Patents by Inventor Fernando Diaz

Fernando Diaz 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).

  • Publication number: 20200175047
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Match Group, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Diaz, Donald Metzler, Sihem Amer-Yahia
  • Patent number: 10380158
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: MATCH GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Diaz, Donald Metzler, Sihem Amer-Yahia
  • Publication number: 20180322531
    Abstract: In a computer apparatus, at least processor is arranged to determine values for two or more candidate advertisements. Based on the determined values, one of the candidate advertisements is selected. The selected advertisement is displayed on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Adam HORWICH, Fernando DIAZ
  • Patent number: 10022048
    Abstract: Method, system and computer program for measuring light diffusion in the eyeball or in the ocular region. The method comprises: projecting a punctiform light beam onto the retina; correcting low-order ocular aberrations of the eye; capturing and recording an image of the retinal plane formed after reflection of the punctiform light beam on the retina and a double passage through the ocular media of the eye; and at the same time as capturing the image of the retinal plane, performing a high- and low-order ocular aberration measurement in the plane of the pupil and performing a light diffusion measurement, combining ocular aberration measurement information with information on the image of the retinal plane. The system and the computer program are adapted for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA
    Inventors: Jaume Pujol Ramo, Montserrat Arjona Carbonell, Carlos Enrique Garcia Guerra, Mikel Aldaba Arévalo, Meritxell Vilaseca Ricart, Fernando Díaz Doutón
  • Publication number: 20180018332
    Abstract: A device includes a memory that stores a prefetching model. A control module receives a content page including one or more links each associated with selectable content and collects data associated with the content page. The collected data includes at least one of first data indicative of respective relationships between each of the links and a viewport of the device and second data indicative of characteristics of the viewport. The control module further assigns, using the prefetching model, respective scores to each of the links based on the collected data, and selectively generates, based on the assigned scores, a request to prefetch the selectable content associated with at least one of the links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando DIAZ, Ryen William White, Qi Guo
  • Publication number: 20170258324
    Abstract: Method, system and computer program for measuring light diffusion in the eyeball or in the ocular region. The method comprises: projecting a punctiform light beam onto the retina; correcting low-order ocular aberrations of the eye; capturing and recording an image of the retinal plane formed after reflection of the punctiform light beam on the retina and a double passage through the ocular media of the eye; and at the same time as capturing the image of the retinal plane, performing a high- and low-order ocular aberration measurement in the plane of the pupil and performing a light diffusion measurement, combining ocular aberration measurement information with information on the image of the retinal plane. The system and the computer program are adapted for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Jaume PUJOL RAMO, Montserrat ARJONA CARBONELL, Carlos Enrique GARCIA GUERRA, Mikel ALDABA ARÉVALO, Meritxell VILASECA RICART, Fernando DÍAZ DOUTÓN
  • Publication number: 20160342684
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Fernando Diaz, Donald Metzler, Sihem Amer-Yahia
  • Patent number: 9449282
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: MATCH.COM, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Fernando Diaz, Donald Metzler, Sihem Amer-Yahia
  • Patent number: 8856020
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing the consumption of telecommunications services in user groups. The method allows analyzing in real time the effectiveness of the multiple attributes of the commercial products associated with telecommunication services offered on a telecommunications network without excess calculations having to be generated, and at the same automatically acting accordingly on those attributes, optimizing the objective functions established by the telecommunications operator in the shortest possible time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonica, S.A.
    Inventors: Fernando Díaz Barroso, Francisco Javier Carrasco López, Omar Briones Vilar, Pablo Aguiló Pastrana
  • Patent number: 8764191
    Abstract: It is applied to bifocal, multifocal or progressive intraocular lenses or contact lenses, multifocal corneal ablation or other multifocal configurations, comprising means for projecting the image of a point light source on the retina of a patient and an assembly for directly recording the light reflected in said retina after the double passage of the light through the ocular means, integrating a first focus corrector device inserted in the path of the light beam guided towards the retina and a second focus correction device inserted in the light beam reflected from the retina, to be guided towards the mentioned recording means, each of said focus correction devices having independent control means for controlling the operation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Universitat Polytècnica de Catalunya
    Inventors: Jaume Pujol Ramo, Sergio Òscar Luque, Fernando Díaz Doutón
  • Publication number: 20130188131
    Abstract: It is applied to bifocal, multifocal or progressive intraocular lenses or contact lenses, multifocal corneal ablation or other multifocal configurations, comprising means for projecting the image of a point light source on the retina of a patient and an assembly for directly recording the light reflected in said retina after the double passage of the light through the ocular means, integrating a first focus corrector device inserted in the path of the light beam guided towards the retina and a second focus correction device inserted in the light beam reflected from the retina, to be guided towards the mentioned recording means, each of said focus correction devices having independent control means for controlling the operation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA
    Inventors: Jaume Pujol Ramo, Sergio Òscar Luque, Fernando Díaz Doutón
  • Publication number: 20130173568
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that may be utilized to generate website link suggestions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Vanja Josifovski, Evgeniy Gabrilovich, Bo Pang, Fernando Diaz, Jangwon Seo
  • Patent number: 8352466
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for determining a prediction measurement, or measure, using geo-spatial information which can be used to determine whether or not to include type of information in search results. The prediction measurement comprises a measure of the likelihood that an item of the type of information for which the prediction measure is determined will be selected, or clicked on, by a user, if the item of the type of information is included in the search result. Without limitation, one such information type is news.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Rosie Jones, Fernando Diaz, Ahmed Hassan Awadallah
  • Publication number: 20120295633
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to web searching, and more particularly to using a user's information, such as the user's geographic location, and social connections, such as geographic location of one or more friends of the user, in web searching, e.g., such as in filtering and/or ranking search results, identifying relevant queries, and/or identifying content, such as news items, for presentation on a web page presented to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Elad Yom-Tov, Fernando Diaz
  • Patent number: 8150874
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer-readable medium and system for deciding which external corpora, such as verticals, to integrate into primary Internet search engine results in response to a query is disclosed. Offline query-related data and user feedback data is incorporated. A probabilistic estimate is formed of the relevance of the verticals to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Fernando Diaz
  • Publication number: 20120005204
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Fernando Diaz, Donald Metzler, Sihem Amer-Yahia
  • Publication number: 20110207430
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing the consumption of telecommunications services in user groups. The method allows analyzing in real time the effectiveness of the multiple attributes of the commercial products associated with telecommunication services offered on a telecommunications network without excess calculations having to be generated, and at the same automatically acting accordingly on those attributes, optimizing the objective functions established by the telecommunications operator in the shortest possible time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Fernando DIAZ BARROSO, Francisco Javier Carrasco López, Omar Briones Vilar, Pablo Aguiló Pastrana
  • Publication number: 20110131246
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer-readable medium and system for deciding which external corpora, such as verticals, to integrate into primary Internet search engine results in response to a query is disclosed. Offline query-related data and user feedback data is incorporated. A probabilistic estimate is formed of the relevance of the verticals to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventor: Fernando Diaz
  • Publication number: 20100161591
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for determining a prediction measurement, or measure, using geo-spatial information which can be used to determine whether or not to include type of information in search results. The prediction measurement comprises a measure of the likelihood that an item of the type of information for which the prediction measure is determined will be selected, or clicked on, by a user, if the item of the type of information is included in the search result. Without limitation, one such information type is news.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Rosie Jones, Fernando Diaz, Ahmed Hassan Awadallah
  • Patent number: 7577651
    Abstract: In certain implementations, a system and/or method is provided for providing search results in response to a search query. In this implementation a temporal profile of the search query is built from temporal data associated with documents retrieved in response to the search query. From features of the temporal profile it may determined whether the search query would benefit from relevance feedback from a user. If there is a determination that the search query will benefit from the relevance feedback, relevance feedback is sought from the user. Search results are provided based on the relevance feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Rosie Jones, Fernando Diaz