Patents by Inventor Douglas T. Huffman

Douglas T. Huffman 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).

  • Automatic advertiser notification for a system for providing place and price protection in a search result list generated by a computer network search engine
    Patent number: 7603294
    Abstract: A notification method in a computer database system includes receiving a notification instruction from an owner associated with a search listing stored in the computer database system, monitoring conditions specified by the notification instruction for the search listing, and sending a notification to the owner upon detection of a changed condition of the search listing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Narinder Pal Singh, Scott W. Snell, Douglas T. Huffman, Darren J. Davis, Thomas A. Soulanille, Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung
  • Automatic advertiser notification for a system for providing place and price protection in a search result list generated by a computer network search engine
    Patent number: 7065500
    Abstract: A notification method in a computer database system includes receiving a notification instruction from an owner associated with a search listing stored in the computer database system, monitoring conditions specified by the notification instruction for the search listing, and sending a notification to the owner upon detection of a changed condition of the search listing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Overture Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Narinder Pal Singh, Scott W. Snell, Douglas T. Huffman, Darren J. Davis, Thomas A. Soulanille, Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung
  • Automatic advertiser notification for a system for providing place and price protection in a search result list generated by a computer network search engine
    Publication number: 20020165849
    Abstract: A notification method in a computer database system includes receiving a notification instruction from an owner associated with a search listing stored in the computer database system, monitoring conditions specified by the notification instruction for the search listing, and sending a notification to the owner upon detection of a changed condition of the search listing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Narinder Pal Singh, Scott W. Snell, Douglas T. Huffman, Darren J. Davis, Thomas A. Soulanille, Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung