Patents by Inventor William Cava

William Cava 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: 9015176
    Abstract: Keyword expansion is used to expand a particular keyword into multiple related keyword candidates using a collection of data that relates to search queries performed using one or more search engines. The data identifies search terms from associated search queries. A particular keyword is identified and one or more candidate keywords related to the particular keyword are identified based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventor: William Cava
  • Publication number: 20130006958
    Abstract: Keyword expansion is used to expand a particular keyword into multiple related keyword candidates using a collection of data that relates to search queries performed using one or more search engines. The data identifies search terms from associated search queries. A particular keyword is identified and one or more candidate keywords related to the particular keyword are identified based on the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: William Cava
  • Patent number: 8266162
    Abstract: Keyword expansion is used to expand a particular keyword into multiple related keyword candidates using a collection of data that relates to search queries performed using one or more search engines. The data identifies search terms from associated search queries. A particular keyword is identified and one or more candidate keywords related to the particular keyword are identified based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventor: William Cava
  • Patent number: 7962463
    Abstract: Keyword candidates are identified by in response to receiving an identification of a web page. Content of the web page is analyzed to identify terms from the web page. An automated keyword expansion is performed using the identified terms to produce a set of candidate keywords. Keyword suggestions are generated for the web page using the set of candidate keywords, and one or more of the keyword suggestions are used in a paid listing campaign. A performance of a paid listing campaign is compared with a performance threshold. An automated keyword expansion is performed using one or more keywords from the set of keywords to produce a set of alternative keywords in response to the comparison. One or more alternative keywords are selected from the set of alternative keywords for use in the paid listing campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventor: William Cava
  • Patent number: 7620627
    Abstract: Generating keywords for use in searching content includes receiving a keyword, obtaining categories that corresponds to the keyword from a catalog file, receiving a selection corresponding to at least one of the categories, and generating keywords associated with the selection. The catalog file includes mappings of keywords to categories, and obtaining categories that correspond to the keyword includes retrieving mapped categories from the catalog file that correspond to the keyword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventor: William Cava
  • Publication number: 20070226202
    Abstract: Generating keywords for use in searching content includes receiving a keyword, obtaining categories that corresponds to the keyword from a catalog file, receiving a selection corresponding to at least one of the categories, and generating keywords associated with the selection. The catalog file includes mappings of keywords to categories, and obtaining categories that correspond to the keyword includes retrieving mapped categories from the catalog file that correspond to the keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventor: William Cava
  • Publication number: 20070100804
    Abstract: Keyword expansion is used to expand a particular keyword into multiple related keyword candidates using a collection of data that relates to search queries performed using one or more search engines. The data identifies search terms from associated search queries. A particular keyword is identified and one or more candidate keywords related to the particular keyword are identified based on the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: William Cava
  • Publication number: 20070100803
    Abstract: Keyword candidates are identified by in response to receiving an identification of a web page. Content of the web page is analyzed to identify terms from the web page. An automated keyword expansion is performed using the identified terms to produce a set of candidate keywords. Keyword suggestions are generated for the web page using the set of candidate keywords, and one or more of the keyword suggestions are used in a paid listing campaign. A performance of a paid listing campaign is compared with a performance threshold. An automated keyword expansion is performed using one or more keywords from the set of keywords to produce a set of alternative keywords in response to the comparison. One or more alternative keywords are selected from the set of alternative keywords for use in the paid listing campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: William Cava