Patents by Inventor Karen Padham Taylor

Karen Padham Taylor 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: 8583488
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for generating ads using user assets. In some implementations, a method includes receiving one or more assets associated with advertising in at least one printed publication. One or more ads compatible with ad slots in the at least one publication are automatically generated based, at least in part, on the received assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Janos, Karen Padham Taylor, Graham Jenkin, Nicolae Crucian, Ryan Dunn
  • Patent number: 8561106
    Abstract: A content item location is identified on a content page. A content item and a video associated with the content item to display in the content item location are also identified, wherein the video is defined by a video aspect ratio and is associated with a video element, and further wherein the video element is defined by a video element aspect ratio. Display data is generated for displaying the content item in the content item location, and video selection data is generated for displaying the video element in the content item location, wherein the video element aspect ratio is maintained when the video element is displayed. The display data and the video selection data are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta, Steve Okamoto, Tammy McLeod
  • Patent number: 8402025
    Abstract: A query including one or more keywords is received from a client device, and a content item (e.g., an advertisement) relevant to the one or more keywords is identified. A video is selected from one or more videos associated with the content item, the selection based on the one or more keywords. Display data is generated for displaying the content item at the client device, and video selection data is generated for displaying the video proximate to the content item at the client device. The display data and the video selection data are provided to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta
  • Patent number: 8392246
    Abstract: A review for a content publisher is received, the content publisher publishing content to which advertisements are targeted over a distribution network. An aggregated approval score for the content publisher is generated based on the received review and other reviews for the content publisher. The aggregated approval score is provide to an advertiser. An indication to accept or reject the targeting of the advertisements to the publisher content is received, the indication being received after providing the aggregated approval score to the advertiser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Coladonato, Juliana Jaeger, Karen Padham Taylor, Elad Gil
  • Patent number: 8392241
    Abstract: A review for an advertisement is received, the advertisement to be provided to recipients over a distribution network with content provided by content publishers. An aggregated approval score for the advertisement is generated based on the received review and other reviews for the advertisement. The aggregated approval score is provide to a content publisher. An indication to accept or reject the advertisement for presentation with content provided to recipients by the content publisher is received from the content publisher. The indication is received after providing the aggregated approval score to the content publisher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Coladonato, Juliana Jaeger, Karen Padham Taylor
  • Publication number: 20120203626
    Abstract: Methods, and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage mediums, including a method for displaying advertisements. The method includes providing query data specifying a search query including search terms; in response to providing the query: receiving a first advertisement associated with search terms and video element data comprising a video selection element for a video in response to a determination by the advertisement system that the video is eligible to be displayed with the first advertisement, the eligibility of the video to be displayed with the first advertisement being specified by an advertiser of the first advertisement; and receiving a second advertisement not including video element data in response to a determination that the second advertisement is not eligible to be displayed with a video; displaying the first advertisement and the video selection element proximate to the first advertisement, and displaying the second advertisement with the first advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta, Daniel Dulitz, Steve Okamoto, Rajas Moonka, Susan Wojcicki
  • Patent number: 8160923
    Abstract: A query including one or more keywords is received. An advertisement associated with the one or more keywords is identified, and display data for displaying the advertisement is generated and a determination is made as to whether the advertisement is associated with a video. Video selection data is generated for displaying the video proximate to the advertisement if the advertisement is determined to be associated with the video, and the display data and the video selection data are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta, Daniel Dulitz, Steve Okamoto, Rajas Moonka, Susan Wojcicki
  • Publication number: 20100145762
    Abstract: A review for an advertisement is received, the advertisement to be provided to recipients over a distribution network with content provided by content publishers. An aggregated approval score for the advertisement is generated based on the received review and other reviews for the advertisement. The aggregated approval score is provide to a content publisher. An indication to accept or reject the advertisement for presentation with content provided to recipients by the content publisher is received from the content publisher. The indication is received after providing the aggregated approval score to the content publisher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Coladonato, Juliana Jaeger, Karen Padham Taylor
  • Publication number: 20090177537
    Abstract: A query including one or more keywords is received from a client device, and an advertisement relevant to the one or more keywords is identified, wherein the advertisement is associated with a video. Display data for displaying the advertisement at the client device is generated. Video selection data for displaying a video element proximate to the advertisement at the client device is also generated. The display data and the video selection data are provided to the client device, and an account of an advertiser associated with the advertisement is updated an amount in response to receiving data indicating a selection of the advertisement or the video element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta, Daniel Dulitz
  • Publication number: 20090164419
    Abstract: A query including one or more keywords is received from a client device, and a content item (e.g., an advertisement) relevant to the one or more keywords is identified. A video is selected from one or more videos associated with the content item, the selection based on the one or more keywords. Display data is generated for displaying the content item at the client device, and video selection data is generated for displaying the video proximate to the content item at the client device. The display data and the video selection data are provided to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta
  • Publication number: 20090119166
    Abstract: A query including one or more keywords is received. An advertisement associated with the one or more keywords is identified, and display data for displaying the advertisement is generated and a determination is made as to whether the advertisement is associated with a video. Video selection data is generated for displaying the video proximate to the advertisement if the advertisement is determined to be associated with the video, and the display data and the video selection data are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta, Daniel Dulitz, Steve Okamoto, Rajas Moonka, Susan Wojcicki
  • Publication number: 20090076901
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for generating ads using user assets. In some implementations, a method includes receiving one or more assets associated with advertising in at least one printed publication. One or more ads compatible with ad slots in the at least one publication are automatically generated based, at least in part, on the received assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Janos, Karen Padham Taylor, Graham Jenkin, Nicolae Crucian, Ryan Dunn
  • Publication number: 20090063229
    Abstract: A review for a content publisher is received, the content publisher publishing content to which advertisements are targeted over a distribution network. An aggregated approval score for the content publisher is generated based on the received review and other reviews for the content publisher. The aggregated approval score is provide to an advertiser. An indication to accept or reject the targeting of the advertisements to the publisher content is received, the indication being received after providing the aggregated approval score to the advertiser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Greg Coladonato, Juliana Jaeger, Karen Padham Taylor, Elad Gil