Patents by Inventor Derek B. Gourlay

Derek B. Gourlay 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).

  • Optimizing search system resource usage and performance using multiple query processing systems
    Patent number: 9141665
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and methods for intelligently optimizing search system resource usage and performance using multiple data store technologies. A search query optimization system may utilize multiple query processors, such as a general search engine and one or more specialized data stores, to efficiently and intelligently manage and route queries. The search query optimization system may be configured to evaluate the performance of the various query processors for various types of queries, and may use this information to intelligently route search queries to the query processors best suited to service them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignees: A9.com, Inc., AbeBooks Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Peter Munro, Ali M. Nassaje, Lindsay S. Martin, Derek B. Gourlay, Volker R. A. Tilgner, Jonathan B. Handler