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).

  • Patent number: 9020933
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
  • Patent number: 9015802
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Muthuprasanna Muthusrinivasan, Paul Haahr, Matthew D. Cutts
  • Patent number: 8990935
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating activity signatures and detecting activity replays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew D. Cutts
  • Patent number: 8572075
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Misha Zatsman, Paul G. Haahr, Matthew D. Cutts, Yonghui Wu
  • Patent number: 8561185
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Muthuprasanna Muthusrinivasan, Paul Haahr, Matthew D. Cutts
  • Patent number: 8156227
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc
    Inventors: Vanessa Fox, Matthew D. Cutts, Maxmilian Ibel, Michael E. Noth, David Michael Proudfoot, Andrey Yuryevich Stroilov
  • Publication number: 20120016887
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
  • Patent number: 8060497
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Misha Zatsman, Paul G. Haahr, Matthew D. Cutts, Yonghui Wu
  • Patent number: 8037063
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
  • Publication number: 20110179178
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Vanessa Fox, Matthew D. Cutts, Maxmilian Ibel, Michael E. Noth, David Michael Proudfoot, Andrey Yuryevich Stroilov
  • Patent number: 7930400
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Vanessa Fox, Matthew D. Cutts, Maxmilian Ibel, Michael E. Noth, David Michael Proudfoot, Andrey Yuryevich Stroilov
  • Publication number: 20100138421
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
  • Patent number: 7668823
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz
  • Publication number: 20080249786
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Oldham, Hal R. Varian, Matthew D. Cutts, Matt Rosencrantz