Patents by Inventor Susan Wojcicki
Susan Wojcicki 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: 20140289037Abstract: A computer-implemented method managing telephonic connections is disclosed. The method includes transmitting from a computer server system, for display on an electronic communication device, an advertisement from an advertiser; receiving from the electronic communication device a request to be connected telephonically with the advertiser; automatically playing a predetermined audio message after connecting telephonically with the advertiser; and connecting the electronic communication device telephonically with the advertiser after playing the predetermined audio message.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Susan Wojcicki, Smita Hashim, Navneet Loiwal, Jingxin Huang
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Patent number: 8751308Abstract: A computer-implemented method managing telephonic connections is disclosed. The method includes transmitting from a computer server system, for display on an electronic communication device, an advertisement from an advertiser; receiving from the electronic communication device a request to be connected telephonically with the advertiser; automatically playing a predetermined audio message after connecting telephonically with the advertiser; and connecting the electronic communication device telephonically with the advertiser after playing the predetermined audio message.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Susan Wojcicki, Smita Hashim, Navneet Loiwal, Jingxin Huang
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Publication number: 20120203626Abstract: Methods, and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage mediums, including a method for displaying advertisements. The method includes providing query data specifying a search query including search terms; in response to providing the query: receiving a first advertisement associated with search terms and video element data comprising a video selection element for a video in response to a determination by the advertisement system that the video is eligible to be displayed with the first advertisement, the eligibility of the video to be displayed with the first advertisement being specified by an advertiser of the first advertisement; and receiving a second advertisement not including video element data in response to a determination that the second advertisement is not eligible to be displayed with a video; displaying the first advertisement and the video selection element proximate to the first advertisement, and displaying the second advertisement with the first advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta, Daniel Dulitz, Steve Okamoto, Rajas Moonka, Susan Wojcicki
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Patent number: 8160923Abstract: A query including one or more keywords is received. An advertisement associated with the one or more keywords is identified, and display data for displaying the advertisement is generated and a determination is made as to whether the advertisement is associated with a video. Video selection data is generated for displaying the video proximate to the advertisement if the advertisement is determined to be associated with the video, and the display data and the video selection data are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta, Daniel Dulitz, Steve Okamoto, Rajas Moonka, Susan Wojcicki
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Patent number: 8082174Abstract: Any content provider, such as a Website that generates pageviews, with available ad spots can sell such ad spots with fine granularity such as on a per pageview basis, or even on a per ad spot basis. One or more ad spots can be sold for the highest compensation for that pageview. These sales, such as via arbitrated offers, may be dynamic, because many pageviews are not determined until a user request is received, and because the winning ad provider(s) for a pageview might not selected until the page request is known. This may be done by (a) accepting ad spot availability information from a first party, (b) multicasting ad spot requests for offers using the accepted ad spot availability information to at least two second parties, (c) receiving offers, (d) determining at least one winning ad using the offers, and (e) providing information concerning at least one of the at least one winning ad to the first party.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2004Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Google, Inc.Inventors: Salar Arta Kamangar, Alan Louie, Nathan Stoll, Susan Wojcicki
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Publication number: 20110066498Abstract: A computer-implemented method managing telephonic connections is disclosed. The method includes transmitting from a computer server system, for display on an electronic communication device, an advertisement from an advertiser; receiving from the electronic communication device a request to be connected telephonically with the advertiser; automatically playing a predetermined audio message after connecting telephonically with the advertiser; and connecting the electronic communication device telephonically with the advertiser after playing the predetermined audio message.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Susan Wojcicki, Smita Hashim, Navneet Loiwal, Jingxin Huang
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Publication number: 20090119166Abstract: A query including one or more keywords is received. An advertisement associated with the one or more keywords is identified, and display data for displaying the advertisement is generated and a determination is made as to whether the advertisement is associated with a video. Video selection data is generated for displaying the video proximate to the advertisement if the advertisement is determined to be associated with the video, and the display data and the video selection data are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Karen Padham Taylor, Manish Gupta, Daniel Dulitz, Steve Okamoto, Rajas Moonka, Susan Wojcicki
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Publication number: 20080126192Abstract: A system and methods for distributing sales of advertisement slots involves the presentation of at least two advertisement slots, each slot from a different source. One or more potential sellers are able to select one or more advertisement slots through a user interface associated with one of the sources. A determination of the outcome of such selection is made, including whether the selection resulted in purchase by the source associated with the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Satya Patel, Susan Wojcicki, Gokul Rajaram
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Publication number: 20070239533Abstract: Allocating and monetizing advertising space in offline media through online usage and pricing model. Offline media sources request advertisements for available ad space in their publications. An advertising server that stores advertisement messages associated with online retailers selects one or more advertisements to fill the unallocated ad space. An ad copy is created containing the selected advertisement messages is created and sent to the offline media source for publication. The ad copy contains identification information for online replica content with electronic versions of the selected advertisements. The online replica content may also contain contact information for each of the represented online retailers thereby enabling realization of advertising revenue for the offline published advertisement message when viewers contact the advertisers using this contact information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Inventors: Susan Wojcicki, Gokul Rajaram
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Publication number: 20070100689Abstract: An end user's enjoyment of online ads may be increased, a likelihood that an end user will notice an ad may be increased, performance (e.g., selection rate) of an ad may be increase, brand association between an advertising network and an ad may be increased, and/or brand association between a search engine may be increased and an ad by controlling the application of enhanced features to ads (e.g., conditioned upon a date).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Brian Axe, Shannon Bauman, Nathan Lucash, Susan Wojcicki
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Publication number: 20070061196Abstract: Processes for advertising on offline properties, such as print publications, may be improved by (a) accepting ad creative information and associating it with an ad identifier, (b) accepting offline property information and associating it with a property identifier, (c) determining at least one ad, each having an associated ad identifier, to be placed in or on an ad spot of an offline property, (d) generating a final ad using the ad creative information associated with the at least one ad identifier associated with the determined at least one ad, and (e) providing the final ad to an entity for placement on or in the offline property.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2005Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventors: Brian Axe, Steve Miller, Gokul Rajaram, Susan Wojcicki