Patents by Inventor Bruce T. Holmes

Bruce T. Holmes 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).

  • Automated processing of appropriateness determination of content for search listings in wide area network searches
    Patent number: 6983280
    Abstract: A method and system for improving the efficiency of a database processing system for evaluating candidate data items representing search listings that are submitted for inclusion into a search engine database. Candidate search listings are automatically assessed for quality, style, and relevance to evaluate risk of unfavorable reception by a user and of potential exposure volume. Search listings which are higher-risk or higher-volume are routed through manual editorial review while lower-risk, lower-volume search listings are routed for immediate inclusion in the search database without manual editorial evaluation. Accordingly, human editorial efforts can be devoted to manual review of high-risk or high-volume search listings while efficiency is simultaneously improved in the processing system as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Overture Services Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic Cheung, Dennis Wu, Barry Laffoon, Alan Lang, Scott Snell, Jie Zhang, Pierre Wang, Jennifer Wu, Peter Goodwine, Wai-Yin Wong, Carey Sublette, Stephan Cunningham, Bruce T. Holmes
  • Automated processing of appropriateness determination of content for search listings in wide area network searches
    Publication number: 20040054661
    Abstract: A method and system for improving the efficiency of a database processing system for evaluating candidate data items representing search listings that are submitted for inclusion into a search engine database. Candidate search listings are automatically assessed for quality, style, and relevance to evaluate risk of unfavorable reception by a user and of potential exposure volume. Search listings which are higher-risk or higher-volume are routed through manual editorial review while lower-risk, lower-volume search listings are routed for immediate inclusion in the search database without manual editorial evaluation. Accordingly, human editorial efforts can be devoted to manual review of high-risk or high-volume search listings while efficiency is simultaneously improved in the processing system as a whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Dominic Cheung, Dennis Wu, Barry Laffoon, Alan Lang, Scott Snell, Jie Zhang, Pierre Wang, Jennifer Wu, Peter Goodwine, Wai-Yin Wong, Carey Sublette, Stephan Cunningham, Bruce T. Holmes