Darren C Davis

US Patent:

6983272, Jan 3, 2006

Filed:

Jul 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/918241

Inventors:

Darren J. Davis - Rowland Heights CA, US
Matthew Derer - Sierra Madre CA, US
Johann Garcia - Chino Hills CA, US
Larry Greco - Glendale CA, US
Tod E. Kurt - Pasadena CA, US
Thomas Kwong - Temple City CA, US
Jonathan C. Lee - Culver City CA, US
Ka Luk Lee - San Gabriel CA, US
Preston Pfarner - Pasadena CA, US
Steve Skovran - Pasadena CA, US

Assignee:

Overture Service, Inc. - Pasadena CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 3, 707 2, 707 4, 707 5, 707 10, 707501, 709202, 709219

Abstract:

A system and method for enabling information providers using a computer network such as the Internet to influence a position for a search listing within a search result list generated by an Internet search engine. The system and method of the present invention provides a database having accounts for the network information providers. Each account contains contact and billing information for a network information provider. In addition, each account contains at least one search listing having at least three components: a description, a search term comprising one or more keywords, and a bid amount. The network information provider may add, delete, or modify a search listing after logging into his or her account via an authentication process. The network information provider influences a position for a search listing in the provider's account by first selecting a search term relevant to the content of the web site or other information source to be listed. The network information provider enters the search term and the description into a search listing.

US Patent:

7043471, May 9, 2006

Filed:

Mar 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/108745

Inventors:

Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US
Scott A. Shifflett - Stevenson Ranch CA, US
Darren J. Davis - Los Angeles CA, US
Eugene F. Hu - Monrovia CA, US
Scott W. Snell - Beverly Hills CA, US
Peter Savich - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Overture Services, Inc. - Pasadena CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 3, 707 5, 707 6, 707 10

Abstract:

A system and method of generating an ordered search list via a search engine by determining various account balances to determine where a search listing will appear, if at all, in a search results list. If a web site advertiser's account is below a threshold, the search listing associated with the advertiser will not appear in the search list. Various balances may be used. Some of the balances may be closer to real-time balances and others may be more accurate, for example by removing certain event charges that were later determined to be non-chargeable. By using and monitoring the various account balances, the search engine prevents over-delivery of advertising through search result listings and possible over-billing of the advertisers.

US Patent:

7076479, Jul 11, 2006

Filed:

Aug 3, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/922090

Inventors:

Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US
Scott A. Shifflett - Stevenson Ranch CA, US
Darren J. Davis - Los Angeles CA, US
Eugene F. Hu - Monrovia CA, US
Scott W. Snell - Beverly Hills CA, US

Assignee:

Overture Services, Inc. - Pasadena CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 3, 707 5, 707 10, 707 6

Abstract:

A system and method of generating an ordered search list via a pay-for-performance search engine by determining various account balances to determine if a search listing is given preferential placement in a search list. If a web site advertiser's account is below a threshold, for example zero dollars, the search listing associated with the advertiser is not given preferential placement in a search list regardless of the advertiser bid amount for that search listing. Various balances may be used. Some of the balances may be closer to real-time balances and other may be more accurate, for example by removing click charges that were later determined to be non-chargeable. By using the various account balances, the pay-for-performance search engine prevents over-delivery of preferential placement and possible over-billing of the advertisers.

US Patent:

7092901, Aug 15, 2006

Filed:

Jul 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/911674

Inventors:

Darren J. Davis - Rowland Heights CA, US
Matthew Derer - Sierra Madre CA, US
Johann Garcia - Chino Hills CA, US
Larry Greco - Glendale CA, US
Tod E. Kurt - Pasadena CA, US
Thomas Kwong - Temple City CA, US
Jonathan C. Lee - Culver City CA, US
Ka Luk Lee - San Gabriel CA, US
Preston Pfarner - Pasadena CA, US
Steve Skovran - Pasadena CA, US

Assignee:

Overture Services, Inc. - Pasadena CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/60

US Classification:

705 26, 707 2, 707 5, 705 7, 705 35, 705 36, 705 37

Abstract:

A system and method for enabling information providers using a computer network such as the Internet to influence a position for a search listing within a search result list generated by an Internet search engine. The system and method of the present invention provides a database having accounts for the network information providers. Each account contains contact and billing information for a network information provider. In addition, each account contains at least one search listing having at least three components: a description, a search term comprising one or more keywords, and a bid amount. The network information provider may add, delete, or modify a search listing after logging into his or her account via an authentication process. The network information provider influences a position for a search listing in the provider's account by first selecting a search term relevant to the content of the web site or other information source to be listed. The network information provider enters the search term and the description into a search listing.

US Patent:

7110993, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

Jul 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/915801

Inventors:

Thomas A. Soulanille - Pasadena CA, US
Darren J. Davis - Rowland Heights CA, US

Assignee:

Overture Services, Inc. - Pasadena CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 3, 705 37

Abstract:

A method for providing a search result list. The method includes receiving a search request from a searcher. In a database of search listings in which each search listing is associated with an advertiser and includes at least one search term and a bid amount by the advertiser, search listings generating a match with the search request are identified. A predetermined number of identified search listings are selected according to bid amount for display to the searcher. The identified search listings are arranged for display in a random order as the search result list. The search result list is then communicated to the searcher.

US Patent:

7386573, Jun 10, 2008

Filed:

Aug 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/197077

Inventors:

Darren R. Davis - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

7071041, 707100

Abstract:

Media file organization for shuffled playback or rendering. One or more sets of media files available to be rendered are defined. Each of the defined sets represents one or more contiguous media files. A media file is randomly selected from one of the defined sets to be rendered. The one or more sets of media files are redefined, each of said redefined sets representing one or more remaining media files to be rendered. Another media file is randomly selected from one of the redefined sets for rendering. A packed array, sized according to the number of sets of contiguous media files, is used for allocating memory and identifying unplayed media files.

US Patent:

7483886, Jan 27, 2009

Filed:

May 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/430411

Inventors:

Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US
Scott A. Shifflett - Stevenson Ranch CA, US
Darren J. Davis - Los Angeles CA, US
Eugene F. Hu - Monrovia CA, US
Scott W. Snell - Beverly Hills CA, US
Peter Savich - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 3, 707 5, 707 6, 707 10

Abstract:

A system and method of generating an ordered search list via a search engine by determining various account balances to determine where a search listing will appear, if at all, in a search results list. If a web site advertiser's account is below a threshold, the search listing associated with the advertiser will not appear in the search list. Various balances may be used. Some of the balances may be closer to real-time balances and others may be more accurate, for example by removing certain event charges that were later determined to be non-chargeable. By using and monitoring the various account balances, the search engine prevents over-delivery of advertising through search result listings and possible over-billing of the advertisers.

US Patent:

7636509, Dec 22, 2009

Filed:

Oct 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/247743

Inventors:

Darren R. Davis - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 5/76
H04N 7/00
H04N 5/00

US Classification:

386 46, 386125

Abstract:

Managing media objects on a computing device executing a media player application for rendering one or more of the media objects. The media objects have metadata associated therewith. A media object is defined to represent the media object, which includes a plurality of properties where at least one of the properties of the media object is representative of media content of the media object and where at least another one of the properties of the media object is representative of metadata associated with the media object. The media object is dynamically exposed to the media player application for performing one or more operations on the properties. The properties of the media object are alternatively exposed without exposing the media object represented thereby. Alternatively, a set of rules for each of the properties is defined, and one or more operations are dynamically exposed as a function of the defined set of rules.