Patents by Inventor Mike Curtiss

Mike Curtiss 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).

  • Systems and methods for syndicating and hosting customized news content
    Patent number: 10162802
    Abstract: A system provides client access to customized news content. The system includes a custom news source server and a news search server. The custom news source server periodically sends one or more customized search queries to a news search server. The news search server fetches news content from multiple news source servers and aggregates the news content. The news search server also periodically receives the one or more search queries from the custom news source server, searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more search queries, and periodically provides selected news content to the custom news server based on results of the searches. The custom news source server permits access to clients, from across a network, to the selected news content provided by the news search server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Anurag Acharya, Srdjan Mitrovic, Vijay Boyapati
  • Systems and methods for monetizing subscription and archival news content
    Patent number: 9251519
    Abstract: A news aggregation server aggregates and monetizes restricted news content. The news aggregation server fetches the restricted news content from multiple news source servers that are remote from the news aggregation server. The news aggregation server aggregates the fetched restricted news content and searches the aggregated news content based on input received from a client. The news aggregation server provides access to selected news content from the aggregated news content that is relevant to the client input and charges the user a price for accessing the selected restricted news content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Kerah Pelczarski, Janny Zhou, Duane Scott Hess
  • Systems and methods for syndicating and hosting customized news content
    Patent number: 8832058
    Abstract: A system provides client access to customized news content. The system includes a custom news source server and a news search server. The custom news source server periodically sends one or more customized search queries to a news search server. The news search server fetches news content from multiple news source servers and aggregates the news content. The news search server also periodically receives the one or more search queries from the custom news source server, searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more search queries, and periodically provides selected news content to the custom news server based on results of the searches. The custom news source server permits access to clients, from across a network, to the selected news content provided by the news search server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Anurag Acharya, Srdjan Mitrovic, Vijay Boyapati
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZING AGGREGATED NEWS CONTENT
    Publication number: 20140201204
    Abstract: A system customizes a news document associated with a user of a news aggregation service. The system includes multiple news source servers that store news content and a remote news aggregation server. The news aggregation server creates a customized news document based on one or more personalized search queries received from a user. The news aggregation server fetches the news content from the multiple news source servers, aggregates the news content, and searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more personalized search queries. The news aggregation server provides selected news content to the customized news document based on results of the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Krishna BHARAT, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Kerah Pelczarski, Brian Rakowski, Anurag Acharya
  • Systems and methods for personalizing aggregated news content
    Patent number: 8676837
    Abstract: A system customizes a news document associated with a user of a news aggregation service. The system includes multiple news source servers that store news content and a remote news aggregation server. The news aggregation server creates a customized news document based on one or more personalized search queries received from a user. The news aggregation server fetches the news content from the multiple news source servers, aggregates the news content, and searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more personalized search queries. The news aggregation server provides selected news content to the customized news document based on results of the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Kerah Pelczarski, Brian Rakowski, Anurag Acharya
  • Systems and methods for syndicating and hosting customized news content
    Patent number: 8126865
    Abstract: A system provides client access to customized news content. The system includes a custom news source server and a news search server. The custom news source server periodically sends one or more customized search queries to a news search server. The news search server fetches news content from multiple news source servers and aggregates the news content. The news search server also periodically receives the one or more search queries from the custom news source server, searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more search queries, and periodically provides selected news content to the custom news server based on results of the searches. The custom news source server permits access to clients, from across a network, to the selected news content provided by the news search server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Anurag Acharya, Srdjan Mitrovic, Vijay Boyapati
  • Systems and methods for personalizing aggregated news content
    Publication number: 20050165743
    Abstract: A system customizes a news document associated with a user of a news aggregation service. The system includes multiple news source servers that store news content and a remote news aggregation server. The news aggregation server creates a customized news document based on one or more personalized search queries received from a user. The news aggregation server fetches the news content from the multiple news source servers, aggregates the news content, and searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more personalized search queries. The news aggregation server provides selected news content to the customized news document based on results of the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Michael Schmitt, Mike Curtiss, Marissa Mayer, Kerah Pelczarski, Brian Rakowski, Anurag Acharya