Patents by Inventor Michael Helman

Michael Helman 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: 10755321
    Abstract: Certain embodiments herein relate to dynamically updating a software application to utilize new advertising capabilities or features at runtime. A software application may be developed using libraries in a software development kit (SDK) that include particular functionality related to advertising. As new ad related features become available (such as displaying or handling new ad types or tracking new metrics associated with ads), the new features may be injected or loaded into the application at runtime. Such loading may configure a device running the application to take advantage of the new ad features without re-downloading, reinstalling, or performing other initialization functions associated with the application and/or its library functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: A9.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Aneesh Agrawal, Michael Helman, Zhihui Xiao, Pratyush Mishra, Wei Zhuang
  • Patent number: 8645205
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for optimizing the performance of an advertisement. The advertisement may be targeted based on correlations between advertisements and/or users. The correlations may be used to improve the click-through rate of advertisements. As data is collected and feedback is received, the correlation between ads and users may be updated, so that an advertiser's campaign can optimize its targeting of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Biswadeep Nag, Wei Du, Charles Wang, Jessi Dong, Michael Helman
  • Publication number: 20110230246
    Abstract: A social networking word game that features a set of letters generated randomly from a list of player-associated names or themed words, with letter values determined by the ordinal position of the letter in the name or word, wherein the player is presented with a set of these randomly generated letters and corresponding values and must within a given time limit and a given point system, assemble the highest scoring single word or words. Each player's unique game content may in turn be used to generate new instances of the game. The game can be played as part of a community of players, where each player's unique sub-community is managed by a server, which handles player-to-player challenges and the presentation of game instances. The client side collects game data, the server side processes this data, and then makes it available to the community at large.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Helman Brook, Lun-Shin Yuen
  • Publication number: 20100082423
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for optimizing the performance of an advertisement. The advertisement may be targeted based on correlations between advertisements and/or users. The correlations may be used to improve the click-through rate of advertisements. As data is collected and feedback is received, the correlation between ads and users may be updated, so that an advertiser's campaign can optimize its targeting of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Biswadeep Nag, Wei Du, Charles Wang, Jessi Dong, Michael Helman
  • Publication number: 20090327081
    Abstract: This patent discloses a method to display an online advertisement to a user. The online advertisement may include an object ad profile, at least one user ad profile, and a users personal profile. The method may determine whether to display the online advertisement to the user by comparing at least one of (i) a personal profile of the user and an ad profile of the user to at least one of (ii) the object ad profile, the at least one user ad profile, and the users personal profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Charles Wang, Jessi Dong, Sam P. Hamilton, Michael Helman, Chris Kalaboulds, Jianbin Wei
  • Publication number: 20090171763
    Abstract: An improved system and method for online advertising driven by predicting user interest is provided. An advertising demand engine may be provided for selecting advertisements to be served to a user for display with requested content. An advertisement may be correlated to an advertisement previously selected by a user or by other users in the user's segment. An advertising correlation engine may be provided for correlating an advertisement to another advertisement using collaborative filtering, an advertising clustering engine may be provided for clustering correlated advertisements using item-based collaborative filtering, and a user correlation engine may be provided for segmenting users by selected advertisements and creating a cluster of advertisements associated with each cluster of users. Correlated advertisements that are selected may be allocated web page placements and then served to a user for display with requested content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jessi Dong, Wei Du, Sam P. Hamilton, Michael Helman, Aparna Seetharaman, Yang Wang
  • Publication number: 20070041922
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising a extract having an extract of Acmella Oleracea in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, and use of such cosmetic compositions in improving skin conditions associated with aging such as wrinkles, fine lines, laxity, mottled pigmentation, and sallowness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Gale Reinhart, Michael Helman
  • Publication number: 20060275247
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising Moringa seed extract in combination with at least one liophilic particulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Helman, Christopher Cashin, Gale Reinhart
  • Publication number: 20060134036
    Abstract: An antiperspirant composition comprising at least one antiperspirant or deodorant active and at least one retentive filler, where the active is solubilized in a polar solvent and contained within the at least one retentive filler and a method for treating skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Neil Scancarella, James Ferone, Gale Reinhart, Vijay Joshi, Philip Franco, Michael Helman
  • Publication number: 20060008485
    Abstract: A packaged powder-to-liquid-to-powder composition, a method for providing transfer resistant or long wearing cosmetic compositions, and a method for improving tone or laxity of skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: James Ferone, Gale Reinhart, Neil Scancarella, Michael Helman