of search results, wherein the one or more search results directed to partners of the information provider include location information that is stored in a profile maintained by the information provider and associated with the mobile device, wherein the location information is passed to the corresponding partners upon selection of the one or more search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Ritcha G. Ranjan, James M. Watts