Patents by Inventor Whitney Gale Spathelf

Whitney Gale Spathelf 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: 11170063
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for editable search. A computing device generates a network page that includes a title that is interactive or modifiable. In response to a user-selected attribute being selected from the title, an item catalog is searched to identify available items with different attribute values for the user-selected attribute. A menu with one or more different attribute value is rendered in relation to the user-selected attribute from the title. A different attribute value is selected from the menu and the network page is updated to include the different attribute value in place of the user-selected attribute in the title.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Ross Mueller, David Robert Cole, Anna Maria Godfrey, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Patent number: 10895961
    Abstract: Approaches are described for an interface element that displays progressively more information about a search result in a listing of search results. In an embodiment, a user interacts with a search result, for example by utilizing a gesture on a touch-sensitive display, and a supplemental content item is generated and displayed using, in one example, a subset of available supplemental information associated with the search result. The display of the supplemental content item is accompanied by an animation is some embodiments whereby the supplemental content item visually “slides” over to replace the search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: A9.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Jackson Roach, Sean Michael Bell, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Publication number: 20200258040
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for customizing an item search and browsing experience based on a delivery speed preference. A request is received from a client device for a detail page regarding a particular item offered for order. A first delivery speed option associated with the client device is identified. It is determined that the particular item cannot be delivered to a particular address associated with the client device via the first delivery speed option. A user interface is generated that indicates a second delivery speed option via which the particular item is available for delivery to the particular address. Data encoding the user interface is sent to the client device for rendering on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: NATHAN ROSS MUELLER, JASON ANDREW BRIGHTMAN, JANELLE NOH BRACKEN, ALISON LOUISE CRAMER, INGIBJORG JOAN ELIZABETH GREEN, ALEXIS BOGIE JARR, WHITNEY GALE SPATHELF
  • Publication number: 20200242181
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for editable search. A computing device generates a network page that includes a title that is interactive or modifiable. In response to a user-selected attribute being selected from the title, an item catalog is searched to identify available items with different attribute values for the user-selected attribute. A menu with one or more different attribute value is rendered in relation to the user-selected attribute from the title. A different attribute value is selected from the menu and the network page is updated to include the different attribute value in place of the user-selected attribute in the title.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan Ross Mueller, David Robert Cole, Anna Maria Godfrey, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Patent number: 10664537
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for editable search. A computing device displays a term on a network page. The computing device then displays a search result on the network page, wherein the search result is related to the term. Later, the computing device displays an alternative term in response to a selection of the term. The computing device then sends a search query to a remote application executing on a remote computing device in response to a selection of the alternative term, wherein the search query includes the alternative term. The computing device subsequently updates the search result on the network page with a new search result related to the alternative term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Ross Mueller, David Robert Cole, Anna Maria Godfrey, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Patent number: 10657487
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for customizing an item search and browsing experience based on a delivery speed preference. Multiple delivery speed options are generated for a client device, and a listing of the delivery speed options are sent to the client device. A user selection of a particular delivery speed option is then received from the client device. An item search criterion is received from the client device. A listing of items selected from an electronic item database is generated based at least in part on the item search criterion and item availability via the particular delivery speed option. Data encoding the listing of items is sent to the client device for rendering on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Ross Mueller, Jason Andrew Brightman, Janelle Noh Bracken, Alison Louise Cramer, Ingibjorg Joan Elizabeth Green, Alexis Bogie Jarr, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Patent number: 10636076
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a supplementary information component to search results are provided. A search engine computer provides search results in response to the search query. The computer then identifies some interest in an item from the search results, then may generate and provide the supplementary information component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Patent number: 10606884
    Abstract: Techniques for generating representative images are disclosed herein. In particular, various embodiments utilize an image generation service to generate representative images for categories and sub-categories of objects. Each representative image can be a stylized depiction of an aggregated image corresponding to a particular category of objects. A user can refine the search, or continue to browse, by selecting one of the representative images. This enables users to quickly identify features the user is looking for or would like to exclude, by depicting the sort of objects associated with that category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Allen Mongrain, Sunil Ramesh, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Publication number: 20190377466
    Abstract: Approaches are described for an interface element that displays progressively more information about a search result in a listing of search results. In an embodiment, a user interacts with a search result, for example by utilizing a gesture on a touch-sensitive display, and a supplemental content item is generated and displayed using, in one example, a subset of available supplemental information associated with the search result. The display of the supplemental content item is accompanied by an animation is some embodiments whereby the supplemental content item visually “slides” over to replace the search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Jackson Roach, Sean Michael Bell, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Patent number: 10437838
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element. An insertion point is identified in a ranking of search results. A navigation element is included in the search results. A selection of the navigation element modifies a constraint used to generate the search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Whitney Gale Spathelf, Erick Cantu-Paz, Tracy Holloway King
  • Patent number: 10437818
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a supplementary information component to search results are provided. In some embodiments, a search engine computer provides search results in response to the search query. The computer then identifies some interest in an item from the search results, then may generate and provide the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Patent number: 10423303
    Abstract: Approaches are described for an interface element that displays progressively more information about a search result in a listing of search results. In an embodiment, a user interacts with a search result, for example by utilizing a gesture on a touch-sensitive display, and a supplemental content item is generated and displayed using, in one example, a subset of available supplemental information associated with the search result. The display of the supplemental content item is accompanied by an animation is some embodiments whereby the supplemental content item visually “slides” over to replace the search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Jackson Roach, Sean Michael Bell, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Publication number: 20170278062
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for customizing an item search and browsing experience based on a delivery speed preference. Multiple delivery speed options are generated for a client device, and a listing of the delivery speed options are sent to the client device. A user selection of a particular delivery speed option is then received from the client device. An item search criterion is received from the client device. A listing of items selected from an electronic item database is generated based at least in part on the item search criterion and item availability via the particular delivery speed option. Data encoding the listing of items is sent to the client device for rendering on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan Ross Mueller, Jason Andrew Brightman, Janelle Noh Bracken, Alison Louise Cramer, Ingibjorg Joan Elizabeth Green, Alexis Bogie Jarr, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Publication number: 20170277694
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element. An insertion point is identified in a ranking of search results. A navigation element is included in the search results. A selection of the navigation element modifies a constraint used to generate the search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Whitney Gale Spathelf, Erick Cantu-Paz, Tracy Holloway King
  • Publication number: 20170270209
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for editable search. A computing device displays a term on a network page. The computing device then displays a search result on the network page, wherein the search result is related to the term. Later, the computing device displays an alternative term in response to a selection of the term. The computing device then sends a search query to a remote application executing on a remote computing device in response to a selection of the alternative term, wherein the search query includes the alternative term. The computing device subsequently updates the search result on the network page with a new search result related to the alternative term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan Ross Mueller, David Robert Cole, Anna Maria Godfrey, Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Publication number: 20170270208
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a supplementary information component to search results are provided. In some embodiments, a search engine computer provides search results in response to the search query. The computer then identifies some interest in an item from the search results, then may generate and provide the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Whitney Gale Spathelf
  • Publication number: 20170270158
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a supplementary information component to search results are provided. In some embodiments, a search engine computer provides search results in response to the search query. The computer then identifies some interest in an item from the search results, then may generate and provide the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Whitney Gale Spathelf