Patents by Inventor Neha Pattan
Neha Pattan 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).
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Patent number: 11838199Abstract: Grouping virtualized computing instances in cloud environments can be achieved utilizing groups of network endpoints, such as hardware devices, virtualized computing instances, etc. The network endpoint group (NEG) provides a logical grouping for providers of backend services that may be arranged on the network endpoints, and may be organized based on the backend service to be provided by the computing environments that operate as network endpoints. For example, the NEGs may be implemented for load balancing applications. The network endpoint groups, and the network endpoints included therein, may be managed using a framework of tools, libraries and application programming interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Anna Berenberg, Venkat Subbaiah Naidu Kotla, Neha Pattan, Uday Ramakrishna Naik, Prajakta Joshi, Ines Clara Envid Lazaro
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Patent number: 11368385Abstract: Grouping virtualized computing instances in cloud environments can be achieved utilizing groups of network endpoints, such as hardware devices, virtualized computing instances, etc. The network endpoint group (NEG) provides a logical grouping for providers of backend services that may be arranged on the network endpoints, and may be organized based on the backend service to be provided by the computing environments that operate as network endpoints. For example, the NEGs may be implemented for load balancing applications. The network endpoint groups, and the network endpoints included therein, may be managed using a framework of tools, libraries and application programming interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Anna Berenberg, Venkat Subbaiah Naidu Kotla, Neha Pattan, Uday Ramakrishna Naik, Prajakta Joshi, Ines Envid
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Patent number: 11087415Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining the intent of a recommendation made by a user of a mobile application where the application includes a plurality of separable components, any one or more of which the recommendation can apply to. An application in which a user recommendation control is provided for presentation to a user also includes a tag indicating how a recommendation of the application should be interpreted with respect to the components included therein. The tag can be set by the application developer and can be in the form of text (e.g., a keyword or term) or a uniform resource locator (URL). Where a tag references multiple components of an application, a recommending user can be presented with a recommendation intent query. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate one or more components of the application to which the user's recommendation should be attributed.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 10812366Abstract: Grouping virtualized computing instances in cloud environments can be achieved utilizing groups of network endpoints, such as hardware devices, virtualized computing instances, etc. The network endpoint group (NEG) provides a logical grouping for providers of backend services that may be arranged on the network endpoints, and may be organized based on the backend service to be provided by the computing environments that operate as network endpoints. For example, the NEGs may be implemented for load balancing applications. The network endpoint groups, and the network endpoints included therein, may be managed using a framework of tools, libraries and application programming interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Anna Berenberg, Venkat Subbaiah Naidu Kotla, Neha Pattan, Uday Ramakrishna Naik, Prajakta Joshi, Ines Envid
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Publication number: 20200327624Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining the intent of a recommendation made by a user of a mobile application where the application includes a plurality of separable components, any one or more of which the recommendation can apply to. An application in which a user recommendation control is provided for presentation to a user also includes a tag indicating how a recommendation of the application should be interpreted with respect to the components included therein. The tag can be set by the application developer and can be in the form of text (e.g., a keyword or term) or a uniform resource locator (URL). Where a tag references multiple components of an application, a recommending user can be presented with a recommendation intent query. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate one or more components of the application to which the user's recommendation should be attributed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 10719891Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining the intent of a recommendation made by a user of a mobile application where the application includes a plurality of separable components, any one or more of which the recommendation can apply to. An application in which a user recommendation control is provided for presentation to a user also includes a tag indicating how a recommendation of the application should be interpreted with respect to the components included therein. The tag can be set by the application developer and can be in the form of text (e.g., a keyword or term) or a uniform resource locator (URL). Where a tag references multiple components of an application, a recommending user can be presented with a recommendation intent query. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate one or more components of the application to which the user's recommendation should be attributed.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 10679250Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allowing users to recommend advertisements displayed in a third-party application running on a user device while not granting the third-party application privileges to send such recommendations on behalf of the user. A social network application installed on the user device, and separate from the third-party application, acts as a proxy for advertisement recommendation requests (e.g., indications that a user wishes to recommend an advertisement displayed), and a user is required to confirm all such recommendation actions. In this manner, a third-party application (e.g., a “malicious third-party application) cannot send advertisement recommendation requests, and/or requests to undo such recommendations, on its own as if it were the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Publication number: 20200089708Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allowing a user to categorize, organize, and/or visualize content recommendations made by the user. Various interactive controls are made available to a user who recommends an item of content, where the controls are designed to allow the user to assign one or more attributes (e.g., characteristics, categories, labels, properties, etc.) to the recommendation. A user can also organize content recommendations into one or more categories that can be customized by the user according to subject-matter, content format, recommendation strength, and the like. The user is also provided with the ability to view his or her content recommendations arranged in various graphical representations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 10536462Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing unique device identification values for a network accessible device. In accordance with some embodiments, a unique device identifier value is generated in response to a data exchange operation with a network accessible device. The identifier value is subsequently transmitted by the device as a unique device identifier value in conjunction with the transmitting of a request for a subsequent data exchange operation with the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neha Pattan, Venu Vemula, Mike Ying
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Patent number: 10509827Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allowing a user to categorize, organize, and/or visualize content recommendations made by the user. Various interactive controls are made available to a user who recommends an item of content, where the controls are designed to allow the user to assign one or more attributes (e.g., characteristics, categories, labels, properties, etc.) to the recommendation. A user can also organize content recommendations into one or more categories that can be customized by the user according to subject-matter, content format, recommendation strength, and the like. The user is also provided with the ability to view his or her content recommendations arranged in various graphical representations.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 10444957Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for presenting a user with a recommendation intent query in response to the user indicating that he or she recommends content. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate (e.g., select, indicate, identify, choose, etc.) one or more components, subjects, characteristics, properties, etc., of the content to which the user's recommendation should be attributed. Therefore, the user's intent with regard to the recommendation can be determined, and a more detailed social annotation about the recommendation can be provided to other users in a social network. The recommendation intent query is in the form of a user interface containing a list of components, subjects, and characteristics of the recommended content, one or more of which may be designated by the user as being the intended target(s) of his or her recommendation.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Publication number: 20190251639Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining the intent of a recommendation made by a user of a mobile application where the application includes a plurality of separable components, any one or more of which the recommendation can apply to. An application in which a user recommendation control is provided for presentation to a user also includes a tag indicating how a recommendation of the application should be interpreted with respect to the components included therein. The tag can be set by the application developer and can be in the form of text (e.g., a keyword or term) or a uniform resource locator (URL). Where a tag references multiple components of an application, a recommending user can be presented with a recommendation intent query. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate one or more components of the application to which the user's recommendation should be attributed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 10325328Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining the intent of a recommendation made by a user of a mobile application where the application includes a plurality of separable components, any one or more of which the recommendation can apply to. An application in which a user recommendation control is provided for presentation to a user also includes a tag indicating how a recommendation of the application should be interpreted with respect to the components included therein. The tag can be set by the application developer and can be in the form of text (e.g., a keyword or term) or a uniform resource locator (URL). Where a tag references multiple components of an application, a recommending user can be presented with a recommendation intent query. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate one or more components of the application to which the user's recommendation should be attributed.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 9979731Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing unique device identification values for a network accessible device. In accordance with some embodiments, a unique device identifier value is generated in response to a data exchange operation with a network accessible device. The identifier value is subsequently transmitted by the device as a unique device identifier value in conjunction with the transmitting of a request for a subsequent data exchange operation with the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neha Pattan, Venu Vemula, Mike Ying
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Publication number: 20180122019Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining the intent of a recommendation made by a user of a mobile application where the application includes a plurality of separable components, any one or more of which the recommendation can apply to. An application in which a user recommendation control is provided for presentation to a user also includes a tag indicating how a recommendation of the application should be interpreted with respect to the components included therein. The tag can be set by the application developer and can be in the form of text (e.g., a keyword or term) or a uniform resource locator (URL). Where a tag references multiple components of an application, a recommending user can be presented with a recommendation intent query. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate one or more components of the application to which the user's recommendation should be attributed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 9952752Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for presenting a user with a recommendation intent query in response to the user indicating that he or she recommends content. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate (e.g., select, indicate, identify, choose, etc.) one or more components, subjects, characteristics, properties, etc., of the content to which the user's recommendation should be attributed. Therefore, the user's intent with regard to the recommendation can be determined, and a more detailed social annotation about the recommendation can be provided to other users in a social network. The recommendation intent query is in the form of a user interface containing a list of components, subjects, and characteristics of the recommended content, one or more of which may be designated by the user as being the intended target(s) of his or her recommendation.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 9892469Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining the intent of a recommendation made by a user of a mobile application where the application includes a plurality of separable components, any one or more of which the recommendation can apply to. An application in which a user recommendation control is provided for presentation to a user also includes a tag indicating how a recommendation of the application should be interpreted with respect to the components included therein. The tag can be set by the application developer and can be in the form of text (e.g., a keyword or term) or a uniform resource locator (URL). Where a tag references multiple components of an application, a recommending user can be presented with a recommendation intent query. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate one or more components of the application to which the user's recommendation should be attributed.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Publication number: 20180040021Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allowing users to recommend advertisements displayed in a third-party application running on a user device while not granting the third-party application privileges to send such recommendations on behalf of the user. A social network application installed on the user device, and separate from the third-party application, acts as a proxy for advertisement recommendation requests (e.g., indications that a user wishes to recommend an advertisement displayed), and a user is required to confirm all such recommendation actions. In this manner, a third-party application (e.g., a “malicious third-party application) cannot send advertisement recommendation requests, and/or requests to undo such recommendations, on its own as if it were the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 9826374Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allowing users to recommend advertisements displayed in a third-party application running on a user device while not granting the third-party application privileges to send such recommendations on behalf of the user. A social network application installed on the user device, and separate from the third-party application, acts as a proxy for advertisement recommendation requests (e.g., indications that a user wishes to recommend an advertisement displayed), and a user is required to confirm all such recommendation actions. In this manner, a third-party application (e.g., a “malicious third-party application) cannot send advertisement recommendation requests, and/or requests to undo such recommendations, on its own as if it were the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2011Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin
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Patent number: 9754292Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for serving annotations are disclosed. When a contact of a user recommends an ad, the score of the ad may be boosted in an ad auction. The amount of boosting depends on contact affinity. Contacts with greater contact affinity may be more influential, and ads that are recommended by such contacts may have a higher click-through rate. The greater the affinity between the user and contact, the greater the boost to the ad score. Affinity may be measured by a weight value, which is determined by, for example, social network interactions, e-mail/instant messaging communications, and phone logs and contact lists.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Neha Pattan, Jennifer W. Lin