Patents by Inventor Paul M. English
Paul M. English 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: 10896230Abstract: A travel search engine enables a user to share his or her search results with one or more other users in real time. Each of the users has a common set of search results and any user can select share a specific result within the common set. The remaining results in the common set can be independently filtered and sorted. By selectively sharing various ones of the search results, while being able to separately manipulate the remaining search results, users have access to a common set of potentially mutually acceptable results, but can still individually explore the search results by filtering along different criteria.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Paul M. English, Derek M. Young, Jeff A. Rago, Lincoln D. Jackson, Paul D. Schwenk, Giorgos C. Zacharia
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Publication number: 20190258685Abstract: A travel search engine enables a user to share his or her search results with one or more other users in real time. Each of the users has a common set of search results and any user can select share a specific result within the common set. The remaining results in the common set can be independently filtered and sorted. By selectively sharing various ones of the search results, while being able to separately manipulate the remaining search results, users have access to a common set of potentially mutually acceptable results, but can still individually explore the search results by filtering along different criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Paul M. English, Derek M. Young, Jeff A. Rago, Lincoln D. Jackson, Paul D. Schwenk, Giorgos C. Zacharia
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Patent number: 10275527Abstract: A travel search engine enables a user to share his or her search results with one or more other users in real time. Each of the users has a common set of search results and any user can select share a specific result within the common set. The remaining results in the common set can be independently filtered and sorted. By selectively sharing various ones of the search results, while being able to separately manipulate the remaining search results, users have access to a common set of potentially mutually acceptable results, but can still individually explore the search results by filtering along different criteria.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Paul M. English, Derek M. Young, Jeff A. Rago, Lincoln D. Jackson, Paul D. Schwenk, Giorgos C. Zacharia
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Patent number: 9679263Abstract: The present invention provides a methodology and system for efficiently performing travel reservation queries and presenting significant search results to a user. A travel reservation search engine constructs a first query from one or more constraints. The first query has a threshold probability of returning a first set of search results that will lead to the purchase of a travel reservation. Additionally, if determined necessary by the search engine a second query is constructed from one or more constraints. The second query returns a second set of search results.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Paul M. English, Travis M. Gebhardt, Kristin P. Harkness, Lincoln D. Jackson, Jeff A. Rago, Paul D. Schwenk, Brenda L. White
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Patent number: 9275346Abstract: According to some aspects, a system is provided comprising at least one computer readable storage medium storing a cache of flight information comprising a plurality of flight solutions, the cache capable of being accessed to obtain flight solutions that meet a criteria specified in one or more flight search queries, and at least one computer programmed to apply at least one machine learning model to at least some of the flight information in the flight information cache to classify at least one of the plurality of flight solutions according to an assessed fidelity of the at least one flight solution, and perform at least one action based on the classified at least one flight solution.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Giorgos C. Zacharia, Paul M. English, Travis M. Gebhardt, Dmitry Tkach, Kosmas Karadimitriou, Vinayak V. Ranade
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Publication number: 20150161527Abstract: The present invention provides a methodology and system for efficiently performing travel reservation queries and presenting significant search results to a user. A travel reservation search engine constructs a first query from one or more constraints. The first query has a threshold probability of returning a first set of search results that will lead to the purchase of a travel reservation. Additionally, if determined necessary by the search engine a second query is constructed from one or more constraints. The second query returns a second set of search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Paul M. English, Travis M. Gebhardt, Kristin P. Harkness, Lincoln D. Jackson, Jeff A. Rago, Paul D. Schwenk, Brenda L. White
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Patent number: 8972434Abstract: The present invention provides a methodology and system for efficiently performing travel reservation queries and presenting significant search results to a user. A travel reservation search engine constructs a first query from one or more constraints. The first query has a threshold probability of returning a first set of search results that will lead to the purchase of a travel reservation. Additionally, if determined necessary by the search engine a second query is constructed from one or more constraints. The second query returns a second set of search results.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Paul M. English, Travis M. Gebhardt, Kristin P. Harkness, Lincoln D. Jackson, Jeffrey A. Rago, Paul D. Schwenk, Brenda L. White
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Publication number: 20150012469Abstract: According to some aspects, a system is provided comprising at least one computer readable storage medium storing a cache of flight information comprising a plurality of flight solutions, the cache capable of being accessed to obtain flight solutions that meet a criteria specified in one or more flight search queries, and at least one computer programmed to apply at least one machine learning model to at least some of the flight information in the flight information cache to classify at least one of the plurality of flight solutions according to an assessed fidelity of the at least one flight solution, and perform at least one action based on the classified at least one flight solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Giorgos C. Zacharia, Paul M. English, Travis M. Gebhardt, Dmitry Tkach, Kosmas Karadimitriou, Vinayak V. Ranade
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Patent number: 8874492Abstract: According to some aspects, a system is provided comprising at least one computer readable storage medium storing a cache of flight information comprising a plurality of flight solutions, the cache capable of being accessed to obtain flight solutions that meet a criteria specified in one or more flight search queries, and at least one computer programmed to apply at least one machine learning model to at least some of the flight information in the flight information cache to classify at least one of the plurality of flight solutions according to an assessed fidelity of the at least one flight solution, and perform at least one action based on the classified at least one flight solution.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Giorgos C. Zacharia, Paul M. English, Travis M. Gebhardt, Dmitry Tkach, Kosmas Karadimitriou, Vinayak V. Ranade
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Publication number: 20140195525Abstract: A travel search engine enables a user to share his or her search results with one or more other users in real time. Each of the users has a common set of search results and any user can select share a specific result within the common set. The remaining results in the common set can be independently filtered and sorted. By selectively sharing various ones of the search results, while being able to separately manipulate the remaining search results, users have access to a common set of potentially mutually acceptable results, but can still individually explore the search results by filtering along different criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Paul M. English, Derek M. Young, Jeff A. Rago, Lincoln D. Jackson, Paul D. Schwenk, Giorgos C. Zacharia
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Publication number: 20140136316Abstract: Suppliers of goods and/or services subject to shifts in capacity utilization design and implement marketing campaigns around utilization forecasts, targeting marketing expenditures on periods of excess capacity rather than periods without excess capacity, and in some embodiments also to alter variables such as pricing, consumer targeting, or even the intensity of the campaign itself on a dynamic basis in response to changing market conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Charles L. Spurr, Jim Giza, Paul M. English, Steve Hafner, Andrew Patterson, Daniel S. Hafner
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Patent number: 8719251Abstract: A travel search engine enables a user to share his or her search results with one or more other users in real time. Each of the users has a common set of search results and any user can select share a specific result within the common set. The remaining results in the common set can be independently filtered and sorted. By selectively sharing various ones of the search results, while being able to separately manipulate the remaining search results, users have access to a common set of potentially mutually acceptable results, but can still individually explore the search results by filtering along different criteria.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Paul M. English, Derek M. Young, Jeff A. Rago, Lincoln D. Jackson, Paul D. Schwenk, Giorgos C. Zacharia
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Publication number: 20130073323Abstract: In one aspect, a computer system comprising at least one computer storing a software implemented exploration tool is provided. The exploration tool, when processed by the at least one computer, performs a method comprising providing at least one first interface for display to a user, the at least one first interface allowing the user to provide criteria regarding a trip, receiving, via the at least one first interface, at least one criterion from the user indicating one or more travel preferences, the at least one criterion not including a specific destination, obtaining travel results for a plurality of destinations, each of the travel results meeting the at least one criterion, and providing the travel results for display to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Giorgos C. Zacharia, Paul M. English, Lincoln D. Jackson, Jeff A. Rago, Adam Baratz, Sidra Michon
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Publication number: 20130024404Abstract: According to some aspects, a system is provided comprising at least one computer readable storage medium storing a cache of flight information comprising a plurality of flight solutions, the cache capable of being accessed to obtain flight solutions that meet a criteria specified in one or more flight search queries, and at least one computer programmed to apply at least one machine learning model to at least some of the flight information in the flight information cache to classify at least one of the plurality of flight solutions according to an assessed fidelity of the at least one flight solution, and perform at least one action based on the classified at least one flight solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Giorgos C. Zacharia, Paul M. English, Travis M. Gebhardt, Dmitry Tkach, Kosmas Karadimitriou, Vinayak V. Ranade
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Patent number: 7587678Abstract: A customer support system is provided that integrates with a legacy email system. The customer support system receives customer inquiries via a feedback form, formats the inquiries into emails and routes the emails to selected employees. A dynamic status indicator is incorporated into each email that indicates the status of the customer's inquiry. The value of the status indicator is resolved at the time an employee opens or displays the email for viewing. All customer inquiries and employees responses are individually tracked and maintained in a database for analysis and reporting.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Paul M. English, James D. Giza
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Publication number: 20090150343Abstract: The present invention provides a methodology and system for efficiently performing travel reservation queries and presenting significant search results to a user. A travel reservation search engine constructs a first query from one or more constraints. The first query has a threshold probability of returning a first set of search results that will lead to the purchase of a travel reservation. Additionally, if determined necessary by the search engine a second query is constructed from one or more constraints. The second query returns a second set of search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2007Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Paul M. English, Travis M. Gebhardt, Kristin P. Harkness, Lincoln D. Jackson, Jeffrey A. Rago, Paul D. Schwenk, Brenda L. White