Patents by Inventor Lujun FANG

Lujun FANG 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).

  • Applying social annotations to search results
    Patent number: 9959348
    Abstract: A method including obtaining search results for a search query, determining a type of the search query, calculating a degree of focus score for the search query when the type of the search query is a non-navigation type, determining one or more social annotations to provide for display along with the search results based on the degree of focus score, and providing the one or more social annotations for display with the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Staddon, David Andrew Huffaker, Lujun Fang
  • Privacy selection based on social groups
    Patent number: 9251369
    Abstract: A method of setting privacy level values for a user. The method includes receiving a designation of a relative privacy level for the user and receiving a selection of a group of other users for the user. Plural sets of privacy level values are associated with the group of other users. The method also includes setting privacy level values for the user based on the designation of the relative privacy level and the plural sets of privacy level values associated with the selected group of other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Fabrikant, Kristen Lefevre, Gagan Aggarwal, Yaron Singer, Nitish John Korula, Kevin Snow McCurley, Lujun Fang
  • APPLYING SOCIAL ANNOTATIONS TO SEARCH RESULTS
    Publication number: 20150169771
    Abstract: A method including obtaining search results for a search query, determining a type of the search query, calculating a degree of focus score for the search query when the type of the search query is a non-navigation type, determining one or more social annotations to provide for display along with the search results based on the degree of focus score, and providing the one or more social annotations for display with the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica Staddon, David Andrew Huffaker, Lujun Fang
  • Display entity relationship
    Patent number: 9043360
    Abstract: Method, system, and programs for providing one or more explanations. An inquiry is received via a communication platform where the inquiry is about how a set of entities are related. Information is retrieved from a knowledge storage in accordance with the set of entities and such information describes a plurality of entities and relationships existing among the plurality of entities. Based on such retrieved information, one or more explanations with respect to each relationship by which the set of entities are connected are generated. The one or more explanations are then transmitted as a response to the inquiry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Lujun Fang, Anish Das Sarma, Cong Yu, Philip Bohannon
  • PRIVACY SELECTION BASED ON SOCIAL GROUPS
    Publication number: 20150047056
    Abstract: A method of setting privacy level values for a user. The method includes receiving a designation of a relative privacy level for the user and receiving a selection of a group of other users for the user. Plural sets of privacy level values are associated with the group of other users. The method also includes setting privacy level values for the user based on the designation of the relative privacy level and the plural sets of privacy level values associated with the selected group of other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander FABRIKANT, Kristen LEFEVRE, Gagan AGGARWAL, Yaron SINGER, Nitish John KORULA, Kevin Snow MCCURLEY, Lujun FANG
  • Privacy selection based on social groups
    Patent number: 8875308
    Abstract: A method of setting privacy level values for a user. The method includes receiving a designation of a relative privacy level for the user and receiving a selection of a group of other users for the user. Plural sets of privacy level values are associated with the group of other users. The method also includes setting privacy level values for the user based on the designation of the relative privacy level and the plural sets of privacy level values associated with the selected group of other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Fabrikant, Kristen Lefevre, Gagan Aggarwal, Yaron Singer, Nitish Korula, Kevin Snow McCurley, Lujun Fang
  • DISPLAY ENTITY RELATIONSHIP
    Publication number: 20120158687
    Abstract: Method, system, and programs for providing one or more explanations. An inquiry is received via a communication platform where the inquiry is about how a set of entities are related. Information is retrieved from a knowledge storage in accordance with the set of entities and such information describes a plurality of entities and relationships existing among the plurality of entities. Based on such retrieved information, one or more explanations with respect to each relationship by which the set of entities are connected are generated. The one or more explanations are then transmitted as a response to the inquiry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Lujun FANG, Anish Das Sarma, Cong Yu, Philip Bohannon