Patents by Inventor Erik Sundelof

Erik Sundelof 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: 9535911
    Abstract: Aggregating a content item with an event is disclosed. An event is created based on a user-provided or a feed sourced content item. The user-provided or feed sourced content item is aggregated with the event. The user-provided or feed sourced content item is identified using a query to one or more repositories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PulsePoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Amra Q. Tareen, Sanjay C. Sood, Lawrence A. Birnbaum, Kristian J. Hammond, Erik Sundelof
  • Patent number: 9201880
    Abstract: Associating a content item with an event is disclosed. A location associated with a received content item is determined. The received content item is associated with an event, at least in part based on an indicia of relatedness, other than the determined location, between the received content item and the event. A criterion that the indicia of relatedness is required to satisfy for the content item to be determined to be associated with the event has a lower value if the determined location associated with the received content item has a first degree of correspondence to a location associated with the event than if the determined location associated with the received content item has a second, lower degree of correspondence to the location associated with the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: ALLVOICES, INC.
    Inventors: Amra Q. Tareen, Sanjay C. Sood, Lawrence A. Birnbaum, Kristian J. Hammond, Erik Sundelof
  • Publication number: 20140025690
    Abstract: A relevance of a content item to an event is determined. A user rating of the content item is received. A ranking of the content item is determined with respect to the event, relative to one or more other content items associated with the event based at least in part on the relevance and the user rating. In some embodiments, the ranking is determined based at least in part on a sentiment score associated with the content item. A ranking algorithm provides a novel method for retrieving, scoring, ranking, and presenting content related to an event based on a combination of scoring contributions such as user rating, relevance, and sentiment. Embodiments provide users with the most relevant, engaging, and informative content concerning events of interest to them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: PulsePoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Amra Q. Tareen, Erik Sundelof, Lawrence A. Birnbaum, Kristian J. Hammond, Sanjay C. Sood
  • Patent number: 8548996
    Abstract: Ranking content items is disclosed. A user input is received from each of one or more users indicating an opinion of the user with respect to a content item included in a plurality of content items. Based at least in part on a number of users from whom user input has been received, a degree is determined to which a ranking of the content item relative to one or more other content items in the plurality of content items is determined by user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: PulsePoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Amra Q. Tareen, Erik Sundelof, Lawrence A. Birnbaum, Kristian J. Hammond, Sanjay C. Sood
  • Publication number: 20130246440
    Abstract: Associating a content item with an event is disclosed. A location associated with a received content item is determined. The received content item is associated with an event, at least in part based on an indicia of relatedness, other than the determined location, between the received content item and the event. A criterion that the indicia of relatedness is required to satisfy for the content item to be determined to be associated with the event has a lower value if the determined location associated with the received content item has a first degree of correspondence to a location associated with the event than if the determined location associated with the received content item has a second, lower degree of correspondence to the location associated with the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: ALLVOICES, INC.
    Inventors: Amra Q. Tareen, Sanjay C. Sood, Lawrence A. Birnbaum, Kristian J. Hammond, Erik Sundelof
  • Patent number: 8352455
    Abstract: The invention described herein can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a process; an apparatus; a system; a composition of matter; a computer program; a product embodied on a computer readable storage medium, e.g., RAM, ROM, and other hardware storage devices; and/or a processor, such as a processor configured to execute instructions stored on and/or provided by a memory coupled to the processor. In this specification, these implementations, or any other form that the invention may take, may be referred to as techniques. In general, the order of the steps of disclosed processes may be altered within the scope of the invention. Unless stated otherwise, a component such as a processor or a memory described as being configured to perform a task may be implemented as a general component that is temporarily configured to perform the task at a given time or a specific component that is manufactured to perform the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Allvoices, Inc.
    Inventors: Amra Q. Tareen, Sanjay C. Sood, Lawrence A. Birnbaum, Kristian J. Hammond, Erik Sundelof
  • Publication number: 20090049041
    Abstract: Ranking content items is disclosed. A user input is received from each of one or more users indicating an opinion of the user with respect to a content item included in a plurality of content items. Based at least in part on a number of users from whom user input has been received, a degree is determined to which a ranking of the content item relative to one or more other content items in the plurality of content items is determined by user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Amra Q. Tareen, Erik Sundelof, Lawrence A. Birnbaum, Kristian J. Hammond, Sanjay C. Sood
  • Publication number: 20090030899
    Abstract: Associating a content item with an event is disclosed. A location associated with a received content item is determined. The received content item is associated with an event, at least in part based on an indicia of relatedness, other than the determined location, between the received content item and the event. A criterion that the indicia of relatedness is required to satisfy for the content item to be determined to be associated with the event has a lower value if the determined location associated with the received content item has a first degree of correspondence to a location associated with the event than if the determined location associated with the received content item has a second, lower degree of correspondence to the location associated with the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Amra Q. Tareen, Sanjay C. Sood, Lawrence A. Birnbaum, Kristian J. Hammond, Erik Sundelof
  • Publication number: 20090019013
    Abstract: Aggregating a content item with an event is disclosed. An event is created based on a user-provided or a feed sourced content item. The user-provided or feed sourced content item is aggregated with the event. The user-provided or feed sourced content item is identified using a query to one or more repositories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Amra Q. Tareen, Sanjay C. Sood, Lawrence A. Birnbaum, Kristian J. Hammond, Erik Sundelof