Patents by Inventor Jon Michael Herron

Jon Michael Herron 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).

  • System and method for television search assistant
    Patent number: 9477746
    Abstract: A television guide search query is received from a user. A plurality of suggested search terms are selected. Each of the plurality of suggested search terms is assigned to, and is ranked within, one of a plurality of categories A number of suggested search terms to be returned to the user, nc, is determined for each of the plurality of categories, nc being equal to a ratio of the number of suggested search terms in the respective category to a total number of suggested search terms multiplied by a total number of displayed search terms. A result set is created by adding, for each of the plurality of categories, the top ranked nc suggested search terms to the result set. The result set is transmitted to the user. A selection of a search term is received from the user and is used to conduct a television guide search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Michael Herron, Vicki Reyzelman, Shiva Jaini
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEVISION SEARCH ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20120290586
    Abstract: A television guide search query is received from a user. A plurality of suggested search terms are selected. Each of the plurality of suggested search terms is assigned to, and is ranked within, one of a plurality of categories A number of suggested search terms to be returned to the user, nc, is determined for each of the plurality of categories, nc being equal to a ratio of the number of suggested search terms in the respective category to a total number of suggested search terms multiplied by a total number of displayed search terms. A result set is created by adding, for each of the plurality of categories, the top ranked nc suggested search terms to the result set. The result set is transmitted to the user. A selection of a search term is received from the user and is used to conduct a television guide search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Michael Herron, Vicki Reyzelman, Shiva Jaini
  • System and method for television search assistant
    Patent number: 8250077
    Abstract: A television guide search query is received from a user. A plurality of suggested search terms are selected. Each of the plurality of suggested search terms is assigned to, and is ranked within, one of a plurality of categories A number of suggested search terms to be returned to the user, nc, is determined for each of the plurality of categories, nc being equal to a ratio of the number of suggested search terms in the respective category to a total number of suggested search terms multiplied by a total number of displayed search terms. A result set is created by adding, for each of the plurality of categories, the top ranked nc suggested search terms to the result set. The result set is transmitted to the user. A selection of a search term is received from the user and is used to conduct a television guide search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Michael Herron, Vicki Reyzelman, Shiva Jaini
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEVISION SEARCH ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20120030215
    Abstract: A television guide search query is received from a user. A plurality of suggested search terms are selected. Each of the plurality of suggested search terms is assigned to, and is ranked within, one of a plurality of categories A number of suggested search terms to be returned to the user, nc, is determined for each of the plurality of categories, nc being equal to a ratio of the number of suggested search terms in the respective category to a total number of suggested search terms multiplied by a total number of displayed search terms. A result set is created by adding, for each of the plurality of categories, the top ranked nc suggested search terms to the result set. The result set is transmitted to the user. A selection of a search term is received from the user and is used to conduct a television guide search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Michael Herron, Vicki Reyzelman, Shiva Jaini