Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Cutts
Matthew D. Cutts 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: 9020933Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying inadequate search content are provided. Inadequate search content, for example, can be identified based on statistics associated with the search queries related to the content.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
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Patent number: 9015802Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for privacy protection. In one aspect, a method includes accessing personally identifiable information (PII) type definitions that characterize PII types; identifying PII type information included in content of a web page, the PII type information being information matching at least one PII type definition; identifying secondary information included in the content of the web page, the secondary information being information that is predefined as being associated with PII type information; determining a risk score from the PII type information and the secondary information; and classifying the web page as a personal information exposure risk if the risk score meets a confidentiality threshold, wherein the personal information exposure risk is indicative of the web page including personally identifiable information.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Muthuprasanna Muthusrinivasan, Paul Haahr, Matthew D. Cutts
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Patent number: 8990935Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating activity signatures and detecting activity replays.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Matthew D. Cutts
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Patent number: 8572075Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for testing web search scoring functions. A query is received. A first and a second scoring function are selected by receiving search results responsive to the query; applying candidate scoring functions to the search results to determine scores for the search results for each candidate scoring function; identifying pairs of the candidate scoring functions, and calculating a diversity score for each of the pairs. A pair of candidate scoring functions is chosen from the one or more pairs of candidate scoring functions based on the diversity scores, and the alpha function is selected as the first scoring function and the beta function is selected as the second scoring function. The plurality of search results are presented in an order according to scores from the first scoring function and are presented in an order according to scores from the second scoring function.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Misha Zatsman, Paul G. Haahr, Matthew D. Cutts, Yonghui Wu
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Patent number: 8561185Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for privacy protection. In one aspect, a method includes accessing personally identifiable information (PII) type definitions that characterize PII types; identifying PII type information included in content of a web page, the PII type information being information matching at least one PII type definition; identifying secondary information included in the content of the web page, the secondary information being information that is predefined as being associated with PII type information; determining a risk score from the PII type information and the secondary information; and classifying the web page as a personal information exposure risk if the risk score meets a confidentiality threshold, wherein the personal information exposure risk is indicative of the web page including personally identifiable information.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Muthuprasanna Muthusrinivasan, Paul Haahr, Matthew D. Cutts
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Patent number: 8156227Abstract: When a website has a number of equivalent domain names including a preferred domain name, the locator for a document in the website can be rewritten using the preferred domain name before indexing the document, according to certain embodiments. According to certain embodiments, a user interface is provided to allow a user to specify the preferred domain name for a website for which the user is a verified owner.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Google IncInventors: Vanessa Fox, Matthew D. Cutts, Maxmilian Ibel, Michael E. Noth, David Michael Proudfoot, Andrey Yuryevich Stroilov
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Publication number: 20120016887Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying inadequate search content are provided. Inadequate search content, for example, can be identified based on statistics associated with the search queries related to the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
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Patent number: 8060497Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for testing web search scoring functions. A query is received. A first and a second scoring function are selected by receiving search results responsive to the query; applying candidate scoring functions to the search results to determine scores for the search results for each candidate scoring function; identifying pairs of the candidate scoring functions, and calculating a diversity score for each of the pairs. A pair of candidate scoring functions is chosen from the one or more pairs of candidate scoring functions based on the diversity scores, and the alpha function is selected as the first scoring function and the beta function is selected as the second scoring function. The plurality of search results are presented in an order according to scores from the first scoring function and are presented in an order according to scores from the second scoring function.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Misha Zatsman, Paul G. Haahr, Matthew D. Cutts, Yonghui Wu
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Patent number: 8037063Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying inadequate search content are provided. Inadequate search content, for example, can be identified based on statistics associated with the search queries related to the content.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
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Publication number: 20110179178Abstract: When a website has a number of equivalent domain names including a preferred domain name, the locator for a document in the website can be rewritten using the preferred domain name before indexing the document, according to certain embodiments. According to certain embodiments, a user interface is provided to allow a user to specify the preferred domain name for a website for which the user is a verified owner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Vanessa Fox, Matthew D. Cutts, Maxmilian Ibel, Michael E. Noth, David Michael Proudfoot, Andrey Yuryevich Stroilov
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Patent number: 7930400Abstract: When a website has a number of equivalent domain names including a preferred domain name, the URL for a document in the website can be rewritten using the preferred domain name before indexing the document, according to certain embodiments. According to certain embodiments, a user interface is provided to allow a user to specify the preferred domain name for a website for which the user is a verified owner.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Vanessa Fox, Matthew D. Cutts, Maxmilian Ibel, Michael E. Noth, David Michael Proudfoot, Andrey Yuryevich Stroilov
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Publication number: 20100138421Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying inadequate search content are provided. Inadequate search content, for example, can be identified based on statistics associated with the search queries related to the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
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Patent number: 7668823Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying inadequate search content are provided. Inadequate search content, for example, can be identified based on statistics associated with the search queries related to the content.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
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Publication number: 20080249786Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying inadequate search content are provided. Inadequate search content, for example, can be identified based on statistics associated with the search queries related to the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz