Patents by Inventor Peter W. Dickman

Peter W. Dickman 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).

  • Supporting voting-based campaigns in search
    Patent number: 9672530
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, receiving a search query from a user; determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided based on the search query, the VUI enabling the user to submit one or more votes in a vote-based campaign; receiving search results that are responsive to the search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the VUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tilke Mary Judd, Jyrki A. Alakuijala, Alexandru Ovidiu Dovlecel, Abraham Moolenaar, Peter W. Dickman, Zaheed Sabur, Ardan Arac, Marvin Chow, Eduardo Jodas Samper
  • Social voting-based campaigns in search
    Patent number: 9262882
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided with search results, the VUI enabling a user to submit one or more votes in a voting-based campaign; receiving social content, the social content having been distributed using one or more social networking services; receiving search results that are responsive to a search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the VUI, the VUI comprising the social content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tilke Mary Judd, Jyrki A. Alakuijala, Alexandru Ovidiu Dovlecel, Zaheed Sabur, Abraham Moolenaar, Peter W. Dickman, Marvin Chow, Ardan Arac
  • SUPPORTING VOTING-BASED CAMPAIGNS IN SEARCH
    Publication number: 20150120400
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, receiving a search query from a user; determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided based on the search query, the VUI enabling the user to submit one or more votes in a vote-based campaign; receiving search results that are responsive to the search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the VUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tilke Mary Judd, Jyrki A. Alakuijala, Alexandru Ovidiu Dovlecel, Abraham Moolenaar, Peter W. Dickman, Zaheed Sabur, Ardan Arac, Marvin Chow, Eduardo Jodas Samper
  • SOCIAL VOTING-BASED CAMPAIGNS IN SEARCH
    Publication number: 20150120401
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided with search results, the VUI enabling a user to submit one or more votes in a voting-based campaign; receiving social content, the social content having been distributed using one or more social networking services; receiving search results that are responsive to a search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the VUI, the VUI comprising the social content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tilke Mary Judd, Jyrki A. Alakuijala, Alexandru Ovidiu Dovlecel, Zaheed Sabur, Abraham Moolenaar, Peter W. Dickman, Marvin Chow, Ardan Arac
  • ADVERTISEMENT VOTING-BASED CAMPAIGNS IN SEARCH
    Publication number: 20150120446
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided to a user, the VUI enabling a user to submit one or more votes in a voting-based campaign; receiving an advertisement; receiving search results that are responsive to a search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the advertisement, the advertisement providing the VUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tilke Mary Judd, Ardan Arac, Peter W. Dickman, Zaheed Sabur, Alexandru Ovidiu Dovlecel, Eduardo Jodas Samper, Marvin Chow, Abraham Moolenaar, Jyrki A. Alakuijala
  • Display panel or portion thereof with animated computer icon
    Patent number: D759665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tilke Mary Judd, Jyrki A. Alakuijala, Alexandru Ovidiu Dovlecel, Zaheed Sabur, Abraham Moolenaar, Peter W. Dickman, Marvin Chow, Ardan Arac