Patents by Inventor Conor John Egan

Conor John Egan 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).

  • Patent number: 8271474
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide automatic systems and methods for creating a web site based on an emerging subject, which is also a search keyword, by analyzing search activities (or data) of Internet users of a popular Internet search engine. Analysis of search activity data of the Internet search engine can also provide search keywords that are most related to the emerging subject, and Internet sites with content relevant to the emerging subject. To create such a web site that is of interests to Internet users, the emerging subject and related search keywords mentioned above can be searched on Internet sites identified to have content relevant to the emerging subject. The search results are used to populate databases for this web site. After the web site is created and launched, users of the site can contribute to the content of the site. In addition, active users of the web site can engage in basic administration of the site, which reduces the need of intervention by paid administrators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Hubert M. Walker, Noel C. Morrison, Ankarino S. Lara, Scott Bedard, Timothy Caplis, Conor John Egan
  • Publication number: 20090327923
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide automatic systems and methods for creating a web site based on a particular subject using information available on the Internet. Creating and maintaining a web site with updated content can be very time and resource consuming. Therefore, it is desirable to create and maintain such a site with an automatic system and method using information available on the Internet. To create such a site, the subject of the web site is determined first. Afterwards, search terms related to the subject of the web site are entered to conduct searches on the Internet for information relevant to the web site. The search results are used to populate databases for this web site. User contribution of additional content to a web site keeps the web site updated and interesting to all users of the site. In addition, users of the web site can engage in basic administration of the site, which reduces the need of intervention by paid administrators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Hubert M. Walker, Noel C. Morrison, Ankarino S. Lara, Scott Bedard, Timothy Caplis, Conor John Egan
  • Publication number: 20090327275
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide automatic systems and methods for creating a web site based on an emerging subject, which is also a search keyword, by analyzing search activities (or data) of Internet users of a popular Internet search engine. Analysis of search activity data of the Internet search engine can also provide search keywords that are most related to the emerging subject, and Internet sites with content relevant to the emerging subject. To create such a web site that is of interests to Internet users, the emerging subject and related search keywords mentioned above can be searched on Internet sites identified to have content relevant to the emerging subject. The search results are used to populate databases for this web site. After the web site is created and launched, users of the site can contribute to the content of the site. In addition, active users of the web site can engage in basic administration of the site, which reduces the need of intervention by paid administrators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Hubert M. Walker, Noel C. Morrison, Ankarino S. Lara, Scott Bedard, Timothy Caplis, Conor John Egan