公开(公告)号：US20160125085A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14529415

申请日：2014-10-31

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Sudharsan Vasudevan ,  Herat Gandhi ,  Mahesh Inturi ,  Chinmayi Narasimhadevara ,  Sumit Ailawadi

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30867

Abstract: A method and system for recommending content to a user whose interest(s) has not been identified is disclosed. A base user profile may be created for association with the user. The base user profile may be created by generating a list of ranked interests of a set of representative users. The list of ranked interests may be generated based on activity information obtained for the set of representative users. Content may be recommended to the user based on the base user profile.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于向尚未识别其兴趣的用户推荐内容的方法和系统。 可以创建基本用户简档以与用户相关联。 可以通过生成一组代表性用户的排名兴趣的列表来创建基本用户简档。 可以基于为该组代表用户获得的活动信息生成排名兴趣的列表。 可以基于基本用户配置文件向用户推荐内容。

公开(公告)号：US20160087924A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-24

申请号：US14492708

申请日：2014-09-22

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Janarthanam Ramalingam ,  Sudharsan Vasudevan

IPC: H04L12/58

CPC classification number: H04L51/22 ,  G06F17/3051 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/10 ,  H04L51/16

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for email management. The disclosed systems and methods enable a user to follow messages and message conversations based on, but not limited to, a context of the received messages, content included in the messages, the sender of the messages, intended recipients of the message, and the like. Therefore, the present disclosure describes systems and methods for enabling a recipient user to follow messages, topics or other users from the recipient user's inbox. Accordingly, followed topics or messages from followed users can be grouped into message conversations within the recipient user's inbox. Whenever there is an update in a followed conversation, the recipient user will be notified. By determining which messages a user desires to follow, the disclosed systems and methods can identify the interests of users by leveraging information from the followed messages for advertising purposes.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于电子邮件管理的系统和方法。 所公开的系统和方法使得用户能够基于但不限于接收到的消息的上下文，消息中包括的内容，消息的发送者，消息的预期接收者等等来跟随消息和消息对话 。 因此，本公开描述了用于使接收者用户能够从收件人用户的收件箱跟踪消息，主题或其他用户的系统和方法。 因此，跟随用户的主题或消息可以分组到收件人用户收件箱内的消息对话中。 每当随后对话中有更新时，收件人用户将被通知。 通过确定用户希望遵循哪些消息，所公开的系统和方法可以通过利用来自跟踪消息的用于广告目的的信息来识别用户的兴趣。

公开(公告)号：US20160014060A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-14

申请号：US14329489

申请日：2014-07-11

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Sudharsan Vasudevan ,  Mayukh Bhaowal ,  Binu Ramakrishnan ,  Supreeth Rao

IPC: H04L12/58

CPC classification number: H04L51/14 ,  H04L51/32

Abstract: Techniques are provided that include displaying an offer for an interest-based content subscription on an email application Web site, the offer being selectable and displayed in a native format of the email application, and, upon receiving an indication that the offer has been selected by a user, generating an interest-based content subscription without directing a browser application away from the email application Web site. According to some such arrangements, generating the interest-based content subscription may include contacting a third-party Web site associated with the offer, and communicating at least one of an actual identification and a disposable identification of the user to the third-party Web site. The interest-based content subscription may be limited based on at least one of a time duration and a frequency parameter.

Abstract translation: 提供了技术，其包括在电子邮件应用程序网站上显示基于兴趣的内容订阅的提议，该提议是可选择的并且以电子邮件应用的本机格式显示，并且在接收到通过以下方式选择了该提议的指示 用户，生成基于兴趣的内容订阅，而不指示浏览器应用远离电子邮件应用程序网站。 根据一些这样的安排，生成基于兴趣的内容订阅可以包括联系与提供相关联的第三方网站，并将用户的实际标识和一次性标识中的至少一个传达到第三方网站 。 基于兴趣的内容订阅可以基于持续时间和频率参数中的至少一个来限制。

公开(公告)号：US09158850B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-13

申请号：US13950132

申请日：2013-07-24

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Supreeth Rao ,  Sudharsan Vasudevan ,  Gopal Mor ,  Utkarsh Shrivastava

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30867 ,  G06F17/30477 ,  G06F17/30528 ,  G06F17/3053

Abstract: A system and method for generating a personalized trends module includes steps of: for a given user, producing a social timeline by logging content posted on the given user's accounts on social media sites; analyzing the social timeline for recently posted content to derive an interim summary of first trending topics for the given user; receiving from a content personalization platform an in-stream feed of second trending topics based on the user's recent on-line activity including page views, queries, and clicks; augmenting the social timeline with the second trending topics from the in-stream feed to produce an interim list of third trending topics; ranking the third trending topics by source category using a frequency index; selecting the highest ranking third trending topics from each source category; and presenting a personalized trends module with positions allocated to the highest ranking third trending topics.

Abstract translation: 用于生成个性化趋势模块的系统和方法包括以下步骤：对于给定用户，通过记录在社交媒体网站上发布在给定用户的帐户上的内容来产生社交时间线; 分析最近发布的内容的社会时间表，以得出给定用户的第一个热门话题的中期摘要; 基于用户最近的在线活动（包括页面浏览，查询和点击）从内容个性化平台接收第二热门话题的插播馈送; 增加来自流媒体Feed的第二个热门话题的社会时间表，以产生第三个热门话题的临时名单; 使用频率指数按源类别排列第三趋势主题; 从每个来源类别中选出排名第三的热门话题; 并呈现个性化趋势模块，分配给排名第三的热门话题。

公开(公告)号：US20140380199A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-25

申请号：US13924497

申请日：2013-06-21

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Sudharsan Vasudevan ,  Supreeth Rao ,  Utkarsh Shrivastava

IPC: G06F3/0481

CPC classification number: G06F17/30905

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing content on a webpage includes rendering a webpage having a plurality of page areas. Each of the plurality of page areas is associated with an entity having display content. Selection of one of the plurality of page areas is detected. The selection causes a landing page to be rendered in place of the webpage. A return to the webpage from the landing page is detected. In response to the return, the selected page area of the webpage is modified to include at least one additional entity having associated display content.

Abstract translation: 用于在网页上提供内容的方法和系统包括呈现具有多个页面区域的网页。 多个页面区域中的每一个与具有显示内容的实体相关联。 检测到多个页面区域之一的选择。 选择导致着陆页面被替换为网页。 检测到从着陆页返回到网页。 响应于返回，网页的所选页面区域被修改为包括具有相关联的显示内容的至少一个附加实体。

公开(公告)号：US09990436B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US14880701

申请日：2015-10-12

Applicant: Yahoo!, Inc.

Inventor： Supreeth Rao ,  Sudharsan Vasudevan ,  Gopal Mor ,  Utkarsh Shrivastava

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30867 ,  G06F17/30477 ,  G06F17/30528 ,  G06F17/3053

Abstract: A system and method for generating a personalized trends module includes steps of: for a given user, producing a social timeline by logging content posted on the given user's accounts on social media sites; analyzing the social timeline for recently posted content to derive an interim summary of first trending topics for the given user; receiving from a content personalization platform an in-stream feed of second trending topics based on the user's recent on-line activity including page views, queries, and clicks; augmenting the social timeline with the second trending topics from the in-stream feed to produce an interim list of third trending topics; ranking the third trending topics by source category using a frequency index; selecting the highest ranking third trending topics from each source category; and presenting a personalized trends module with positions allocated to the highest ranking third trending topics.

公开(公告)号：US20160087925A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-24

申请号：US14495064

申请日：2014-09-24

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Aravind Kalavagattu ,  Sudharsan Vasudevan

IPC: H04L12/58 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L51/22 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L51/066 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/2823

Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for email management that leverages information derived from a sender's message activity with particular recipients in order to automatically format subsequent messages to those recipients according to the derived information. The present disclosure describes determining message templates associated with messages sent to repetitive recipients, and applying those determined templates upon composition of subsequent messages to the same recipients. Message templates comprise information associated with a message's settings, layout, message content, content type(s), a message type and the like. The determination of message templates and template information for application to messages being composed can be based on learned expressions and/or patterns from a sender's message activity or behavior. Additionally, the message templates can be utilized for monetization purposes in order to serve targeted advertisements when communicating with repetitive recipient users.

Abstract translation: 本公开描述了用于电子邮件管理的系统和方法，其利用从特定收件人发送者的消息活动导出的信息，以便根据导出的信息自动格式化到那些接收者的后续消息。 本公开描述了确定与发送给重复接收者的消息相关联的消息模板，并且在将后续消息组合到相同接收者时应用这些确定的模板。 消息模板包括与消息的设置，布局，消息内容，内容类型，消息类型等相关联的信息。 确定消息模板和应用于正在组成的消息的模板信息可以基于来自发送者的消息活动或行为的学习表达式和/或模式。 此外，消息模板可以用于获利目的，以便在与重复的接收者用户通信时提供目标广告。

公开(公告)号：US20160050254A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-18

申请号：US14460016

申请日：2014-08-14

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Supreeth Rao ,  Sudharsan Vasudevan ,  Seema Kamath ,  Swapnil Patel ,  Utkarsh Shrivastava ,  Varun Bhagwan ,  Kaushal Kurapati ,  Patrick Mason

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/58 ,  G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: H04L51/04 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  H04L51/22

Abstract: A cross-device messaging integration capability is disclosed, which allows a user using a first device to indicate, using a first user computing device, an intent to perform one or more messaging actions at one or more second user computing device(s). The first and second devices may be different devices. The user may receive a reminder or other notification of the user's intent at the second device(s).

Abstract translation: 公开了跨设备消息收发集成能力，其允许使用第一设备的用户使用第一用户计算设备来指示在一个或多个第二用户计算设备上执行一个或多个消息收发动作的意图。 第一和第二装置可以是不同的装置。 用户可以在第二设备处接收用户意图的提醒或其他通知。

公开(公告)号：US20160034592A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-04

申请号：US14880701

申请日：2015-10-12

Applicant: Yahoo!, Inc.

Inventor： Supreeth Rao ,  Sudharsan Vasudevan ,  Gopal Mor ,  Utkarsh Shrivastava

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30867 ,  G06F17/30477 ,  G06F17/30528 ,  G06F17/3053

Abstract: A system and method for generating a personalized trends module includes steps of: for a given user, producing a social timeline by logging content posted on the given user's accounts on social media sites; analyzing the social timeline for recently posted content to derive an interim summary of first trending topics for the given user; receiving from a content personalization platform an in-stream feed of second trending topics based on the user's recent on-line activity including page views, queries, and clicks; augmenting the social timeline with the second trending topics from the in-stream feed to produce an interim list of third trending topics; ranking the third trending topics by source category using a frequency index; selecting the highest ranking third trending topics from each source category; and presenting a personalized trends module with positions allocated to the highest ranking third trending topics.

公开(公告)号：US09767439B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-19

申请号：US14088525

申请日：2013-11-25

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Supreeth Rao ,  Utkarsh Shrivastava ,  Sudharsan Vasudevan

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06Q10/10

CPC classification number: G06Q10/107

Abstract: A system and method for automatic draft email notification includes the following steps or acts performed while a user is engaged with a first email in an active email session: retrieving a value from the first email to use as a search term; accessing draft emails associated with the user; determining if the search term from the first email matches a corresponding string in the draft emails associated with the user; and presenting the draft emails that match the search term as a listing of selectable draft emails.