Patents by Inventor Juan Antonio R. Garay

Juan Antonio R. Garay 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).

  • Determining top combinations of items to present to a user
    Patent number: 8108409
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention pertain to determining top combinations of items to present to a user. According to one embodiment, data that includes information describing a plurality of combinations of records is accessed. Each record describes a plurality of items. The data is analyzed using a branch and bound search procedure to determine top combinations of items based on a specified metric and a specified number. According to one embodiment, the metric is value enabled and the specified number determines how many combinations of items are associated with the top combinations of items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Julie W. Drew, Juan Antonio R. Garay, Krishna Venkatraman
  • Determining top combinations of items to present to a user
    Publication number: 20090024624
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention pertain to determining top combinations of items to present to a user. According to one embodiment, data that includes information describing a plurality of combinations of records is accessed. Each record describes a plurality of items. The data is analyzed using a branch and bound search procedure to determine top combinations of items based on a specified metric and a specified number. According to one embodiment, the metric is value enabled and the specified number determines how many combinations of items are associated with the top combinations of items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Julie W. Drew, Juan Antonio R. Garay, Krishna Venkatraman