Patents by Inventor Carson Hoffacker

Carson Hoffacker 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).

  • Systems and methods to build and utilize a search infrastructure
    Patent number: 10482113
    Abstract: Methods and systems to build and utilize a search infrastructure are described. The system generates index information components in real-time based on a database that is time-stamped. The system updates index information at a plurality of query node servers based on the index information components. A query engine receives a search query from a client machine and identifies search results based on the query and the index information. The system communicates the search results, over the network, to the client machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Swati Agarwal, Richard D. Henderson, Davide Libenzi, Jagadish Nallapaneni, Pradeep Sankaranthi, Nicholas Whyte, Thomas Pan, Carson Hoffacker, Amit Basu, Gang He, Mel Sun, Andrew John Melnick
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO BUILD AND UTILIZE A SEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170242911
    Abstract: Methods and systems to build and utilize a search infrastructure are described. The system generates index information components in real-time based on a database that is time-stamped. The system updates index information at a plurality of query node servers based on the index information components. A query engine receives a search query from a client machine and identifies search results based on the query and the index information. The system communicates the search results, over the network, to the client machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Swati Agarwal, Richard D. Henderson, Davide Libenzi, Jagadish Nallapaneni, Pradeep Sankaranthi, Nicholas Whyte, Thomas Pan, Carson Hoffacker, Amit Basu, Gang He, Mel Sun, Andrew John Melnick
  • Systems and methods to build and utilize a search infrastructure
    Patent number: 9607049
    Abstract: Methods and systems to build and utilize a search infrastructure are described. The system generates index information components in real-time based on a database that is time-stamped. The system updates index information at a plurality of query node servers based on the index information components. A query engine receives a search query from a client machine and identifies search results based on the query and the index information. The system communicates the search results, over the network, to the client machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Swati Agarwal, Richard D Henderson, Davide Libenzi, Jagadish Nallapaneni, Pradeep Sankaranthi, Nicholas Whyte, Thomas Pan, Carson Hoffacker, Amit Basu, Gang He, Mel Sun, Andrew John Melnick
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS TO CONFIGURE A PROFILE TO RANK SEARCH RESULTS
    Publication number: 20140032517
    Abstract: A method and system to configure a profile to rank search results are provided. A profile that includes behavior information organized as a plurality of components is generated. Additional behavior information is received from a user. At least one component of the plurality of components is updated using the additional behavior information received from the user. A search query is received and search results are generated based on the search query. Search results are ranked based on the updated profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Henderson, Anand Lakshminath, Davide Libenzi, Jagadish Nallapaneni, Pradeep Sankaranthi, Hal Schectman, Guanglei Song, Prasad Sriram, Nicholas Whyte, Thomas Pan, Carson Hoffacker, Swati Agarwal, Amit Basu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO BUILD AND UTILIZE A SEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20140032566
    Abstract: Methods and systems to build and utilize a search infrastructure are described. The system generates index information components in real-time based on a database that is time-stamped. The system updates index information at a plurality of query node servers based on the index information components. A query engine receives a search query from a client machine and identifies search results based on the query and the index information. The system communicates the search results, over the network, to the client machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Swati Agarwal, Richard D. Henderson, Davide Libenzi, Jagadish Nallapaneni, Pradeep Sankaranthi, Nicholas Whyte, Thomas Pan, Carson Hoffacker, Amit Basu, He Gang, Mel Sun, Andrew Melnick