Patents by Inventor Rupesh Rasiklal Mehta

Rupesh Rasiklal Mehta 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).

  • Method and system for processing and learning rules for extracting information from incoming web pages
    Patent number: 9280528
    Abstract: An example of a method includes determining features of a first type for a web page of a plurality of web pages. The method also includes electronically determining a plurality of rules for an attribute of the first web page, wherein the plurality of rules are determined based on features of the first type. The method also includes electronically identifying a first rule, from the plurality of rules, which satisfies a first predefined criterion. The first predefined criteria include at least one of a first threshold for a precision parameter, a second threshold for a support parameter, a third threshold for a distance parameter and a fourth threshold for a recall parameter. The method further includes storing the first rule to enable extraction of value of the attribute from a second web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasan Hanumantha Rao Sengamedu, Charu Tiwari, Amit Madaan, Rupesh Rasiklal Mehta, S R Jeyashankher, Rajeev Rastogi
  • Utilization of features extracted from structured documents to improve search relevance
    Patent number: 8788436
    Abstract: Features automatically extracted from semi-structured web pages are utilized by a search engine to rank documents that include semi-structured web pages. These features include, but are not limited to, a number of reviews, a number of positive reviews, and/or a number of negative reviews from a web page that includes user reviews. These features also include a number of views of a video that is viewable by way of a semi-structured web page. The features also include a number of subscribers to broadcasts of an individual from a social networking web page and a number of contacts of an individual listed on a social networking web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rupesh Rasiklal Mehta, Sree Hari Nagaralu, Anjana Das, Bhaskar Mitra
  • UTILIZATION OF FEATURES EXTRACTED FROM STRUCTURED DOCUMENTS TO IMPROVE SEARCH RELEVANCE
    Publication number: 20130031032
    Abstract: Features automatically extracted from semi-structured web pages are utilized by a search engine to rank documents that include semi-structured web pages. These features include, but are not limited to, a number of reviews, a number of positive reviews, and/or a number of negative reviews from a web page that includes user reviews. These features also include a number of views of a video that is viewable by way of a semi-structured web page. The features also include a number of subscribers to broadcasts of an individual from a social networking web page and a number of contacts of an individual listed on a social networking web page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rupesh Rasiklal Mehta, Sree Hari Nagaralu, Anjana Das, Bhaskar Mitra
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEB INFORMATION EXTRACTION
    Publication number: 20120084636
    Abstract: An example of a method includes determining features of a first type for a web page of a plurality of web pages. The method also includes electronically determining a plurality of rules for an attribute of the first web page, wherein the plurality of rules are determined based on features of the first type. The method also includes electronically identifying a first rule, from the plurality of rules, which satisfies a first predefined criterion. The first predefined criteria include at least one of a first threshold for a precision parameter, a second threshold for a support parameter, a third threshold for a distance parameter and a fourth threshold for a recall parameter. The method further includes storing the first rule to enable extraction of value of the attribute from a second web page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasan Hanumantha Rao SENGAMEDU, Charu Tiwari, Amit Madaan, Rupesh Rasiklal Mehta, S. R. Jeyashankher, Rajeev Rastogi