Patents by Inventor Mary E. Ayala

Mary E. Ayala 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).

  • Personalized health search engine
    Patent number: 12299044
    Abstract: Example devices and techniques are described for personalizing a health-related search. An example computing device includes a memory and one or more processors circuitry. The memory is configured to store a search query. The one or more processors are configured to obtain the search query and determine that the search query is health related. The one or more processors are configured to, based on the determination that the search query is health related, determine a subject of the search query. The one or more processors are configured to determine health information of the subject of the search query. The one or more processors are configured to modify, based on the health information of the subject of the search query, at least one of the search query or an order of search results, and present the search results or the modified search results to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
    Inventors: Vidhya Krishnaprasad, Amanda R. Hoppock, Mary E. Ayala, Erin M. Moore
  • PERSONALIZED HEALTH SEARCH ENGINE
    Publication number: 20230325441
    Abstract: Example devices and techniques are described for personalizing a health-related search. An example computing device includes a memory and one or more processors circuitry. The memory is configured to store a search query. The one or more processors are configured to obtain the search query and determine that the search query is health related. The one or more processors are configured to, based on the determination that the search query is health related, determine a subject of the search query. The one or more processors are configured to determine health information of the subject of the search query. The one or more processors are configured to modify, based on the health information of the subject of the search query, at least one of the search query or an order of search results, and present the search results or the modified search results to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Vidhya Krishnaprasad, Amanda R. Hoppock, Mary E. Ayala, Erin M. Moore