Patents by Inventor Jonathan M. Weinstock

Jonathan M. Weinstock 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).

  • Patent number: 9245027
    Abstract: A query may be answered when a compound result URL including a target page identifier and the query is received at a target computer system. The target page identifier may be used to identify a target page on the target computer system. A call script may then be automatically executed and cause receipt of a plurality of suggestions based on the query by the target computer system. The suggestions may include a text of the suggestion and a suggestion URL. A placement script may then be automatically executed that, for example, places the text of each suggestion on the target page. The text of each suggestion may have an associated suggestion URL. Selection of the text of the suggestion may cause redirection of the user computer based on the suggestion URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas D. Leeds, Ummair Waheed, Jonathan M. Weinstock
  • Publication number: 20140372215
    Abstract: An advertiser computer system is described. A key phrase advertising index includes a plurality of key phrases. A relational data generator generates a set of related suggestions for each key phrase. An advertisement construction module stores an advertisement for each respective key phrase and inserts the related suggestions for the respective key phrase in the advertisement. A bidding engine is used for bidding on a key phrase on a search engine computer system. A user at a user computer system selects one of the related suggestions and a related suggestion execution engine receives the request signal from the user computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Douglas D. Leeds, Jonathan M. Weinstock, Katie P. Van Den Bos
  • Publication number: 20140032521
    Abstract: A query may be answered when a compound result URL including a target page identifier and the query is received at a target computer system. The target page identifier may be used to identify a target page on the target computer system. A call script may then be automatically executed and cause receipt of a plurality of suggestions based on the query by the target computer system. The suggestions may include a text of the suggestion and a suggestion URL. A placement script may then be automatically executed that, for example, places the text of each suggestion on the target page. The text of each suggestion may have an associated suggestion URL. Selection of the text of the suggestion may cause redirection of the user computer based on the suggestion URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: IACS Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas D. Leeds, Ummair Waheed, Jonathan M. Weinstock
  • Patent number: 8548970
    Abstract: A query may be answered when a compound result URL including a target page identifier and the query is received at a target computer system. The target page identifier may be used to identify a target page on the target computer system. A call script may then be automatically executed and cause receipt of a plurality of suggestions based on the query by the target computer system. The suggestions may include a text of the suggestion and a suggestion URL. A placement script may then be automatically executed that, for example, places the text of each suggestion on the target page. The text of each suggestion may have an associated suggestion URL. Selection of the text of the suggestion may cause redirection of the user computer based on the suggestion URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas D. Leeds, Ummair Waheed, Jonathan M. Weinstock
  • Publication number: 20130013579
    Abstract: A query may be answered when a compound result URL including a target page identifier and the query is received at a target computer system. The target page identifier may be used to identify a target page on the target computer system. A call script may then be automatically executed and cause receipt of a plurality of suggestions based on the query by the target computer system. The suggestions may include a text of the suggestion and a suggestion URL. A placement script may then be automatically executed that, for example, places the text of each suggestion on the target page. The text of each suggestion may have an associated suggestion URL. Selection of the text of the suggestion may cause redirection of the user computer based on the suggestion URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas D. Leeds, Ummair Waheed, Jonathan M. Weinstock