Patents by Inventor John McClean

John McClean 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: 20250200611
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that provide a decision-intelligence (DI)-based, computerized framework for demand-side platforms (DSPs) to effectively, plan, launch, optimize and monitor the performance of content campaigns. The disclosed framework operates to perform strategic and data-driven processes for DSP initiatives that can define campaign parameters, and in real-time, monitor the effectiveness of campaigns such that their modifications and/or alterations can be dynamically performed so as to adapt to the changing landscapes of how the campaign is being disseminated over a network and received by users. Accordingly, the framework's mechanisms are implemented for new and/or existing campaigns, across various platforms and/or websites, in order to optimize visibility while increasing user experience, which benefits both DSPs as well as the targeted audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: John MCCLEAN, Roberto DRUETTO, Colm GERAGHTY, Jiji SASIDHARAN, Antoine Christian François Roger THABAULT, Ke WANG
  • Publication number: 20250029125
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining an estimate of available user impressions on a network, comprising receiving a request for an estimate of available user impressions for viewing one or more media elements on a network, the request comprising one or more viewer demographic group limitations. A request may be received to include deterministic users and probabilistic users in the estimate of available user impressions. A number of deterministic users may be determined based on query results from a deterministic user data set. A number of probabilistic users may be determined based on query results from a probabilistic user data set, and the estimate of available user impressions may be determined based on the number of deterministic users and the number of probabilistic users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: John McClean, Tony Finn, Jiji Sasidharan
  • Patent number: 12125053
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining an estimate of available user impressions on a network, comprising receiving a request for an estimate of available user impressions for viewing one or more media elements on a network, the request comprising one or more viewer demographic group limitations. A request may be received to include deterministic users and probabilistic users in the estimate of available user impressions. A number of deterministic users may be determined based on query results from a deterministic user data set. A number of probabilistic users may be determined based on query results from a probabilistic user data set, and the estimate of available user impressions may be determined based on the number of deterministic users and the number of probabilistic users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Yahoo Ad Tech LLC
    Inventors: John McClean, Tony Finn, Jiji Sasidharan
  • Patent number: 11816104
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, and programming for evaluating expressions. An expression indicative of conditions and metadata associated therewith is obtained. A determination is made as to whether the expression corresponds to a modified version of an earlier expression based on the metadata. In response to a determination that the expression is the modified version of the earlier expression, a query associated with the modified expression is transmitted to a forecasting cluster so that the modified expression is to be evaluated by the forecasting cluster. In response to a determination that the expression does not have a corresponding earlier expression, the expression is evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO AD TECH LLC
    Inventors: David Guzman, John McClean, Nikita Sapozhnikov
  • Publication number: 20230015413
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining an estimate of available user impressions on a network, comprising receiving a request for an estimate of available user impressions for viewing one or more media elements on a network, the request comprising one or more viewer demographic group limitations. A request may be received to include deterministic users and probabilistic users in the estimate of available user impressions. A number of deterministic users may be determined based on query results from a deterministic user data set. A number of probabilistic users may be determined based on query results from a probabilistic user data set, and the estimate of available user impressions may be determined based on the number of deterministic users and the number of probabilistic users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: John McClean, Tony Finn, Jiji Sasidharan
  • Patent number: 11488183
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining an estimate of available user impressions on a network, comprising receiving a request for an estimate of available user impressions for viewing one or more media elements on a network, the request comprising one or more viewer demographic group limitations. A request may be received to include deterministic users and probabilistic users in the estimate of available user impressions. A number of deterministic users may be determined based on query results from a deterministic user data set. A number of probabilistic users may be determined based on query results from a probabilistic user data set, and the estimate of available user impressions may be determined based on the number of deterministic users and the number of probabilistic users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Yahoo Ad Tech LLC
    Inventors: John McClean, Tony Finn, Jiji Sasidharan
  • Publication number: 20200210420
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, and programming for evaluating expressions. An expression indicative of conditions and metadata associated therewith is obtained. A determination is made as to whether the expression corresponds to a modified version of an earlier expression based on the metadata. In response to a determination that the expression is the modified version of the earlier expression, a query associated with the modified expression is transmitted to a forecasting cluster so that the modified expression is to be evaluated by the forecasting cluster. In response to a determination that the expression does not have a corresponding earlier expression, the expression is evaluated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: David Guzman, John McClean, Nikita Sapozhnikov
  • Publication number: 20190066129
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining an estimate of available user impressions on a network, comprising receiving a request for an estimate of available user impressions for viewing one or more media elements on a network, the request comprising one or more viewer demographic group limitations. A request may be received to include deterministic users and probabilistic users in the estimate of available user impressions. A number of deterministic users may be determined based on query results from a deterministic user data set. A number of probabilistic users may be determined based on query results from a probabilistic user data set, and the estimate of available user impressions may be determined based on the number of deterministic users and the number of probabilistic users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Oath Inc.
    Inventors: John McClean, Tony Finn, Jiji Sasidharan
  • Patent number: 7593928
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing content to be displayed to a user in response to a search request. One embodiment of a method includes identifying a page recipe comprising one or more page properties and one or more content module definitions, each content module definition defining an amount of content to be displayed in a content module to be displayed on a results page, the location of the content module to be displayed on the results page, and a content source from which to obtain content to be displayed in the content module, and using the page recipe to generate a results page to be displayed on a search client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: AOL LLC
    Inventors: James Mark Canon, David C. Sobotka, David Pautler, Justin M. Law, Dimitre T. Piskyulev, Oliver Cahill, Martin Boyle, Ultan O'Carroll, Harmannus Vandermolen, Gregory Scott Pass, Abdur Chowdhury, Shawn C. Rose, John McClean, Amelia P. Williams