Patents by Inventor Guy Halawi

Guy Halawi 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: 10885548
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for email management that leverages information derived from automatically generated templates in order to identify types of message and message content. The systems and methods discussed herein involve identifying messages matching specific template types and structures, and automatically extracting important data from email messages matching those templates. The extracted data enables improvements for a user's experience and increased monetization. That is, templates can be analyzed to determine a type of email message, which in turn can be presented to a receiving user within an automatic folder or tag designation. Additionally, email snippets or previews can be generated from the extracted data for display within a user's inbox. Also, the extracted data can be used for monetization purposes, by serving targeted advertisements based upon the data extracted from such messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Zohar Karnin, Edo Liberty, David Wajc, Guy Halawi
  • Patent number: 10778618
    Abstract: A computer system, computer program product, and computer-implemented method for communicating electronic messages over a communication network coupled thereto are provided. The computer system comprises a network interface for receiving messages sent over the network and addressed to a user of the computer system; and computer executable electronic message processing software. The software comprises instructions for directing the computer system to receive a message over the network, and to identify whether a sender of the received electronic message is a human or a machine. The identifying includes first and second phases of operation. The first phase includes an offline phase employing information and activities resident on the computer system. The second phase includes an online phase employing resources remotely accessible over the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Zohar Karnin, Guy Halawi, David Wajc, Edo Liberty
  • Patent number: 10374995
    Abstract: As is disclosed herein, user behavior in connection with a number of electronic messages, such as electronic mail (email) messages, can be used to automatically learn from, and predict, whether a message is wanted or unwanted by the user, where an unwanted message is referred to herein as gray spam. A gray spam predictor is personalized for a given user in vertical learning that uses the user's electronic message behavior and horizontal learning that uses other users' message behavior. The gray spam predictor can be used to predict whether a new message for the user is, or is not, gray spam. A confidence in a prediction may be used in determining the disposition of the message, such as and without limitation placing the message in a spam folder, a gray spam folder and/or requesting input from the user regarding the disposition of the message, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Liane Lewin-Eytan, Guy Halawi, Dotan Di Castro, Zohar Karnin, Yoelle Maarek, Michael Albers
  • Patent number: 9838348
    Abstract: A search query for searching electronic messages, such as email, may be used to search for different types of items, such as and without limitation electronic messages, contacts, photos, documents, such as and without limitation papers, presentations, etc., business entities, personal information extracted from messages, such as and without limitation purchase orders, shipments, reservations, travel itineraries, etc. Several sources of data, which may be indexed for searching, such as and without limitation a personal mail search index, contacts, or business entity, index, attachments index, extracted data index, etc. may be searched using the search query. A number of top search result items, which may include different types of items, may be presented apart from other search result items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoelle Maarek, Liane Lewin-Eytan, Ariel Raviv, David Carmel, Guy Halawi, Zohar Karnin, Peter Monaco
  • Publication number: 20170005962
    Abstract: As is disclosed herein, user behavior in connection with a number of electronic messages, such as electronic mail (email) messages, can be used to automatically learn from, and predict, whether a message is wanted or unwanted by the user, where an unwanted message is referred to herein as gray spam. A gray spam predictor is personalized for a given user in vertical learning that uses the user's electronic message behavior and horizontal learning that uses other users' message behavior. The gray spam predictor can be used to predict whether a new message for the user is, or is not, gray spam. A confidence in a prediction may be used in determining the disposition of the message, such as and without limitation placing the message in a spam folder, a gray spam folder and/or requesting input from the user regarding the disposition of the message, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Liane Lewin-Eytan, Guy Halawi, Dotan Di Castro, Zohar Karnin, Yoelle Maarek, Michael Albers
  • Publication number: 20160188599
    Abstract: A search query for searching electronic messages, such as email, may be used to search for different types of items, such as and without limitation electronic messages, contacts, photos, documents, such as and without limitation papers, presentations, etc., business entities, personal information extracted from messages, such as and without limitation purchase orders, shipments, reservations, travel itineraries, etc. Several sources of data, which may be indexed for searching, such as and without limitation a personal mail search index, contacts, or business entity, index, attachments index, extracted data index, etc. may be searched using the search query. A number of top search result items, which may include different types of items, may be presented apart from other search result items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Yoelle Maarek, Liane Lewin-Eytan, Ariel Raviv, David Carmel, Guy Halawi, Zohar Karnin, Peter Monaco
  • Publication number: 20150195224
    Abstract: A computer system, computer program product, and computer-implemented method for communicating electronic messages over a communication network coupled thereto are provided. The computer system comprises a network interface for receiving messages sent over the network and addressed to a user of the computer system; and computer executable electronic message processing software. The software comprises instructions for directing the computer system to receive a message over the network, and to identify whether a sender of the received electronic message is a human or a machine. The identifying includes first and second phases of operation. The first phase includes an offline phase employing information and activities resident on the computer system. The second phase includes an online phase employing resources remotely accessible over the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Zohar KARNIN, Guy Halawi, David Wajc, Edo Liberty
  • Publication number: 20150073895
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for email management that leverages information derived from automatically generated templates in order to identify types of message and message content. The systems and methods discussed herein involve identifying messages matching specific template types and structures, and automatically extracting important data from email messages matching those templates. The extracted data enables improvements for a user's experience and increased monetization. That is, templates can be analyzed to determine a type of email message, which in turn can be presented to a receiving user within an automatic folder or tag designation. Additionally, email snippets or previews can be generated from the extracted data for display within a user's inbox. Also, the extracted data can be used for monetization purposes, by serving targeted advertisements based upon the data extracted from such messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Zohar Karnin, Edo Liberty, David Wajc, Guy Halawi