Agnes C Liu

US Patent:

20090044150, Feb 12, 2009

Filed:

Aug 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/835271

Inventors:

Agnes LIU - Los Angeles CA, US
Francisco Vinoly - Venice CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715854

Abstract:

This disclosure describes systems, methods and user interfaces for easily navigating through hierarchically related content, such as web pages in a hierarchical website. For each page of content, a navigation element is provided that displays to the viewer of the page information about one or more pages that are hierarchically below the currently displayed page and information about what page or pages are hierarchically above the currently displayed page. The navigation element includes a top-level tabbed bar that exposes the hierarchical path from the homepage to the displayed page. Furthermore, as the user navigates through the website, the top-level bar forms a “crumb” or path describing the user's location within the hierarchy of web pages.

US Patent:

20100115426, May 6, 2010

Filed:

Nov 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/265513

Inventors:

Agnes Liu - Walnut CA, US
Francisco Vinoly - Venice CA, US
Brian Channell - Redondo Beach CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715757

Abstract:

Embodiments are directed towards providing dynamic and interactive avatars of social networking members for use in visually displaying interactions and activities within a messaging context. A user interface is provided that enables relationships toy be displayed within a messaging context through automatic and/or dynamic grouping and/or re-arranging of avatars representing the member and a messaging user. Similar to, albeit it different from, an actual social event/party the dynamic displaying of members' avatars reflects how groups of people may interact. Thus, the disclosed embodiments provide a dynamic visual interface illustrating social congregation and interactions between members of a messaging social network.

US Patent:

20190018834, Jan 17, 2019

Filed:

Jul 26, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/046236

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Agnes LIU - Walnut CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/27
G06F 3/0481
G06F 21/10

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for dynamically modifying images based on the content of articles associated with the images, particularly the emotional content of an article. Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure allow users to quickly and easily identify the emotional nature of an article based on such an image. Characteristics of an image associated with an article may also be modified in response to comments from viewers regarding the article.

US Patent:

20150286383, Oct 8, 2015

Filed:

Apr 3, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/244825

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Agnes Liu - Walnut CA, US
Mimmie Huang - Redwood City CA, US
Min Song - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

YAHOO! INC. - SUNNYVALE CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for presenting content to users using desktop widgets. Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure allow users to quickly and easily access content (such as news articles) from their home screen without having to independently start a software application to do so.

US Patent:

20150193426, Jul 9, 2015

Filed:

Jan 6, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/148569

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Agnes Liu - Walnut CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/27

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for dynamically modifying images based on the content of articles associated with the images, particularly the emotional content of an article. Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure allow users to quickly and easily identify the emotional nature of an article based on such an image. Characteristics of an image associated with an article may also be modified in response to comments from viewers regarding the article.

US Patent:

20140095328, Apr 3, 2014

Filed:

Mar 11, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/792569

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Guy Schackman - Santa Monica CA, US
Agnes Liu - Walnut CA, US
Chialing Hsu Sarva - New York NY, US
Bonnie Pan - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

YAHOO! INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 1473

Abstract:

An interactive reveal advertising unit is presented in a webpage. The motion and animation of the advertising unit's creative is tied to the user interaction with the device displaying the webpage, the web page or the advertising unit itself, so that the creative responds directly to the user interaction. The overall layout of the creative elements in the unit is changed based on various factors. The advertising unit also expands to reveal an expanded canvas that displays additional media.