Patents by Inventor Vivian Lin Dufour

Vivian Lin Dufour 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 assistant system and method
    Patent number: 9892426
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for presenting content in response to receiving a portion of a search query. A computing device receives, over a network from a user computer, a portion of a search query submitted by a user in a search query entry area. The computing device receives, from a search suggestion module, one or more search suggestions related to the portion of the query. The computing device transmits, to the user computer, the one or more search suggestions for display in a search suggestion region, the search suggestion region displayed differently than a search results area. The computing device transmits a search suggestion of the one or more search suggestions to a rich content module. The rich content module generates rich content related to the transmitted search suggestion. The computing device transmits, to the user computer, the rich content for display in the search suggestion region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Batraski, Vivian Lin Dufour, Aarti Parmar, Shenhong Zhu, Olivia Franklin
  • SEARCH ASSISTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170061485
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for presenting content in response to receiving a portion of a search query. A computing device receives, over a network from a user computer, a portion of a search query submitted by a user in a search query entry area. The computing device receives, from a search suggestion module, one or more search suggestions related to the portion of the query. The computing device transmits, to the user computer, the one or more search suggestions for display in a search suggestion region, the search suggestion region displayed differently than a search results area. The computing device transmits a search suggestion of the one or more search suggestions to a rich content module. The rich content module generates rich content related to the transmitted search suggestion. The computing device transmits, to the user computer, the rich content for display in the search suggestion region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ethan BATRASKI, Vivian Lin Dufour, Aarti Parmar, Shenhong Zhu, Olivia Franklin
  • Search assistant system and method
    Patent number: 9495461
    Abstract: A system and method for presenting content in response to receiving a portion of a search query. A computing device receives, over a network from a user computer, a portion of a search query submitted by a user in a search query entry area. The computing device receives, from a search suggestion module, one or more search suggestions related to the portion of the query. The computing device transmits, to the user computer, the one or more search suggestions for display in a search suggestion region, the search suggestion region displayed differently than a search results area. The computing device transmits a search suggestion of the one or more search suggestions to a rich content module. The rich content module generates rich content related to the transmitted search suggestion. The computing device transmits, to the user computer, the rich content for display in the search suggestion region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Batraski, Vivian Lin Dufour, Aarti Parmar, Shenhong Zhu, Olivia Franklin
  • SEARCH ASSISTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120246165
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for presenting content in response to receiving a portion of a search query. A computing device receives, over a network from a user computer, a portion of a search query submitted by a user in a search query entry area. The computing device receives, from a search suggestion module, one or more search suggestions related to the portion of the query. The computing device transmits, to the user computer, the one or more search suggestions for display in a search suggestion region, the search suggestion region displayed differently than a search results area. The computing device transmits a search suggestion of the one or more search suggestions to a rich content module. The rich content module generates rich content related to the transmitted search suggestion. The computing device transmits, to the user computer, the rich content for display in the search suggestion region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Batraski, Vivian Lin Dufour, Aarti Parmar, Shenhong Zhu, Olivia Franklin