Patents by Inventor Megan Nance

Megan Nance 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: 10198744
    Abstract: Structured data sets including one or more attributes are identified, each structured data set associated with, for example, a particular user. Values corresponding the at least one of the one or more attributes in each structured data set are identified. A condition established by a content provider, for instance, an advertiser, is compared to the identified values to determine if the condition is satisfied. When the condition is satisfied, one or more content items are identified to the users associated with the structured data sets containing identified values satisfying the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Mayur Datar, Jason C. Miller, Michael Hochberg, Bahman Rabii, Megan Nance, Julie Tung, Jeremiah Harmsen, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Publication number: 20170213252
    Abstract: The subject matter of this document generally relates to reducing noise in aggregated data using frequency analysis. In some implementations, a system for reducing data noise using frequency analysis includes a data storage device that stores content and a network association processor in data communication with the data storage device. The network association processor aggregates, for a given group, content of one or more additional groups that each have overlapping members with the given group. The network association processor reduces noise in the aggregated content of the one or more additional groups using frequency analysis by determining, for each portion of content in the aggregated content, a frequency of occurrence of the portion of content within the aggregated content and filtering, from the aggregated content, each portion of content that has a frequency of occurrence that is less than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Terrence Rohan, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Jeremiah Harmsen, Sverre Sundsdal, Thomas M. Annau, Megan Nance, Mayur Dhondu Datar, Julie Tung, Bahman Rabii, Jason C. Miller, Michael Hochberg, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Publication number: 20130013646
    Abstract: Structured data sets including one or more attributes are identified, each structured data set associated with, for example, a particular user. Values corresponding the at least one of the one or more attributes in each structured data set are identified. A condition established by a content provider, for instance, an advertiser, is compared to the identified values to determine if the condition is satisfied. When the condition is satisfied, one or more content items are identified to the users associated with the structured data sets containing identified values satisfying the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Mayur Datar, Jason C. Miller, Michael Hochberg, Bahman Rabii, Megan Nance, Julie Tung, Jeremiah Harmsen, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Patent number: 8341169
    Abstract: Open profile data in a user profile, e.g., free-form fields in a user profile, are processed to identify interests and preferences of the user. The interests and preferences are utilized to identify categories associated with the user profile, and content items, e.g., advertisements, can be identified based on the categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Megan Nance, Mayur Datar, Julie Tung, Bahman Rabii, Jason C. Miller, Mike Hochberg, Jeremiah Harmsen, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Patent number: 8321462
    Abstract: A custodian profile, e.g., a user profile, associated with a first content item, e.g., an associated web page in a social network, can be identified as a first content item. The first content item can be utilized to identify one or more second content items, e.g., advertisements, that are displayed when the first content item is presented, e.g., viewed by another user of the social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Megan Nance, Mayur Datar, Julie Tung, Bahman Rabii, Jason C. Miller, Mike Hochberg, Jeremiah Harmsen, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Publication number: 20100174726
    Abstract: Open profile data in a user profile, e.g., free-form fields in a user profile, are processed to identify interests and preferences of the user. The interests and preferences are utilized to identify categories associated with the user profile, and content items, e.g., advertisements, can be identified based on the categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Megan Nance, Mayur Datar, Julie Tung, Bahman Rabii, Jason C. Miller, Mike Hochberg, Jeremiah Harmsen, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Patent number: 7730017
    Abstract: Open profile data in a user profile, e.g., free-form fields in a user profile, are processed to identify interests and preferences of the user. The interests and preferences are utilized to identify categories associated with the user profile, and content items, e.g., advertisements, can be identified based on the categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Megan Nance, Mayur Datar, Julie Tung, Bahman Rabii, Jason C. Miller, Mike Hochberg, Jeremiah Harmsen, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Publication number: 20090198711
    Abstract: Structured data sets including one or more attributes are identified, each structured data set associated with, for example, a particular user. Values corresponding the at least one of the one or more attributes in each structured data set are identified. A condition established by a content provider, for instance, an advertiser, is compared to the identified values to determine if the condition is satisfied. When the condition is satisfied, one or more content items are identified to the users associated with the structured data sets containing identified values satisfying the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Mayur Datar, Jason C. Miller, Michael Hochberg, Bahman Rabii, Megan Nance, Julie Tung, Jeremiah Harmsen, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Publication number: 20080243780
    Abstract: Open profile data in a user profile, e.g., free-form fields in a user profile, are processed to identify interests and preferences of the user. The interests and preferences are utilized to identify categories associated with the user profile, and content items, e.g., advertisements, can be identified based on the categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Megan Nance, Mayur Datar, Julie Tung, Bahman Rabii, Jason C. Miller, Mike Hochberg, Jeremiah Harmsen, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Publication number: 20080243607
    Abstract: An entity relationship defining an entity, e.g., a friendship relation in a social network, user groups, etc., can be identified and entity content based on the entity relationship, e.g., user profile data of user accounts, group memberships, etc., can be processed to identify entity topics. One or more content items, e.g., advertisements, can be identified based on the entity topics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Terrence Rohan, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Jeremiah Harmsen, Sverre Sundsdal, Thomas M. Annau, Megan Nance, Mayur Datar, Julie Tung, Bahman Rabii, Jason C. Miller, Mike Hochberg, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist
  • Publication number: 20080243526
    Abstract: A custodian profile, e.g., a user profile, associated with a first content item, e.g., an associated web page in a social network, can be identified as a first content item. The first content item can be utilized to identify one or more second content items, e.g., advertisements, that are displayed when the first content item is presented, e.g., viewed by another user of the social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Megan Nance, Mayur Datar, Julie Tung, Bahman Rabii, Jason C. Miller, Mike Hochberg, Jeremiah Harmsen, Tomasz J. Tunguz-Zawislak, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist