Patents by Inventor Maria Renhui Zhang
Maria Renhui Zhang 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).
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Patent number: 11144281Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
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Publication number: 20190220475Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identify: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Maria Renhui ZHANG, Nicholas D'ALOISIO-MONTILLA, Qichu LU
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Patent number: 10242095Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identity: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: OATH INC.Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
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Patent number: 9971756Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for delivering various types of content (such as news articles) to users. Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with concise articles containing the best content from a variety of sources, and present such content in a task-oriented manner that is finite and incentivizes the user to review the content.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: OATH INC.Inventors: Agnes Liu, Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Shin-Yi Huang
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Patent number: 9940099Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: OATH INC.Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
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Patent number: 9742836Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identify: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Maximillion Zhaohong Mai, Praveenkumar Venkatesan
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Publication number: 20170199932Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identity: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Maria Renhui ZHANG, Nicholas D'ALOISIO-MONTILLA, Qichu LU
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Publication number: 20170031654Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
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Patent number: 9558180Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identify: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: YAHOO! INC.Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
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Patent number: 9465849Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
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Publication number: 20150193122Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for delivering various types of content (such as news articles) to users. Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with concise articles containing the best content from a variety of sources, and present such content in a task-oriented manner that is finite and incentivizes the user to review the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Agnes Liu, Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Shin-Yi Huang
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Publication number: 20150195379Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identify: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: YAHOO! INC.Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Maximillion Zhaohong Mai, Praveenkumar Venkatesan
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Publication number: 20150193443Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
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Publication number: 20150193495Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identify: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: YAHOO! INC.Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
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Publication number: 20150193440Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
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Patent number: D760791Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Agnes Liu, Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Shin-Yi Huang
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Patent number: D760792Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Agnes Liu, Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Shin-Yi Huang
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Patent number: D775183Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Agnes Liu, Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Shin-Yi Huang
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Patent number: D867390Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: OATH INC.Inventors: Agnes Liu, Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Shin-Yi Huang