Patents by Inventor Sonali Mihir Sambhus

Sonali Mihir Sambhus 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).

  • System and method for evaluating results of a search query in a network environment
    Patent number: 9870405
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving results of a search query initiated by a user and evaluating the received results in relation to a personal profile of the user. The personal profile includes a plurality of characteristics associated with the user and the evaluating includes comparing the plurality of characteristics to the results. The plurality of characteristics include at least one characteristic derived from observing the user's behavioral patterns over a period of time. The method further includes evaluating the results based on attributes of the user; ranking the results to generate a resultant that reflects a ranking of the results in order of likely meaningfulness to the user based on the evaluation; and communicating the resultant to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Satish K. Gannu, Sonali Mihir Sambhus, Yicheng Tao, Kenneth A. Durazzo, Leon A. Frazier
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING RESULTS OF A SEARCH QUERY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20150046446
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving results of a search query initiated by a user and evaluating the received results in relation to a personal profile of the user. The personal profile includes a plurality of characteristics associated with the user and the evaluating includes comparing the plurality of characteristics to the results. The plurality of characteristics include at least one characteristic derived from observing the user's behavioral patterns over a period of time. The method further includes evaluating the results based on attributes of the user; ranking the results to generate a resultant that reflects a ranking of the results in order of likely meaningfulness to the user based on the evaluation; and communicating the resultant to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Satish K. Gannu, Sonali Mihir Sambhus, Yicheng Tao, Kenneth A. Durazzo, Leon A. Frazier
  • System and method for evaluating results of a search query in a network environment
    Patent number: 8909624
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving results for a search query initiated by a user; evaluating the results in relation to a personal profile of the user. The personal profile includes a plurality of characteristics associated with the user. The method also includes ranking the results based on the evaluation in order to generate a resultant that reflects a ranking of the results, and communicating the resultant to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Satish K. Gannu, Sonali Mihir Sambhus, Yicheng Tao, Kenneth A. Durazzo, Leon A. Frazier
  • Bridging social silos for knowledge discovery and sharing
    Patent number: 8793312
    Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for obtaining network usage information about a plurality of users, analyzing the network usage information to detect a plurality of subjects and determine a set of relationship scores describing the strength of the relationship between users and subjects, and analyzing the sets of relationship scores to detect a plurality of virtual communities formed among the users. The virtual communities are used to detect subjects to recommend to members of the virtual communities, such as topics or content items that other users of the community have found of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yicheng Tao, Stephen Daniel Bochinski, Sonali Mihir Sambhus
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING RESULTS OF A SEARCH QUERY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20120310926
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving results for a search query initiated by a user; evaluating the results in relation to a personal profile of the user. The personal profile includes a plurality of characteristics associated with the user. The method also includes ranking the results based on the evaluation in order to generate a resultant that reflects a ranking of the results, and communicating the resultant to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Satish K. Gannu, Sonali Mihir Sambhus, Yicheng Tao, Kenneth A. Durazzo, Leon A. Frazier
  • Bridging Social Silos for Knowledge Discovery and Sharing
    Publication number: 20120296967
    Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for obtaining network usage information about a plurality of users, analyzing the network usage information to detect a plurality of subjects and determine a set of relationship scores describing the strength of the relationship between users and subjects, and analyzing the sets of relationship scores to detect a plurality of virtual communities formed among the users. The virtual communities are used to detect subjects to recommend to members of the virtual communities, such as topics or content items that other users of the community have found of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Yicheng Tao, Stephen Daniel Bochinski, Sonali Mihir Sambhus