Patents by Inventor Christopher LuVogt

Christopher LuVogt 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).

  • Publication number: 20150199434
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing targeted applications within a search engine results page. The method and system includes receiving a search query from a user and interpreting the search query. The method and system then first maps the interpreted query to one or more action templates, wherein mapping the interpreted query to one or more action templates comprises selecting one or more actions associated with the interpreted query. The method and system then maps the selected one or more actions associated with the interpreted query to a plurality of applications and selecting one or more applications associated with the one or more actions. Finally, the method and system displays the one or more applications within a search results page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Su-Lin Wu, Andrei Broder, Evgeniy Gabrilovich, Ronny Lempel, Edward Bortnikov, Peter Mika, Debora Donato, Wei-Cheng Lai, Christopher LuVogt
  • Patent number: 9015140
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing targeted applications within a search engine results page. The method and system includes receiving a search query from a user and interpreting the search query. The method and system then first maps the interpreted query to one or more action templates, wherein mapping the interpreted query to one or more action templates comprises selecting one or more actions associated with the interpreted query. The method and system then maps the selected one or more actions associated with the interpreted query to a plurality of applications and selecting one or more applications associated with the one or more actions. Finally, the method and system displays the one or more applications within a search results page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Su-Lin Wu, Andrei Broder, Evgeniy Gabrilovich, Ronny Lempel, Edward Bortnikov, Peter Mika, Debora Donato, Wei-Cheng Lai, Christopher LuVogt
  • Patent number: 8683379
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing dynamic search results based upon historical data through the use of one or more widgets. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a request for content from a client and generating one or more widgets for providing search result content. A display profile is applied to the one or more widgets and the one or more widgets are combined with static search results to form a search result page that is provided to a requesting client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher LuVogt, Erick Cantu-Paz
  • Publication number: 20120173520
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing targeted applications within a search engine results page. The method and system includes receiving a search query from a user and interpreting the search query. The method and system then first maps the interpreted query to one or more action templates, wherein mapping the interpreted query to one or more action templates comprises selecting one or more actions associated with the interpreted query. The method and system then maps the selected one or more actions associated with the interpreted query to a plurality of applications and selecting one or more applications associated with the one or more actions. Finally, the method and system displays the one or more applications within a search results page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Su-Lin Wu, Andrei Broder, Evgeniy Gabrilovich, Ronny Lempel, Edward Bortnikov, Peter Mika, Debora Donato, Wei-Cheng Lai, Christopher LuVogt
  • Publication number: 20120084147
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for generating search suggestions in response to receiving a search query originating from a user computing device. A server computer obtains a plurality of advanced match terms not exactly matching the search query but related to the search query, the advanced match terms previously bid on by advertisers in a bidding process. The server computer obtains advertisements associated with the advanced match terms, where each advertisement is associated with an advertiser who has won the bidding process for one of the advanced match terms. The server computer then transmits, in response to the receiving of the search query, the advanced match terms to the user computing device for display as search suggestions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ashvin Kannan, Christopher LuVogt, David Miller
  • Publication number: 20110289079
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing dynamic search results based upon historical data through the use of one or more widgets. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a request for content from a client and generating one or more widgets for providing search result content. A display profile is applied to the one or more widgets and the one or more widgets are combined with static search results to form a search result page that is provided to a requesting client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher LuVogt, Erick Cantu-Paz
  • Patent number: 8015502
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing dynamic search results based upon historical data through the use of one or more widgets. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a request for content from a client and generating one or more widgets for providing search result content. A display profile is applied to the one or more widgets and the one or more widgets are combined with static search results to form a search result page that is provided to a requesting client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher LuVogt, Erick Cantu-Paz
  • Publication number: 20080306819
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for ranking and providing advertisements in a position auction. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a search query and selecting at least one keyword based upon the search query. A list containing at least one keyword based upon the search query is returned and a list comprising at least one bid corresponding to the returned list of keywords is retrieved. A priority score corresponding to each bid is computed and used to rank the list of bids. Advertisements are then provided corresponding to a plurality of the highest ranking bids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Pavel Berkhin, Chad Carson, Ashvin Kannan, Darshan Kantak, Sebastian Lahaie, Christopher LuVogt, Jan Pedersen, David M. Pennock, Tong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20080295006
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing dynamic search results based upon historical data through the use of one or more widgets. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a request for content from a client and generating one or more widgets for providing search result content. A display profile is applied to the one or more widgets and the one or more widgets are combined with static search results to form a search result page that is provided to a requesting client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher LuVogt, Erick Cantu-Paz
  • Publication number: 20070112840
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for predicting a frequency with which an advertisement displayed in response to a query will be selected. The method of the present invention comprises receiving analytics data associated with a display of one or more advertisements in response to one or more queries. One or more features associated with the one or more advertisements displayed in response to the one or more queries are identified. One or more functions are generated for predicting a frequency with which a given advertisement displayed in response to a query will be selected using the analytics data and features associated with the one or more advertisements displayed in response to the one or more queries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Carson, Ashvin Kannan, Erick Cantu-Paz, Rukmini Iyer, Pero Subasic, Christopher LuVogt, Christopher Leggetter, Jan Pedersen, David Ku