Patents by Inventor Will Wagner

Will Wagner 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).

  • Publication number: 20250385879
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that provide a decision-intelligence (DI)-based, computerized framework that provides advancements in how users interact with chatbots, as well as how they can engage with content and services over a computer network. The disclosed framework provides a conversational web experience whereby a user can engage with a chatbot or chatbots simultaneously and/or sequentially via a series of handoffs that are correlated to the context of the user's engagement. Thus, the types and/or interactive content the user is engaging with on the Internet can drive the types, quantities and/or timing of how chatbots are presented to the user for purposes of facilitating the engagement of the user with network hosted content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Eric BAX, Arundhyoti SARKAR, Ruchita GARDE, Will WAGNER, Melissa GERBER, Nikki THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 12423509
    Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: parsing, by a processor, a generated text to identify statements included within a generated text; querying, by the processor, a remote data source to identify sources for each statement in the statements; determining, by the processor, trustworthiness values for each statement, a trustworthiness value for a given statement determined by computing trustworthiness labels for each source corresponding to a given statement: generating, by the processor, a label for the generated text based on an aggregated trustworthiness of each of the statements; and displaying, by the processor, the generated text and the label within a user interface displayed to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Eric Bax, Arundhyoti Sarkar, Melissa Gerber, Will Wagner, Lisa Giaffo, Nikki Thompson
  • Publication number: 20250131041
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to communication related to predictions. A communication chain is created with multiple chain units, each operating independently to provide prediction services related to a prompt with embedded information therein associated with predictions for the prompt to enable prediction services. A request is received for a requested operation related to a query prompt on one of prediction solicitation, prediction entry, verification entry, and prediction access. If a chain unit for the query prompt, the request is directed to the chain unit to perform the requested operation. If not, a new chain unit is created for the query prompt and the request is forwarded to the new chain unit to carry out the requested operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Eric Bax, Charlotte Bax, Lisa Giaffo, Melissa Gerber, Tanisha Sharma, Nikki Thompson, Kimberley Williams, Will Wagner
  • Publication number: 20250005266
    Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: parsing, by a processor, a generated text to identify statements included within a generated text; querying, by the processor, a remote data source to identify sources for each statement in the statements; determining, by the processor, trustworthiness values for each statement, a trustworthiness value for a given statement determined by computing trustworthiness labels for each source corresponding to a given statement: generating, by the processor, a label for the generated text based on an aggregated trustworthiness of each of the statements; and displaying, by the processor, the generated text and the label within a user interface displayed to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Eric BAX, Arundhyoti SARKAR, Melissa GERBER, Will WAGNER, Lisa GIAFFO, Nikki THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 12182203
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to communication related to predictions. A communication chain is created with multiple chain units, each operating independently to provide prediction services related to a prompt with embedded information therein associated with predictions for the prompt to enable prediction services. A request is received for a requested operation related to a query prompt on one of prediction solicitation, prediction entry, verification entry, and prediction access. If a chain unit for the query prompt, the request is directed to the chain unit to perform the requested operation. If not, a new chain unit is created for the query prompt and the request is forwarded to the new chain unit to carry out the requested operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Eric Bax, Charlotte Bax, Lisa Giaffo, Melissa Gerber, Tanisha Sharma, Nikki Thompson, Kimberley Williams, Will Wagner
  • Publication number: 20240320615
    Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including obtaining purchase history data for a plurality of users within a group, the purchase history corresponding to at least one product; determining a first product availability corresponding to the at least one product based on the purchase history data; transmitting, to a User Equipment (UE) of a user of the plurality of users, a notification including the first product availability; obtaining updated purchase history data, the updated purchase history data corresponding to the at least one product; determining a second product availability corresponding to the at least one product based on the updated purchase history data; determining a product availability change based on the first product availability and the second product availability; and modifying user rights of the user based on the product availability change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Eric BAX, Lisa GIAFFO, Melissa GERBER, Tanisha SHARMA, Nikki THOMPSON, Will WAGNER
  • Patent number: 12086832
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed that include receiving electronic content data associated with an electronic content provider comprising: a content campaign identification associated with a virtual token, and provider-identified platform identifications that identify platforms on which the content campaign may be initiated; receiving input from the user comprising: a user identification, a virtual token identification, a campaign identification that identifies the content campaign associated with the virtual token, and user-identified platform identifications that identify the platforms on which the user consents to be targeted by the content campaign; determining, based on the received electronic content data and user data, the content campaign and platforms the user consents to; and generating a notification to initiate a content campaign targeting the user on the platforms on which the user consents to be targeted; and outputting the generated notification to the platforms on which the user consents to be targeted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Yahoo Ad Tech LLC
    Inventors: Eric Bax, Charlotte Bax, Kimberly Williams, Nikki Thompson, Lisa Giaffo, Tanisha Sharma, Will Wagner, Melissa Gerber
  • Publication number: 20240104602
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed that include receiving electronic content data associated with an electronic content provider comprising: a content campaign identification associated with a virtual token, and provider-identified platform identifications that identify platforms on which the content campaign may be initiated; receiving input from the user comprising: a user identification, a virtual token identification, a campaign identification that identifies the content campaign associated with the virtual token, and user-identified platform identifications that identify the platforms on which the user consents to be targeted by the content campaign; determining, based on the received electronic content data and user data, the content campaign and platforms the user consents to; and generating a notification to initiate a content campaign targeting the user on the platforms on which the user consents to be targeted; and outputting the generated notification to the platforms on which the user consents to be targeted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Eric BAX, Charlotte BAX, Kimberly WILLIAMS, Nikki THOMPSON, Lisa GIAFFO, Tanisha SHARMA, Will WAGNER, Melissa GERBER
  • Publication number: 20240106779
    Abstract: A method includes receiving inputs from a plurality of data providers reflecting the plurality of data providers' respective parameters for providing message channel data; receiving inputs from a plurality of data recipients reflecting the data recipients' respective parameters for receiving message channel data; identifying, using a matching engine, message channel data that matches the parameters of at least one of the plurality of data providers and the parameters of at least one of the data recipients; processing the message channel data in accordance with the parameters of the data providers, the processing step comprising segmenting the message channel data into permitted data segments and non-permitted data segments based on the data providers' parameters; delivering the permitted data segments to the identified data recipients in accordance with their respective parameters; and initiating a request for compensation of the identified data providers in accordance with their respective parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Eric BAX, Kimberly WILLIAMS, Melissa GERBER, Tanisha SHARMA, Will WAGNER, Nikki THOMPSON, Lisa GIAFFO
  • Publication number: 20240070201
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to communication related to predictions. A communication chain is created with multiple chain units, each operating independently to provide prediction services related to a prompt with embedded information therein associated with predictions for the prompt to enable prediction services. A request is received for a requested operation related to a query prompt on one of prediction solicitation, prediction entry, verification entry, and prediction access. If a chain unit for the query prompt, the request is directed to the chain unit to perform the requested operation. If not, a new chain unit is created for the query prompt and the request is forwarded to the new chain unit to carry out the requested operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Bax, Charlotte Bax, Lisa Giaffo, Melissa Gerber, Tanisha Sharma, Nikki Thompson, Kimberley Williams, Will Wagner