Patents by Inventor Cynthia Johanson

Cynthia Johanson 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: 10666597
    Abstract: A group of post data items may be identified at a first location. Presentation of the group of post data items may be provided at a second location. A post data item in the group of post data items at the second location may be identified where the post data item is in reply to another post data item in the group of post data item. A user may be identified for notification of the post data item. A determination of whether the user interacted with the group of post data items at the first location or the second location is made and a notification for the user that includes a reference to the group of post data items at the first location or the second location is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yonatan Zunger, Lan Liu, Justin Lewis, Cynthia Johanson, Henry Wong, Nundu Janakiram, Prasenjit Sarkar, Brett Hobbs, John Fisher, Dan Peterson
  • Publication number: 20180205692
    Abstract: A group of post data items may be identified at a first location. Presentation of the group of post data items may be provided at a second location. A post data item in the group of post data items at the second location may be identified where the post data item is in reply to another post data item in the group of post data item. A user may be identified for notification of the post data item. A determination of whether the user interacted with the group of post data items at the first location or the second location is made and a notification for the user that includes a reference to the group of post data items at the first location or the second location is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yonatan Zunger, Lan Liu, Justin Lewis, Cynthia Johanson, Henry Wong, Nundu Janakiram, Prasenjit Sarkar, Brett Hobbs, John Fisher, Dan Peterson
  • Publication number: 20180143998
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium and one or more servers in communication, for presenting points of interest in an electronic interactive map at a client device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, at a client device, an electronic interactive map including a point of interest overlay comprising of at least one point of interest located within the geographic region of the presented map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Piyush Prahladka, Zhaohui Fu, Amogh S. Asgekar, Cynthia Johanson, Sai Deepak Talasila, Arvind Jayasundar
  • Patent number: 9935910
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided, including the following method operations: receiving a request to generate a first post data item at a first location; providing for presentation of the first post data item at a second location; receiving a request to generate a second post data item at the second location, the second post data item being in reply to the first post data item; identifying a destination for notification about the second post data item; providing in association with the destination a notification identifying the second post data item, the notification being associated with the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yonatan Zunger, Lan Liu, Justin Lewis, Cynthia Johanson, Henry Wong, Nundu Janakiram, Prasenjit Sarkar, Brett Hobbs, John Fisher, Dan Peterson
  • Publication number: 20160142358
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided, including the following method operations: receiving a request to generate a first post data item at a first location; providing for presentation of the first post data item at a second location; receiving a request to generate a second post data item at the second location, the second post data item being in reply to the first post data item; identifying a destination for notification about the second post data item; providing in association with the destination a notification identifying the second post data item, the notification being associated with the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Yonatan Zunger, Lan Liu, Justin Lewis, Cynthia Johanson, Henry Wong, Nundu Janakiram, Prasenjit Sarkar, Brett Hobbs, John Fisher, Dan Peterson
  • Patent number: 7996000
    Abstract: A network device, system, and method are directed towards enabling a determination for page size tailoring of content based, in part, on estimating of effects of processes applicable to preparing the content for use on a specified mobile device. Before performing the processes on the content, an estimation of the effects of the configuring processes may be determined. If the estimated content size is determined to be too large for the specified mobile device's memory footprint, page tailoring techniques may be applied to the content. Such page tailoring techniques may include stretching the content across a plurality of files, discarding a portion of the content, reducing portions of the content, or the like. Various processes may then be applied to the content to configure it for use on the specified mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Micah Dubinko, Chen Li, Heidi Ann Pollock, James Liang, Jeff Leung, Michael Jeremy Temkin, Cynthia Johanson, Zhaowei Charlie Jiang, Boaz Aharon Shaham, Hei Chan
  • Publication number: 20090099854
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an indication that a first user of a social network has performed an action relating to helping a second user of the social network is received. Then a number of points is awarded to the first user based on the action performed. Then a web page is delivered to a third user, wherein the web page contains an identification of the first user and a representation of the number of points the first user has been awarded, wherein the number of points the first user has been awarded are delivered in a way that allows them to be used to benefit the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventor: Cynthia Johanson
  • Publication number: 20090070700
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for presenting content to a user via a web page is provided which includes assigning a value to a connection between the user and an entity (such as a person, group, or organization) in their social network, whether explicitly representing a one-to-one relationship or by implication of a person to a group. Then a web page is delivered to the user, wherein the web page displays content based at least partially on the value of the connection between the user and the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventor: Cynthia Johanson
  • Publication number: 20090011743
    Abstract: A mobile device, system, and method are directed towards enabling users of a mobile device to exchange dynamic mobile trading cards. A first mobile device user may create an account with one or more profiles of sharable static and/or dynamic information. The first mobile device user may employ one of several available mechanisms, to communicate with a sharing service to identify a second mobile device user. The sharing service may then enable the second mobile device user to access and view the shared dynamic profile displayable within a multi-sided mobile trading card format. The shared profile may also be, downloadable into one or more applications onto the second mobile device user's mobile device. Changes to the shared profile by the first mobile device user may be viewed by the second mobile device user without the first mobile device user having to resend the profile to the second mobile device user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia Johanson, Matthew K. Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20080320139
    Abstract: A mobile device, system, and method are directed towards identifying and employing social agents within a social network for distribution of multimedia content virally over mobile devices. The social agent may identify one or more multimedia content items for distribution. The social agent may also identify recipients of the viral distributions, or the recipients may be automatically identified based on the social network. The recipients may receive a message that enables them to access a playlist of the social agent's multimedia content. The playlist may be associated with a card display that displays information about the social agent on one side. The recipient may then ‘flip’ the card to display the playlist. Playing of a selection in the playlist may then enable the social agent to receive a reward. The recipient may also distribute the social agent's playlist to another recipient, thus virally distributing multimedia content within the social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew K. Fukuda, Cynthia Johanson, Scott Gatz, Daniel James Wascovich, Michael Quoc, Eric Fixler