Patents by Inventor Howard C. Lerman

Howard C. Lerman 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).

  • Publication number: 20140330772
    Abstract: A source server receives listing identification data for transmission of an enhanced listing comprising enhanced content to a plurality of provider servers. For each provider server of the plurality of provider servers, the source server transmits to the provider server the listing identification data. When the source server determines that an identifier corresponding to the listing identification data that indicates the listing is present on the provider server does not exist in a database associated with the source server, the source server searches the provider server for a matching listing based on the received listing identification data. When the source server determines that a matching listing exits on the provider server, the source server transmits to the provider server the enhanced listing with the identifier employed by the provider server as an indication to the provider server to update the listing on the provider server with the enhanced content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Howard C. Lerman, Jonathan Kennell, Thomas C. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20140330863
    Abstract: A source server receives listing identification data for transmission of an enhanced listing comprising enhanced content to a provider server. The source server searches the provider server for a matching listing based on the received listing identification data. When the source server determines that there is no matching listing on the provider server or that a potential matching received from the provider server is a non-matching listing, the source server transmits the enhanced listing without an identifier as an indication to the provider server to create a listing using the enhanced content. When the source server determines that the potential matching listing received from the provider server is a matching listing, the source server transmits to the provider server the enhanced listing with an identifier provided by the provider server as an indication to the provider server to update the enhanced listing on the provider server with the enhanced content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Howard C. Lerman, Jonathan Kennell, Thomas C. Dixon
  • Patent number: 8819058
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing enhanced listings of an entity to multiple search service provider systems from a single source system are disclosed. The single source system transmits listing identification data related to the entity to at least one provider system. The single source system receives a listing from the at least one provider system. The listing is configured to include a provider-supplied external ID. The single source system delivers an enhanced listing to the at least one provider system based on the presence or absence of the provider-supplied external ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard C. Lerman, Jonathan David Kennell, Thomas C. Dixon
  • Patent number: 8819062
    Abstract: A source system receives listing identification data for delivery of an enhanced listing to a plurality of provider systems. For each provider system of the plurality of provider systems the source system transmits to the provider system identification data. The source system receives corresponding identification data. When the corresponding identification data is valid identification data, the source system delivers the enhanced listing to the provider system with a provider-supplied external identifier as an indication to the provider system to update a listing with enhanced content. When the corresponding identification data is not valid identification data, the source system delivers the enhanced listing to the provider system without the provider-supplied external identifier as an indication to the provider system to create a listing using the enhanced content. The enhanced content may comprise one or more structured lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard C. Lerman, Jonathan Kennell, Thomas C. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20140129591
    Abstract: A source system receives listing identification data for delivery of an enhanced listing to a plurality of provider systems. For each provider system of the plurality of provider systems the source system transmits to the provider system identification data. The source system receives corresponding identification data. When the corresponding identification data is valid identification data, the source system delivers the enhanced listing to the provider system with a provider-supplied external identifier as an indication to the provider system to update a listing with enhanced content. When the corresponding identification data is not valid identification data, the source system delivers the enhanced listing to the provider system without the provider-supplied external identifier as an indication to the provider system to create a listing using the enhanced content. The enhanced content may comprise one or more structured lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Howard C. Lerman, Jonathan Kennell, Thomas C. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20130173654
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing enhanced listings of an entity to multiple search service provider systems from a single source system are disclosed. The single source system transmits listing identification data related to the entity to at least one provider system. The single source system receives a listing from the at least one provider system. The listing is configured to include a provider-supplied external ID. The single source system delivers an enhanced listing to the at least one provider system based on the presence or absence of the provider-supplied external ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Yext, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard C. Lerman, Jonathan David Kennell, Thomas C. Dixon