Patents by Inventor William Edward Reed, Jr.

William Edward Reed, Jr. 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: 8145703
    Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, interaction with the search identifier causing of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system, the search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least an initial search result from a search data source, the initial search result including information relating to a geographic location to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, and a second view transmitted from the server computer system in response to the user interacting with the search identifier, the second view including the initial search result and the plurality of related search suggestions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Michiel Frishert, Anton V. Jouline, William Ryan Massie, William Edward Reed, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8090714
    Abstract: A user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a location identifier. Selection of the search identifier causing transmission of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system and interaction with the location identifier causing transmission of a selected location from the client computer system to the server computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Yue Rona Yang, Anton V. Jouline, William Ryan Massie, William Edward Reed, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7921108
    Abstract: The invention also provides a method of interfacing with a client computer system, wherein search results include search results with geographic locations outside the first selected area if the number of the search results that have geographic locations within the selected area are less than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Yue Rona Wang, William Ryan Massie, William Edward Reed, Jr., Anton V. Jouline
  • Publication number: 20090132573
    Abstract: The invention provides a user interface to display search results including a first view transmitted from a server computer to a client computer system displaying a map including information relating to geographic location, at least one selector for drawing at least one figure element on the map displayed in the at least a first view, and a search identifier related to the at least one figure element drawn on the map of said at least first view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Reed, JR., Anton V. Jouline, William Ryan Massie, Yue Rona Yang
  • Publication number: 20090132929
    Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including an input to transmit a request from a client computer system at a server computer system, a view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system in response to the request, the view being displayed at the client computer system, wherein the view may include a map with boundary of an area displayed on the map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Reed, JR., Anton V. Jouline, Yue Rona Yang, Michiel Frishert, William Ryan Massie
  • Publication number: 20090132485
    Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, a user interacting with the search identifier causing transmission of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system, the search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract a plurality of search results from a search data source. A second view includes the search results, a driving direction selector, selection of which causing transmission of a driving direction request relating to a select one of the search results from the client computer system at the server computer system. A third view includes the driving directions to the selected search result and at least one of the search results other than the selected search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Reed, Jr., Doug Leeds, William Ryan Massie, Yue Rona Yang
  • Publication number: 20090132484
    Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a plurality of vertical search determinators, interacting with the search identifier causing transmission of a first search request from a client computer system at the server computer system, the first search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least one search result from a search data source, the search result including information relating to a geographic location and the search result depends on a respective one of the vertical search determinators, and a second view, at least part of which may be transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, wherein the second view may include the search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: William Ryan Massie, William Edward Reed, JR., Yue Rona Yang
  • Publication number: 20090132572
    Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a profile page displayed independent of a search identifier that the user interacts with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, INC.
    Inventors: William Ryan Massie, William Edward Reed, JR., Yue Rona Yang
  • Publication number: 20090132644
    Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, interaction with the search identifier causing of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system, the search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least an initial search result from a search data source, the initial search result including information relating to a geographic location to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, and a second view transmitted from the server computer system in response to the user interacting with the search identifier, the second view including the initial search result and the plurality of related search suggestions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Medie, Inc.
    Inventors: Michiel Frishert, Anton V. Jouline, William Ryan Massie, William Edward Reed, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090132486
    Abstract: A user interface includes a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, a user interacting with the search identifier causing transmission a first search request from the client computer system at the server computer system. A second view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system includes a search result. A third view includes a reproduction selector. A user selecting the reproduction selector causes transmission of a first reproduction command from the client computer system to the server computer system. A fourth view includes the first search result included in the second view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Leeds, William Ryan Massie, William Edward Reed, JR., Yue Rona Yang
  • Publication number: 20090132927
    Abstract: A user interface is provided, including an input to transmit a request from a client computer system to a server computer system, a view transmitted in response to the request form the server computer system to the client computer system and displayed at the client computer system, wherein the view may include a map and the view may be configured to enable the making of an addition to the map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Reed, JR., Doug Leeds, William Ryan Massie, Yue Rona Yang
  • Publication number: 20090132511
    Abstract: A user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a location identifier. Selection of the search identifier causing transmission of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system and interaction with the location identifier causing transmission of a selected location from the client computer system to the server computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Yue Rona Yang, Anton V. Jouline, William Ryan Massie, William Edward Reed, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090132646
    Abstract: A user interface includes a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a map and a search identifier. A second view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system includes a map and the information relating to the geographic location of the first search request may be used to indicate the geographic location on the map of the second view, wherein the second view includes at least a first static location marker on the map of the second view at a first fixed location due to selection of a location marker at the first fixed location on the map of the first view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Yue Rona Yang, William Ryan Massie, William Edward Reed, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090132953
    Abstract: A user interface is described wherein information relating to a respective one of the search results are displayed on a map upon selection of at least one component of the respective search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Reed, JR., William Ryan Massie, Yue Rona Yang, Doug Leeds
  • Publication number: 20090132643
    Abstract: A user interface includes a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, and a second view transmitted from the server computer system in response to a user interacting with the search identifier. A search request is utilized at the server computer system to extract at least one search result from a search data source, the search result including information relating to a geographic location to the client computer system for display at the client computer system. The second view may include at least one component that may be in substantially the same location as in the first view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Reed, JR., William Ryan Massie, Yue Rona Yang, Doug Leeds