Patents by Inventor Harmannus Vandermolen
Harmannus Vandermolen 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).
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Patent number: 10423300Abstract: Content that is significant to a user may be determined. An indication that a user finds content within a document significant may be received. In response to the received indication, the document may be analyzed to identify a set of topics associated with the content of the document. From the set of topics, a subset of topics responsible for the user finding the document significant may be identified. A user profile associated with the user may be updated based on the subset of topics.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Harmannus Vandermolen, Charles Fish, Karen Howe, Paul Vidich, Scott J. Levine
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Patent number: 10394887Abstract: Video trailers for a video quote may be created and provided to a user. The Internet may be searched to identify documents that likely include references to a video. A reference to the video within an identified document may be detected and determined to be a video quote. The video quote and related information may be extracted from the identified document. A location of the video quote within the video may be determined. A video trailer that includes the video quote may be created based on the location of the video quote. A request for a video trailer that includes a video quote or a partial video quote, specified by the user, may be received from the user. A video trailer that includes the video quote or the partial video quote may be identified and provided to the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Mercury Kingdom Assets LimitedInventors: Abdur R. Chowdhury, Harmannus Vandermolen
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Patent number: 10318111Abstract: Content that is significant to a user may be determined. An indication that a user finds content within a document significant may be received. In response to the received indication, the document may be analyzed to identify a set of topics associated with the content of the document. From the set of topics, a subset of topics responsible for the user finding the document significant may be identified. A user profile associated with the user may be updated based on the subset of topics.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Harmannus Vandermolen, Charles Fish, Karen Howe, Paul Vidich, Scott J. Levine
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Patent number: 9852126Abstract: Information may be presented to a user by using a first application to receive a character stream of one or more noncompletion characters. The noncompletion characters indicate that additional characters may be received. The character stream is exchanged with a host that analyzes the character stream to generate results that are responsive to the user's predicted interest. Results are received and displayed so that the user may select one of the results to launch a code segment related to the selected result.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
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Patent number: 9659094Abstract: Multimedia stream search results may be made perceivable to a user. A multimedia search query may be received from a user. The multimedia search query may be compared with information related to known multimedia streams and multimedia search results may be determined based on the comparison. A popularity of the multimedia streams corresponding to the multimedia stream search results may be determined based on a number of canonical URLs associated with the multimedia stream. A presentation of the multimedia stream search results to the user may be configured based on the popularity of the corresponding multimedia streams.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Anthony Wiegering, Harmannus Vandermolen
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Patent number: 9652539Abstract: Search results may be yielded based on a search query. A search query inspired by a user may be received. Based on the search query, multiple search results each including links may be determined. The multiple search results may include a first search result that includes a link to a first digital instance that describes or embodies a first content item, and a second search result that includes a link to a second digital instance that describes or embodies a second content item. A perceived popularity may be assessed for each of the first and second content items. The perceived popularity may be a measure of the popularity of the first and second content items, and may be distinct from a popularity of the first and second digital instances. A presentation of the multiple search results may be determined based on the accessed perceived popularity.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Abdur R. Chowdhury, Harmannus Vandermolen
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Patent number: 9619109Abstract: Content that is significant to a user may be determined. An indication that a user finds content within a document significant may be received. In response to the received indication, the document may be analyzed to identify a set of topics associated with the content of the document. From the set of topics, a subset of topics responsible for the user finding the document significant may be identified. A user profile associated with the user may be updated based on the subset of topics.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Harmannus Vandermolen, Charles Fish, Karen Howe, Paul Vidich, Scott J. Levine
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Publication number: 20160275187Abstract: Video trailers for a video quote may be created and provided to a user. The Internet may be searched to identify documents that likely include references to a video. A reference to the video within an identified document may be detected and determined to be a video quote. The video quote and related information may be extracted from the identified document. A location of the video quote within the video may be determined. A video trailer that includes the video quote may be created based on the location of the video quote. A request for a video trailer that includes a video quote or a partial video quote, specified by the user, may be received from the user. A video trailer that includes the video quote or the partial video quote may be identified and provided to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Abdur R. Chowdhury, Harmannus Vandermolen
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Patent number: 9442985Abstract: Search results may be provided to a user. A search query may be received from the user. A query feature vector may be formed for the search query. The query feature vector may be compared with news feature vectors associated with documents related to current events. An augmented query feature vector may be formed based on results of the comparison of the query feature vector with the news feature vectors. The augmented query feature vector may be compared with feature vectors related to target documents. Search results that include target documents may be identified based on results of the comparison of the augmented query feature vector with the feature vectors related to the target documents. The user may be made able to perceive at least some of the identified search results.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Anthony Wiegering, Harmannus Vandermolen, Karen Howe, Michael Sommers
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Publication number: 20160231891Abstract: Content that is significant to a user may be determined. An indication that a user finds content within a document significant may be received. In response to the received indication, the document may be analyzed to identify a set of topics associated with the content of the document. From the set of topics, a subset of topics responsible for the user finding the document significant may be identified. A user profile associated with the user may be updated based on the subset of topics.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Harmannus Vandermolen, Charles Fish, Karen Howe, Paul Vidich, Scott J. Levine
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Publication number: 20160196352Abstract: Search results may be yielded based on a search query. A search query inspired by a user may be received. Based on the search query, multiple search results each including links may be determined. The multiple search results may include a first search result that includes a link to a first digital instance that describes or embodies a first content item, and a second search result that includes a link to a second digital instance that describes or embodies a second content item. A perceived popularity may be assessed for each of the first and second content items. The perceived popularity may be a measure of the popularity of the first and second content items, and may be distinct from a popularity of the first and second digital instances. A presentation of the multiple search results may be determined based on the accessed perceived popularity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Abdur R. CHOWDHURY, Harmannus VANDERMOLEN
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Patent number: 9384194Abstract: Content that is significant to a user may be determined. An indication that a user finds content within a document significant may be received. In response to the received indication, the document may be analyzed to identify a set of topics associated with the content of the document. From the set of topics, a subset of topics responsible for the user finding the document significant may be identified. A user profile associated with the user may be updated based on the subset of topics.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Harmannus Vandermolen, Charles Fish, Karen Howe, Paul Vidich, Scott J. Levine
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Patent number: 9378209Abstract: Video trailers for a video quote may be created and provided to a user. The Internet may be searched to identify documents that likely include references to a video. A reference to the video within an identified document may be detected and determined to be a video quote. The video quote and related information may be extracted from the identified document. A location of the video quote within the video may be determined. A video trailer that includes the video quote may be created based on the location of the video quote. A request for a video trailer that includes a video quote or a partial video quote, specified by the user, may be received from the user. A video trailer that includes the video quote or the partial video quote may be identified and provided to the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Mercury Kingdom Assets LimitedInventors: Abdur R. Chowdhury, Harmannus Vandermolen
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Publication number: 20160125079Abstract: Multimedia stream search results may be made perceivable to a user. A multimedia search query may be received from a user. The multimedia search query may be compared with information related to known multimedia streams and multimedia search results may be determined based on the comparison. A popularity of the multimedia streams corresponding to the multimedia stream search results may be determined based on a number of canonical URLs associated with the multimedia stream. A presentation of the multimedia stream search results to the user may be configured based on the popularity of the corresponding multimedia streams.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2016Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Anthony Wiegering, Harmannus Vandermolen
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Patent number: 9317568Abstract: Search results may be yielded based on a search query. A search query inspired by a user may be received. Based on the search query, multiple search results each including links may be determined. The multiple search results may include a first search result that includes a link to a first digital instance that describes or embodies a first content item, and a second search result that includes a link to a second digital instance that describes or embodies a second content item. A perceived popularity may be assessed for each of the first and second content items. The perceived popularity may be a measure of the popularity of the first and second content items, and may be distinct from a popularity of the first and second digital instances. A presentation of the multiple search results may be determined based on the accessed perceived popularity.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Abdur R. Chowdhury, Harmannus Vandermolen
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Patent number: 9256675Abstract: Multimedia stream search results may be made perceivable to a user. A multimedia search query may be received from a user. The multimedia search query may be compared with information related to known multimedia streams and multimedia search results may be determined based on the comparison. A popularity of the multimedia streams corresponding to the multimedia stream search results may be determined based on a number of canonical URLs associated with the multimedia stream. A presentation of the multimedia stream search results to the user may be configured based on the popularity of the corresponding multimedia streams.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Anthony Wiegering, Harmannus Vandermolen
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Publication number: 20150347380Abstract: Information may be presented to a user by using a first application to receive a character stream of one or more noncompletion characters. The noncompletion characters indicate that additional characters may be received. The character stream is exchanged with a host that analyzes the character stream to generate results that are responsive to the user's predicted interest. Results are received and displayed so that the user may select one of the results to launch a code segment related to the selected result.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
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Patent number: 9171064Abstract: Information may be presented to a user by using a first application to receive a character stream of one or more noncompletion characters. The noncompletion characters indicate that additional characters may be received. The character stream is exchanged with a host that analyzes the character stream to generate results that are responsive to the user's predicted interest. Results are received and displayed so that the user may select one of the results to launch a code segment related to the selected result.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
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Patent number: 9075867Abstract: Information may be presented to a user by using a first application to receive a character stream of one or more noncompletion characters. The noncompletion characters indicate that additional characters may be received. The character stream is exchanged with a host that analyzes the character stream to generate results that are responsive to the user's predicted interest. Results are received and displayed so that the user may select one of the results to launch a code segment related to the selected result.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
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Patent number: 9075868Abstract: Information may be presented to a user by using a first application to receive a character stream of one or more noncompletion characters. The noncompletion characters indicate that additional characters may be received. The character stream is exchanged with a host that analyzes the character stream to generate results that are responsive to the user's predicted interest. Results are received and displayed so that the user may select one of the results to launch a code segment related to the selected result.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell