Patents by Inventor Heather Marie Sevrens

Heather Marie Sevrens 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).

  • Method and system for resolving search query ambiguity in a product search engine
    Patent number: 10394901
    Abstract: Techniques for providing improved search results for queries are provided. The techniques include obtaining a candidate pair from a query log comprising a single word unigram and a two word bigram which expresses the same content as the unigram, receive customer interaction data from the query log for the unigram and the bigram, and determining if the candidate pair includes a dominant form, equivalent form, or un-comparable pair. The techniques also include creating a rule regarding treatment of the unigram or bigram in analyzing a query. The techniques further include receiving a query, analyzing the query to identify modified query results according to the rule, and presenting the query results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Tri Minh Cao, Abhishek Gattani, Srikanth Subramaniam, Heather Marie Sevrens
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESOLVING SEARCH QUERY AMBIGUITY IN A PRODUCT SEARCH ENGINE
    Publication number: 20140289211
    Abstract: Techniques for providing improved search results for queries are provided. The techniques include obtaining a candidate pair from a query log comprising a single word unigram and a two word bigram which expresses the same content as the unigram, receive customer interaction data from the query log for the unigram and the bigram, and determining if the candidate pair includes a dominant form, equivalent form, or un-comparable pair. The techniques also include creating a rule regarding treatment of the unigram or bigram in analyzing a query. The techniques further include receiving a query, analyzing the query to identify modified query results according to the rule, and presenting the query results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tri Minh Cao, Abhishek Gattani, Srikanth Subramaniam, Heather Marie Sevrens