Andrew L Wooldridge

US Patent:

7761805, Jul 20, 2010

Filed:

Sep 11, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/519563

Inventors:

Ashley Woodman Hall - Menlo Park CA, US
Oliver Thomas Bayley - Pacifica CA, US
Swati Raju - San Jose CA, US
Andrew Wooldridge - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715780, 715816, 715864

Abstract:

To reduce the amount of space needed to display an item, while still retaining meaning for the item, a reduced presentation is determined for the item. The reduced presentation is based on analysis of a portion that contains information that may be less important for the user to see in order to understand the whole item. The item may contain a portion that is based on user input. It is this portion upon which the reduced presentation determination may be made. However, the reduced presentation determination may be based on another factor. For example, the technique is applicable to displaying any list of items that have some common pattern in the items. Based on analysis of the common pattern, a reduced presentation can be determined for at least one of the items.

US Patent:

20080126308, May 29, 2008

Filed:

Nov 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/605763

Inventors:

Andrew Wooldridge - Redwood City CA, US
Swati Raju - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 1/14
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

707 3, 713502, 711118, 707E1712, 711E12017

Abstract:

In a system where a search query based on a partially formed query expression can be sent in a request to a server before the user finishes inputting the entire query expression, an intelligent mechanism is provided at a client of the server to prevent too many unnecessary requests from being sent to the server. In response to receiving, at the client, user input, the intelligent mechanism may determine whether a corresponding search query matches a key in the local search result cache. If so, local search results are displayed to the user. In addition, a timer may be used to delay sending the request to the server.

US Patent:

20080270412, Oct 30, 2008

Filed:

Apr 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/741010

Inventors:

Venkateswaran Udayasankar - Sunnyvale CA, US
Andrew Wooldridge - Redwood City CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 10, 707E17107

Abstract:

The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for tracking user clicks via an asynchronous tracking mechanism. The method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving a first content item and selecting a hyperlink by a user that the first content item provides. An asynchronous request is submitted indicating selection of the hyperlink and a request is submitted for a second content item. The second content item is loaded in response to an asynchronous acknowledgement indicating completion of the transmission of the request.