Patents by Inventor Paul Derek Thomas

Paul Derek Thomas 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).

  • Content customization
    Patent number: 10372791
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are described for customizing content displayed to a user on a user device associated with the user. An example method may include receiving interaction data describing interactions by a user with one or more pages presented on a user device of the user, building a tag expression for the user based on the interaction data, the tag expression including a logical expression of tags and Boolean logic operators, and the tags being associated with page items. The method may also include generating a content page with a customized result customized to the user based on the tag expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Staples, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Derek Thomas, Young-Keun Andrew Lee
  • Content Customization
    Publication number: 20160103923
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are described for customizing content displayed to a user on a user device associated with the user. An example method may include receiving interaction data describing interactions by a user with one or more pages presented on a user device of the user, building a tag expression for the user based on the interaction data, the tag expression including a logical expression of tags and Boolean logic operators, and the tags being associated with page items. The method may also include generating a content page with a customized result customized to the user based on the tag expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Derek Thomas, Young-Keun Andrew Lee