Patents by Inventor Paul Fontes

Paul Fontes 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: 11775535
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Publication number: 20200117673
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Shah, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Patent number: 10521438
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Publication number: 20180089199
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Patent number: 9852191
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Publication number: 20160154804
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Stocky, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Patent number: 9256676
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Shah, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Patent number: 8812500
    Abstract: A system facilitates the display of thumbnail images containing images of websites related to a website currently being viewed by a user. The system may include several different components to provide the thumbnail images to the user, such as a graphical user interface, an input interface, and a processor. The graphical user interface may display a website for viewing by a user and the input interface may receive an input representative of a request for a related website. The processor may transmit the request for the related website to a search engine, and, in response, the processor may obtain a search result representative of the related website. Moreover, the search result may include several components, such as a related website image representative of the related website and a uniform resource locator (“URL”) representative of a location of the related website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Fontes, Othar Hansson, Peter Jin Hong, Benjamin N. Lee, April Lehman
  • Patent number: 8799273
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method can include receiving, in a system that maintains web notebooks for a plurality of user accounts, a request for a web document from a client computing device; determining whether a portion of the requested web document is included in a web notebook associated with one of the plurality of user accounts; and when it is determined that the portion is included in a web notebook associated with one of the plurality of user accounts, providing for display by the client computing device a highlighted version of the web document having a visual indicator that highlights the portion. Determining whether a portion of the requested web document is included in a web notebook associated with one of the plurality of user accounts can include determining whether the portion is included in at least a threshold number of web notebooks associated with distinct user accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Bay-Wei Chang, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes, Benedict A. Gomes
  • Patent number: 8527491
    Abstract: A system provides a list of search results, where one of the search results in the list of search results includes a snippet from a corresponding search result document. The system receives selection of the snippet and provides an expanded snippet based on the selection of the snippet. The expanded snippet includes the snippet and other text from a subset of the search result document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Fontes, Alexis Battle, Corin Anderson
  • Patent number: 8255819
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of providing information for a web notebook is disclosed. The method can include displaying a web document in a content area of a browser window, receiving a user selection of content from the document initiated by a first user mouse click, and displaying a selection icon in the content area upon completion of the user selection, wherein the selection icon is displayed without the need for a second user mouse click.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Bay-Wei Chang, Kushal Dave, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Xiangtian Dai, Paul Fontes, Daniel M. Russell, Joseph M. Ashear
  • Patent number: 8255381
    Abstract: A system provides a list of search results, where one of the search results in the list of search results includes a snippet from a corresponding search result document. The system receives selection of the snippet and provides an expanded snippet based on the selection of the snippet. The expanded snippet includes the snippet and other text from a subset of the search result document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Fontes, Alexis Battle, Corin Anderson
  • Patent number: 8073830
    Abstract: A system provides a list of search results, where one of the search results in the list of search results includes a snippet from a corresponding search result document. The system receives selection of the snippet and provides an expanded snippet based on the selection of the snippet. The expanded snippet includes the snippet and other text from a subset of the search result document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Fontes, Alexis Battle, Corin Anderson
  • Publication number: 20100274775
    Abstract: A system facilitates the display of thumbnail images containing images of websites related to a website currently being viewed by a user. The system may include several different components to provide the thumbnail images to the user, such as a graphical user interface, an input interface, and a processor. The graphical user interface may display a website for viewing by a user and the input interface may receive an input representative of a request for a related website. The processor may transmit the request for the related website to a search engine, and, in response, the processor may obtain a search result representative of the related website. Moreover, the search result may include several components, such as a related website image representative of the related website and a uniform resource locator (“URL”) representative of a location of the related website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Fontes, Othar Hansson, Peter Jin Hong, Benjamin N. Lee, April Lehman
  • Publication number: 20070266022
    Abstract: A method of presenting computer-generated search result information can include receiving a search request from a client computer; identifying a plurality of search results responsive to the search request; ranking the plurality of search results using content in one or more web notebooks; and providing the ranked plurality of search results for presentation in the client computer. Using the content can include determining whether at least one of a title, a heading, clipped content, metadata or a user-annotation in at least one web notebook relates to the search request and, if so, increasing a ranking of at least one search result referenced by the at least one web notebook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael Frumkin, Benedict A. Gomes, Christopher Rohrs, Shashi Seth, Avni Shah, Bay-Wei Chang, Xiangtian Dai, Kushal Dave, Paul Fontes
  • Publication number: 20070266342
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of providing information for a web notebook is disclosed. The method can include displaying a web document in a content area of a browser window, receiving a user selection of content from the document initiated by a first user mouse click, and displaying a selection icon in the content area upon completion of the user selection, wherein the selection icon is displayed without the need for a second user mouse click.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Bay-Wei Chang, Kushal Dave, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Xiangtian Dai, Paul Fontes, Daniel M. Russell, Joseph M. Ashear
  • Publication number: 20070239662
    Abstract: A system provides a list of search results, where one of the search results in the list of search results includes a snippet from a corresponding search result document. The system receives selection of the snippet and provides an expanded snippet based on the selection of the snippet. The expanded snippet includes the snippet and other text from a subset of the search result document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Fontes, Alexis Battle, Corin Anderson