Patents by Inventor Robin Hiroko Walsh
Robin Hiroko Walsh 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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Publication number: 20200184534Abstract: A system and method for rating of each of plural products comprising identifying plurality of attributes associated with a category of product, applying a scalar structure for each attribute to provide scalar value of each attribute for each of the plural products, determining an incremental competitive index for each attribute of each product based on the scalar value of each attribute and a number of products having the scalar value, and rating each product based on the determined competitive index.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh, Russell Gilchrist
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Patent number: 10134068Abstract: A catalog taxonomy organized in a tree-like configuration including at least one first tier product category having at least one first tier attribute associated with products in the first tier category, and a plurality of second tier product categories branching from the first tier product category and defining subcategories, at least one of the plurality of second tier product categories having a second tier attribute associated with products in a subcategory defined by the plurality of second tier product categories, wherein each of the second tier product categories inherits the first tier attribute of the first tier product category from which the plurality of second tier product categories branches. In addition, a system and method utilizing such catalog taxonomy.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Patent number: 10032207Abstract: A product placement engine and method for automatically identifying products for association with a document, the engine including a parser, an analysis module adapted to determine word scores and to adjust the word scores of the words by predetermined weightings, a keyword constructor module adapted to construct a keyword query search string using words having the highest word scores, a search engine adapted to search a products database having product records to identify products satisfying the keyword query search string and assign product scores, and a post processing module adapted to identify word matches in each of the product records and the document and update the product score.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: CBS INTERACTIVE INC.Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20170221122Abstract: A product placement engine and method for automatically identifying products for association with a document, the engine including a parser, an analysis module adapted to determine word scores and to adjust the word scores of the words by predetermined weightings, a keyword constructor module adapted to construct a keyword query search string using words having the highest word scores, a search engine adapted to search a products database having product records to identify products satisfying the keyword query search string and assign product scores, and a post processing module adapted to identify word matches in each of the product records and the document and update the product score.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20170124612Abstract: A catalog taxonomy organized in a tree-like configuration including at least one first tier product category having at least one first tier attribute associated with products in the first tier category, and a plurality of second tier product categories branching from the first tier product category and defining subcategories, at least one of the plurality of second tier product categories having a second tier attribute associated with products in a subcategory defined by the plurality of second tier product categories, wherein each of the second tier product categories inherits the first tier attribute of the first tier product category from which the plurality of second tier product categories branches. In addition, a system and method utilizing such catalog taxonomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Patent number: 9576076Abstract: A catalog taxonomy organized in a tree-like configuration including at least one first tier product category having at least one first tier attribute associated with products in the first tier category, and a plurality of second tier product categories branching from the first tier product category and defining subcategories, at least one of the plurality of second tier product categories having a second tier attribute associated with products in a subcategory defined by the plurality of second tier product categories, wherein each of the second tier product categories inherits the first tier attribute of the first tier product category from which the plurality of second tier product categories branches. In addition, a system and method utilizing such catalog taxonomy.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Patent number: 9443254Abstract: A product placement engine and method for automatically identifying products for association with a document, the engine including a parser, an analysis module adapted to determine word scores and to adjust the word scores of the words by predetermined weightings, a keyword constructor module adapted to construct a keyword query search string using words having the highest word scores, a search engine adapted to search a products database having product records to identify products satisfying the keyword query search string and assign product scores, and a post processing module adapted to identify word matches in each of the product records and the document and update the product score.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20160086239Abstract: The method comprises processing plural product information records from the product information sources into one or more groups based on which product information records are likely to correspond to the same product, correlating a unique product ID corresponding to the product associated with each of said groups to identify the product, comparing each identified product to categories of a taxonomy to determine a category for the identified products in the taxonomy, and determining attributes for each categorized product based on the product information records corresponding to each group, creating product specifications based on the determined attributes and storing the product specification in the corresponding determined categories of the taxonomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Timothy Allen Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20160086240Abstract: The method comprises processing plural product information records from the product information sources into one or more groups based on which product information records are likely to correspond to the same product, correlating a unique product ID corresponding to the product associated with each of said groups to identify the product, comparing each identified product to categories of a taxonomy to determine a category for the identified products in the taxonomy, and determining attributes for each categorized product based on the product information records corresponding to each group, creating product specifications based on the determined attributes and storing the product specification in the corresponding determined categories of the taxonomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Timothy Allen Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20160063582Abstract: The method comprises processing plural product information records from the product information sources into one or more groups based on which product information records are likely to correspond to the same product, correlating a unique product ID corresponding to the product associated with each of said groups to identify the product, comparing each identified product to categories of a taxonomy to determine a category for the identified products in the taxonomy, and determining attributes for each categorized product based on the product information records corresponding to each group, creating product specifications based on the determined attributes and storing the product specification in the corresponding determined categories of the taxonomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Timothy Allen Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20160019611Abstract: The method comprises processing plural product information records from the product information sources into one or more groups based on which product information records are likely to correspond to the same product, correlating a unique product ID corresponding to the product associated with each of said groups to identify the product, comparing each identified product to categories of a taxonomy to determine a category for the identified products in the taxonomy, and determining attributes for each categorized product based on the product information records corresponding to each group, creating product specifications based on the determined attributes and storing the product specification in the corresponding determined categories of the taxonomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Timothy Allen Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Patent number: 9177059Abstract: The method comprises processing plural product information records from the product information sources into one or more groups based on which product information records are likely to correspond to the same product, correlating a unique product ID corresponding to the product associated with each of said groups to identify the product, comparing each identified product to categories of a taxonomy to determine a category for the identified products in the taxonomy, and determining attributes for each categorized product based on the product information records corresponding to each group, creating product specifications based on the determined attributes and storing the product specification in the corresponding determined categories of the taxonomy.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Timothy Allen Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20150287081Abstract: A product placement engine and method for automatically identifying products for association with a document, the engine including a parser, an analysis module adapted to determine word scores and to adjust the word scores of the words by predetermined weightings, a keyword constructor module adapted to construct a keyword query search string using words having the highest word scores, a search engine adapted to search a products database having product records to identify products satisfying the keyword query search string and assign product scores, and a post processing module adapted to identify word matches in each of the product records and the document and update the product score.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Patent number: 9015182Abstract: A product placement engine and method for automatically identifying products for association with a document, the engine including a parser, an analysis module adapted to determine word scores and to adjust the word scores of the words by predetermined weightings, a keyword constructor module adapted to construct a keyword query search string using words having the highest word scores, a search engine adapted to search a products database having product records to identify products satisfying the keyword query search string and assign product scores, and a post processing module adapted to identify word matches in each of the product records and the document and update the product score.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Patent number: 8930370Abstract: The method comprises processing plural product information records from the product information sources into one or more groups based on which product information records are likely to correspond to the same product, correlating a unique product ID corresponding to the product associated with each of said groups to identify the product, comparing each identified product to categories of a taxonomy to determine a category for the identified products in the taxonomy, and determining attributes for each categorized product based on the product information records corresponding to each group, creating product specifications based on the determined attributes and storing the product specification in the corresponding determined categories of the taxonomy.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Timothy Allen Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20140297559Abstract: A system and method for rating of each of plural products comprising identifying plurality of attributes associated with a category of product, applying a scalar structure for each attribute to provide scalar value of each attribute for each of the plural products, determining an incremental competitive index for each attribute of each product based on the scalar value of each attribute and a number of products having the scalar value, and rating each product based on the determined competitive index.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh, Russell Gilchrist
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Patent number: 8751331Abstract: A system and method for rating of each of plural products comprising identifying plurality of attributes associated with a category of product, applying a scalar structure for each attribute to provide scalar value of each attribute for each of the plural products, determining an incremental competitive index for each attribute of each product based on the scalar value of each attribute and a number of products having the scalar value, and rating each product based on the determined competitive index.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh, Russell Gilchrist
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Publication number: 20140156437Abstract: A method and system for automatically generating a self-updating naturally-reading narrative product summary including assertions about a selected product. In one embodiment, the system and method includes evaluating an existing narrative product summary, comparing an existing attribute name, attribute value, attribute unit, and assertion model, respectively, to a current attribute name, attribute value, attribute unit, and assertion model to determine if one of the comparisons shows a change. The system and method further determines a new attribute associated with the selected product, selects an alternative product, retrieves a new assertion model with assertions that describe the selected product and identify an alternative product in a natural manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. BARAN, Timothy Allen MUSGROVE, Robin Hiroko WALSH
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Patent number: 8630919Abstract: A method and system for automatically generating a self-updating naturally-reading narrative product summary including assertions about a selected product. In one embodiment, the system and method includes evaluating an existing narrative product summary, comparing an existing attribute name, attribute value, attribute unit, and assertion model, respectively, to a current attribute name, attribute value, attribute unit, and assertion model to determine if one of the comparisons shows a change. The system and method further determines a new attribute associated with the selected product, selects an alternative product, retrieves a new assertion model with assertions that describe the selected product and identify an alternative product in a natural manner.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Baran, Timothy Allen Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20130091031Abstract: A method and system for automatically generating a self-updating naturally-reading narrative product summary including assertions about a selected product. In one embodiment, the system and method includes evaluating an existing narrative product summary, comparing an existing attribute name, attribute value, attribute unit, and assertion model, respectively, to a current attribute name, attribute value, attribute unit, and assertion model to determine if one of the comparisons shows a change. The system and method further determines a new attribute associated with the selected product, selects an alternative product, retrieves a new assertion model with assertions that describe the selected product and identify an alternative product in a natural manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. BARAN, Timothy Allen MUSGROVE, Robin Hiroko WALSH