Patents by Inventor Eric Costello

Eric Costello 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).

  • Media object metadata association and ranking
    Patent number: 10210159
    Abstract: Metadata may be associated with media objects by providing media objects for display, and accepting input concerning the media objects, where the input may include at least two different types of metadata. For example, metadata may be in the form of tags, comments, annotations or favorites. The media objects may be searched according to metadata, and ranked in a variety of ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Caterina Fake, Callum James Henderson-Begg, Serguei Mourachov, Joshua Eli Schachter
  • MEDIA OBJECT METADATA ASSOCIATION AND RANKING
    Publication number: 20100057555
    Abstract: Metadata may be associated with media objects by providing media objects for display, and accepting input concerning the media objects, where the input may include at least two different types of metadata. For example, metadata may be in the form of tags, comments, annotations or favorites. The media objects may be searched according to metadata, and ranked in a variety of ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Caterina Fake, Callum James Henderson-Begg, Serguei Mourachov, Joshua Eli Schachter
  • Media object metadata association and ranking
    Publication number: 20060242178
    Abstract: Metadata may be associated with media objects by providing media objects for display, and accepting input concerning the media objects, where the input may include at least two different types of metadata. For example, metadata may be in the form of tags, comments, annotations or favorites. The media objects may be searched according to metadata, and ranked in a variety of ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Butterfield, Eric Costello, Caterina Fake, Callum Henderson-Begg, Serguei Mourachov, Joshua Schachter