Patents by Inventor Ashton Anderson

Ashton Anderson 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).

  • Recommending candidates for consumption
    Patent number: 9471572
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein for recommending candidates for consumption. A first set of one or more candidates for first time consumption by a user and associated utility scores may be identified. A second set of one or more candidates for reconsumption by the user may be determined. Utility scores of the second set of one or more candidates for reconsumption may be determined based on consumption history of the user and aggregate consumption history of a population of users of which the user is associated. A candidate to be recommended to the user for consumption may be selected from the first or second set. The candidate may be selected based at least in part on the utility scores of the first and second sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei Vassilvitskii, Andrew Tomkins, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Ashton Anderson