Patents by Inventor Robert Kniaz

Robert Kniaz 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: 10726164
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allow advertisers to make ads available to publishers through an advertising system. The advertising system provides tamper proof tracking of conversion activity between publishers and advertisers. Further, advertisers can define plural different conversions to be associated with a single ad click through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Robert Kniaz, Abhinay Sharma, Kai Chen, Sam Mardanbeigi
  • Publication number: 20180157869
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allow advertisers to make ads available to publishers through an advertising system. The advertising system provides tamper proof tracking of conversion activity between publishers and advertisers. Further, advertisers can define plural different conversions to be associated with a single ad click through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Kniaz, Abhinay Sharma, Kai Chen, Sam Mardanbeigi
  • Patent number: 8805727
    Abstract: When purchasing a product or service from an online merchant (“first merchant”), e-commerce consumers might want to purchase a complementary product and/or service not offered by the first merchant. Such consumers are provided with an opportunity to purchase or otherwise learn about such complementary products and/or services, and secondary merchants are provided with the opportunity to sell or market such complimentary products and/or services in a way that would not jeopardize the first merchant's sale, and indeed, in a way that might provide a benefit to the first merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kniaz, Jonathan Steinback
  • Patent number: 8799078
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, that generate a display including one or more user-adjustable advertising mechanisms and receive a user selection of at least one of the one or more user-adjustable advertising mechanisms. Optionally, a user-adjustable tool can be displayed. The user-adjustable tool is configurable by the user to adjust the at least one user-adjustable advertising mechanism. A graphic is generated that represents at least one other user-adjustable advertising mechanism, where the graphic is generated based at least in part on the adjustment of the at least one user-adjustable advertising mechanism using the user-adjustable tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Kniaz
  • Patent number: 8768740
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus and computer program products are provided for targeting content information. A method includes defining an environment in a document, defining at least one targeting criterion for the environment, and storing in the document a request code that is configured to request content for placement in the environment based on the targeting criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kniaz, Abhinay Sharma, Kai Chen, Maxim Drobintsev
  • Patent number: 8700452
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, that can include receiving from an advertiser a request for billing based on a first measure of services, determining from quality data related to the advertiser whether the first measure of services can be converted with sufficient confidence to a second measure of services, providing services according to the first measure of services, monitoring stability data indicative of the stability of the relationship between the first measure of services and the second measure of services, and automatically switching from one to another mode of determining a price to be charged the customer for services provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Wendy R. McKennon, Bhavesh R. Mehta, Dustin S. Jackson, Abhinay Sharma, Scott S. Benson, Andrew E. Silverman, Dan Siroker, Robert Kniaz, Nicholas C. Fox, Markus Mock, James A. Gallagher, Benjamin A. Hardy, Mark K. Rose, Kai Chen, Joerg Heilig
  • Patent number: 8473339
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, that can include receiving from an advertiser a request for billing based on a first measure of services, determining from quality data related to the advertiser whether the first measure of services can be converted with sufficient confidence to a second measure of services, providing services according to the first measure of services, monitoring stability data indicative of the stability of the relationship between the first measure of services and the second measure of services, and automatically switching from one to another mode of determining a price to be charged the customer for services provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Wendy R. McKennon, Bhavesh R. Mehta, Dustin S. Jackson, Abhinay Sharma, Scott S. Benson, Andrew E. Silverman, Dan Siroker, Robert Kniaz, Nicholas C. Fox, Markus Mock, James A. Gallagher, Benjamin A. Hardy, Mark K. Rose, Kai Chen, Joerg Heilig
  • Publication number: 20120239534
    Abstract: When purchasing a product or service from an online merchant (“first merchant”), e-commerce consumers might want to purchase a complementary product and/or service not offered by the first merchant. Such consumers are provided with an opportunity to purchase or otherwise learn about such complementary products and/or services, and secondary merchants are provided with the opportunity to sell or market such complimentary products and/or services in a way that would not jeopardize the first merchant's sale, and indeed, in a way that might provide a benefit to the first merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Robert Kniaz, Jonathan Steinback
  • Patent number: 8200530
    Abstract: When purchasing a product or service from an online merchant (“first merchant”), e-commerce consumers might want to purchase a complementary product and/or service not offered by the first merchant. Such consumers are provided with an opportunity to purchase or otherwise learn about such complementary products and/or services, and secondary merchants are provided with the opportunity to sell or market such complimentary products and/or services in a way that would not jeopardize the first merchant's sale, and indeed, in a way that might provide a benefit to the first merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kniaz, Jonathan Steinback
  • Patent number: 8200531
    Abstract: When purchasing a product or service from an online merchant (“first merchant”), e-commerce consumers might want to purchase a complementary product and/or service not offered by the first merchant. Such consumers are provided with an opportunity to purchase or otherwise learn about such complementary products and/or services, and secondary merchants are provided with the opportunity to sell or market such complimentary products and/or services in a way that would not jeopardize the first merchant's sale, and indeed, in a way that might provide a benefit to the first merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kniaz, Jonathan Steinback
  • Publication number: 20110071897
    Abstract: When purchasing a product or service from an online merchant (“first merchant”), e-commerce consumers might want to purchase a complementary product and/or service not offered by the first merchant. Such consumers are provided with an opportunity to purchase or otherwise learn about such complementary products and/or services, and secondary merchants are provided with the opportunity to sell or market such complimentary products and/or services in a way that would not jeopardize the first merchant's sale, and indeed, in a way that might provide a benefit to the first merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Robert Kniaz, Jonathan Steinback
  • Publication number: 20090292605
    Abstract: When purchasing a product or service from an online merchant (“first merchant”), e-commerce consumers might want to purchase a complementary product and/or service not offered by the first merchant. Such consumers are provided with an opportunity to purchase or otherwise learn about such complementary products and/or services, and secondary merchants are provided with the opportunity to sell or market such complimentary products and/or services in a way that would not jeopardize the first merchant's sale, and indeed, in a way that might provide a benefit to the first merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Robert KNIAZ, Jonathan Steinback