Patents by Inventor Todd J. Feldman

Todd J. Feldman 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).

  • Search engine system for locating web pages with product offerings
    Patent number: 7430561
    Abstract: A search engine system assists users in locating web pages from which user-specified products can be purchased. Web pages located by a crawler program are scored, based on a set of criteria, according to likelihood of including a product offering. A query server accesses an index of the scored web pages to locate pages that are both responsive to a user's search query and likely to include a product offering. In one embodiment, the responsive web pages are listed on a composite search results page together with responsive products included in a product catalog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Bailey, Todd J. Feldman, Anand Rajaraman
  • Search engine system and associated content analysis methods for locating web pages with product offerings
    Patent number: 7395259
    Abstract: A search engine system assists users in locating web pages from which user-specified products can be purchased. Web pages located by a crawler program are scored, based on a set of criteria, according to likelihood of including a product offering. A query server accesses an index of the scored web pages to locate pages that are both responsive to a user's search query and likely to include a product offering. In one embodiment, the responsive web pages are listed on a composite search results page together with products that satisfy the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Bailey, Anand Rajaraman, Todd J. Feldman
  • System and method for locating web-based product offerings
    Patent number: 6785671
    Abstract: A search engine system assists users in locating web pages from which user-specified products can be purchased. Web pages located by a crawler program are scored, based on a set of rules, according to likelihood of including an online product offering. A query server accesses an index of the scored web pages to locate pages that are both responsive to a user's search query and likely to include a product offering. In one embodiment, the responsive web pages are listed on a composite search results page together with products that satisfy the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Amazon.com, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Bailey, Todd J. Feldman, Anand Rajaraman