Patents by Inventor Sagar Kamdar
Sagar Kamdar 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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Patent number: 10331770Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for confirming authorship of documents is presented. A document hosted on a website of a domain is accessed, where the document includes an authorship identifier asserting authorship of the document by an entity. Authorship of the document by the entity is conditionally confirmed when a profile for the entity is associated with the authorship identifier and when the profile for the entity indicates that the entity has confirmed that the authorship identifier is included in documents authored by the entity that are hosted on the first website of the first domain. Responsive to confirming authorship of the document by the entity, application of a confirmed authorship process to the document is permitted. Responsive to failing to confirm authorship of the document by the entity, application of the confirmed authorship process to the document is barred.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Othar Hansson, Sagar Kamdar, Michael Cassidy
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Publication number: 20180253739Abstract: In one aspect, an automated endorsement prompt systems includes an endorsement prompt module comprising an endorsement signal module for retrieving an endorsement signal from an endorsement server; a search result module for retrieving search results from a search engine; a web history module for retrieving a web history for a user; and combiner logic for providing search results and an endorsement prompt. The combiner logic generates the endorsement prompt from the endorsement signal and the web history. A method for automatically generating endorsement prompts including the steps of: receiving a query from a user; obtaining additional information signals; obtaining a search result using the query; determining whether prompt behavior exists using the additional information; generating a prompt for an endorsement if the prompt behavior exists; and providing the search result and the prompt for presentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Subramaniam Ganapathy, Adam Drew Bursey, Amay Nitin Champaneria, Matthew Kulick, David Yen, Sagar Kamdar
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Patent number: 9984155Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a search query, identifying a plurality of search results that are responsive to the search query, the plurality of search results including a plurality of items of digital content distributed using one or more social networking services, and determining that one or more terms provided in the search query is an active keyword and, in response: defining a first sub-set of items, the first sub-set of items including items of the plurality of items of digital content and being responsive to the active keyword, and providing items in the first sub-set of items for display as a discussion stream within search results.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Sean Liu, David Yen, Sagar Kamdar, Kumar Mayur Thakur, Yihua Wu, Anthony S. Hyatt
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Patent number: 9280601Abstract: Systems and methods for generating search results are provided. In some aspects, a method includes receiving a query, obtaining a search result that is responsive to the query, obtaining content from a social networking service that is responsive to the query and related to the search result, modifying the search result to include a first portion associated with the content from the social networking service, providing for display the modified search result and an interface component for receiving a request for interacting with the content, and modifying the search result to include a second portion of the content and to provide an interface to facilitate an interaction, in response to receiving a request for interacting with the content.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Sean Yaoxing Liu, David Yen, Sanghoon Cha, Sagar Kamdar, Andrew Hyatt, Kumar Mayur Thakur, Yihua Wu
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Patent number: 9275421Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for information retrieval. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search input including one or more search terms; determining whether the search input includes a particular token; in response to determining that the search input includes the particular token, determining whether the one or more search terms are associated with a particular social page; in response to determining that the one or more search terms are associated with the particular social page, providing the particular social page without providing search results.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Bryan C. Horling, David M. Byttow, Pavan K. Desikan, Pavani Diwanji, Ronald Ho, Sagar Kamdar, Sara Su, Vivek P. Gundotra
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Patent number: 9177074Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for confirming authorship of documents is presented. A document hosted on a website of a domain is accessed, where the document includes an authorship identifier asserting authorship of the document by an entity. Authorship of the document by the entity is conditionally confirmed when a profile for the entity is associated with the authorship identifier and when the profile for the entity indicates that the entity has confirmed that the authorship identifier is included in documents authored by the entity that are hosted on the first website of the first domain. Responsive to confirming authorship of the document by the entity, application of a confirmed authorship process to the document is permitted. Responsive to failing to confirm authorship of the document by the entity, application of the confirmed authorship process to the document is barred.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Othar Hansson, Sagar Kamdar, Michael Cassidy
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Patent number: 9165030Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure include actions of receiving a search query from a searching user, in response to the search query matching a trigger query, receiving a first set of authoritative users, processing the first set of authoritative users to define a second set of authoritative users, and transmitting instructions to display data associated with authoritative users of the second set of authoritative users with search results responsive to the search query.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Wanda Wen-hui Hung, Jun Gong, Bogdan Dorohonceanu, Sagar Kamdar, Othar Hansson
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Patent number: 9129026Abstract: Systems for displaying social content in search results may include receiving an input query for a subject; determining that the input query is a navigational query; identifying a first page on a social network for the subject; obtaining content from the first page; obtaining search results corresponding to the input query; identifying a second page for the subject from among the search results, where the second page is represented in the search results by a snippet of content associated with the second page; combining the content from the first page with the snippet to thereby produce combined content; and outputting data corresponding to the combined content.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Andrew S. Hyatt, Sagar Kamdar, Adam D. Bursey
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Patent number: 9047345Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for processing annotations for a search result. A social annotation by a first user for a search result is received. In response to receiving the social annotation, at least one suggested interaction associated with the search result is obtained. The at least one suggested interaction is provided for display to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Sean Yaoxing Liu, Sagar Kamdar, Rishi Khaitan, Frances Bordwell Haugen
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Patent number: 8825698Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure include actions of actions of receiving a search query from a searching user, determining that the search query corresponds to a trigger query and, in response, providing data associated with the first set of authoritative users for potential display to the searching user, determining a second set of authoritative users based on the first set of authoritative users, for each authoritative user in the second set of authoritative users, receiving a contact status between the authoritative user and the searching user within a social networking service, and transmitting instructions to display data associated with authoritative users of the second set of authoritative users with search results responsive to the search query, the data including the contact status for each authoritative user in the second set of authoritative users.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jun Gong, John E. Saalweachter, Sheng Zhang, Wanda Wen-hui Hung, Bogdan Dorohonceanu, Yihua Wu, Sagar Kamdar, Jeremy Hylton, Othar Hansson, Kumar Mayur Thakur
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Patent number: 8799276Abstract: Systems for displaying social content in search results may include receiving an input query for a subject; determining that the input query is a navigational query; identifying a first page on a social network for the subject; obtaining content from the first page; obtaining search results corresponding to the input query; identifying a second page for the subject from among the search results, where the second page is represented in the search results by a snippet of content associated with the second page; combining the content from the first page with the snippet to thereby produce combined content; and outputting data corresponding to the combined content.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Andrew S. Hyatt, Sagar Kamdar, Adam D. Bursey
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Publication number: 20140122522Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a machine-implemented method for routing queries. The method includes receiving a query, identifying contacts associated with the user for responding to the received query, wherein the contacts are identified based on public online activity or private online activity, providing, for selection by the user, a list of recommended contacts, wherein each recommended contact is identified for responding to the received query based on the public online activity of the recommended contact, and transmitting a public notification including the received query to each of the recommended contacts selected by the user from the list of recommended contacts. The method also includes automatically transmitting a private notification including the received query to each of the contacts identified based on private online activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Subramaniam GANAPATHY, Sagar KAMDAR, Wanda HUNG, Aron GILES, Rishi KHAITAN, Kumar Mayur THAKUR
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Publication number: 20130332479Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a search query, identifying a plurality of search results that are responsive to the search query, the plurality of search results including a plurality of items of digital content distributed using one or more social networking services, and determining that one or more terms provided in the search query is an active keyword and, in response: defining a first sub-set of items, the first sub-set of items including items of the plurality of items of digital content and being responsive to the active keyword, and providing items in the first sub-set of items for display as a discussion stream within search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Sean Liu, David Yen, Sagar Kamdar, Kumar Mayur Thakur, Yihua Wu, Anthony S. Hyatt
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Publication number: 20130117301Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for information retrieval. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search input including one or more search terms; determining whether the search input includes a particular token; in response to determining that the search input includes the particular token, determining whether the one or more search terms are associated with a particular social page; in response to determining that the one or more search terms are associated with the particular social page, providing the particular social page without providing search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventors: Bryan C. Horling, David M. Byttow, Pavan K. Desikan, Pavani Diwanji, Ronald Ho, Sagar Kamdar, Sara Su, Vic P. Gundotra
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Publication number: 20130066971Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for confirming authorship of documents is presented. A document hosted on a website of a domain is accessed, where the document includes an authorship identifier asserting authorship of the document by an entity. Authorship of the document by the entity is conditionally confirmed when a profile for the entity is associated with the authorship identifier and when the profile for the entity indicates that the entity has confirmed that the authorship identifier is included in documents authored by the entity that are hosted on the first website of the first domain. Responsive to confirming authorship of the document by the entity, application of a confirmed authorship process to the document is permitted. Responsive to failing to confirm authorship of the document by the entity, application of the confirmed authorship process to the document is barred.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Othar Hansson, Sagar Kamdar, Michael Cassidy