Patents by Inventor Eric Benson Schoffler

Eric Benson Schoffler 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).

  • Methods for displaying object history information
    Patent number: 9542457
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a search request including a search input; and identifying a history information item based on the search input. The history includes information describing a prior state of an object. The method also includes determining whether information describing a current state of the object corresponds to the search input. The method includes outputting a prior-state based search result item that identifies the object and includes information based on the history information item. If the information describing the current state of the object corresponds to the search input, the method includes outputting a current-state based search result item that includes a link for accessing the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Wong, Eric Benson Schoffler, George York, Joshua Hudgins, Nicholas Mark Vasic Cooper