Patents by Inventor Sunil Varhadkar

Sunil Varhadkar 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).

  • Publication number: 20090276316
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying advertisement listings in a sponsored search environment is provided. The method and system may include receiving at a server located within a network location a search term corresponding to a search request by a searcher via a user terminal; selecting at least one interactive advertisement associated with the search term, where the advertisement may include fields that enable specifying data; generating a search result web page with links to websites associated with the search term as well as the interactive advertisement; and communicating the data specified by the searcher to a processing server. The method may also include selecting interactive advertisements based on the geographic location of the searcher. The processing server may be located at the first or second network location and the interactive advertisements may be stored at the first or second network location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Gulshan Verma, Sunil Varhadkar, Sandeep Shrivastava
  • Publication number: 20090276315
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying advertisement listings in a sponsored search environment is provided. The method and system may include receiving at a server located within a network location a search term corresponding to a search request by a searcher via a user terminal, selecting at least one multimedia advertisement associated with the search term, generating a search result including links to websites associated with the search term and information corresponding to the selected at least one multimedia advertisement, and communicating the search result to the searcher via the user terminal. The multimedia advertisements may be selected based on the geographic location of the searcher. The multimedia advertisements may include rich graphical information, audio, and/or video information. The information may be embedded in the search result or a link to the information may be provided within the search result. The link may refer to first server or a different server at a different network location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Gulshan Verma, Sunil Varhadkar, Sandeep Shrivastava