Patents by Inventor ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED 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).

  • Publication number: 20130144873
    Abstract: Determining a web page evaluation value includes obtaining a plurality of web pages with the same or approximately the same content; determining a plurality of generation times and a plurality of first evaluation values that correspond to respective ones of the plurality of web pages; identifying a web page among the plurality of web pages that has the earliest generation time; and determining a second evaluation value of the identified web page according to the plurality of first evaluation values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130144786
    Abstract: Providing verification is disclosed, including: receiving a verification request associated with a user; retrieving account information associated with the user, wherein the account information includes a plurality of user attribute values previously submitted by the user; selecting at least one user attribute value from the plurality of user attribute values included in the account information; dynamically generating a verification question and a plurality of answer choices based on the at least one selected user attribute value, wherein the plurality of answer choices includes the at least one selected user attribute value; presenting the verification question and the plurality of answer choices for the user; receiving one or more selections associated with the plurality of answer choices; and determining whether the verification is successful based at least in part on the one or more selections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130145253
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method and a system of retrieving Ajax web page content. The method of retrieving Ajax web page content includes: obtaining information of web page codes; retrieving JavaScript information in the information of the web page codes; analyzing the JavaScript information to determine function(s) that include(s) Ajax call(s) in the web page codes; and triggering the determined function(s) that include(s) the Ajax call(s) to obtain web page content. Through analyzing JavaScript information in web page codes, the above technical scheme obtains function(s) that include(s) Ajax call(s) in the web page codes and further triggers the function(s) to obtain web page content generated thereby, thus achieving retrieval of dynamic content in an Ajax web page. Using the above technical scheme, a search engine can collect more complete web page contents and hence provide a better search service to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
  • Publication number: 20130138636
    Abstract: The present disclosure introduces a method and an apparatus for searching images. With respect to each image in an image searching database, respective labels of respective images are generated based on description information corresponding to the respective images. A corresponding relationship between the generated respective labels and the respective images is stored. Based on a received image searching request, description information corresponding to an image for search in the image searching request is obtained. Based on the description information of the image for search, the label of the image for search is generated. Based on the stored corresponding relationship between the respective labels and the respective images, one or more images corresponding to the label of the image for search are determined. The determined one or more images are sent to the client terminal that sends the image searching request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130138429
    Abstract: Techniques for performing searches using synonym pairs generated from data mining are described herein. These techniques may include receiving, by a server, a query including a keyword. The server may generate multiple synonym pairs associated with the keyword by mining multiple item descriptions under a certain context, and then calculate a comprehensive relevance for individual synonym pair. If the comprehensive relevance is greater than a predetermined value, the server may perform searches based on the individual synonym pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130138598
    Abstract: The present techniques extract attribute data of one or more classified members for one or more user attributes. With respect to a particular user attribute of the one or more user attributes, the present techniques determine initial attribute data intervals corresponding to the particular user attribute based on attribute data and classes of the classified members from the extracted attribute data. With respect to a classified member whose attribute data is missing for the particular user attribute, the present techniques set the attribute data as a preset missing value. The present techniques then merge the preset missing value into each of the initial user attribute data intervals and calculate a Maximum Posteriori Probability (MAP) Bayes estimate value respectively, and determine initial user attribute data intervals with a smallest MAP Bayes estimated value as final attribute data intervals corresponding to the particular user attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130139166
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a distributed data stream processing method, a distributed data stream processing device, a computer program product for processing a raw data stream and a distributed data stream processing system. A distributed data stream processing method is provided. The method includes dividing a raw data stream into a real-time data stream and historical data streams, processing the real-time data stream and the historical data streams in parallel, separately generating respective results of the processing of the real-time data stream and the historical data streams, and integrating the generated processing results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130128775
    Abstract: Link data transmission to a plurality of nodes includes: receiving data to be transmitted at a current node; obtaining, using one or more computer processors, first registration information by a plurality of child nodes of the current node; selecting, based on the first registration information, a first child node that is one of the plurality of child nodes to register with the current node; sending the data to be transmitted to the first child node; obtaining second registration information by a plurality of sibling nodes of the current node; selecting, based on the second registration information, a first sibling node that is one of the plurality of sibling nodes to register with the parent node; and sending the data to be transmitted to the first sibling node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130132363
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for identifying synonym and utilizing such synonym to conduct search is disclosed. The disclosed method includes: obtaining arbitrary two words to be identified; determining whether a shortest edit distance between the two words less than or equal to an edit distance threshold; determining whether the two words to be identified exist in a preset knowledge database, and if an answer is yes then searching a smallest granularity type with highest weight value for each word in the knowledge database; and if the two word have the same smallest granularity type with highest weight value, then determining such two words are synonyms, or non-synonym otherwise. The disclosed techniques greatly improve accuracy of synonym identification and guarantee effect of synonym identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130124421
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a secure authentication method for online transactions, an online transaction secure authentication system, an online transaction secure authentication client, and a computer program product for secure authentication of online transactions thereof. The secure authentication method includes: generating, using one or more computer processors, a random session key to encrypt communications between a client and a server; verifying a user identity of a user using the client based on the generated random session key; in the event that the verification of the user identity is successful, generating transaction image information, encrypting the transaction image information based on the random session key, and transmitting the encrypted transaction image information to the client; receiving a confirmation of the transaction image information, the confirmation comprising a transaction signature; and verifying the transaction signature based on the random session key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130124651
    Abstract: A group messaging relationship establishment method is provided. The method includes determining, by a web server, whether a number of comments relating to information exceeds a predetermined first numerical threshold within a predefined first time period, in response to the number of comments relating to the information exceeding the predetermined first numerical threshold within the predefined first time period, establishing a corresponding instant messaging group relating to the information, and recording a unique identifier information for the instant messaging group relating to the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130124493
    Abstract: Techniques for performing searches using models generated from data mining. These techniques may include receiving a query including a search string. If a portion of the search string matches with a category of relationship data, the portion of the search string may be replaced with a label of the category to generate a modified query. Based on the modified query and models generated from mining historical search data, intent of the query may be determined, and searches may be then performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130124368
    Abstract: Performing deduplication on product information search results is disclosed, including: receiving update information associated with stored product information; retrieving and updating the stored product information and sets of feature vectors associated with the stored product information, wherein updating includes generating sets of feature vectors for any newly added pieces of product information or modified pieces of product information determined based at least in part on the update information; determining correlations between pieces of the updated stored product information based at least in part on the updated sets of feature vectors; and classifying one or more pieces of the updated stored product information into a category based at least in part on the determined correlations associated with the one or more pieces of the updated stored product information, wherein in response to a subsequent search query, a piece of product information is to be selected from the category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130117159
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a transaction platform data processing method, and a transaction platform data processing system. The transaction platform data processing method includes: receiving order information corresponding to an order transmitted by a transaction platform, the order information comprising order amount and seller information; retrieving credit information of a seller, the credit information being based on the seller information; determining, using one or more computer processors, whether the order conforms to credit conditions based on the credit information of the seller and the order information; and in the event that the order conforms to the credit conditions, performing credit processing for the order and recording the order in the credit database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130110829
    Abstract: Described is a method and an apparatus for ranking search results and a search method and apparatus for solving the problem of inaccurate ranking when ranking search results found based on a long tail keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130110915
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for information recommendation are provided. In one aspect, a method for information recommendation uses correlated information combinations to improve recommendation accuracy. Upon receiving data from a client indicating a visited information type, the method obtains correlated information types related to the visited information type from stored records. The correlated information types providing one or more correlated information combinations each including at least two correlated information types. For each of the one or more correlated information combinations, the method computes a degree of correlation between the correlated information combination and the visited information type. The method selects a target correlated information combination with a satisfying degree of correlation, and recommends the target correlated information combination to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
  • Publication number: 20130111565
    Abstract: A plug-in privilege control includes authorizing a plug-in, including assigning a plug-in identification number (PIN) to the plug-in wherein the PIN is used to identify an identification (ID) of the corresponding plug-in; notifying the plug-in about the PIN; storing information about the plug-in and a plug-in accessible service to a mapping of services; receiving a request for a service from the plug-in, wherein the request includes the PIN; retrieving the ID of the plug-in according to the PIN; and determining whether to allow the plug-in to access the service that it requested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130111607
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a multi-user limited resource allocation processing method, a multi-user limited resource allocation processing system, and a computer program product for allocating a limited resource among a plurality of users. A multi-user limited resource allocation processing method is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of participation requests for a limited resource from a plurality of users and determining the number of the plurality of users sending the plurality of participation requests. In response to the number of the plurality of users reaching a predetermined value, revising data corresponding to the limited resource according to a revision rule and allocating the limited resource to the plurality of users sending the participation request using the revised data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130103771
    Abstract: Generating processed web address information is disclosed, including: receiving a request to share a webpage, wherein the request includes at least a first web address information associated with the webpage and user identification information associated with a first user; generating a second web address information based at least in part on the first web address information and the user identification information associated with the first user; and presenting the second web address information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
  • Publication number: 20130097205
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for storing data classification structure. Based on an initial classification structure tree, a reorganized classification structure tree that stores data classifications structure differently from that of the initial classification structure is generated. As the reorganized classification structure tree is flexible, when maintaining data and searching data by using the search engine, the present techniques may quickly find the desired data, thereby reducing the heavy burden of the search engine under the conventional techniques to conduct data search and high pressure of conducting data maintenance and data search. Further, the present techniques may not only reduce the burden of the search engine, but also relieve the pressure for maintaining data and searching data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED