Patents by Inventor Gary Sivek

Gary Sivek 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: 9805102
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for selecting content items based on presentation context are presented. In one aspect, a method includes for each of a plurality of content item slots of a resource: obtaining first performance data based on a performance of content items that were presented in a navigational context in the content item slot; obtaining second performance data based on a performance of content items that were presented in a non-navigational context in the content item slot; determining, from the first and second performance data, a navigational performance adjustment factor for the content item slot, the navigational performance adjustment factor indicating, for the content item slot, a performance of content items presented in the navigational context relative to a performance of content items presented in the non-navigational context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Collins, Gary Sivek
  • Patent number: 9213749
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for selecting content items based on presentation context are presented. In one aspect, a method includes for each of a plurality of content item slots of a resource: obtaining first performance data based on a performance of content items that were presented in a navigational context in the content item slot; obtaining second performance data based on a performance of content items that were presented in a non-navigational context in the content item slot; determining, from the first and second performance data, a navigational performance adjustment factor for the content item slot, the navigational performance adjustment factor indicating, for the content item slot, a performance of content items presented in the navigational context relative to a performance of content items presented in the non-navigational context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Collins, Gary Sivek