Patents Examined by Matt M. Kim
  • Multi-user interactive web-based searches
    Patent number: 8458599
    Abstract: A method for multiple users to jointly interact with web-based search results is provided. Selections of the search results by a user are immediately communicated to other users. Viewing options may be customized on a per-user basis for greater individual control over viewing the results. Results may be further acted upon to complete transactions. Individual results are easily referenced in chat windows. Status of query and transactions are communicated to all users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Chang, Zur Nehushtan
  • Conversion and query for data dragged on web-sites
    Patent number: 8413063
    Abstract: A service performs transformation for material that has been dragged in one format from a web-site and has to be transformed first in order to be dropped onto a different web-page. The transformation makes it possible for the target (drop) page to understand and process the data. A target page need only support one format rather than numerous possible formats used by source pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Aron Spohr, Rajit Bhanu Singh