Patents by Inventor Vic Gundotra

Vic Gundotra 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).

  • Providing results to parameterless search queries
    Patent number: 8504286
    Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a parameterless search request, which was provided to a mobile computing device, for information that is relevant to a user of the mobile computing device. The method also includes, in response to the received parameterless search request, identifying with a digital computer system one or more results that are determined to be relevant to the user of the mobile computing device based upon a current context of the mobile computing device. The method further includes providing the results for display to a user of the mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Sumit Agarwal, Vic Gundotra, Alex Nicolaou
  • Providing results to parameterless search queries
    Patent number: 8478519
    Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a parameterless search request, which was provided to a mobile computing device, for information that is relevant to a user of the mobile computing device. The method also includes, in response to the received parameterless search request, identifying with a digital computer system one or more results that are determined to be relevant to the user of the mobile computing device based upon a current context of the mobile computing device. The method further includes providing the results for display to a user of the mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Sumit Agarwal, Vic Gundotra, Alex Nicolaou
  • Providing Results to Parameterless Search Queries
    Publication number: 20120053829
    Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a parameterless search request, which was provided to a mobile computing device, for information that is relevant to a user of the mobile computing device. The method also includes, in response to the received parameterless search request, identifying with a digital computer system one or more results that are determined to be relevant to the user of the mobile computing device based upon a current context of the mobile computing device. The method further includes providing the results for display to a user of the mobile computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Sumit Agarwal, Vic Gundotra, Alex Nicolaou
  • PROVIDING RESULTS TO PARAMETERLESS SEARCH QUERIES
    Publication number: 20120054204
    Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a parameterless search request, which was provided to a mobile computing device, for information that is relevant to a user of the mobile computing device. The method also includes, in response to the received parameterless search request, identifying with a digital computer system one or more results that are determined to be relevant to the user of the mobile computing device based upon a current context of the mobile computing device. The method further includes providing the results for display to a user of the mobile computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Sumit Agarwal, Vic Gundotra, Alex Nicolaou