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).

  • Patent number: 9053175
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Patent number: 9053174
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Patent number: 9053173
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Patent number: 9047364
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Publication number: 20150046445
    Abstract: A presentation of search results may be improved. An indication that identifies a user may be received. A search authority model may be formed to represent information related to the user. A search query may be received from a searching user. Search results may be determined based on the terms included within the search query and the search results may be ranked or grouped based on the search authority model. Additionally, or alternatively, the search query may be adjusted based on the search authority model and search results may be determined based on the adjusted search query. In either case, the search results may be made perceivable to the searching user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael SOMMERS, Harmannus Vandermolen
  • Patent number: 8954534
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Patent number: 8954531
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Patent number: 8954530
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Patent number: 8874586
    Abstract: A presentation of search results may be improved. An indication that identifies a user may be received. A search authority model may be formed to represent information related to the user. A search query may be received from a searching user. Search results may be determined based on the terms included within the search query and the search results may be ranked or grouped based on the search authority model. Additionally, or alternatively, the search query may be adjusted based on the search authority model and search results may be determined based on the adjusted search query. In either case, the search results may be made perceivable to the searching user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sommers, Harmannus Vandermolen
  • Patent number: 8819176
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Patent number: 8775560
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Publication number: 20140172847
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony WIEGERING, Harmannus VANDERMOLEN, Karen HOWE, Michael SOMMERS
  • Publication number: 20140172836
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Abdur R. Chowdhury, Harmannus Vandermolen
  • Patent number: 8726017
    Abstract: A system and method for data storage and removal includes providing databases and providing encryption keys. Each database is associated with a database time period and each encryption key is associated with an encryption time period. Data items are received and each data item is encrypted using the encryption key associated with the encryption time period that corresponds to a time associated with the data item. Each encrypted data item is stored in the database associated with the database time period that corresponds to the time associated with the data item. Each encryption key is deactivated at a predetermined time after the associated encryption time period ends. Each database is made irretrievable upon a determination that all of the encryption keys associated with the data items stored in that database have been deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Bright Sun Technologies
    Inventor: Harmannus Vandermolen
  • Patent number: 8719707
    Abstract: Movie video trailers for a particular movie quote may be created and provided to a user. The Internet may be searched to identify documents that likely include references to a movie. A reference to the movie within an identified document may be detected and determined to be a movie quote. The movie quote and related information may be extracted from the identified document. A location of the movie quote within the movie may be determined. A movie video trailer that includes the movie quote may be created based on the location of the movie quote. A request for a movie video trailer that includes a movie quote or a partial movie quote, specified by the user, may be received from the user. A movie video trailer that includes the movie quote or the partial movie quote may be identified and provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Mercury Kingdom Assets Limited
    Inventors: Abdur R. Chowdhury, Harmannus Vandermolen
  • Patent number: 8700619
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Wiegering, Harmannus Vandermolen, Karen Howe, Michael Sommers
  • Patent number: 8667521
    Abstract: Instant messages sent by a viewer of a video while the video is perceivable to the viewer may be monitored. An event of interest occurring in the video may be identified based on the monitored instant messages. Metadata that describes the event of interest may be generated and assigned to the video. A request for video content associated with the video may be received from a user. An indexed collection of videos that includes the video may be searched for the requested video content. Based on the search, it may be determined that the video satisfies the user's request. The event of interest occurring in the video may be identified based on the metadata assigned to the video. User perception of a scene from the video that includes the event of interest may be enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Bright Sun Technologies
    Inventors: Harmannus Vandermolen, Anthony Wiegering, Michael Sommers, Scott J. Levine, Alexander Franco
  • Publication number: 20130185289
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Abdur R. Chowdhurty, Harmannus Vandermolen
  • Patent number: 8452849
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Lara Mehanna, Shawkat Hasan, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gerald Campbell
  • Publication number: 20130080430
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Harmannus Vandermolen, Charles Fish, Karen Howe, Paul Vidich, Scott J. Levine