Patents by Inventor Mike Hochberg

Mike Hochberg 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: 9953338
    Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for one or more ads, the request including a first identifier for a first content source, wherein a first set of content is available from the first content source, responsive to the request, determining whether a second set of content is available from a second content source, wherein the second set of content is a structured content version of the first set of content, converting the first identifier for the first content source to a second identifier for the second content source if the second set of content is available from the second content source, receiving the second set of content from the second content source using the second identifier, and selecting the one or more ads using at least some content from the second set of content from the second content source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Julie Tung, Bahman Rabii, Mike Hochberg, Gregory J. Badros, Andres S. Perez-Bergquist, Dan Ardelean, Jason C. Miller
  • 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: 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
  • 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