Patents by Inventor Zak Umanoff

Zak Umanoff 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: 7974975
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing information to a plurality of users based on the relevancy of the information to the users are disclosed. An incoming message is received. Similarity scores are generated indicating similarities of the incoming message to features of a plurality of messages. Relevancy scores are generated for the plurality of users, the relevancy scores indicating relevancies of the incoming message to the plurality of users based on the similarity scores and a plurality of user profiles including information descriptive of the plurality of users' preferences for the features of the plurality of users. Message information derived from the incoming message, the relevancy scores, and the plurality of user profiles is delivered to at least some of the plurality of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Abuzz Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Pollack, Shaun Cutts, Andres Rodriguez, Jeremy Stevenson, Zak Umanoff
  • Publication number: 20060184557
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing information to a plurality of users based on the relevancy of the information to the users are disclosed. An incoming message is received. Similarity scores are generated indicating similarities of the incoming message to features of a plurality of messages. Relevancy scores are generated for the plurality of users, the relevancy scores indicating relevancies of the incoming message to the plurality of users based on the similarity scores and a plurality of user profiles including information descriptive of the plurality of users' preferences for the features of the plurality of users. Message information derived from the incoming message, the relevancy scores, and the plurality of user profiles is delivered to at least some of the plurality of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: ABUZZ Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Pollack, Shaun Cutts, Andres Rodriguez, Jeremy Stevenson, Zak Umanoff
  • Publication number: 20040236721
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing information to a plurality of users based on the relevancy of the information to the users are disclosed. An incoming message is received. Similarity scores are generated indicating similarities of the incoming message to features of a plurality of messages. Relevancy scores are generated for the plurality of users, the relevancy scores indicating relevancies of the incoming message to the plurality of users based on the similarity scores and a plurality of user profiles including information descriptive of the plurality of users' preferences for the features of the plurality of users. Message information derived from the incoming message, the relevancy scores, and the plurality of user profiles is delivered to at least some of the plurality of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Jordan Pollack, Shaun Cutts, Andres Rodriguez, Jeremy Stevenson, Zak Umanoff
  • Patent number: 6578025
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing information to a plurality of users based on the relevancy of the information to the users are disclosed. An incoming message is received. Similarity scores are generated indicating similarities of the incoming message to features of a plurality of messages. Relevancy scores are generated for the plurality of users, the relevancy scores indicating relevancies of the incoming message to the plurality of users based on the similarity scores and a plurality of user profiles including information descriptive of the plurality of users' preferences for the features of the plurality of users. Message information derived from the incoming message, the relevancy scores, and the plurality of user profiles is delivered to at least some of the plurality of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Abuzz Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Pollack, Shaun Cutts, Andres Rodriguez, Jeremy Stevenson, Zak Umanoff
  • Patent number: 6571238
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for regulating a flow of information to one or more users is disclosed. A system includes a relevancy threshold for a user and an incoming message having a relevancy score, the relevancy score indicating a relevancy of the incoming message to the user. A method for regulating a flow of information to a user of the system is disclosed. The method determines whether the relevancy score of the incoming message satisfies the relevancy threshold, and delivers to the user message information derived from the incoming message and adjusting the relevancy threshold when the relevancy score of the incoming message satisfies the relevancy threshold. The method adjusts the relevancy threshold by an amount determined by a time-dependent function when the relevancy score of the incoming message does not satisfy the relevancy threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Abuzz Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Pollack, Jeremy Stevenson, Zak Umanoff