Patents by Inventor Rowan Nairn

Rowan Nairn 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: 9888086
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for providing an association recommendation to a user. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to: receive a request to disassociate with a first topic from a first user; identify one or more labels and one or more refined topics associated with the first topic; determine a second user that shares one or more second topics in common with the first user; retrieve social graph data describing a social graph associated with the second user; and determine, based on the social graph data associated with the second user, an association recommendation relevant to the first user from the one or more labels and the one or more refined topics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Paul Moody, Stephen Paul Farrell, Rowan Nairn
  • Patent number: 9137190
    Abstract: A system and method for content-based message distribution are provided. An incoming message with a recipient address and a tag address including at least one content tag associated with one or more users is received. The content tag within the tag address and a recipient associated with the recipient address are identified. The recipient is added to the content tag as one of the users. The incoming message is displayed to at least one of the users associated with the content tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Rowan Nairn, Lester D. Nelson, Ed H. Chi, Victoria M. Bellotti, Bongwon Suh
  • Publication number: 20150098024
    Abstract: A system including a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate forming a screen. A signal, such as an image, can be projected on the screen. The pixels of the screen include a sensor configured to sense a portion of the signal, an emitter, and circuitry. In response to information sensed in the signal, the circuitry can be configured to drive the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Rowan Nairn, Philipp Schmaelzle
  • Patent number: 8926101
    Abstract: A system including a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate forming a screen. A signal, such as an image, can be projected on the screen. The pixels of the screen include a sensor configured to sense a portion of the signal, an emitter, and circuitry. In response to information sensed in the signal, the circuitry can be configured to drive the emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Rowan Nairn, Philipp Schmaelzle
  • Patent number: 8666979
    Abstract: A system and method for recommending interesting content is provided. A content profile including a vector of words extracted from messages associated with a user is obtained. One or more content pointer profiles each including a vector of words associated with a content pointer located within one or more messages are obtained. The content profile is compared with each of the content pointer profiles. A relevance score is determined for that content pointer by calculating a similarity between the user words and the content pointer words. The content pointers are ranked based on the relevance score. A threshold is applied to select the content pointers and those content pointers that satisfy the threshold are selected as the content pointers most relevant to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Jilin Chen, Rowan Nairn, Lester D. Nelson, Ed H. Chi
  • Publication number: 20130325989
    Abstract: A system and method for content-based message distribution are provided. An incoming message with a recipient address and a tag address including at least one content tag associated with one or more users is received. The content tag within the tag address and a recipient associated with the recipient address are identified. The recipient is added to the content tag as one of the users. The incoming message is displayed to at least one of the users associated with the content tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Rowan Nairn, Lester D. Nelson, Ed H. Chi, Victoria M. Bellotti, Bongwon Suh
  • Patent number: 8504626
    Abstract: A system and method for content tagging and distribution through email are provided. A user-to-tag record including content tags, each associated with one or more users, is maintained. An incoming email message with a tag address is received. The tag address is processed to identify a content tag, which is applied to the user-to-tag record. Users associated with the identified content tag are determined. The incoming email message is provided to the associated users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Rowan Nairn, Lester D. Nelson, Ed H. Chi, Victoria M. Bellotti, Bongwon Suh
  • Publication number: 20110279739
    Abstract: A system including a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate forming a screen. A signal, such as an image, can be projected on the screen. The pixels of the screen include a sensor configured to sense a portion of the signal, an emitter, and circuitry. In response to information sensed in the signal, the circuitry can be configured to drive the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Rowan Nairn, Philipp Schmaelzle
  • Publication number: 20110252027
    Abstract: A system and method for recommending interesting content is provided. A content profile including a vector of words extracted from messages associated with a user is obtained. One or more content pointer profiles each including a vector of words associated with a content pointer located within one or more messages are obtained. The content profile is compared with each of the content pointer profiles. A relevance score is determined for that content pointer by calculating a similarity between the user words and the content pointer words. The content pointers are ranked based on the relevance score. A threshold is applied to select the content pointers and those content pointers that satisfy the threshold are selected as the content pointers most relevant to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jilin Chen, Rowan Nairn, Lester D. Nelson, Ed H. Chi
  • Publication number: 20110191428
    Abstract: A system and method for content tagging and distribution through email are provided. A user-to-tag record including content tags, each associated with one or more users, is maintained. An incoming email message with a tag address is received. The tag address is processed to identify a content tag, which is applied to the user-to-tag record. Users associated with the identified content tag are determined. The incoming email message is provided to the associated users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Rowan Nairn, Lester D. Nelson, Ed H. Chi, Victoria M. Bellotti, Bongwon Suh
  • Publication number: 20100274790
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for implicit tagging of documents using search query data is provided. A corpus of documents including electronically-stored digital data is identified. A search query including one or more query terms from a user is received. The search query is executed against the document corpus. Search results including an identifier for each of the documents in the corpus that matches at least one of the query terms are obtained. A selection of one or more of the identifiers by the user is captured. A set of click-through tags that each include the user, one of the selected identifiers, and the matching query terms is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Lichan Hong, Ed H. Chi, Rowan Nairn