Patents by Inventor Jack W. Menzel

Jack W. Menzel 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: 20230205828
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying entities that are related to an entity to which a search query is directed. One of the methods includes receiving a search query, wherein the search query has been determined to relate to a first entity of a first entity type, and wherein one or more entities of a second entity type have a relationship with the first entity; receiving search results for the search query; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource containing a reference to the first entity satisfies a first threshold value; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource having the second entity type as a relevant entity type satisfies a second threshold value; and transmitting information identifying the one or more entities of the second entity type as part of the response to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Jin Hong, Pravir K. Gupta, Nathaniel J. Gaylinn, Ramakrishnan Kazhiyur-Mannar, Kavi J. Goel, Omer Bar-or, Jack W. Menzel, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Jared L. Levy, Shashidhar A. Thakur, Grace Chung, Benson Tsai
  • Patent number: 10678807
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating real-time search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search query from a client; determining that real time search results should be included in a user interface document responsive to the search query; generating the user interface document, including client software to cause the client to present real time search results for the query; and sending the user interface document to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Brendan D. Burns, Lorenz Huelsbergen, Jeremy Hylton, Laramie Leavitt, Addy Ngan, Jack W. Menzel, Kumar Mayur Thakur, Vinod Ramachandran Marur, Adam Berenzweig
  • Patent number: 9990425
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for presenting secondary music search result links. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search query. A plurality of search results that satisfy the search query are obtained. A presentation of the plurality of search results is generated, wherein a particular search result includes one or more secondary music search result links to respective music resources identified by markup language music data in a set of identified music web pages. The presentation of search results is provided in response to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gideon Wald, Jeromy William Henry, Kavi J. Goel, Jack W. Menzel
  • Patent number: 9916384
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for receiving a first search query from a user device; receiving search results for the first search query provided by a search engine, wherein each of the search results identifies a respective resource; determining from the search results that the first search query relates to a first entity of a first entity type; determining that one or more entities of a second entity type have a predetermined relationship with the first entity; and transmitting information identifying the one or more entities of the second type to the user device as part of a response to the first search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Peter Jin Hong, Pravir K. Gupta, Nathaniel J. Gaylinn, Ramakrishnan Kazhiyur-Mannar, Kavi J. Goel, Omer Bar-or, Jack W. Menzel, Christina R. Dhanaraj
  • Publication number: 20180046717
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying entities that are related to an entity to which a search query is directed. One of the methods includes receiving a search query, wherein the search query has been determined to relate to a first entity of a first entity type, and wherein one or more entities of a second entity type have a relationship with the first entity; receiving search results for the search query; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource containing a reference to the first entity satisfies a first threshold value; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource having the second entity type as a relevant entity type satisfies a second threshold value; and transmitting information identifying the one or more entities of the second entity type as part of the response to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Jin Hong, Pravir K. Gupta, Nathaniel J. Gaylinn, Ramakrishnan Kazhiyur-Mannar, Kavi J. Goel, Omer Bar-or, Jack W. Menzel, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Jared L. Levy, Shashidhar A. Thakur, Grace Chung, Benson Tsai
  • Patent number: 9830390
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying entities that are related to an entity to which a search query is directed. One of the methods includes receiving a search query, wherein the search query has been determined to relate to a first entity of a first entity type, and wherein one or more entities of a second entity type have a relationship with the first entity; receiving search results for the search query; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource containing a reference to the first entity satisfies a first threshold value; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource having the second entity type as a relevant entity type satisfies a second threshold value; and transmitting information identifying the one or more entities of the second entity type as part of the response to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jin Hong, Pravir K. Gupta, Nathaniel J. Gaylinn, Ramakrishnan Kazhiyur-Mannar, Kavi J. Goel, Omer Bar-or, Jack W. Menzel, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Jared L. Levy, Shashidhar A. Thakur, Grace Chung, Benson Tsai
  • Patent number: 9792336
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating real-time search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search query from a client; determining that real time search results should be included in a user interface document responsive to the search query; generating the user interface document, including client software to cause the client to present real time search results for the query; and sending the user interface document to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan D. Burns, Lorenz Huelsbergen, Jeremy Hylton, Laramie Leavitt, Addy Ngan, Jack W. Menzel, Kumar Mayur Thakur, Vinod Ramachandran Marur, Adam Berenzweig
  • Patent number: 9672277
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for presenting real-time search results. In one aspect, a method includes presenting real-time search results in response to a query; and automatically updating the real-time search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan D. Burns, Lorenz Huelsbergen, Jeremy Hylton, Laramie Leavitt, Addy Ngan, Jack W. Menzel
  • Patent number: 9589028
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for structured content ranking. In an aspect, a method determines a service requirement from terms of a query, the service requirement being one of a plurality of service requirements fulfilled by databases; determines, for each of the databases, a service requirement score for the database, the service requirement score being a measure of an ability of the database to fulfill the service requirement; selects databases based on the service requirement scores; generates data responsive to the service requirement based on the terms of the query and one or more of the selected databases; and generates, from the data identifying resources that are determined to be responsive to the query and from the data responsive to the service requirement, search results that include first search results that each identify a corresponding resource that was determined to be responsive to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Trystan G. Upstill, Jack W. Menzel
  • Publication number: 20160357868
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for receiving a first search query from a user device; receiving search results for the first search query provided by a search engine, wherein each of the search results identifies a respective resource; determining from the search results that the first search query relates to a first entity of a first entity type; determining that one or more entities of a second entity type have a predetermined relationship with the first entity; and transmitting information identifying the one or more entities of the second type to the user device as part of a response to the first search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Jin Hong, Pravir K. Gupta, Nathaniel J. Gaylinn, Ramakrishnan Kazhiyur-Mannar, Kavi J. Goel, Omer Bar-or, Jack W. Menzel, Christina R. Dhanaraj
  • Patent number: 9507826
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating real-time search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search query from a client; determining that real time search results should be included in a user interface document responsive to the search query; generating the user interface document, including client software to cause the client to present real time search results for the query; and sending the user interface document to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan D. Burns, Lorenz Huelsbergen, Jeremy Hylton, Laramie Leavitt, Addy Ngan, Jack W. Menzel, Kumar Mayur Thakur, Vinod Ramachandran Marur, Adam Berenzweig
  • Patent number: 9424353
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for receiving a first search query from a user device; receiving search results for the first search query provided by a search engine, wherein each of the search results identifies a respective resource; determining from the search results that the first search query relates to a first entity of a first entity type; determining that one or more entities of a second entity type have a predetermined relationship with the first entity; and transmitting information identifying the one or more entities of the second type to the user device as part of a response to the first search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jin Hong, Pravir K. Gupta, Nathaniel J. Gaylinn, Ramakrishnan Kazhiyur-Mannar, Kavi J. Goel, Omer Bar-or, Jack W. Menzel, Christina R. Dhanaraj
  • Publication number: 20160179958
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying entities that are related to an entity to which a search query is directed. One of the methods includes receiving a search query, wherein the search query has been determined to relate to a first entity of a first entity type, and wherein one or more entities of a second entity type have a relationship with the first entity; receiving search results for the search query; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource containing a reference to the first entity satisfies a first threshold value; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource having the second entity type as a relevant entity type satisfies a second threshold value; and transmitting information identifying the one or more entities of the second entity type as part of the response to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Jin Hong, Pravir K. Gupta, Nathaniel J. Gaylinn, Ramakrishnan Kazhiyur-Mannar, Kavi J. Goel, Omer Bar-or, Jack W. Menzel, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Jared L. Levy, Shashidhar A. Thakur, Grace Chung, Benson Tsai
  • Patent number: 9317588
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for structured content ranking. In an aspect, a method determines a service requirement from terms of a query, the service requirement being one of a plurality of service requirements fulfilled by databases; determines, for each of the databases, a service requirement score for the database, the service requirement score being a measure of an ability of the database to fulfill the service requirement; selects databases based on the service requirement scores; generates data responsive to the service requirement based on the terms of the query and one or more of the selected databases; and generates, from the data identifying resources that are determined to be responsive to the query and from the data responsive to the service requirement, search results that include first search results that each identify a corresponding resource that was determined to be responsive to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Trystan G. Upstill, Jack W. Menzel
  • Patent number: 9275152
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying entities that are related to an entity to which a search query is directed. One of the methods includes receiving a search query, wherein the search query has been determined to relate to a first entity of a first entity type, and wherein one or more entities of a second entity type have a relationship with the first entity; receiving search results for the search query; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource containing a reference to the first entity satisfies a first threshold value; determining that a count of search results identifying a resource having the second entity type as a relevant entity type satisfies a second threshold value; and transmitting information identifying the one or more entities of the second entity type as part of the response to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jin Hong, Pravir K. Gupta, Nathaniel J. Gaylinn, Ramakrishnan Kazhiyur-Mannar, Kavi J. Goel, Omer Bar-or, Jack W. Menzel, Christina R. Dhanaraj, Jared L. Levy, Shashidhar A. Thakur, Grace Chung, Benson Tsai
  • Patent number: 9128993
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for presenting secondary music search result links. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search query. A plurality of search results that satisfy the search query are obtained. A presentation of the plurality of search results is generated, wherein a particular search result includes one or more secondary music search result links to respective music resources identified by markup language music data in a set of identified music web pages. The presentation of search results is provided in response to the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Gideon Wald, Jeromy W. Henry, Kavi J. Goel, Jack W. Menzel
  • Publication number: 20150169700
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for presenting secondary music search result links. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search query. A plurality of search results that satisfy the search query are obtained. A presentation of the plurality of search results is generated, wherein a particular search result includes one or more secondary music search result links to respective music resources identified by markup language music data in a set of identified music web pages. The presentation of search results is provided in response to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Gideon Wald, Jeromy W. Henry, Kavi J. Goel, Jack W. Menzel
  • Publication number: 20150012518
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for presenting real-time search results. In one aspect, a method includes presenting real-time search results in response to a query; and automatically updating the real-time search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Brendan D. Burns, Lorenz Huelsbergen, Jeremy Hylton, Laramie Leavitt, Addy Ngan, Jack W. Menzel
  • Patent number: 8688714
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a query that is unstructured for a plurality databases; determining a service requirement fulfilled by the databases from the terms of the query; determining, for each of the databases, a service requirement score for the database; selecting one of the databases based on the service requirement scores; determining, from the query, parameter values for the service requirement; providing the parameter values for a search operation for the selected database and receiving database search results responsive to the parameter values and the search operation; determining, from the database search results, a search constraint for the search query; revising the search query to include the constraint and providing the revised search query to a search engine; and providing search results identifying resources that the search engine determined to be responsive to the revised query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Trystan G. Upstill, Abhishek Das, Srinivasan Venkatachary, Shravya R. Shetty, Bin Liu, Jack W. Menzel
  • Patent number: 8688713
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for structured content ranking. In an aspect, a method determines a service requirement from terms of a query, the service requirement being one of a plurality of service requirements fulfilled by databases; determines, for each of the databases, a service requirement score for the database, the service requirement score being a measure of an ability of the database to fulfill the service requirement; selects databases based on the service requirement scores; generates data responsive to the service requirement based on the terms of the query and one or more of the selected databases; and generates, from the data identifying resources that are determined to be responsive to the query and from the data responsive to the service requirement, search results that include first search results that each identify a corresponding resource that was determined to be responsive to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Trystan G. Upstill, Jack W. Menzel