Eric S Flatt

US Patent:

8589391, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Sep 15, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/228948

Inventors:

Jeff Reynar - New York NY, US
Kushal B. Dave - New York NY, US
Eric S. Flatt - New York NY, US
Michael Stuart Gordon - Brooklyn NY, US
Jeremy A. Hylton - Easton PA, US
James K. Scott - New York NY, US
Oren Eli Zamir - Nyack NY, US
Jeffrey L. Korn - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707732

Abstract:

A method, system, and graphical user interface for improved web searching via user-specified annotations are disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which a search engine receives a user's ratings of some, but not all, web pages associated with a group of web pages. The group of web pages is selected from the group consisting of web pages in a particular web site and web pages in a particular subunit of a web site. The search engine generates a user-specific site rating for the group of web pages based on the user's ratings for web pages in the group of web pages. The search engine uses the generated site rating for the group of web pages when responding to a search query from the user.

US Patent:

8166028, Apr 24, 2012

Filed:

Sep 15, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/228972

Inventors:

Jeff Reynar - New York NY, US
Kushal B. Dave - New York NY, US
Eric S. Flatt - New York NY, US
Michael Stuart Gordon - Brooklyn NY, US
Jeremy A. Hylton - Easton PA, US
James K Scott - New York NY, US
Oren Eli Zamir - Nyack NY, US
Jeffrey L. Korn - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707732

Abstract:

A method, system, and graphical user interface for improved web searching via user-specified annotations are disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a graphical user interface on a computer that includes a ranked set of links responsive to a search request by a user. At least some of the links are to documents that have not previously been rated by the user and at least some of the links are to documents that have previously been rated by the user. The links are displayed in an order that depends at least in part on the ratings of the documents that have previously been rated by the user.

US Patent:

20150186385, Jul 2, 2015

Filed:

Mar 20, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/664682

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Kushal B. Dave - New York NY, US
Eric S. Flatt - New York NY, US
Michael Stuart Gordon - Brooklyn NY, US
Jeremy A. Hylton - Easton PA, US
James K. Scott - New York NY, US
Oren Eli Zamir - Nyack NY, US
Jeffrey L. Corn - New York NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

Abstract:

Computers and methods are provided for receiving a search request sent by a computer associated with a user. A set of documents comprising a plurality of documents that satisfy the search request is identified. At least some documents in the plurality of documents have previously been annotated by at least one user of a plurality of users. A response to the search request is sent. The response includes a ranked set of links to at least some of the plurality of documents that satisfy the search request. At least some of the links are to documents that have previously been annotated by at least one user of the plurality of users. The response is associated with instructions to display one or more corresponding annotations for at least some of the links to documents that have previously been annotated by at least one user of the plurality of users. The response is further associated with instructions to display a filter selector including one or more filter options to reduce the identified set of documents.