Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Hamon

Elizabeth Hamon 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: 8601578
    Abstract: A business listing verification server is operative to verify whether a business listing complies with a selected business configuration rule. The business listing verification server may include a business listing database comprising a plurality of business listings and a business information source pipeline for processing the various business listings. The business listing verification server may further include a set of business listing configuration rules, wherein each business listing configuration rule may be established for a separate business. A business listing configuration rule may establish whether a business listing is a potentially suspicious business listing. In addition, the business listing verification server may also include a moderation priority queue, where business listings to be moderated are prioritized based on whether the business listings have been identified as potentially suspicious business listings according to one or more business listing configuration rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Diego Ariel Gertzenstein, Paul Eastlund, Elizabeth Hamon Reid
  • Patent number: 8595250
    Abstract: A system determines categories for business listings identified in a list of search results and assigns scores to the categories. The system presents one or more high scoring ones of the categories as one or more category suggestions relating to the list of search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Egnor, Elizabeth Hamon Reid
  • Patent number: 8346770
    Abstract: A system forms search results clustered by address or telephone number. When clustering by address, the system may receive a search query and identify a geographical area of interest based, at least in part, on the search query. The system may identify documents that are associated with addresses located within the geographical area of interest, group the identified documents into clusters based, at least in part, on the addresses located within the geographical area of interest, and present the clusters as the search results. When clustering by telephone number, the system may receive a search query that includes at least one portion of a telephone number and identify documents that are associated with telephone numbers that match the at least one portion of the telephone number. The system may group the identified documents into clusters based on the telephone numbers included in the identified documents and present the clusters as the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Smith, Xianping Ge, Elizabeth Hamon, Abhishck Parmar
  • Patent number: 8171048
    Abstract: Systems and methods improve search rankings for a search query by using location data associated with queries and documents related to the search query. In one aspect, a search query is received, a location score is determined, a topical score is determined, and an ordering of documents related to the search query is determined based, at least in part, on the location score and the topical score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Xianping Ge, Abhishek Parmar, Amit Singhal, Adam Smith, Daniel Egnor, Elizabeth Hamon
  • Patent number: 8027988
    Abstract: A system determines categories for business listings identified in a list of search results and assigns scores to the categories. The system presents one or more high scoring ones of the categories as one or more category suggestions relating to the list of search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Egnor, Elizabeth Hamon Reid
  • Publication number: 20090327286
    Abstract: Systems and methods improve search rankings for a search query by using location data associated with queries and documents related to the search query. In one aspect, a search query is received, a location score is determined, a topical score is determined, and an ordering of documents related to the search query is determined based, at least in part, on the location score and the topical score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Xianping Ge, Abhishek Parmar, Amit Singhal, Adam Smith, Daniel Egnor, Elizabeth Hamon
  • Patent number: 7606798
    Abstract: Systems and methods improve search rankings for a search query by using location data associated with queries and documents related to the search query. In one aspect, a search query is received, a location score is determined, a topical score is determined, and an ordering of documents related to the search query is determined based, at least in part, on the location score and the topical score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Xianping Ge, Abhishek Parmar, Amit Singhal, Adam Smith, Daniel Egnor, Elizabeth Hamon
  • Patent number: 7523099
    Abstract: A system determines categories for business listings identified in a list of search results and assigns scores to the categories. The system presents one or more high scoring ones of the categories as one or more category suggestions relating to the list of search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Egnor, Elizabeth Hamon Reid
  • Publication number: 20050065916
    Abstract: Systems and methods improve search rankings for a search query by using location data associated with queries and documents related to the search query. In one aspect, a search query is received, a location score is determined, a topical score is determined, and an ordering of documents related to the search query is determined based, at least in part, on the location score and the topical score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Xianping Ge, Abhishek Parmar, Amit Singhal, Adam Smith, Daniel Egnor, Elizabeth Hamon
  • Publication number: 20050065959
    Abstract: A system forms search results clustered by address or telephone number. When clustering by address, the system may receive a search query and identify a geographical area of interest based, at least in part, on the search query. The system may identify documents that are associated with addresses located within the geographical area of interest, group the identified documents into clusters based, at least in part, on the addresses located within the geographical area of interest, and present the clusters as the search results. When clustering by telephone number, the system may receive a search query that includes at least one portion of a telephone number and identify documents that are associated with telephone numbers that match the at least one portion of the telephone number. The system may group the identified documents into clusters based on the telephone numbers included in the identified documents and present the clusters as the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Adam Smith, Xianping Ge, Elizabeth Hamon, Abhishek Parmar