Patrick J Jordan

US Patent:

20140006141, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/539271

Inventors:

Sergei Vassilvitskii - New York NY, US
Patrick R. Jordan - Mountain View CA, US
Chris Leggetter - Belmont CA, US
Prabhakar Krishnamurthy - Pleasanton CA, US
David Pardoe - Sunnyvale CA, US
Uri Nadav - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 1445, 705 1471

Abstract:

The present application relates to systems and computer-implemented methods for determining a future bidding strategy regarding auctions associated with realization of an online advertisement. In some implementations, a server may be used to determine an optimized bid pacing parameter for an online advertisement based on a current bid pacing parameter associated with the online advertisement and an online advertisement supply information for a time period so that based on the optimized bid pacing, realization of the online advertisement over the time period substantially confirms to a spending strategy associated with the online advertisement during the time period. As such, the systems and computer-implemented methods may allow advertisers to control their spending strategy accurately during an advertising campaign.

US Patent:

60130229, Jan 11, 2000

Filed:

Jun 29, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/106665

Inventors:

Thomas C. Jones - Columbia MD
Stephen J. Sweeney - Sykesville MD
Christopher A. Dykes - Odenton MD
Patrick Jordan - Columbia MD

International Classification:

A61G 1100

US Classification:

600 22

Abstract:

An infant care apparatus that has a infant bed tilt mechanism that can be accessed by the user in close proximity to the infant mattress and at the mattress level. When the infant care apparatus is an infant incubator, the tilt mechanism is operable internal of the infant compartment. The user can thus be carrying out some procedure on the infant within that infant compartment of the incubator or at the level of the infant bed of an infant warmer and be able to alter the tilt angle of the infant bed without breaking the semi sterile conditions surrounding the infant and its close proximity by manipulation of a actuating mechanism that is situated at the level of the infant bed and in close proximity to the infant. The tilt mechanism itself has a lead screw rotatable mounted to the infant bed and which passes through a threaded nut that is resiliently affixed to the base of the incubator or infant warmer. A braking mechanism allows the user to unlock the lead screw quietly so that it is free to rotate smoothly to adjust the tilt angle of the infant bed and then relock the lead screw quietly to prevent its rotation with respect to the infant bed to lock the infant bed into that new tilt angle.