Patents Assigned to YAHOO ASSETS LLC
  • Patent number: 12682182
    Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: (i) obtaining, by a processor, at least one statistic related to a recent history of a fantasy athletic team managed by a user within a fantasy athletic league, (ii) creating, by the processor, a prompt for a large language model (LLM), the prompt comprising, the at least one statistic and a set of constraints configured to produce as output from the LLM a fantasy team recap that conforms to at least one predetermined guideline, (iii) providing, by the processor, the prompt to the LLM as input, and (iv) causing display, by the processor, of the fantasy team recap output by the LLM in response to the prompt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Graben, Gerard Mugisha Akkerhuis, Mustafa Hafeez, David Choi, Michael Wu, Joe Francis, Amitay Feder, Victor Xie, Nikhil Bahubali, Edward J. Campbell, Sean Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20260195784
    Abstract: Techniques for evaluating a user experience experiment designed to use one user experience variant selected from a number of user experience variants as a global-best user experience variant to be used across users relative to a machine model trained to use user data to identify a user-preferred user experience variant. Disclosed systems and methods provide techniques for optimizing user response. In one embodiment, a global-best user experience variant is evaluated by comparing an aggregate user response determined for the global-best user experience variant to an aggregate user response determined using user response predictions determined using the trained machine model, and using the outcome of the comparison to make a recommendation as to which one of the global-best user experience variant and the trained machine model to adopt for providing a user experience to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Guruganesh KOTTA, Michael NATKOVICH, Mahendrasinh JADAV, Miao CHEN, Chandrashekhar SHAW, Rahul KAPOOR
  • Patent number: 12675545
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to providing content. Online documents are searched based on a query from a user. For each searched online document, enriched information thereof is created based on social data associated thereto and, if existing, private information previously provided by the user to privately evaluate the online document. An enhanced search result is generated based on the online documents with their respective enriched information and provided to the user in response to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Fiana Raiber, Yaroslav Fyodorov, Ran Moshe, Alex Shtoff, Ilan Ben-Bassat
  • Publication number: 20260187880
    Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: (i) identifying, by a processor, a generative machine learning model trained on image data, (ii) generating, by the generative machine learning model executed by the processor, an image based on at least one parameter, (iii) editing, by an image-editing algorithm executed by the processor, the image to comprise a specified string of text in a selected area of the image, and (iv) causing display, by the processor, of the edited image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicant: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Francisco PEREZ-SORROSAL, Bhavin JAWADE, Erfan ESHRATIFAR, Joao Vitor Baldini SOARES
  • Patent number: 12671573
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to merging data sketches from different data sketch sources. To satisfy performance metrics specified with respect to quality of a merged sketch, sketch merging parameters are generated, which include a first set of parameters for creating obfuscated keys of the data sketches and a second set of parameters for identifying matching obfuscated keys. Keys of the data sketches are obfuscated using the first set of sketch merging parameters. The data sketches are merged by identifying matching obfuscated keys in accordance with the second set of sketch merging parameters to generate a merged sketch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Eric Bax, Charlie Dickens
  • Patent number: 12664220
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that provide a decision-intelligence (DI)-based, computerized framework for deterministically identifying and extracting content from network resources, and generating focused content based therefrom for delivery to electronic users. The framework enables real-time customization of extraction tasks, which can cause tailored, accurate results that are contextually relevant and tied into the purpose of the extraction task. This data can then be compiled and/or leveraged to generate content campaigns that can target specific sets of users, geographies, time periods, trends and the like. The framework can leverage a large language model (LLM) to seamlessly extract relevant information from network resources, which enables the generation and execution of extraction requests that can be dynamically executed and updated, which can enable the framework to “drill-down” on contextual and/or topical aspects of categories of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventor: Aaron Flores
  • Patent number: 12664779
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to identify events of interests. Given each of video clips, each capturing an event of interest, spatial attention regions are identified therefrom, each of which includes objects that meet a first condition. A temporal attention region is determined in each video clip according to a second condition. An action that causes an event of interest in the temporal attention region is labeled. The video clips, the respective spatial/temporal attention regions, and the action labels are then used to generate training data for machine learning of models for automatically determining, from an input video clip, a temporal attention zone for an event of interest and an action that causes the event of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventor: Avijit Shah
  • Patent number: 12663968
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically generating a natural language (NL) translation of computer code are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed comprising receiving, from a user, a code translation request in connection with code generated by a code generation system based on natural language (NL) input, analyzing the computer-generated code and generating a natural language (NL) translation of the computer-generated code based on the analysis, generating a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising the NL input, the NL translation of the computer-generated code and GUI control elements for receiving input from the user in connection with at least one of the NL input and the NL translation; causing the GUI to be displayed at a client device of the user, and receiving input from the user via at least one GUI control element and causing performance of at least one operation in response to the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Eric Bax, Arundhyoti Sarkar, Ruchita Garde
  • Patent number: 12664567
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for personalized content service. Information related to a user is first obtained with a user profile indicative of multiple interests of the user. User embeddings are computed with respect to some interests of the user based on interest embeddings of such interests to capture semantics of such interests as well as additional interests temporally related to the interests. Personalized content is identified based on the user embeddings and is provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Sanika Shirwadkar, Kostas Tsioutsiouliklis
  • Patent number: 12657237
    Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques described herein relate to a method including (i) receiving, by a processor, user input describing at least one parameter for a query image, (ii) generating, via a generative machine learning model executed by the processor, the query image based at least in part on the user input describing the at least one parameter for the query image, (iii) providing, by the processor, the query image as input to an image-based search algorithm, and (iv) returning a result received by the processor from the image-based search algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Paloma de Juan, Joao Vitor Baldini Soares
  • Patent number: 12651045
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for identifying k nearest neighbors. A plurality of combined neighborhoods are received from a plurality of local join executors. Each combined neighborhood represents a neighborhood of a source data point and has one or more pairs of neighbors, each of which includes the source data point, a neighbor of the source point, and a distance in-between. A plurality of KNN lists corresponding to a plurality of source data points are obtained. Each KNN list includes K neighbors to a corresponding source data point, each of which is represented by an index of the neighbor and a distance between the source data point and the neighbor. The plurality of KNN lists are updated based on the plurality of combined neighborhoods to generate updated KNN lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Faizaan Charania, Erik Ordentlich
  • Patent number: 12647379
    Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: (i) identifying, by a processor, an electronic message addressed to an inbox of a user that comprises a confirmation of a transaction involving a platform, (ii) searching, by the processor, for an additional electronic message addressed to the inbox indicating an alteration applicable to the transaction, (iii) causing display, by the processor, of a prompt informing the user of the alteration applicable to the transaction, (iv) composing, by a large language model (LLM) executed by the processor, a potential electronic message to an operator of the platform requesting the alteration be retroactively applied to the transaction, and (v) in response to receiving user input regarding the potential electronic message, sending, by the processor, a subsequent electronic message to the operator of the platform requesting the alteration be retroactively applied to the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Sebastian, Carol Wang, Gregory Antonovsky, Renganathan Dhanagopal, Suraj Upreti, Edward Yang, Sanika Shirwadkar, Chinmay Rane, Praveen Mareedu, Lippe Oosterhof, Kaivalya Niranjan Gandhi, Maria Piva
  • Patent number: 12645713
    Abstract: A location-aware search assist capability identifies location-aware search query suggestions using location information associated with the location-aware search query suggestions. A user's search query input and location and a location associated with each location-aware search query suggestion candidates may be used to identify a set of search query suggestions for presentation to the user. Location-aware search query suggestion candidates may be ranked in accordance with a closeness of each one's location to the user's location. The ranking may be performed using a score, such as a popularity score associated with each search query suggestion candidate. The location-aware search query suggestion candidates having a location closer to the user's location may be promoted by adjusting each candidate's popularity score upward, and the search query suggestion candidates that are farther away from the user's location may be demoted by adjusting each such candidate's popularity score downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Hui Wu, Huming Wu, Shenhong Zhu, Jiuhe Gan, Hang Su
  • Patent number: 12639381
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to searching. In one example, a search query is received from a person. A plurality of search results are retrieved based on the search query. An intent of the person is estimated with respect to at least some of the plurality of search results. The estimated intent is what the person intends to do with respect to the at least some of the plurality of search results. The plurality of search results are provided based on the estimated intent of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Paris, Reiner Kraft
  • Patent number: 12632876
    Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: receiving a training data set, the training data set including data representing consumer interactions and actions taken by consumers after the consumer interactions; executing a training run using a predictive model, the predictive model including a plurality of trainable parameters; computing a loss of the training run using a loss function, the loss function including a strict convex function; optimizing the plurality of trainable parameters based on an output of the loss function; storing the trainable parameters as an inference model; and predicting a future ratio using the inference model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Amit Tsvieli, Alex Shtoff
  • Patent number: 12632774
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for implementing an automated model update pipeline are provided. User behavior data associated with content provided to users may be collected. An automatic model training is invoked to train a new model to output a set of model parameters based upon a configuration specifying a target audience, features extracted from user behavior data, and training model parameters. In response to determining that the new model will outperform a deployed model on a content serving platform, an automatic model updater is invoked to update the content serving platform with the new model and a ranking profile of the new model for serving content requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventors: Cheng-En Yen, Yi-Ting Tsao, Yu-Ting Chang, Chi-Chia Huang, Peng-Yu Chen, Tzu-Chiang Liou
  • Publication number: 20260134350
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel action prediction framework that performs personalized action prediction. According to an embodiment, the disclosed framework is able to dynamically predict which action (if any) a user might perform in response to receiving a given message. In some embodiments, for a given message, the action prediction framework can determine the probability that a user (e.g., sender, recipient) associated with the message may perform an action or set of action actions (e.g., open, forward, delete, reply, archive) related to the message. In some embodiments, the framework may be used to suggest a predicted action to the user. In some embodiments, a computing device may use the predicted actions to automatically perform the action. According to an embodiment, the action prediction framework includes a multi-label or multi-class model using a neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2026
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Shangpo CHOU, Chris LUVOGT, Neeti NARAYAN, Rao SHEN, Kostas TSIOUTSIOULIKLIS
  • Patent number: 12625897
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. In an example, a first performance metric score may be determined based upon first content item text. A plurality of similarity scores associated with a plurality of sets of content item text may be determined. One or more sets of content item text may be selected from among the plurality of sets of content item text based upon the plurality of similarity scores and a plurality of performance metric scores associated with the plurality of sets of content item text. The plurality of performance metric scores may comprise one or more performance metric scores associated with the one or more sets of content item text. The one or more performance metric scores may be higher than the first performance metric score. One or more representations of the one or more sets of content item text may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventors: Shaunak Mishra, Changwei Hu, Kevin Yen, Manisha Verma, Yifan Hu, Maxim Ivanovich Sviridenko, Avinash Chukka, Max Edward Beech, Chao-Hung Wang, Hua-Ying Tsai, Kamil Michal Zasadzinski, Wei Yu Lin, Yu Tian
  • Patent number: 12619487
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for classifier validation are provided. A set of in-sample examples are partitioned into a reduced in-sample set and a remaining in-sample set. The reduced in-sample set is processed using a set of classifiers. A subset of classifiers are identified as having error counts, over the reduced in-sample set, below a threshold number of errors. A training procedure is executed to select a classifier having a minimum error rate over the set of in-sample examples. If the classifier is within the subset of classifiers, then an out-of-sample error bound is determined for the classifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventors: Eric Theodore Bax, Natalie Bax
  • Patent number: 12619624
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that provide a decision-intelligence (DI)-based, computerized framework for compiling and leveraging reliable sequence taggings for input queries related to executed searches. The disclosed framework can compile a trained computer model to fulfill partially labeled queries tagged by AI models as fully labeled queries. The disclosed framework can further leverage other AI models (e.g., deep neural networks, knowledge graphs, and the like), so that cross-checks can be performed between different models to guarantee high quality of labeled tokens. Thus, the framework can automatically generate and implement reliable training data to train a sequence tagging model for search query understanding. Thus, the search engine operating on such tagging model can provide improved results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Yufeng Ma, Yunzhong Liu, Rao Shen