Patents by Inventor Sihem Amer-Yahia
Sihem Amer-Yahia 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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Publication number: 20200175047Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Match Group, LLCInventors: Fernando Diaz, Donald Metzler, Sihem Amer-Yahia
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Patent number: 10380158Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: MATCH GROUP, LLCInventors: Fernando Diaz, Donald Metzler, Sihem Amer-Yahia
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Publication number: 20170169020Abstract: The present invention is directed towards methods and computer readable media for annotating and ranking user reviews on social review systems with inferred analytics. A reference framework is provided by creating context according to previous activity, bias, or background information of a given reviewer. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a first query identifying a given content item, generating a collection of content items based on one or more identical objective attributes associated with the given content item, identifying one or more subjective attributes associated with a given item in the collection of items, and providing a reference framework to interpret the subjective attributes associated with each item in the collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Yohoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer Yahia, Andrei Z. Broder
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Publication number: 20170061300Abstract: The present invention is directed towards methods and computer readable media for annotating and ranking user reviews on social review systems with inferred analytics. A reference framework is provided by creating context according to previous activity, bias, or background information of a given reviewer. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a first query identifying a given content item, generating a collection of content items based on one or more identical objective attributes associated with the given content item, identifying one or more subjective attributes associated with a given item in the collection of items, and providing a reference framework to interpret the subjective attributes associated with each item in the collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Sihem Amer YAHIA, Andrei Z. BRODER
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Publication number: 20160342684Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Fernando Diaz, Donald Metzler, Sihem Amer-Yahia
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Patent number: 9495637Abstract: The present invention is directed towards methods and computer readable media for annotating and ranking user reviews on social review systems with inferred analytics. A reference framework is provided by creating context according to previous activity, bias, or background information of a given reviewer. The method of the present invention comprises receiving a first query identifying a given content item, generating a collection of content items based on one or more identical objective attributes associated with the given content item, identifying one or more subjective attributes associated with a given item in the collection of items, and providing a reference framework to interpret the subjective attributes associated with each item in the collection.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLCInventors: Sihem Amer Yahia, Andrei Z. Broder
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Patent number: 9449282Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: MATCH.COM, L.L.C.Inventors: Fernando Diaz, Donald Metzler, Sihem Amer-Yahia
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Patent number: 9195752Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing recommendations to users of a computer-based network of items of potential interest to the users. Items and people of potential interest to users may be determined using obtained word-based social behavior information, semantically-sensitive vocabulary taxonomies, and determined implied topic-specific social networks. The user may be presented with a graphical user interface including the recommendation, an explanation of the rationale relating to the recommendation, and an opportunity for the user to provide feedback relating to the recommendation or the rationale. The feedback may be used to improve future recommendations.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Alban Galland, Ramana Yerneni, Cong Yu
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Patent number: 9151618Abstract: One embodiment accesses two or more photos taken by one or more travelers at one or more destinations and one or more points-of-interest located within the destinations; constructs one or more photo streams for each unique traveler-destination combination, wherein each one of the photo streams comprises two or more of the photos taken by the corresponding traveler at the corresponding destination; maps each one of the photos to one of the points-of-interest; constructs one or more timed paths for each unique traveler-destination combination based on the photo streams and the mapping between the photos and the points-of-interest, wherein each one of the timed paths comprises one or more of the points-of-interest located within the corresponding destination and visited by the corresponding travel; and constructs an itinerary based on a start point-of-interest, an end point-of-interest, a time constraint, and the timed paths.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Munmun De Choudhury, Moran Feldman, Nadav Golbandi, Ronny Lempel, Cong Yu
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Patent number: 8832270Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention automatically detects when a user is in a state of vacillation based on user on-line behavior, records relevant parameters regarding the vacillation event, and then responds accordingly. This response may include providing relevant and/or targeted information that can be used by the user to help remove the indecision. The response may also or alternatively include providing third-party businesses, such as retailers, marketers, and advertisers, with information about vacillation events and associated behaviors for a single user or groups of users so that such businesses can identify potential markets/customers or directly engage similar users to facilitate the decision-making process.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Cameron Marlow, Sihem Amer-Yahia, Ronald J. Brachman, Frederick K. Schmidt
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Publication number: 20140149036Abstract: One embodiment accesses two or more photos taken by one or more travelers at one or more destinations and one or more points-of-interest located within the destinations; constructs one or more photo streams for each unique traveler-destination combination, wherein each one of the photo streams comprises two or more of the photos taken by the corresponding traveler at the corresponding destination; maps each one of the photos to one of the points-of-interest; constructs one or more timed paths for each unique traveler-destination combination based on the photo streams and the mapping between the photos and the points-of-interest, wherein each one of the timed paths comprises one or more of the points-of-interest located within the corresponding destination and visited by the corresponding travel; and constructs an itinerary based on a start point-of-interest, an end point-of-interest, a time constraint, and the timed paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Munmun De Choudhury, Moran Feldman, Nadav Golbandi, Ronny Lempel, Cong Yu
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Publication number: 20130332285Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention automatically detects when a user is in a state of vacillation based on user on-line behavior, records relevant parameters regarding the vacillation event, and then responds accordingly. This response may include providing relevant and/or targeted information that can be used by the user to help remove the indecision. The response may also or alternatively include providing third-party businesses, such as retailers, marketers, and advertisers, with information about vacillation events and associated behaviors for a single user or groups of users so that such businesses can identify potential markets/customers or directly engage similar users to facilitate the decision-making process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Cameron Marlow, Sihem Amer-Yahia, Ronald J. Brachman, Frederick K. Schmidt
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Patent number: 8606794Abstract: A method of adaptively evaluating a top-k query involves (1204) forming a servers having respective server queues storing candidate answers, processing (1322) the candidate answers, and (1232) providing a top-k set as a query evaluation. Processing includes (1402) adaptively choosing a winning server to whose queue a current candidate answer should be sent; (1404) sending the current candidate answer to the winning server's queue; (1334) adaptively choosing a next candidate answer to process from the winning server's queue; (1336) computing a join between the current candidate answer and next candidate answers at the winning server, so as to produce a new current candidate answer; and (1338) updating the top-k set with the new current candidate answer only if a score of the new current candidate answer exceeds a score of a top-k answer in a top-k set. A method of calculating scores for candidate answers is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Nikolaos Koudas, Amelie Marian-Guerrier, Divesh Srivastava
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Patent number: 8594925Abstract: One embodiment accesses two or more photos taken by one or more travelers at one or more destinations and one or more points-of-interest located within the destinations; constructs one or more photo streams for each unique traveler-destination combination, wherein each one of the photo streams comprises two or more of the photos taken by the corresponding traveler at the corresponding destination; maps each one of the photos to one of the points-of-interest; constructs one or more timed paths for each unique traveler-destination combination based on the photo streams and the mapping between the photos and the points-of-interest, wherein each one of the timed paths comprises one or more of the points-of-interest located within the corresponding destination and visited by the corresponding travel; and constructs an itinerary based on a start point-of-interest, an end point-of-interest, a time constraint, and the timed paths.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Munmum De Choudhury, Moran Feldman, Nadav Golbandi, Ronny Lempel, Cong Yu
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Publication number: 20130275440Abstract: A computer-implemented method for selecting an article from an input set of articles stored on a database of a source device, comprises generating a subset of the articles relevant to a query article using a relevance metric representing a measure of dissimilarity between the query article and selected articles in the set, computing distance measures for respective ones of the articles in the subset using article attributes and article commentary objects, using the distance measures to determine measures of the diversity of respective ones of articles in the subset from one another, and using the diversity measures to select a diverse article in the subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Qatar FoundationInventors: Sihem AMER-YAHIA, Piotr INDYK
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Publication number: 20130275407Abstract: A method of adaptively evaluating a top-k query involves (1204) forming a servers having respective server queues storing candidate answers, processing (1322) the candidate answers, and (1232) providing a top-k set as a query evaluation. Processing includes (1402) adaptively choosing a winning server to whose queue a current candidate answer should be sent; (1404) sending the current candidate answer to the winning server's queue; (1334) adaptively choosing a next candidate answer to process from the winning server's queue; (1336) computing a join between the current candidate answer and next candidate answers at the winning server, so as to produce a new current candidate answer; and (1338) updating the top-k set with the new current candidate answer only if a score of the new current candidate answer exceeds a score of a top-k answer in a top-k set. A method of calculating scores for candidate answers is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Nikolaos Koudas, Amelie Marian-Guerrier, Divesh Srivastava
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Patent number: 8549006Abstract: A method of searching a document having nested-structure document-specific markup (such as Extensible Markup Language (XML)) involves 112 receiving a query that designates at least (A) a phrase to be matched in a phrase matching process, and (B) a selective designation of at least a tag or annotation that is to be ignored during the phrase matching process. The method further involves 114 deriving query-specific indices based on query-independent indices that were created specific to each document, and 116 carrying out the phrase matching process using the query-specific indices on the document having the nested-structure document-specific markup.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Maria F. Fernandez, Divesh Srivastava, Yu Xu
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Patent number: 8527353Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for administering a bidding language for online advertising. In one example, the method includes providing an expressive bidding language that allows an advertiser to specify an ad campaign in a tree structure, receiving the ad campaign that is written in the expressive bidding language, translating the ad campaign into scripts, and using the scripts to access appropriate inventory from an ad inventory database.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sebastien Lahaie, David M. Pennock, Sihem Amer-Yahia, David Parkes
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Patent number: 8527623Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention automatically detects when a user is in a state of vacillation based on user on-line behavior, records relevant parameters regarding the vacillation event, and then responds accordingly. This response may include providing relevant and/or targeted information that can be used by the user to help remove the indecision. The response may also or alternatively include providing third-party businesses, such as retailers, marketers, and advertisers, with information about vacillation events and associated behaviors for a single user or groups of users so that such businesses can identify potential markets/customers or directly engage similar users to facilitate the decision-making process.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Cameron Marlow, Sihem Amer-Yahia, Ronald J. Brachman, Frederick K. Schmidt
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Publication number: 20130198181Abstract: A computer-implemented method for summarising a set of articles relating to a topic, comprises using metadata of respective articles in the set to generate multiple subsets of articles, each article within a subset linked by a common article parameter, summarising content of the articles in a subset by extracting key phrases from constituent articles, editing extracted summaries for respective ones of the subsets of articles according to a predetermined optimisation goal to generate an article review for the topic.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: Qatar FoundationInventors: Sihem AMER-YAHIA, Paul Coyne, Arend Kuster