公开(公告)号：US20140372951A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-18

申请号：US13916886

申请日：2013-06-13

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Ralph Li ,  Evans Tseng ,  Brian Liu

IPC: G06F3/0482

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0601 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q30/02

Abstract: An image-based recommendation system provides a first set of selectable images to a user and receives user selections from the first set of images. If a user selects a single image from the first set of images, the product page associated with the selected image is transmitted to the user. If the user makes multiple selections from the first set of images, then the images associated with the user selections are analyzed and a second set of similar images is generated for transmission to the user. The process of receiving and analyzing user-selected images, generating image sets and transmission of generated images sets continues until the user selects a single image. The precision of identification of similar images can be improved by providing the user selections as training data to the image-based recommendation system.

Abstract translation: 基于图像的推荐系统向用户提供第一组可选图像，并从第一组图像接收用户选择。 如果用户从第一组图像中选择单个图像，则将与所选图像相关联的商品页面发送给用户。 如果用户从第一组图像进行多个选择，则分析与用户选择相关联的图像，并且生成第二组相似图像以便传送给用户。 接收和分析用户选择的图像，生成图像集合和生成的图像集合的传输的过程继续，直到用户选择单个图像。 通过将用户选择作为训练数据提供给基于图像的推荐系统，可以提高类似图像的识别精度。

公开(公告)号：US20140372229A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-18

申请号：US13920212

申请日：2013-06-18

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Ling-Wei HUANG ,  Wei-Han LI ,  Huai-Hsing HUANG ,  Chia-Yen LIU ,  Chi-Wa NG ,  Shih-Ting HUANG ,  Shih-Ping LU ,  Dai-Yan CHEN ,  Pin-Kuan LEE

IPC: G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0272 ,  G06Q30/0277 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/812

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically pausing advertisements based on user attention includes rendering a digital video to a user, in response to the user initiating the digital video through a web multimedia player. The computer-implemented method also includes streaming an advertisement to the user once the user begins to watch the digital video and monitoring the user attention as the user watches the advertisement. The user attention is monitored based on keystrokes and mouse movements. Further, the computer-implemented method includes detecting one or more changes in the user attention. Furthermore, the computer-implemented method includes pausing the advertisement automatically at instance of detecting the one or more changes. Moreover, the computer-implemented method includes detecting the one or more changes that directs the user attention to the paused advertisement and resuming streaming of the advertisement.

Abstract translation: 响应于用户通过网络多媒体播放器发起数字视频，用于基于用户关注自动暂停广告的计算机实现的方法包括将数字视频呈现给用户。 一旦用户开始观看数字视频并且在用户观看广告时监视用户的关注，计算机实现的方法还包括向用户流式传输广告。 基于击键和鼠标移动来监视用户注意力。 此外，计算机实现的方法包括检测用户关注的一个或多个变化。 此外，计算机实现的方法包括在检测一个或多个改变的情况下自动暂停广告。 此外，计算机实现的方法包括检测将用户注意到暂停的广告的一个或多个改变，并恢复广告的流式传输。

公开(公告)号：US08897498B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-25

申请号：US13764172

申请日：2013-02-11

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Gustav Soderstrom

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/20

CPC classification number: G06F17/30241 ,  G06F17/3087 ,  G06T7/246 ,  G06T7/73

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to obtaining information based on directional orientation of a mobile imaging device, such as a camera phone. Visual information is gathered by the camera and used to determine a directional orientation of the camera, to search for content based on the direction, to manipulate 3D virtual images of a surrounding area, and to otherwise use the directional information. Direction and motion can be determined by analyzing a sequence of images. Distance from a current location, inputted search parameters, and other criteria can be used to expand or filter content that is tagged with such criteria. Search results with distance indicators can be overlaid on a map or a camera feed. Various content can be displayed for a current direction, or desired content, such as a business location, can be displayed only when the camera is oriented toward the desired content.

公开(公告)号：US20140344929A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-20

申请号：US14450974

申请日：2014-08-04

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Lei Zheng ,  Phil Y. Yang ,  Shyam Mittur ,  Prashant Vyas ,  Savitha Perumal

IPC: H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L63/1408 ,  G06F21/316 ,  G06F2221/2117

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for processing account registration by identifying account candidates attempting to open an account as abusive. That is, the present disclosure discusses identifying, and challenging and marking abusive account registration. The present disclosure takes into account users' behaviors on a network and the impact to the cost and/or revenue of the network. The present disclosure is proactive as it allows for actions to be taken at the earliest possible time in the registration process before an account is created. This prevents abusive activity from taking place within the network and effecting services and privileges available to legitimate users. Additionally, the effects of the disclosed systems and methods minimize the negative impacts of abusive activity on normal user accounts.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种系统和方法，用于通过识别尝试将帐户开放为滥用的账户来处理帐户注册。 也就是说，本披露讨论了识别和挑战和标记滥用帐户注册。 本公开考虑了用户在网络上的行为以及对网络的成本和/或收入的影响。 本公开是主动的，因为它允许在创建帐户之前在注册过程中尽早采取行动。 这样可以防止在网络中发生滥用活动，从而影响合法用户可用的服务和特权。 此外，所公开的系统和方法的效果最小化滥用活动对正常用户帐户的负面影响。

公开(公告)号：US20140337356A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-13

申请号：US13889866

申请日：2013-05-08

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Nicola Barbieri ,  Francesco Bonchi ,  Giuseppe Manco

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06Q50/01

Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying communities based on information propagation data are described. One of the methods includes receiving a social graph, which includes nodes and relationships between the nodes. The method further includes receiving a number of the communities to find within the social graph, receiving data regarding propagation of information between the nodes, and calculating a probability of formation of a link between a first one of the nodes and a second one of the nodes based on the data. The link provides a direction of flow of media between the first and second nodes. The method includes calculating a probability that media will be accessed by the second node based on the data. One of the communities includes the first node, the second node, and the link.

Abstract translation: 描述了基于信息传播数据识别社区的方法和系统。 其中一种方法包括接收包括节点和节点之间的关系的社交图。 该方法还包括接收在社交图中找到的多个社区，接收关于节点之间的信息传播的数据，以及计算形成第一节点与第二节点之间的链接的概率 基于数据。 该链路提供第一和第二节点之间的介质流动方向。 该方法包括基于该数据来计算媒体将被第二节点访问的概率。 其中一个社区包括第一个节点，第二个节点和链接。

公开(公告)号：US20140314313A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-23

申请号：US13865142

申请日：2013-04-17

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Lyndon Kennedy ,  Jia Li ,  Ioannis Kalantidis

IPC: G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G06T7/0079 ,  G06K9/00369 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/20021 ,  G06T2207/20076 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/30196

Abstract: Techniques are provided for efficiently identifying relevant product images based on product items detected in a query image. In general, a query image may represent a digital image in any format that depicts a human body and one or more product items. For example, a query image may be an image for display on a webpage, an image captured by a user using a camera device, or an image that is part of a media content item, such as a frame from a video. Product items may be detected in a query image by segmenting the query image into a plurality of image segments and clustering one or more of the plurality image segments into one or more image segment clusters. The resulting image segments and image segment clusters may be used to search for visually similar product images.

Abstract translation: 提供了基于在查询图像中检测到的产品项目来有效地识别相关产品图像的技术。 通常，查询图像可以表示描绘人体和一个或多个产品项目的任何格式的数字图像。 例如，查询图像可以是用于在网页上显示的图像，由使用相机设备的用户捕获的图像，或作为诸如来自视频的帧的媒体内容项的一部分的图像。 可以通过将查询图像分割成多个图像片段并将多个图像片段中的一个或多个聚类成一个或多个图像片段群集来在查询图像中检测产品项目。 所得到的图像段和图像段聚类可用于搜索视觉上相似的产品图像。

公开(公告)号：US20140297656A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US14145079

申请日：2013-12-31

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Bradley De Kindig

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30023

Abstract: A media device and user interface for selecting media. In one embodiment, the media is selected based upon a desired relationship measure between at least two media files. In another embodiment, the media is selected based upon a skip command control functions.

Abstract translation: 用于选择媒体的媒体设备和用户界面。 在一个实施例中，基于至少两个媒体文件之间的期望关系测量来选择媒体。 在另一个实施例中，基于跳过命令控制功能来选择介质。

公开(公告)号：US20140297401A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US13851753

申请日：2013-03-27

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Eric BAX ,  Raghu Donamukkala

IPC: G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0275

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that include bidding techniques for use with online advertising auctions. Methods and systems are provided relating to bidding for display of an advertisement, where the allocation of serving opportunities for advertisement slots takes into account competing bids associated with advertisers. A highest bid associated with an advertiser is allocated all the serving opportunities of one of the advertisement slots. The remaining bids associated with advertisers are allocated serving opportunities between the remaining slots based on various factors, such as historical online advertising bidding and delivery information and performance metric information.

Abstract translation: 提供了包括用于在线广告拍卖的投标技术的方法和系统。 提供的方法和系统涉及用于显示广告的投标，其中广告位的投放机会的分配考虑与广告商相关联的竞争出价。 与广告商相关联的最高出价分配了广告时隙之一的所有投放机会。 根据各种因素（如历史在线广告出价和投放信息以及绩效指标信息），与广告客户相关的剩余出价被分配在剩余时段之间的服务机会。

公开(公告)号：US20140289249A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-25

申请号：US14299781

申请日：2014-06-09

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Marc Eliot Davis ,  Luke Wroblewski ,  Joseph James O'Sullivan ,  Paul Callan

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/58

CPC classification number: G06F17/30598 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0281 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L51/14

Abstract: The disclosure describes systems and methods delivering communications associated with delivery conditions in which the occurrence of the delivery condition is determined by monitoring information received from a plurality of sources via multiple communication channels. The message delivery systems allow messages to be delivered to any “Who, What, When, Where” from any “Who, What, When, Where” upon the detection of an occurrence of one or more “Who, What, When, Where” delivery conditions. A message (which may be any data object including text-based messages, audio-based message such as voicemail or other audio such as music or video-based prerecorded messages) is delivered in accordance with delivery conditions based on any available data, including topical, spatial, temporal, and/or social data. Furthermore, because the systems coordinate delivery of messages via multiple communication channels and through multiple devices, the communication channel for delivery of a message may be dynamically determined based on the delivery conditions.

Abstract translation: 本公开描述了提供与传送条件相关联的通信的系统和方法，其中通过经由多个通信信道监视从多个源接收的信息来确定发送条件的发生。 消息传递系统允许在检测到一个或多个“谁，什么，何时，在哪里”发生的任何“谁，什么，何时，在哪里”向任何“谁，什么，何时，何地”发送消息 交货条件。 消息（其可以是任何数据对象，包括基于文本的消息，基于音频的消息，例如语音邮件或其他音频，例如音乐或基于视频的预先记录的消息）根据任何可用数据的传送条件来传送，包括主题 ，空间，时间和/或社交数据。 此外，由于系统协调通过多个通信信道和通过多个设备的消息传递，所以可以基于传送条件动态地确定用于传送消息的通信信道。

公开(公告)号：US20140282718A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14226744

申请日：2014-03-26

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Ronald Jacoby

IPC: H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: H04N21/4351 ,  H04N21/2542 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6131 ,  H04N21/6175 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8166

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for enabling presentation of supplemental application content to display devices while particular content is rendered on the display device. One example method includes receiving a request, at a server, to register a display device. The display device has hardware for communication over the Internet with the server that is further configured to provide applications for rendering on the display device. The display device further includes hardware for communication with a broadcast television provider that provides broadcast content to the display device. The method also includes registering the display device with the server. The registering includes receiving attributes of the display device. Also included is receiving information, at the server, regarding content rendered on the display device, and sending to the display device application data for at least one of the applications of the display device. The application data is correlated the content rendered on the display device.

Abstract translation: 提供了方法和系统，用于在显示设备上呈现特定内容时，使得能够向显示设备呈现补充应用内容。 一个示例性方法包括在服务器处接收请求以注册显示设备。 显示设备具有用于通过因特网通信的硬件，服务器还被配置为提供在显示设备上呈现的应用。 显示设备还包括用于与向显示设备提供广播内容的广播电视提供商进行通信的硬件。 该方法还包括将显示设备注册到服务器。 注册包括接收显示设备的属性。 还包括在服务器处接收关于在显示设备上呈现的内容的信息，以及向显示设备发送用于显示设备的至少一个应用的应用数据。 应用数据与显示设备上呈现的内容相关联。