Patents Assigned to YAHOO ASSETS LLC
  • Prioritizing items from different categories in a news stream
    Patent number: 11698939
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for displaying a customized news stream. One method includes an operation for identifying dwell times spent by users while accessing a first plurality of items, each item belonging to one media type from a plurality of media types (e.g., news articles, videos, slide shows, etc.). In addition, the method includes operations for determining statistical parameters for each media type based on the identified dwell times, and for detecting a news corpus having a second plurality of items. A priority for each item in the news corpus is determined based on the media type of the item, the corresponding statistical parameters for the media type of the item, and the profile of a user. The news stream is sent to the user for presentation on a display, the news stream being sorted based on the priority of the items in the news corpus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Xing Yi, Scott Gaffney
  • Computerized system and method for multi-factor message classification and delivery
    Patent number: 11695713
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content providing, searching and/or hosting systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel messaging framework that automatically applies a multi-factor analysis technique to incoming and received messages in order to properly identify a message's type and category, which dictates the manner in which the message is displayed within a recipient's inbox. The disclosed framework operates on two levels: i) it determines whether a message is from a human or machine sender (H/M classification), and ii) it determines the messages category (MAGMA categorization).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Neeti Narayan, Hongwei Shang, Changsung Kang, Jean-Marc Langlois
  • Automatic analysis of digital messaging content method and apparatus
    Patent number: 11694278
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The methods and systems analyze digital message content in digital communication systems to automatically identify shared user interest(s), to automatically create computerized relationship matrix data identifying user connections, or relationships, using identified shared user interest(s), and to automatically provide a recommendation using the shared user interest and user relationships formed using the shared user interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Mohit Goenka, Nikita Varma, Ashish Khushal Dharamshi
  • Streaming data pipeline with batch performance
    Patent number: 11681569
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for providing batch performance using a stream processor. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed comprising a stream processor configured to process events emitted by an event stream and output processed events; a queue configured to receive the processed events from the stream processor; a spooler configured to read the processed events from the queue and write the processed events to a buffer; and an auditor process configured to extract a written event from the buffer and confirm that the written event matches an event present in the event stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pippin, David Willcox, Allie K. Watfa, George Aleksandrovich, Jacob Tolar
  • Method and system for ranking search content
    Patent number: 11675795
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to ranking search content. In one example, a plurality of documents is received to be ranked with respect to a query. Features are extracted from the query and the plurality of documents. The plurality of documents is ranked based on a ranking model and the extracted features. The ranking model is derived to remove one or more documents from the plurality of documents that are less relevant to the query and order remaining documents based on their relevance to the query. The ordered remaining documents are provided as a search result with respect to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Dawei Yin, Pengyuan Wang, Hua Ouyang, Yi Chang, Jean-Marc Langlois
  • Method and system for recommending content
    Patent number: 11675833
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to recommending content by analyzing the streamed data. A request is received from a user requesting one or more recommendations from a set of items. A first distribution indicative of an interest distribution of the user in a plurality of topics is obtained. For each item, a second distribution indicative of a classification distribution of the item with respect to the plurality of topics is obtained. A score is estimated based on the first distribution and the second distribution, wherein the score indicates likelihood that the user is interested in the item. The scores associated with the set of items are ranked. The one or more recommendations are presented based on the ranked scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Shiyu Chang, Jiliang Tang, Dawei Yin, Yi Chang
  • Method and system for entity extraction and disambiguation
    Patent number: 11675824
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to entity extraction and disambiguation. In one example, an entity name extracted from a data source associated with a user is obtained. One or more entity types associated with the entity name are determined. One or more entity candidates are identified with respect to each of the one or more entity types. An entity candidate is selected with respect to one of the one or more entity types to be an individual associated with the entity name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Sanika Shirwadkar, Daozheng Chen, Guillaume Le Chenadec, Ralph Rabbat, Prateeksha Uday Chandraghatgi
  • Network based rendering and hosting systems and methods utilizing an aggregator
    Patent number: 11676237
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for enhancing the performance of network based computerized content rendering and hosting and providing of devices, systems and/or platforms by modifying the capabilities and providing non-native functionality to such devices, systems and/or platforms through a novel and improved aggregator, data processing and networking framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Dharmar, Edward Joseph Campbell, Daniel Haight
  • Method and system for automatic formality classification
    Patent number: 11669698
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to automatic formality classification and transformation of online text items. In one example, a request is received for determining a formality level of a text item in an online communication. One or more linguistic features are extracted from the text item. Contextual information with respect to the online communication is extracted. A formality level of the text item is determined based on the one or more linguistic features and the contextual information. The formality level represents a degree of formality of the text item. The formality level is provided as a response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Joel Tetreault, Ellie Pavlick
  • Replacing database table join keys with index keys
    Patent number: 11663162
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for replacing database table join keys with index keys. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising: receiving, by a processor, annotation data, the annotation data comprising a set of rows; retrieving, by the processor, a root dataset, the root dataset stored in one or more files; generating, by the processor, a row identifier for each row in the set of rows, the row identifier storing a plurality of fields enabling alignment of a respective row in the annotation data to a corresponding row in the root dataset; generating, by the processor, an annotation dataset, the annotation dataset comprising the set of rows and corresponding row identifiers; and writing, by the processor, the annotation dataset to at least one file, the at least one file separate from the one or more files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: George Aleksandrovich, Allie K. Watfa, Robin Sahner, Mike Pippin
  • Automatic electronic message content extraction method and apparatus
    Patent number: 11663259
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in electronic messaging, and other, systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatically generating data extraction rules, which can then be used to automatically extract data from electronic messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Irena Grabovitch-Zuyev, Abhinav Pundir, Noa Avigdor-Elgrabli, Dotan Di Castro, Iftah Gamzu, Liane Lewin-Eytan
  • Synchronization of streaming content using live edge offsets
    Patent number: 11652860
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments describe methods, devices, systems, and computer-readable media for synchronizing streamlining multimedia files among client devices. In the various embodiments, multiple client devices are configured to adjust playback of live multimedia content to synchronize playback in combination with a video conference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Mikul Bhatt, Ajit Bhate, Sreekanth Mamidala, Judes Sarmiento, Robert Rallison, John Bowers, Neha Dike, Amit Agarwal, Alex Austin, Anupam Kumar, James Lou, Herry Leonard, Ronald Jacoby, Roger Urrabazo
  • Network based provision of rendering and hosting systems
    Patent number: 11651467
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for enhancing the performance of network based computerized content rendering and hosting and providing of devices, systems and/or platforms by modifying the capabilities and providing non-native functionality to such devices, systems and/or platforms through a novel and improved data processing and networking framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Dharmar, Edward Joseph Campbell, Daniel Haight
  • Annotating datasets without redundant copying
    Patent number: 11650977
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments are methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for annotating distributed data without redundant data copying. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising reading a raw dataset, the raw dataset comprising a first set of columns and a first set of rows; generating an annotation dataset, the annotation dataset comprising a second set of columns and a second set of rows; assigning row identifiers to each row in the second set of rows, the row identifiers aligning the second set of rows with the first set of rows based on the underlying storage of the raw dataset and annotation dataset; and writing the annotation dataset to a distributed storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: George Aleksandrovich, Allie K. Watfa, Robin Sahner, Mike Pippin
  • Pluggable join framework for stream processing
    Patent number: 11645287
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for providing batch performance using a stream processor. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving an event, such as a streaming event, from a client. The method determines that the event comprises a primary event and, if so, writes the primary event to a cache and returning the primary event to the client. The method later receives a second event from the client, the second event associated with the first event, annotates the second event based on the primary event, and returns the annotated second event to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: David Willcox, Maulik Shah, Allie K. Watfa, George Aleksandrovich
  • Incremental data processing
    Patent number: 11636065
    Abstract: Event logs in a video advertisement insertion network are processed to remove duplicate entries. One or more ad servers are continuously generating new event entries and writing them to a database. The entries are randomized such that generated time contiguous entries are distributed over multiple storage locations, thereby facilitating resource scaling and a uniform use of storage and computing resources. The distributed entries are read from the storage locations using sequential reads of chunks of the entries and processed to remove duplicate entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Bernardo de Seabra, Rahul Ravindran
  • Managing electronic addresses based on communication patterns
    Patent number: 11636437
    Abstract: Managing electronic addresses based on communication patterns. A method includes tracking metadata of a plurality of electronic communications of a user. One or more lists of electronic addresses of recipients are generated for the user based on the metadata. Electronic addresses of potential recipients are identified from the one or more lists in response to an input indicative of selection of an electronic address of a recipient. The identified electronic addresses are recommended to the user. An input indicative of one or more electronic addresses selected by the user from the identified electronic addresses is received. Further, an electronic message is sent to the selected electronic addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Hemanth Sambrani, Sudharsan Vasudevan, Rohan Monga
  • Content recommendations based upon historical future data
    Patent number: 11636361
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for content recommendations using historical future data are provided. A model serving delay time is computed as an average of training delays of events. A historical data time interval is determined based upon the model serving delay time. A model is trained for predicting user content preferences using historic user distribution data and historic content distribution data associated with the historic data time interval. The model is utilized to generate and provide content recommendations to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Roie Melamed, Yohay Kaplan, Yair Koren
  • Method and system for data indexing and reporting
    Patent number: 11630817
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to system, method, and programming for indexing user records. A plurality of user records are obtained, wherein each user record is associated with a user identifier and one or more data-segments. For each data-segment, one or more user identifiers associated with the data-segment are determined, a relative distance of each user identifier with respect to a previous user identifier associated with the data-segment is computed, and a variable number of bits to be used to store the relative distance of each user identifier in a bit stream are determined based on a criterion associated with the relative distance. Offset values are generated for the one or more data-segments, wherein an offset value of a data-segment indicates an index of the bit stream where information of a first user identifier associated with the data-segment is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Attila Sahi, Venkat Gandikota Raju
  • System and method for identifying approximate k-nearest neighbors in web scale clustering
    Patent number: 11625420
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for identifying k nearest neighbors. One or more KNN lists corresponding to one or more source data points are received. Each KNN list includes K neighbors of a source data point and each of the K neighbors is a data point represented by an index. Neighbor pairs and reverse neighbor pairs are generated based on the one or more KNN lists. The neighbor pairs and reverse neighbor pairs having the same source data point are grouped to generate a grouped pairs of neighbors for the source data point. A local join operation is performed based on grouped pairs of neighbors for each source data point to generate a combined neighborhood for the source data point, which is then sent to a KNN server, where combined neighborhoods generated by multiple local join executors are integrated to update a plurality of global KNN lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Faizaan Charania, Erik Ordentlich