Patents by Inventor Don A. Chennavasin

Don A. Chennavasin 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).

  • Publication number: 20220261410
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for ranking channel pages of a host system. Content channels may comprise content relating to a particular category or having a commonality. Explicit data provided by user input, and/or implicit data derived or received from a user device or third party may be used to generate explicit and/or implicit parameters. Based on the parameters, content channels may be ranked and displayed in an order based on the ranking, and/or a home content channel may be identified. The host system may therefore target a user with relevant content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Don A. Chennavasin
  • Patent number: 11347757
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for ranking channel pages of a host system. Content channels may comprise content relating to a particular category or having a commonality. Explicit data provided by user input, and/or implicit data derived or received from a user device or third party may be used to generate explicit and/or implicit parameters. Based on the parameters, content channels may be ranked and displayed in an order based on the ranking, and/or a home content channel may be identified. The host system may therefore target a user with relevant content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventor: Don A. Chennavasin
  • Publication number: 20220075709
    Abstract: The application testing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to test multiple application variants of an application on at least one mobile device. The application testing system may cause a first application variant selection indication to be transmitted to at least one mobile device having the application. The first application variant selection indication may be configured to cause the mobile device to interact with the application according to a first application variant of the plurality of application variants. The application testing system may analyze data corresponding to the usage of the first application variant by the at least one mobile device, and cause a second application variant selection indication to be transmitted to the mobile device, wherein the second application variant selection indication is configured to cause the mobile device to interact with the application according to a second application variant of the plurality of application variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Fabio SISINNI, Don CHENNAVASIN
  • Patent number: 11157391
    Abstract: The application testing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to test multiple application variants of an application on at least one mobile device. The application testing system may cause a first application variant selection indication to be transmitted to at least one mobile device having the application. The first application variant selection indication may be configured to cause the mobile device to interact with the application according to a first application variant of the plurality of application variants. The application testing system may analyze data corresponding to the usage of the first application variant by the at least one mobile device, and cause a second application variant selection indication to be transmitted to the mobile device, wherein the second application variant selection indication is configured to cause the mobile device to interact with the application according to a second application variant of the plurality of application variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Sisinni, Don Chennavasin
  • Publication number: 20200151188
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for ranking channel pages of a host system. Content channels may comprise content relating to a particular category or having a commonality. Explicit data provided by user input, and/or implicit data derived or received from a user device or third party may be used to generate explicit and/or implicit parameters. Based on the parameters, content channels may be ranked and displayed in an order based on the ranking, and/or a home content channel may be identified. The host system may therefore target a user with relevant content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Don A. CHENNAVASIN
  • Patent number: 10572492
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for ranking channel pages of a host system. Content channels may comprise content relating to a particular category or having a commonality. Explicit data provided by user input, and/or implicit data derived or received from a user device or third party may be used to generate explicit and/or implicit parameters. Based on the parameters, content channels may be ranked and displayed in an order based on the ranking, and/or a home content channel may be identified. The host system may therefore target a user with relevant content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventor: Don A. Chennavasin
  • Publication number: 20180060328
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for ranking channel pages of a host system. Content channels may comprise content relating to a particular category or having a commonality. Explicit data provided by user input, and/or implicit data derived or received from a user device or third party may be used to generate explicit and/or implicit parameters. Based on the parameters, content channels may be ranked and displayed in an order based on the ranking, and/or a home content channel may be identified. The host system may therefore target a user with relevant content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventor: Don A. Chennavasin
  • Publication number: 20160147644
    Abstract: The application testing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to test multiple application variants of an application on at least one mobile device. The application testing system may cause a first application variant selection indication to be transmitted to at least one mobile device having the application. The first application variant selection indication may be configured to cause the mobile device to interact with the application according to a first application variant of the plurality of application variants. The application testing system may analyze data corresponding to the usage of the first application variant by the at least one mobile device, and cause a second application variant selection indication to be transmitted to the mobile device, wherein the second application variant selection indication is configured to cause the mobile device to interact with the application according to a second application variant of the plurality of application variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Fabio Sisinni, Don Chennavasin
  • Patent number: 9208063
    Abstract: The application testing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to test multiple application variants of an application on at least one mobile device. The application testing system may cause a first application variant selection indication to be transmitted to at least one mobile device having the application. The first application variant selection indication may be configured to cause the mobile device to interact with the application according to a first application variant of the plurality of application variants. The application testing system may analyze data corresponding to the usage of the first application variant by the at least one mobile device, and cause a second application variant selection indication to be transmitted to the mobile device, wherein the second application variant selection indication is configured to cause the mobile device to interact with the application according to a second application variant of the plurality of application variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Sisinni, Don Chennavasin
  • Patent number: 9177031
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for ranking channel pages of a host system. Content channels may comprise content relating to a particular category or having a commonality. Explicit data provided by user input, and/or implicit data derived or received from a user device or third party may be used to generate explicit and/or implicit parameters. Based on the parameters, content channels may be ranked and displayed in an order based on the ranking, and/or a home content channel may be identified. The host system may therefore target a user with relevant content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventor: Don A Chennavasin
  • Publication number: 20140046937
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for ranking channel pages of a host system. Content channels may comprise content relating to a particular category or having a commonality. Explicit data provided by user input, and/or implicit data derived or received from a user device or third party may be used to generate explicit and/or implicit parameters. Based on the parameters, content channels may be ranked and displayed in an order based on the ranking, and/or a home content channel may be identified. The host system may therefore target a user with relevant content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventor: Don A Chennavasin
  • Patent number: 8650072
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide offers for goods or services based on the locations of potential customers and the geographic locations of the merchant. The offers may be limited in quantity and acceptance and redemption of the offers may be limited in time. A unique identifier may be associated with each accepted offer. A merchant may have at least some control over the creation and rendering of one or more offers for the merchant's goods and services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Mason, Don A. Chennavasin, Suneel Gupta, David Jesse, Brett R. Keintz, Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Brian M. Stolte
  • Patent number: 8635203
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems directed to disambiguating queries. Particular embodiments can be used in connection with query analysis and query rewrite processes to determine the intent of one or more keywords contained in a query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Don Chennavasin
  • Patent number: 8484184
    Abstract: Search assistance is provided to users that submit search queries to search engines. In one implementation, a partial search query input by a user to a search engine is received. The partial search query is predicted to be a navigational query. A web address is selected based on the predicted navigational query. A search assistance list that includes the selected web address is generated. The search assistance list is displayed to the user in response to the received partial search query. In another implementation, a plurality of suggested search queries is determined for the received partial search query. A suggested search query of the plurality of suggested search queries having a highest relevance to the user is determined. A search assistance list is generated and displayed to the user. The suggested search query having the highest relevance to the user is prominently displayed in the search assistance list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Teran, Tom Chi, Don Chennavasin, Ashley Hall
  • Publication number: 20110313840
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide offers for goods or services based on the locations of potential customers and the geographic locations of the merchant. The offers may be limited in quantity and acceptance and redemption of the offers may be limited in time. A unique identifier may be associated with each accepted offer. A merchant may have at least some control over the creation and rendering of one or more offers for the merchant's goods and services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew Mason, Don A. Chennavasin, Suneel Gupta, David Jesse, Brett R. Keintz, Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Brian M. Stolte
  • Publication number: 20110202520
    Abstract: Search assistance is provided to users that submit search queries to search engines. In one implementation, a partial search query input by a user to a search engine is received. The partial search query is predicted to be a navigational query. A web address is selected based on the predicted navigational query. A search assistance list that includes the selected web address is generated. The search assistance list is displayed to the user in response to the received partial search query. In another implementation, a plurality of suggested search queries is determined for the received partial search query. A suggested search query of the plurality of suggested search queries having a highest relevance to the user is determined. A search assistance list is generated and displayed to the user. The suggested search query having the highest relevance to the user is prominently displayed in the search assistance list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Teran, Tom Chi, Don Chennavasin, Ashley Hall
  • Patent number: 7949647
    Abstract: Search assistance is provided to users that submit search queries to search engines. In one implementation, a partial search query input by a user to a search engine is received. The partial search query is predicted to be a navigational query. A web address is selected based on the predicted navigational query. A search assistance list that includes the selected web address is generated. The search assistance list is displayed to the user in response to the received partial search query. In another implementation, a plurality of suggested search queries is determined for the received partial search query. A suggested search query of the plurality of suggested search queries having a highest relevance to the user is determined. A search assistance list is generated and displayed to the user. The suggested search query having the highest relevance to the user is prominently displayed in the search assistance list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Teran, Tom Chi, Don Chennavasin, Ashley Hall
  • Publication number: 20100131902
    Abstract: Search assistance is provided to users that submit search queries to search engines. In one implementation, a partial search query input by a user to a search engine is received. The partial search query is predicted to be a navigational query. A web address is selected based on the predicted navigational query. A search assistance list that includes the selected web address is generated. The search assistance list is displayed to the user in response to the received partial search query. In another implementation, a plurality of suggested search queries is determined for the received partial search query. A suggested search query of the plurality of suggested search queries having a highest relevance to the user is determined. A search assistance list is generated and displayed to the user. The suggested search query having the highest relevance to the user is prominently displayed in the search assistance list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Teran, Tom Chi, Don Chennavasin, Ashley Hall
  • Publication number: 20080120276
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems directed to disambiguating queries. Particular embodiments can be used in connection with query analysis and query rewrite processes to determine the intent of one or more keywords contained in a query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventor: Don Chennavasin