Patents by Inventor Vladimir Shipunov

Vladimir Shipunov 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).

  • Predicting demographic attributes based on online behavior
    Publication number: 20070208728
    Abstract: This invention provides a system and method for predicting user demographic attributes for non-registered users and users with incomplete profiles. The invention uses demographic information from registered users and user search history logs to create a database of information that associates the users' search history habits with their demographic attributes. The invention creates a first database that associates users' search query history with their demographic attributes, and also creates a second database that associates web pages that users have visited frequently along with the users' demographic attributes. The invention can compare the searching and browsing habits of non-registered users and users with incomplete profiles to the searching and browsing habits of registered users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benyu Zhang, Honghua Dai, Hua-Jun Zeng, Li Qi, Tarek Najm, Teresa Mah, Vladimir Shipunov, Ying Li, Zheng Chen