Patents by Inventor Haakon Sorensen

Haakon Sorensen 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).

  • Enhanced search with user suggested search information
    Patent number: 9465888
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for allowing a user to suggest information about content that can be utilized in processing subsequent searches. The suggested information may be different from a fixed set of information about an item, such as keywords, attributes or characteristics of an item, generally provided by a manufacturer or seller of the item. Users can submit to a service the information that they feel is relevant to the item, such as a brief explanation of relevance and a detailed explanation that would help other users to make a decision about the item. The submitted information may be associated with the item information and stored in a data store and utilized as additional attributes of the item for a search. In addition, when a user requests detail information about an item, the user-submitted information may be displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Smith, Matthew J. Round, Andrew Birkett, Elinor Trotter, Michael Davidson, Gregory Huczynski, Jason King, Haakon Sorensen, Jason Kilar
  • Enhanced search with user suggested search information
    Patent number: 8799250
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for allowing a user to suggest information about content that can be utilized in processing subsequent searches. The suggested information may be different from a fixed set of information about an item, such as keywords, attributes, or characteristics of an item, generally provided by a manufacturer or seller of the item. Users can submit to a service the information that they feel is relevant to the item, such as a brief explanation of relevance and a detailed explanation that would help other users to make a decision about the item. The submitted information may be associated with the item information and stored in a data store and utilized as additional attributes of the item for a search. In addition, when a user requests detail information about an item, the user-submitted information may be displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Smith, Matthew J. Round, Andrew Birkett, Elinor Trotter, Michael Davidson, Gregory Huczynski, Jason King, Haakon Sorensen, Jason Kilar
  • Enhanced search with user suggested search information
    Patent number: 8661007
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for allowing a user to suggest information about content that can be utilized in processing subsequent searches. The suggested information may be different from a fixed set of information about an item, such as keywords, attributes, or characteristics of an item, generally provided by a manufacturer or seller of the item. Users can submit to a service the information that they feel is relevant to the item, such as a brief explanation of relevance and a detailed explanation that would help other users to make a decision about the item. The submitted information may be associated with the item information and stored in a data store and utilized as additional attributes of the item for a search. In addition, when a user requests detail information about an item, the user-submitted information may be displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Smith, Matt Round, Andrew Birkett, Elinor Trotter, Michael Davidson, Gregory Huczynski, Jason King, Haakon Sorensen, Jason Kilar