Patents by Inventor Breen Hagan

Breen Hagan 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).

  • Named URL entry
    Patent number: 10002201
    Abstract: Methods and systems allow users to enter natural language terms that describe a particular web site into an address field of a browser instead of a formal URL. The terms are evaluated to determine whether they correspond, with a high likelihood, to a particular web site. If so, this web site may be immediately accessed. If not, a list of search results based on the terms may be displayed by the browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: John Piscitello, Xuefu Wang, Simon Tong, Breen Hagan
  • Named URL entry
    Patent number: 9256694
    Abstract: Methods and systems allow users to enter natural language terms that describe a particular web site into an address field of a browser instead of a formal URL. The terms are evaluated to determine whether they correspond, with a high likelihood, to a particular web site. If so, this web site may be immediately accessed. If not, a list of search results based on the terms may be displayed by the browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: John Piscitello, Xuefu Wang, Simon Tong, Breen Hagan
  • NAMED URL ENTRY
    Publication number: 20160012112
    Abstract: Methods and systems allow users to enter natural language terms that describe a particular web site into an address field of a browser instead of a formal URL. The terms are evaluated to determine whether they correspond, with a high likelihood, to a particular web site. If so, this web site may be immediately accessed. If not, a list of search results based on the terms may be displayed by the browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: John Piscitello, Xuefu Wang, Simon Tong, Breen Hagan
  • NAMED URL ENTRY
    Publication number: 20090006389
    Abstract: Methods and systems allow users to enter natural language terms that describe a particular web site into an address field of a browser instead of a formal URL. The terms are evaluated to determine whether they correspond, with a high likelihood, to a particular web site. If so, this web site may be immediately accessed. If not, a list of search results based on the terms may be displayed by the browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: John PISCITELLO, Xuefu Wang, Simon Tong, Breen Hagan
  • Named URL entry
    Patent number: 7401072
    Abstract: Methods and systems allow users to enter natural language terms that describe a particular web site into an address field of a browser instead of a formal URL. The terms are evaluated to determine whether they correspond, with a high likelihood, to a particular web site. If so, this web site may be immediately accessed. If not, a list of search results based on the terms may be displayed by the browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: John Piscitello, Xuefu Wang, Simon Tong, Breen Hagan
  • Named URL entry
    Publication number: 20050240576
    Abstract: Methods and systems allow users to enter natural language terms that describe a particular web site into an address field of a browser instead of a formal URL. The terms are evaluated to determine whether they correspond, with a high likelihood, to a particular web site. If so, this web site may be immediately accessed. If not, a list of search results based on the terms may be displayed by the browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: John Piscitello, Xuefu Wang, Simon Tong, Breen Hagan