Patents by Inventor Tony Hairr

Tony Hairr 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).

  • Patent number: 11805165
    Abstract: Content items are provided to users and their interactions with the provided content items are recorded in respective user profiles. The users' interactions thus recorded over time are analyzed to determine if the users have a balanced information intake. A reading habit score is determined for a user based various criteria. The user's reading habit score is analyzed to determine if the user's habits indicate a balance in the user's content consumption. If the user's reading habit score indicates an imbalance in the user's content consumption, suggestions are provided to the user for achieving a more balanced reading habit and thereby improving the user's reading habit score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Chris Chan, Tony Hairr, Shatakshi Goyal, Clarence Leung, Katrina Tempero, Shivakumar Ningappa
  • Publication number: 20200351329
    Abstract: Content items are provided to users and their interactions with the provided content items are recorded in respective user profiles. The users' interactions thus recorded over time are analyzed to determine if the users have a balanced information intake. A reading habit score is determined for a user based various criteria. The user's reading habit score is analyzed to determine if the user's habits indicate a balance in the user's content consumption. If the user's reading habit score indicates an imbalance in the user's content consumption, suggestions are provided to the user for achieving a more balanced reading habit and thereby improving the user's reading habit score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Chris CHAN, Tony HAIRR, Shatakshi GOYAL, Clarence LEUNG, Katrina TEMPERO, Shivakumar NINGAPPA
  • Patent number: 10721292
    Abstract: Content items are provided to users and their interactions with the provided content items are recorded in respective user profiles. The users' interactions thus recorded over time are analyzed to determine if the users have a balanced information intake. A reading habit score is determined for a user based various criteria. The user's reading habit score is analyzed to determine if the user's habits indicate a balance in the user's content consumption. If the user's reading habit score indicates an imbalance in the user's content consumption, suggestions are provided to the user for achieving a more balanced reading habit and thereby improving the user's reading habit score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Chris Chan, Tony Hairr, Shatakshi Goyal, Clarence Leung, Katrina Tempero, Shivakumar Ningappa
  • Publication number: 20180324244
    Abstract: Content items are provided to users and their interactions with the provided content items are recorded in respective user profiles. The users' interactions thus recorded over time are analyzed to determine if the users have a balanced information intake. A reading habit score is determined for a user based various criteria. The user's reading habit score is analyzed to determine if the user's habits indicate a balance in the user's content consumption. If the user's reading habit score indicates an imbalance in the user's content consumption, suggestions are provided to the user for achieving a more balanced reading habit and thereby improving the user's reading habit score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Chris CHAN, Tony HAIRR, Shatakshi GOYAL, Clarence LEUNG, Katrina TEMPERO, Shivakumar NINGAPPA
  • Patent number: 10033775
    Abstract: Content items are provided to users and their interactions with the provided content items are recorded in respective user profiles. The users' interactions thus recorded over time are analyzed to determine if the users have a balanced information intake. A reading habit score is determined for a user based various criteria. The user's reading habit score is analyzed to determine if the user's habits indicate a balance in the user's content consumption. If the user's reading habit score indicates an imbalance in the user's content consumption, suggestions are provided to the user for achieving a more balanced reading habit and thereby improving the user's reading habit score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Chris Chan, Tony Hairr, Shatakshi Goyal, Clarence Leung, Katrina Tempero, Shivakumar Ningappa
  • Publication number: 20160147509
    Abstract: Method, system, and programs for providing a user interface are disclosed. In one example, a plurality of candidate user interfaces is determined. Each candidate user interface is associated with one or more parameters related to a user interface. Each of the plurality of candidate user interfaces is provided to a subset of users selected from the plurality of users. Inputs are obtained from the plurality of users with respect to each of the plurality of candidate user interfaces. One or more candidate user interfaces are selected from the plurality of candidate user interfaces based on the inputs. A new candidate user interface is generated based on the selected one or more candidate user interfaces. A user interface is identified based on the new candidate user interface and the selected one or more candidate user interfaces. The identified user interface is provided to the plurality of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Chris Chan, Tony Hairr, Katrina Tempero, Yu-Chin Tai, Wit Tatiyanupanwong
  • Patent number: 9329842
    Abstract: Method, system, and programs for providing a user interface are disclosed. In one example, a plurality of candidate user interfaces is determined. Each candidate user interface is associated with one or more parameters related to a user interface. Each of the plurality of candidate user interfaces is provided to a subset of users selected from the plurality of users. Inputs are obtained from the plurality of users with respect to each of the plurality of candidate user interfaces. One or more candidate user interfaces are selected from the plurality of candidate user interfaces based on the inputs. A new candidate user interface is generated based on the selected one or more candidate user interfaces. A user interface is identified based on the new candidate user interface and the selected one or more candidate user interfaces. The identified user interface is provided to the plurality of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Chris Chan, Tony Hairr, Katrina Tempero, Yu-Chin Tai, Wit Tatiyanupanwong
  • Publication number: 20150304367
    Abstract: Content items are provided to users and their interactions with the provided content items are recorded in respective user profiles. The users' interactions thus recorded over time are analyzed to determine if the users have a balanced information intake. A reading habit score is determined for a user based various criteria. The user's reading habit score is analyzed to determine if the user's habits indicate a balance in the user's content consumption. If the user's reading habit score indicates an imbalance in the user's content consumption, suggestions are provided to the user for achieving a more balanced reading habit and thereby improving the user's reading habit score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Chris Chan, Tony Hairr, Shatakshi Goyal, Clarence Leung, Katrina Tempero, Shivakumar Ningappa