Patents by Inventor Mausam Hazarika

Mausam Hazarika 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).

  • System and method for discovering photograph hotspots
    Patent number: 8996305
    Abstract: A method and system for discovering locations of interesting photographs. The method includes receiving a geographic location and retrieving at least one portion of a map associated with the geographic location. The at least one portion of the map associated with the geographic location is displayed. A plurality of photographs tagged with the geographic location are asynchronously retrieved. The retrieved photographs are ranked based on interestingness of the retrieved photographs. The method further comprises dynamically propagating the at least one portion of the map with markers identifying locations of highest ranking photographs within the geographic location and indicating one or more photographic hotspots based on the propagated markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Parag Kesar, Mausam Hazarika
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCOVERING PHOTOGRAPH HOTSPOTS
    Publication number: 20130332068
    Abstract: A method and system for discovering locations of interesting photographs. The method includes receiving a geographic location and retrieving at least one portion of a map associated with the geographic location. The at least one portion of the map associated with the geographic location is displayed. A plurality of photographs tagged with the geographic location are asynchronously retrieved. The retrieved photographs are ranked based on interestingness of the retrieved photographs. The method further comprises dynamically propagating the at least one portion of the map with markers identifying locations of highest ranking photographs within the geographic location and indicating one or more photographic hotspots based on the propagated markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Parag Kesar, Mausam Hazarika