Patents by Inventor Tal Franji
Tal Franji 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: 9088887Abstract: Configurations providing a reusable context model for a user interface over SMS for interacting with different levels of a user interface (UI) within an interactive system are described. An SMS server can implement the reusable context model in which an available number from a sequence of numbers (e.g., a block of numbers) is assigned to a first level of the UI. The first level of the UI can include a set of options corresponding to different operations within the interactive system. When an SMS message, which includes a selected option from the set of options from the first level of the UI, is received over the assigned number, the SMS server can determine whether to assign an additional number from the sequence of phone numbers for responding to the received SMS message. The additional assigned number can correspond with a second level of the UI within the interactive system.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Divon Lan, Natalia Marmasse, Mark Grossmann, Shai Gutner, Michal Maor, Dror Marcus, Tal Franji
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Patent number: 9078080Abstract: Configurations providing a rolling sequence model for a user interface over SMS for an interactive system are described. An SMS server can implement the rolling sequence model in which a number from a sequence of numbers (e.g., a block of numbers) is assigned to a user session. A subsequent number from the sequence of numbers is assigned for each session turn-around. Upon receipt of an SMS message from a user to initiate a session, the SMS server assigns a first number from the sequence of numbers to a user session. The SMS server then assigns the next phone number to the user session after receiving a subsequent SMS message from the user. In the event that the last number from the sequence of numbers is assigned, the SMS can cycle through the sequence of numbers by assigning the first number to the user session.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Divon Lan, Natalia Marmasse, Mark Grossmann, Shai Gutner, Michal Maor, Dror Marcus, Tal Franji
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Patent number: 8929932Abstract: Configurations providing a reusable stream model for a user interface over SMS for interacting with one or more interactive systems in a parallel manner are described. An SMS server can implement the reusable stream model in which an available number from a sequence of numbers (e.g., a block of numbers) is assigned to a user session upon receiving an SMS message to initiate the user session from a communication device. The user session corresponds with a message stream for the interactive system. In one aspect, the SMS server places each number from the sequence of numbers in a respective status to indicate whether the number is currently assigned to a user session. When a subsequent SMS message is received that requests to initiate an additional user session for another interactive system, the SMS can assign the next available number from the sequence to the additional user session.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Divon Lan, Natalia Marmasse, Mark Grossmann, Shai Gutner, Michal Maor, Dror Marcus, Tal Franji
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Publication number: 20140373046Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing electronic content to an individual includes receiving an indication that a user of a television controller intends to change away from viewing a video-based media program currently playing on a television controlled by the television controller; causing, with the television or the television controller, a user profile to be accessed that indicates preferences of the user related to video-based media program content, and to identify a media program that is currently accessible to the television and that is determined to match the user profile; and causing the television to display information about the identified media program.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2011Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventor: Tal Franji
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Publication number: 20140114773Abstract: A simultaneous ascending price auction (“SAA”) can be used to allocate advertising inventory to bidders. The advertising inventory can be, for example, radio or television advertisement spots (“spots”). The bidders can be advertisers that can provide advertisements for presentation in the spots. Two or more contiguous spots can define an advertising block. Spots or advertising blocks can be allocated to advertisers by the SAA mechanism based on bid criteria. The SAA can perform simultaneous advertisement scheduling and pricing. The auction allocation can be optimized to facilitate efficient allocation of advertisements to spots or blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Stephen G. Stukenborg, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jason Bayer, Danny Tom, Kaustuv, Jagpreet S. Duggal, Robert D. Gardner, Deepak Chandra, Neil C. Rhodes, Noam Nisan, Tal Franji, Misha Seltzer, Hal R. Varian, Yossi Matias
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Patent number: 8619194Abstract: A television system for providing identification of user television viewing activities, while maintaining the privacy of individual viewers. In selected embodiments, the television system includes a random, unique identification generator that, on a periodic basis, can be used to send targeted advertisements or programming to a user. The user can force the system to re-generate a random identifier and/or purge any tracked data at any time.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Tal Franji
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Patent number: 8615436Abstract: A simultaneous ascending price auction (“SAA”) can be used to allocate advertising inventory to bidders. The advertising inventory can be, for example, radio or television advertisement spots (“spots”). The bidders can be advertisers that can provide advertisements for presentation in the spots. Two or more contiguous spots can define an advertising block. Spots or advertising blocks can be allocated to advertisers by the SAA mechanism based on bid criteria. The SAA can perform simultaneous advertisement scheduling and pricing. The auction allocation can be optimized to facilitate efficient allocation of advertisements to spots or blocks.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Steve Stukenborg, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jason Bayer, Danny Tom, Kaustuv Kaustuv, Jagpreet S. Duggal, Robert D. Gardner, Deepak Chandra, Neil C. Rhodes, Noam Nisan, Tal Franji, Misha Seltzer, Hal R. Varian, Yossi Matias
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Patent number: 8340701Abstract: Configurations providing a reusable context model for a user interface over SMS for interacting with different levels of a user interface (UI) within an interactive system are described. An SMS server can implement the reusable context model in which an available number from a sequence of numbers (e.g., a block of numbers) is assigned to a first level of the UI. The first level of the UI can include a set of options corresponding to different operations within the interactive system. When an SMS message, which includes a selected option from the set of options from the first level of the UI, is received over the assigned number, the SMS server can determine whether to assign an additional number from the sequence of phone numbers for responding to the received SMS message. The additional assigned number can correspond with a second level of the UI within the interactive system.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Divon Lan, Natalia Marmasse, Mark Grossmann, Shai Gutner, Michal Maor, Dror Marcus, Tal Franji
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Publication number: 20120309436Abstract: Configurations providing a reusable context model for a user interface over SMS for interacting with different levels of a user interface (UI) within an interactive system are described. An SMS server can implement the reusable context model in which an available number from a sequence of numbers (e.g., a block of numbers) is assigned to a first level of the UI. The first level of the UI can include a set of options corresponding to different operations within the interactive system. When an SMS message, which includes a selected option from the set of options from the first level of the UI, is received over the assigned number, the SMS server can determine whether to assign an additional number from the sequence of phone numbers for responding to the received SMS message. The additional assigned number can correspond with a second level of the UI within the interactive system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Divon Lan, Natalia Marmasse, Mark Grossmann, Shai Gutner, Michal Maor, Dror Marcus, Tal Franji
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Patent number: 8290521Abstract: Configurations providing a reusable stream model for a user interface over SMS for interacting with one or more interactive systems in a parallel manner are described. An SMS server can implement the reusable stream model in which an available number from a sequence of numbers (e.g., a block of numbers) is assigned to a user session upon receiving an SMS message to initiate the user session from a communication device. The user session corresponds with a message stream for the interactive system. In one aspect, the SMS server places each number from the sequence of numbers in a respective status to indicate whether the number is currently assigned to a user session. When a subsequent SMS message is received that requests to initiate an additional user session for another interactive system, the SMS can assign the next available number from the sequence to the additional user session.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Divon Lan, Natalia Marmasse, Mark Grossmann, Shai Gutner, Michal Maor, Dror Marcus, Tal Franji
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Patent number: 8285315Abstract: Configurations providing a rolling sequence model for a user interface over SMS for an interactive system are described. An SMS server can implement the rolling sequence model in which a number from a sequence of numbers (e.g., a block of numbers) is assigned to a user session. A subsequent number from the sequence of numbers is assigned for each session turn-around. Upon receipt of an SMS message from a user to initiate a session, the SMS server assigns a first number from the sequence of numbers to a user session. The SMS server then assigns the next phone number to the user session after receiving a subsequent SMS message from the user. In the event that the last number from the sequence of numbers is assigned, the SMS can cycle through the sequence of numbers by assigning the first number to the user session.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Divon Lan, Natalia Marmasse, Mark Grossmann, Shai Gutner, Michal Maor, Dror Marcus, Tal Franji
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Publication number: 20100017298Abstract: A simultaneous ascending price auction (“SAA”) can be used to allocate advertising inventory to bidders. The advertising inventory can be, for example, radio or television advertisement spots (“spots”). The bidders can be advertisers that can provide advertisements for presentation in the spots. Two or more contiguous spots can define an advertising block. Spots or advertising blocks can be allocated to advertisers by the SM mechanism based on bid criteria. The SAA can perform simultaneous advertisement scheduling and pricing. The auction allocation can be optimized to facilitate efficient allocation of advertisements to spots or blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Steve Stukenborg, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jason Bayer, Danny Tom, Kaustuv Kaustuv, Jagpreet S. Duggal, Robert D. Gardner, Deepak Chandra, Noam Nisan, Tal Franji, Misha Seltzer, Hal R. Varian, Yossi Matias