Patents by Inventor Alessandro Bozzon

Alessandro Bozzon 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: 8825701
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of management of queries for crowd searching is presented. In the method, an input model including input data e structured queries using query operators is mapped into an output model, which is obtained by modifying the input data and by adding the answers to the structured queries. Input data comprise at least one search object, which may be imported from a search system, at least one structured query operator corresponding to social interactions and a human-generated question related to the at least one search object. Mapping of the input model is according to a query task execution plan that defines a query task to be solved by a crowd, wherein mapping comprises selecting at least one social search engine running on a respective social platform and selecting one or more groups of responders interacting with the at least one social search engines and targeted to respond to the query task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Politecnico di Milano
    Inventors: Stefano Ceri, Marco Brambilla, Alessandro Bozzon
  • Publication number: 20140019435
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of management of queries for crowd searching is presented. In the method, an input model including input data e structured queries using query operators is mapped into an output model, which is obtained by modifying the input data and by adding the answers to the structured queries. Input data comprise at least one search object, which may be imported from a search system, at least one structured query operator corresponding to social interactions and a human-generated question related to the at least one search object. Mapping of the input model is according to a query task execution plan that defines a query task to be solved by a crowd, wherein mapping comprises selecting at least one social search engine running on a respective social platform and selecting one or more groups of responders interacting with the at least one social search engines and targeted to respond to the query task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: POLITECNICO DI MILANO
    Inventors: Stefano CERI, Marco Brambilla, Alessandro Bozzon