Patents by Inventor Bryan Jacob Gumm

Bryan Jacob Gumm 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).

  • Stratified sampling applied to A/B tests
    Patent number: 10482477
    Abstract: Embodiments provide techniques for testing a plurality of variations of a user experience, where each of the plurality of variations is distinct from other variations in the plurality of variations. For each permutation of a plurality of stratification factors that characterize users of the online site, embodiments generate a respective set of pseudorandom numbers. Additionally, user requests are assigned to variations in the plurality of variations, based on the generated sets of pseudorandom numbers. Embodiments also track user retention information relating to the user requests. At least one of the plurality of variations is rated, based on the user retention information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
    Inventor: Bryan Jacob Gumm
  • STRATIFIED SAMPLING APPLIED TO A/B TESTS
    Publication number: 20140278747
    Abstract: Embodiments provide techniques for testing a plurality of variations of a user experience, where each of the plurality of variations is distinct from other variations in the plurality of variations. For each permutation of a plurality of stratification factors that characterize users of the online site, embodiments generate a respective set of pseudorandom numbers. Additionally, user requests are assigned to variations in the plurality of variations, based on the generated sets of pseudorandom numbers. Embodiments also track user retention information relating to the user requests. At least one of the plurality of variations is rated, based on the user retention information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.
    Inventor: Bryan Jacob Gumm