Patents by Inventor Michael Edward Flaster

Michael Edward Flaster 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).

  • Hidden text detection for search result scoring
    Patent number: 9336279
    Abstract: A method for creating a hidden text data index for ranking computerized query search results that includes generating a render tree based on a document object model (DOM) tree for a web page. The render tree includes nodes that correspond to text that will be visually displayed by a client device when executed. The method includes comparing nodes corresponding to text of the DOM tree with the nodes corresponding to text of the render tree to identify the nodes in the DOM tree that will not be visually displayed when executed by the client device. The method also includes creating a hidden text data index for the nodes corresponding to text of the DOM tree not in the render tree. The hidden text data index identifies nodes corresponding to text of the DOM tree as hidden that will not be visually displayed when executed by the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Ciccolo, Michael Edward Flaster
  • HIDDEN TEXT DETECTION FOR SEARCH RESULT SCORING
    Publication number: 20150161135
    Abstract: A method for creating a hidden text data index for ranking computerized query search results that includes generating a render tree based on a document object model (DOM) tree for a web page. The render tree includes nodes that correspond to text that will be visually displayed by a client device when executed. The method includes comparing nodes corresponding to text of the DOM tree with the nodes corresponding to text of the render tree to identify the nodes in the DOM tree that will not be visually displayed when executed by the client device. The method also includes creating a hidden text data index for the nodes corresponding to text of the DOM tree not in the render tree. The hidden text data index identifies nodes corresponding to text of the DOM tree as hidden that will not be visually displayed when executed by the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Peter CICCOLO, Michael Edward FLASTER
  • Hidden text detection for search result scoring
    Patent number: 8639680
    Abstract: A method for creating a hidden text data index for ranking computerized query search results that includes generating a render tree based on a document object model (DOM) tree for a web page. The render tree includes nodes that correspond to text that will be visually displayed by a client device when executed. The method includes comparing nodes corresponding to text of the DOM tree with the nodes corresponding to text of the render tree to identify the nodes in the DOM tree that will not be visually displayed when executed by the client device. The method also includes creating a hidden text data index for the nodes corresponding to text of the DOM tree not in the render tree. The hidden text data index identifies nodes corresponding to text of the DOM tree as hidden that will not be visually displayed when executed by the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Ciccolo, Michael Edward Flaster