Patents by Inventor Roy Twersky

Roy Twersky 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).

  • Methods and systems for conducting a personalized web browser search by probability estimation that is unseen document is of interest to the user
    Patent number: 9098813
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Personalized User Model
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael R Berthold
  • Automatic, personalized online information and product services
    Patent number: 8825853
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Personalized User Model
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael R Berthold
  • Automatic, personalized online information and product services
    Patent number: 8626911
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Personalized User Model
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael R. Berthold
  • AUTOMATIC, PERSONALIZED ONLINE INFORMATION AND PRODUCT SERVICES
    Publication number: 20130073390
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Personalized User Model
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael R. Berthold
  • Method and system for personalized searching of information and product services by estimating an interest to a user
    Patent number: 8301764
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Personalized User Model
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael R. Berthold
  • AUTOMATIC, PERSONALIZED ONLINE INFORMATION AND PRODUCT SERVICES
    Publication number: 20100122178
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Personalized User Model
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael R. Berthold
  • Automatic, personalized online information and product services
    Patent number: 7685276
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Personalized User Model
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael R. Berthold
  • Authomatic, personalized online information and product services
    Publication number: 20080114756
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael Berthold
  • Automatic, personalized online information and product services
    Patent number: 7320031
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Utopy, Inc.
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael R. Berthold
  • Automatic, personalized online information and product services
    Publication number: 20060136589
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael Berthold
  • Automatic, personalized online information and product services
    Patent number: 6981040
    Abstract: A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Utopy, Inc.
    Inventors: Yochai Konig, Roy Twersky, Michael R. Berthold