Patents by Inventor Ralf Metzger

Ralf Metzger 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: 11049201
    Abstract: Rendering graphical user interfaces to display current and future data to users, the graphical user interfaces generated in response to search queries comprises a flight search system and an airline system. The flight search system receives current flight data and future flight data for the group of flights from an airline system and stores the data on a database. When the flight search system receives a flight search request comprising desired flight data from a user computing device, the system compares the desired flight search data with the stored data to identify one or more flights of the group of flights that match one or more features of the desired flight data. The system presents the current flight data and the future flight data on a graphical user interface to the user when it is likely that the flight data is going to change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jachin Cheng, Petra Ehmann, Piotr Buczek, Ralf Metzger, John Bowen
  • Publication number: 20200020053
    Abstract: Rendering graphical user interfaces to display current and future data to users, the graphical user interfaces generated in response to search queries comprises a flight search system and an airline system. The flight search system receives current flight data and future flight data for the group of flights from an airline system and stores the data on a database. When the flight search system receives a flight search request comprising desired flight data from a user computing device, the system compares the desired flight search data with the stored data to identify one or more flights of the group of flights that match one or more features of the desired flight data. The system presents the current flight data and the future flight data on a graphical user interface to the user when it is likely that the flight data is going to change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jachin Cheng, Petra Ehmann, Piotr Buczek, Ralf Metzger, John Bowen
  • Patent number: 10430901
    Abstract: Rendering graphical user interfaces to display current and future data to users, the graphical user interfaces generated in response to search queries comprises a flight search system and an airline system. The flight search system receives current flight data and future flight data for the group of flights from an airline system and stores the data on a database. When the flight search system receives a flight search request comprising desired flight data from a user computing device, the system compares the desired flight search data with the stored data to identify one or more flights of the group of flights that match one or more features of the desired flight data. The system presents the current flight data and the future flight data on a graphical user interface to the user when it is likely that the flight data is going to change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jachin Cheng, Petra Ehmann, Piotr Buczek, Ralf Metzger, John Bowen
  • Publication number: 20180357301
    Abstract: A search system generates one or more groups of search results of the plurality of search results based at least in part on a calculated similarity between search results of the plurality of search results. The search system communicates instructions to a user computing device causing the user computing device to render a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising one or more group results of the generated one or more groups of search results, wherein each of the one or more group results comprises a timeline comprising respective indicators for each result in the group result along the timeline. The search system receives, from the user computing device, an input via the graphical user interface selecting a particular indicator corresponding to a particular search result along a particular timeline, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display details of the particular search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ralf Metzger, Jiri Semecky, Peter Werner Balsiger, Piotr Maciej Buczek, Ally Gale, Lukas Platinsky
  • Publication number: 20180130149
    Abstract: Rendering graphical user interfaces to display current and future data to users, the graphical user interfaces generated in response to search queries comprises a flight search system and an airline system. The flight search system receives current flight data and future flight data for the group of flights from an airline system and stores the data on a database. When the flight search system receives a flight search request comprising desired flight data from a user computing device, the system compares the desired flight search data with the stored data to identify one or more flights of the group of flights that match one or more features of the desired flight data. The system presents the current flight data and the future flight data on a graphical user interface to the user when it is likely that the flight data is going to change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Jachin Cheng, Petra Ehmann, Piotr Buczek, Ralf Metzger, John Bowen
  • Publication number: 20160125320
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for information retrieval. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a flight search query, the flight search query identifying a plurality of flight parameters including a departure location, a destination location, and at least one date; obtaining a plurality of flight search results that satisfy the flight search query; grouping the plurality of flight search results into groups based at least in part on calculated similarity between flight search results of the plurality of flight search results, wherein the similarity is based on a combination of a plurality of features of the respective flight itineraries of the flight search results; and providing the plurality of flight search results for display in a flight search results interface including providing at least one group result of the generated groups of flight search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Ralf Metzger, Jiri Semecky, Peter Werner Balsiger, Piotr Maciej Buczek, Ally Gale, Lukas Platinsky
  • Patent number: 6527848
    Abstract: A new complex of an element of transition group IV or V is provided for forming an improved precursor combination for use in chemical vapor deposition (CVD). This complex dispenses with an alkoxide ligand having an &agr; proton, so that hydrolysis of the complex no longer liberates a reducing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Frank Hintermaier, Ralf Metzger, Christoph Werner
  • Publication number: 20020000175
    Abstract: A new complex of an element of transition group IV or V is provided for forming an improved precursor combination for use in chemical vapor deposition (CVD). This complex dispenses with an alkoxide ligand having an &agr; proton, so that hydrolysis of the complex no longer liberates a reducing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Frank Hintermaier, Ralf Metzger, Christoph Werner