Patents by Inventor Tina Weyand

Tina Weyand 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).

  • System and method for generating substitutable queries
    Patent number: 7962479
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for generating one or more related queries with respect to a given query. The method may comprise receiving a query comprising one or more terms, generating a corpus of candidate reformulations and identifying one or more queries or terms from the corpus of candidate reformulations related to the received query. One or more related queries are generated on the basis of the identified one or more queries or terms from the corpus of candidate reformulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Rosie Jones, Benjamin Rey, Tina Weyand
  • Alternative search query processing in a term bidding system
    Patent number: 7752220
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a query and determining candidate alternate queries. A query may be parsed into concepts and then candidates for alternate terms may be determined for either the whole query or the determined concepts. Candidates are scored for their respective similarity to the original query. After scoring, at least one candidate is chosen and may be used as a possible alternate query choice for a user or used to serve bidded advertisements to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Tina Weyand, Rosie Jones, Benjamin Rey
  • System and method for determining alternate search queries
    Patent number: 7634462
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a query and determining candidate alternate queries. A query may be parsed into concepts and then candidates for alternate terms may be determined for either the whole query or the determined concepts. Candidates are scored for their respective similarity to the original query. After scoring, at least one candidate is chosen and may be used as a possible alternate query choice for a user or used to serve bidded advertisements to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Tina Weyand, Rosie Jones, Benjamin Rey
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SUBSTITUTABLE QUERIES
    Publication number: 20080140699
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for generating one or more related queries with respect to a given query. The method may comprise receiving a query comprising one or more terms, generating a corpus of candidate reformulations and identifying one or more queries or terms from the corpus of candidate reformulations related to the received query. One or more related queries are generated on the basis of the identified one or more queries or terms from the corpus of candidate reformulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Rosie Jones, Benjamin Rey, Tina Weyand
  • Alternative search query processing in a term bidding system
    Publication number: 20070038602
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a query and determining candidate alternate queries. A query may be parsed into concepts and then candidates for alternate terms may be determined for either the whole query or the determined concepts. Candidates are scored for their respective similarity to the original query. After scoring, at least one candidate is chosen and may be used as a possible alternate query choice for a user or used to serve bidded advertisements to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Tina Weyand, Rosie Jones, Benjamin Rey
  • System and method for determining alternate search queries
    Publication number: 20070038621
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a query and determining candidate alternate queries. A query may be parsed into concepts and then candidates for alternate terms may be determined for either the whole query or the determined concepts. Candidates are scored for their respective similarity to the original query. After scoring, at least one candidate is chosen and may be used as a possible alternate query choice for a user or used to serve bidded advertisements to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Tina Weyand, Rosie Jones, Benjamin Rey