Patents by Inventor Roni F. Zeiger

Roni F. Zeiger 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).

  • Publication number: 20200005361
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for advertising a 3D object in a web browser are provided. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining modeling data for a 3D object, formatting the modeling data for display in an advertisement in a web browser, and providing the formatted modeling data to the web browser for display in the advertisement. The advertisement includes a display of at least a portion of the 3D object based on an initial default view or a user selected view based on a query received from the user. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Roni F. ZEIGER, Arthur E. BLUME
  • Patent number: 8875055
    Abstract: A first statement of a rule and a first icon associated with the first statement are displayed. A user's selection of the first icon is received, and the selection of a Boolean operator is received in association with the selection. A second statement is displayed, and a link between the first statement and the second statement is displayed to form a compound statement including the first and second statements. The link includes an indication of the Boolean operator selected by the user. A second icon is displayed in association with the second statement, where the second icon is selectable by the user to allow selection of Boolean operators with which the user may link the second statement to a third statement. A third icon is displayed in association with the compound statement, where the icon is selectable by the user to allow selection of a Boolean operator to link the compound statement to a third statement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Roni F. Zeiger, Arthur E. Blume
  • Patent number: 8860717
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for viewing a three-dimensional (3D) object using a web browser having integrated 3D modeling capabilities are provided. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining data of a 3D object via a web browser having integrated 3D modeling capabilities, and displaying, in the web browser, at least a portion of the 3D object based on an initial default view, or a user selected view based on a query received from a user. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Roni F. Zeiger, Arthur E. Blume, David Kogan, Rachel L. Petterson, Won S. Chun, Evangelos Kokkevis
  • Patent number: 8856099
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying entities using search results. One of the methods includes determining that a first search query includes a respective text reference to each of one or more predetermined attributes, wherein each attribute is associated with a first entity type; obtaining search results for the first search query from a search engine, the search results identifying a plurality of resources; identifying entities of the first entity type that are related to any of the plurality of resources identified by the search results; and selecting names of one or more of the identified entities of the first entity type to include in a response to the first search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Lasko, Andrew Tomkins, Michael Angelo, Matthew K. Gray, Russell Ryan, Namrata U. Godbole, Roni F. Zeiger
  • Patent number: 8843466
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying entities using search results. One of the methods includes determining that a search query includes a respective text reference to each of one or more predetermined attributes, wherein each attribute is associated with an entity type; obtaining search results for the search query from a search engine, each search result identifying a respective resource; for each of a plurality of the obtained search results, determining an initial score for each of a plurality of entities of the entity type based on occurrences of names of the entity in the resource identified by the search result; generating a final score for each of the entities based on the initial scores; and selecting one or more names of entities of the entity type to include in a response to the search query based on the final scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Roni F. Zeiger, Thomas A. Lasko, Andrew Tomkins, Michael Angelo, Matthew K. Gray, Russell Ryan, Namrata U. Godbole
  • Patent number: 8775439
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying entities using search results. One of the methods includes the actions of determining that a first search query includes a respective text reference to each of one or more predetermined attributes, wherein each attribute is associated with a first entity type; for each of a plurality of entities of the first entity type, generating a combined search query that includes the first search query and a name of the entity; obtaining search results for each of the plurality of entities using the combined search query for each respective entity; and using the obtained search results to generate combined search results to include in a response to the first search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Lasko, Andrew Tomkins, Michael Angelo, Matthew K. Gray, Russell Ryan, Namrata U. Godbole, Roni F. Zeiger
  • Patent number: 8473489
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying entities using search results. One of the methods includes the actions of determining that a first search query includes a respective text reference to each of one or more predetermined attributes, wherein each attribute is associated with a first entity type; generating a second search query including the first search query and one or more terms that refer to the first entity type; and evaluating search results obtained for the second search query to select one or more names of entities of the first entity type to include in a response to the first search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Lasko, Andrew Tomkins, Michael Angelo, Matthew K. Gray, Russell Ryan, Namrata U. Godbole, Roni F. Zeiger
  • Patent number: 8314790
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for automatically adjusting an opacity of layers in a three-dimensional (3D) object are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request to display data for a 3D object having a plurality of layers, and providing, for display, data for a view of the 3D object. An opacity of each of the layers of the 3D object in the view is adjusted based on a position of the view of the 3D object. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Roni F. Zeiger, Arthur E. Blume, David Kogan, Rachel L. Petterson, Won S. Chun, Evangelos Kokkevis