Patents by Inventor Paul van der Merwe Sauer

Paul van der Merwe Sauer 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: 7593981
    Abstract: Various computer-implemented methods are disclosed for identifying web sites and web pages that are related to each other. One such method involves collecting search activity data indicative of particular search terms submitted, and corresponding search results selected, by each of a plurality of users. The accumulated search activity data is analyzed on an aggregated basis to identify search-activity-based associations between particular web sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Alexa Internet
    Inventors: Brewster Kahle, Paul van der Merwe Sauer
  • Publication number: 20080162231
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that enables users to share product-related information across web pages. The system includes a client that executes on a user computer. The client interacts with a data server to provide user access to product-related information associated with products represented on web pages accessed by the user. The product-related information may include information submitted by other users via other instances of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Brewster P. Kahle, Niall P. O'Driscoll, Ronna C. Tanenbaum, Jeffrey M. Bartolotta, Sondra L. Cholach, Paul Van Der Merwe Sauer
  • Patent number: 7373313
    Abstract: A client executes in conjunction with a web browser on a user computer. The client interacts with a data server to provide user access to product-related information associated with products represented on web pages accessed by the web browser. The product-related information may include information submitted by other users via other instances of the client, such that users share product-related information across web pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Alexa Internet
    Inventors: Brewster P. Kahle, Niall P. O'Driscoll, Ronna C. Tanenbaum, Jeffrey Bartolotta, Sondra L. Cholach, Paul Van Der Merwe Sauer
  • Patent number: 7165069
    Abstract: A meta-data generator is described for generating meta-data relating to at least one Web site, the meta-data identifying, for a Web site providing at least one Web page, identification of, for other Web sites, at least one Web page associated therewith having a selected relationship with the at least one Web site. The meta-data generator includes an information accumulation module, a meta-data generation module and a meta-data storage module. The information accumulation module accumulates Web page information associated with respective Web sites. The meta-data generation module uses the accumulated Web page information according to a selected meta-data generation methodology to generate said meta-data, and the meta-data storage module stores the meta-data generated by the meta-data generation module. Several meta-data generation methodologies are described, including a link (Web page identifier) analysis methodology, two Web page usage analysis methodologies; and a search results analysis methodology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Alexa Internet
    Inventors: Brewster Kahle, Paul van der Merwe Sauer