Patents by Inventor Catherine Zuo

Catherine Zuo 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).

  • Search result content item enhancement
    Patent number: 11086892
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing search results for improved readability are provided. A search result is identified using a set of query terms. The search result may be first-party content or third-party content. The search result includes a first textual portion and a second textual portion. Each of the set of query terms that appear in the first textual portion are highlighted in the first textual portion. Each of the set of query terms that appear in the second textual portion but not in the first textual portion are highlighted in the second textual portion. A query response including the highlighted search result is generated and provided to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Paff, Ramakrishnan Kandhan, Catherine Zuo
  • Enhancing search results for improved readability
    Patent number: 9767169
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing search results for improved readability are provided. A search result is identified using a set of query terms. The search result may be first-party content or third-party content. The search result includes a first textual portion and a second textual portion. Each of the set of query terms that appear in the first textual portion are highlighted in the first textual portion. Each of the set of query terms that appear in the second textual portion but not in the first textual portion are highlighted in the second textual portion. A query response including the highlighted search result is generated and provided to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Paff, Ramakrishnan Kandhan, Catherine Zuo