Patents by Inventor David E. Loftesness

David E. Loftesness 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).

  • Strategy for providing query results based on analysis of user intent
    Patent number: 7860886
    Abstract: A strategy is described for responding to a user's query based on a consideration of the user's intent in entering the query. The user's intent, in turn, is determined by examining prior query-related behavior of a population of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: A9.Com, Inc.
    Inventor: David E. Loftesness
  • Strategy for Providing Query Results Based on Analysis of User Intent
    Publication number: 20080082518
    Abstract: A strategy is described for responding to a user's query based on a consideration of the user's intent in entering the query. The user's intent, in turn, is determined by examining prior query-related behavior of a population of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventor: David E. Loftesness