Patents by Inventor David E. Lecomte

David E. Lecomte 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: 9396268
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying answer boxes for presentation to a user. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of, while receiving an input entered in a search engine query input field by a first user, and before the first user has submitted the input as a search request, obtaining content for an answer box for the input and presenting the answer box to the first user. The answer box can be an answer box associated with a dominant query for the input, or can be an answer box identified from historical answer box data for the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Effrat, David E. Lecomte, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Othar Hansson
  • Patent number: 9317528
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying geographic features. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query. Geographic features are identified, each geographic feature being associated with one or more names, each geographic feature being associated with at least one name that includes the query. A feature-query score is computed for each geographic feature, including: for each name of the geographic feature that includes the query, identifying a computed feature-name score, wherein the feature-name score is computed based on a count of a number of occurrences of the name in a query log, wherein each occurrence is attributed to the feature; and computing the feature-query score based on the identified feature-name scores. The geographic features are ranked according to the feature-query scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Radu Jurca, Anja Hauth, Ivan Zauharodneu, Matsvei Zhdanovich, Luuk van Dijk, Steffen Meschkat, David E. Lecomte
  • Publication number: 20150324378
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying answer boxes for presentation to a user. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of, while receiving an input entered in a search engine query input field by a first user, and before the first user has submitted the input as a search request, obtaining content for an answer box for the input and presenting the answer box to the first user. The answer box can be an answer box associated with a dominant query for the input, or can be an answer box identified from historical answer box data for the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Effrat, David E. Lecomte, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Othar Hansson
  • Patent number: 9110995
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying answer boxes for presentation to a user. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of, while receiving an input entered in a search engine query input field by a first user, and before the first user has submitted the input as a search request, obtaining content for an answer box for the input and presenting the answer box to the first user. The answer box can be an answer box associated with a dominant query for the input, or can be an answer box identified from historical answer box data for the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Effrat, David E. Lecomte, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Othar Hansson
  • Publication number: 20140019433
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying answer boxes for presentation to a user. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of, while receiving an input entered in a search engine query input field by a first user, and before the first user has submitted the input as a search request, obtaining content for an answer box for the input and presenting the answer box to the first user. The answer box can be an answer box associated with a dominant query for the input, or can be an answer box identified from historical answer box data for the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Effrat, David E. Lecomte, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Othar Hansson
  • Patent number: 8538982
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying answer boxes for presentation to a user. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of, while receiving an input entered in a search engine query input field by a first user, and before the first user has submitted the input as a search request, obtaining content for an answer box for the input and presenting the answer box to the first user. The answer box can be an answer box associated with a dominant query for the input, or can be an answer box identified from historical answer box data for the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Effrat, David E. Lecomte, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Othar Hansson
  • Patent number: 8515973
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying geographic features. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query. Geographic features are identified, each geographic feature being associated with one or more names, each geographic feature being associated with at least one name that includes the query. A feature-query score is computed for each geographic feature, including: for each name of the geographic feature that includes the query, identifying a computed feature-name score, wherein the feature-name score is computed based on a count of a number of occurrences of the name in a query log, wherein each occurrence is attributed to the feature; and computing the feature-query score based on the identified feature-name scores. The geographic features are ranked according to the feature-query scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Radu Jurca, Anja Hauth, Ivan Zauharodneu, Matsvei Zhdanovich, Luuk Van Dijk, Steffen Meschkat, David E. Lecomte
  • Publication number: 20110055189
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying answer boxes for presentation to a user. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of, while receiving an input entered in a search engine query input field by a first user, and before the first user has submitted the input as a search request, obtaining content for an answer box for the input and presenting the answer box to the first user. The answer box can be an answer box associated with a dominant query for the input, or can be an answer box identified from historical answer box data for the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Effrat, David E. Lecomte, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Othar Hansson