Patents Assigned to SEARCHMETRICS GMBH
  • Patent number: 11487837
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for summarizing content related to a keyword, the content being retrieved from online websites, the method comprising the steps of: searching (1100) the keyword with at least one search engine, thereby obtaining ranked result webpages, deriving (1200, 2200) sentences from a predetermined number of highest ranking webpages, among the ranked result webpages, combining (1300) the sentences, thereby obtaining a combined content, ranking (1400, 3400) the combined content, thereby obtaining a ranked content, outputting (1500) a predetermined number of highest ranking sentences from the ranked content as summary of the keyword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Fang Xu, Marcus Tober
  • Publication number: 20210089605
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for summarizing content related to a keyword, the content being retrieved from online websites, the method comprising the steps of: searching (1100) the keyword with at least one search engine, thereby obtaining ranked result webpages, deriving (1200, 2200) sentences from a predetermined number of highest ranking webpages, among the ranked result webpages, combining (1300) the sentences, thereby obtaining a combined content, ranking (1400, 3400) the combined content, thereby obtaining a ranked content, outputting (1500) a predetermined number of highest ranking sentences from the ranked content as summary of the keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Fang XU, Marcus TOBER
  • Patent number: 10467265
    Abstract: The present teachings generally relate to a method for extracting one or more matched entries from a first database using a second database, including the steps of: identifying a plurality of second entities from the second database by filtering a plurality of entities of the second database according to one or more identification rules; inputting at least one keyword as a query to extract the one or more matched entries from the first database; linking the at least one keyword to one or more second entities according to one or more linking rules to define one or more linked second entities; matching the one or more linked second entities to one or more entries in the first database according to one or more matching rules to define the one or more matched entries; and extracting the one or more matched entries from the first database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SEARCHMETRICS GMBH
    Inventors: Fang Xu, Marcus Tober
  • Patent number: 10417328
    Abstract: Methods and processes evaluate a quality score of a text. The text includes a plurality of words. The methods compute first probability characteristics of groups of words in a reference text which is known to be a high-quality text. The methods also compute second probability characteristics of groups of words in a text to be scored. The methods also compute the quality score based on a difference between the first probability characteristics and the second probability characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Ahmet Anil Pala, Alexander Kagoshima, Marcus Tober
  • Publication number: 20190213247
    Abstract: Methods and processes evaluate a quality score of a text. The text includes a plurality of words. The methods compute first probability characteristics of groups of words in a reference text which is known to be a high-quality text. The methods also compute second probability characteristics of groups of words in a text to be scored. The methods also compute the quality score based on a difference between the first probability characteristics and the second probability characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Ahmet Anil PALA, Alexander KAGOSHIMA, Marcus Tober
  • Patent number: 10325033
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of determining a content score of resource content comprises receiving one or more main topics highly relevant to the resource content; receiving the resource content; determining, using the one or more main topics, a content score value indicating the content score; and outputting the determined content score value, a corresponding system, computing device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SEARCHMETRICS GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Kagoshima, Kai Londenberg, Fang Xu
  • Patent number: 10289740
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a system. The system comprises an input device, an output device, one or more processing modules, and one or more non-transitory memory storage modules storing computer instructions. The non-transitory memory storage module(s) are configured to run on the processing module(s) and perform acts of: receiving a search query; and responsive to receiving the search query: identifying a restricted group of questions, the questions of the restricted group of questions being relevant to the search query; transforming the restricted group of questions into a first group of questions and a second group of questions, the questions of the restricted group of questions comprising the questions of the first group of questions and the questions of the second group of questions; and communicating to a user the first group of questions and the second group of questions. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SEARCHMETRICS GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Stephan Sommer-Schulz, Isabeau Premont-Schwarz
  • Patent number: 10073912
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a system. The system comprises an input device, an output device, one or more processing modules, and one or more non-transitory memory storage modules storing computer instructions. The computer instructions are configured to run on the processing module(s) and perform the acts of: identifying at least one test web page; and analyzing a first test web page of the at least one test web page. The analyzing the first test web page of the at least one test web page comprises crawling the first test web page to detect a first adverse performance condition of the first test web page, and the first adverse performance condition can impact a first search rank assigned to the first test web page when present. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: SEARCHMETRIC GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Paul Schütte, Jens Ulrich, Christian Lange
  • Publication number: 20180121430
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of determining a content score of resource content comprises receiving one or more main topics highly relevant to the resource content; receiving the resource content; determining, using the one or more main topics, a content score value indicating the content score; and outputting the determined content score value, a corresponding system, computing device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Kagoshima, Kai Londenberg, Fang Xu
  • Publication number: 20180096067
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of optimizing resource contents comprises, using pre-stored performance metrics: determining candidate topics related to received topics for the resource contents; and in case that topics selectable from the candidate topics, or added from additional topics are received, returning to determining one or more candidate topics; determining candidate questions relevant to at least one of the received topics; and receiving questions selectable from the candidate questions; determining candidate terms relevant to at least one of the received topics, and questions; and receiving terms selectable from the candidate terms; determining a candidate target quantity value for the resource contents based on at least one of the received topics, questions, and terms; and generating a brief for the resource contents based on at least one of the received topics, questions, and terms, a corresponding system, computing device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Daniela Neumann
  • Publication number: 20180039643
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method analyzes resources in a network. An analyzer executing on one or more computing devices receives an input having one or more identifiers to one or more target resources in the network. The analyzer also receives one or more values for one or more performance metrics relevant to the one or more target resources. The analyzer automatically uses pre-stored performance metrics to prepare one or more rankings of performance for the one or more target resources and one or more field resources based on the one or more performance metrics. The analyzer automatically uses the prepared one or more rankings to identify, from one or more target resources, one or more identified target resources having a performance potential higher than remaining target resources of the one or more target resources, a corresponding system, computing device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Stephan Sommer-Schulz, Christian Lange, Robert Dittrich
  • Patent number: 9798820
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of classifying a keyword in a network comprises: identifying a plurality of candidate categories, comprising: converting a plurality of search results related to the keyword into a plurality of search vectors, wherein each of the plurality of search results indicates a related resource in the network; converting a plurality of resources into a plurality of category vectors, wherein each of the plurality of resources is classified in one or more categories of a set of categories; and determining, for the plurality of category vectors, a plurality of similarity values indicating similarity to the plurality of search vectors; processing the plurality of candidate categories; and classifying the keyword by selecting the candidate category having a highest similarity value within the plurality of similarity values, a corresponding system, computing device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Isabeau Prémont-Schwarz, Abhishek Thakur, Marcus Tober
  • Patent number: 9767182
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of classifying a search query in a network comprises: classifying a plurality of search queries into categories, comprising: applying predetermined rules to each of the plurality of search queries, wherein the predetermined rules are indicative of the categories and each of the plurality of search queries is associated with search results in the network; determining, for each of the plurality of search queries, similarity values indicating similarity to each of the categories based on the applied predetermined rules; and training a machine learning module, comprising: applying the machine learning module to a plurality of training sets to a plurality of training sets, wherein each of the plurality of training sets is based on one of the plurality of classified search queries and at least one of the respective one or more similarity values, a corresponding system, computing device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SEARCHMETRICS GMBH
    Inventors: Abhishek Thakur, Marcus Tober
  • Patent number: 9721026
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a system. The system can include an input device, an output device, one or more processors, and one or more non-transitory memory storage devices storing computer instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform acts including: receiving a primary user search query; constructing a graphical visualization having multiple nodes and one or more edge connectors connecting one or more primary node pairs of the multiple nodes; and presenting the graphical visualization at an electronic display. The multiple nodes can include a first node associated with the primary user search query and one or more second nodes associated with one or more primary filtered search queries of multiple leading search queries related to the primary user search query. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SEARCHMETRICS GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Stephan Sommer-Schulz, Isabeau Premont-Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20170091331
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a system. The system comprises an input device, an output device, one or more processing modules, and one or more non-transitory memory storage modules storing computer instructions. The non-transitory memory storage module(s) are configured to run on the processing module(s) and perform acts of: receiving a search query; and responsive to receiving the search query: identifying a restricted group of questions, the questions of the restricted group of questions being relevant to the search query; transforming the restricted group of questions into a first group of questions and a second group of questions, the questions of the restricted group of questions comprising the questions of the first group of questions and the questions of the second group of questions; and communicating to a user the first group of questions and the second group of questions. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Stephan Sommer-Schulz, Isabeau Premont-Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20170068733
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a system. The system comprises an input device, an output device, one or more processing modules, and one or more non-transitory memory storage modules storing computer instructions. The computer instructions are configured to run on the processing module(s) and perform the acts of: identifying at least one test web page; and analyzing a first test web page of the at least one test web page. The analyzing the first test web page of the at least one test web page comprises crawling the first test web page to detect a first adverse performance condition of the first test web page, and the first adverse performance condition can impact a first search rank assigned to the first test web page when present. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: SEARCHMETRICS GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Paul Schütte, Jens Ulrich, Christian Lange