Patents by Inventor Kyusoon Lee

Kyusoon Lee 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).

  • Companion ad auctions
    Patent number: 8589234
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for companion ad auctions. One of the methods includes conducting an online auction that allows bidders to bid on companioned advertisement slots on a web page. The method also includes determining a winning bidder for each of the companioned advertisement slots on the web page. The method also includes determining a price that each winning bidder pays for their respective advertisement slot or slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kyusoon Lee, Shanmugavelayutham Muthukrishnan, Nemo Semret