Patents by Inventor Michael Steven Perrow

Michael Steven Perrow 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).

  • Publication number: 20170270570
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for generating offerings for a geographic location using referrer information. A batch process may scan a group of information sources that display a point of interest to extract meta information related to the point of interest. In response to a current online display of the point of interest, one or more offerings based on the meta information may be determined and provided for display in connection with the current online display of the point of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold BINAS, Jordan John BAYLISS-MCCULLOCH, Michael Steven PERROW
  • Patent number: 9501571
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method are provided for associating categories with business names for generalizing search queries, the method including identifying one or more businesses within a first geographic region, determining a business name and one or more categories for each of the one or more businesses, generating one or more name components for each of the one or more businesses from the name of the business, generating one or more name component groups from the name components of the one or more businesses, each name component group including one or more identical name components, determining for each name component group, if the one or more name components within the name component group are associated with businesses that share one or more common categories and associating the one or more common categories with the name component of the name component group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Winston Murphy, Michael Steven Perrow, Yifei Lu, Kendra Jay Carattini
  • Patent number: 8983956
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method are provided for associating categories with business names for generalizing search queries, the method including identifying one or more businesses within a first geographic region, determining a business name and one or more categories for each of the one or more businesses, generating one or more name components for each of the one or more businesses from the name of the business, generating one or more name component groups from the name components of the one or more businesses, each name component group including one or more identical name components, determining for each name component group, if the one or more name components within the name component group are associated with businesses that share one or more common categories and associating the one or more common categories with the name component of the name component group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Winston Murphy, Michael Steven Perrow, Yifei Lu, Kendra Jay Carattini
  • Patent number: 8983764
    Abstract: A mobile device associated with a mobile asset (and a method operating on such a mobile device) determines the location of the mobile asset and reports the location to a tracking server. To conserve power and bandwidth resources, the mobile device reports the current location and movement data of the mobile asset initially and then upon determination of the existence of one or more conditions. Potential conditions that could cause the mobile device to send an update to the server are a change from one road to another, a change in velocity or direction greater than a predetermined threshold, a deviation from an assigned or predicted route, or a difference between a current location and a predicted location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Joseph Jacobs, Michael Steven Perrow
  • Publication number: 20140278044
    Abstract: A mobile device associated with a mobile asset (and a method operating on such a mobile device) determines the location of the mobile asset and reports the location to a tracking server. To conserve power and bandwidth resources, the mobile device reports the current location and movement data of the mobile asset initially and then upon determination of the existence of one or more conditions. Potential conditions that could cause the mobile device to send an update to the server are a change from one road to another, a change in velocity or direction greater than a predetermined threshold, a deviation from an assigned or predicted route, or a difference between a current location and a predicted location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Aaron Joseph Jacobs, Michael Steven Perrow
  • Publication number: 20130325571
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing travel directions includes receiving a request for a travel route from a first location to a second location; determining the travel route; providing, based on the travel route, a suggested transaction and directions for a first portion of the travel route; and receiving a notification that the suggested transaction has occurred. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that perform the method is also provided. In response to a notification that the suggested transaction has occurred, directions for a second portion of the travel route may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Alan Vincent Green, Michael Steven Perrow