公开(公告)号：US20160048901A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-18

申请号：US14462483

申请日：2014-08-18

Applicant: Yahoo!, Inc.

Inventor： Eric Bax ,  Arun Autuchirayll ,  John Peng ,  Roxana Iuliana Marcu Forbes

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0631 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06F17/3097 ,  G06Q30/0625

Abstract: Users may create and/or interact with content that may reference various businesses. For example, a user may submit a search query “Akron Hardware Store” to a search interface that may provide relevant search results for the search query. As provided herein, content suggestions may be provided to the user based upon an occurrence of a business reference of a business. For example, search keywords that resulted in user engagement with the business may be evaluated to identify a set of search keywords (e.g., search queries that led users to an Akron Hardware Store website). A set of content suggestions (e.g., coupons, maps, search queries, website links, images, descriptions, etc.) may be generated based upon the set of search keywords, and may be provided to the user.

Abstract translation: 用户可以创建和/或与参考各种业务的内容进行交互。 例如，用户可以向可以为搜索查询提供相关搜索结果的搜索界面提交搜索查询“Akron Hardware Store”。 如本文所提供的，可以基于企业的业务参考的发生来向用户提供内容建议。 例如，可以评估导致用户参与业务的搜索关键字，以标识一组搜索关键字（例如，将用户导向Akron Hardware Store网站的搜索查询）。 可以基于该组搜索关键词生成一组内容建议（例如，优惠券，地图，搜索查询，网站链接，图像，描述等），并且可以提供给用户。

公开(公告)号：US09262530B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-16

申请号：US14496209

申请日：2014-09-25

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Ali Diab ,  Scott A. Gatz ,  Shyam Kapur ,  David Ku ,  Chuck Kung ,  Phu Hoang ,  Qi Lu ,  Lynne Pogue ,  Yuan Kui Shen ,  Norman Shi ,  Thai Tran ,  Eckart Walther ,  Jeff Weiner

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/3087 ,  G06F17/30554 ,  G06F17/3056 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  G06F17/30967 ,  G06Q30/0256 ,  G06Q30/0261 ,  H04W4/025 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934 ,  Y10S707/99935 ,  Y10S707/99936

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating search results including searching by subdomain and providing sponsored results by subdomain is provided. A search system according to embodiments of the present invention analyzes search queries to determine if they are to be routed to subdomains and presents results include sponsored hits sponsored on a subdomain by subdomain basis.

公开(公告)号：US20160041983A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-11

申请号：US14453915

申请日：2014-08-07

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Hongbo Deng ,  Anlei Dong ,  Shenhong Zhu ,  Jiuhe Gan ,  Yi Chang

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F16/9537

Abstract: One or more suggested search query completion alternatives are provided to the user and are selectable by the user in completing the user's search query. The suggested search query completion alternatives may comprise local business query completion suggestions, each of which may correspond to a local business, and general query completion suggestions, each of which may correspond to a general query. A ranking of local business query completion suggestions and general query completion suggestions may be used to identify a number of top-ranked query completion suggestions for presentation to the user. The ranking may use a popularity measure associated with each business and a frequency measure associated with each general query. A popularity associated with a local business may be weighted using a granularity weighting, which may be determined using a local query intent confidence level.

Abstract translation: 一个或多个建议的搜索查询完成替代方案被提供给用户，并且可由用户在完成用户的搜索查询时选择。 建议的搜索查询完成替代方案可以包括本地业务查询完成建议，每个建议可以对应于本地业务，以及一般查询完成建议，每个查询完成建议可以对应于一般查询。 可以使用本地业务查询完成建议和一般查询完成建议的排名来识别用于呈现给用户的一些排名最高的查询完成建议。 排名可以使用与每个业务相关联的受欢迎度量和与每个一般查询相关联的频率测量。 可以使用粒度加权来加权与本地业务相关的流行度，其可以使用本地查询意图置信水平来确定。

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：US20160026918A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-28

申请号：US14444477

申请日：2014-07-28

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Nicola Barbieri ,  Francesco Bonchi ,  Giuseppe Manco

IPC: G06N5/04 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06N99/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06N7/00

CPC classification number: H04L67/22 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06N99/005 ,  G06Q30/0277 ,  G06Q30/0631 ,  G06Q50/01

Abstract: Provided herein is a system or method for a users-to-follow recommendation engine for, based at least in part on social network information and information about users in one or more social networks, determining features relating to users, including topical features and social features, determining, using a model constructed utilizing the determined features, for a set or users, a subset of the set of users for which the user has a high linkage, relative to other linkages in the set, and determining, using the model, and displaying to the user, a recommendation to follow and an associated explanation, of at least one particular user of the subset of the users wherein the associated explanation includes a topical-based explanation when a predominant basis for the high linkage is determined to be topical and a social-based explanation when a predominant basis for the high linkage is determined to be social.

Abstract translation: 本文提供了用于至少部分地基于社交网络信息和关于一个或多个社交网络中的用户的信息的用户跟随推荐引擎的系统或方法，确定与用户相关的特征，包括主题特征和社交特征 使用所确定的特征构建的模型，针对集合或用户，相对于该集合中的其他链接，用户具有高链接的用户集合的子集，以及使用模型确定，以及 向用户显示所述用户子集中的至少一个特定用户的关注建议和相关说明，其中相关联的解释包括基于主题的解释，当高联系的主要依据被确定为主题时， 当高度联系的主要依据被确定为社会时，就是以社会为基础的解释。

公开(公告)号：US20160026658A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-28

申请号：US14875954

申请日：2015-10-06

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Venkat Krishnaraj ,  Austin W. Shoemaker ,  Aditya Rathnam ,  Soujanya Bhumkar

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06T3/00 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T13/80 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: G06F17/30274 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F17/3028 ,  G06F17/30849 ,  G06F2203/04804 ,  G06T3/0093 ,  G06T13/80 ,  G06T2200/24

Abstract: A gallery software application enables a user to browse, view, and interact with various content items, such as still images and videos. The gallery includes a graphical user interface with two modes: stack and grid. In stack mode, images (which represent content items) are divided into groups, and a group is represented by a displayed stack of images. In grid mode, images are displayed in a grid of rows and columns. The displayed stacks and images can be scrolled. When the scrolling reaches the end of a set of stacks or images, the last stack or image is displayed with perspective distortion. In grid mode, a value is displayed for meta-data of a content item that is not currently displayed. If a user indicates the displayed value, the grid is scrolled until the content item whose meta-data matches that value is displayed.

Abstract translation: 画廊软件应用程序使用户能够浏览，查看和与各种内容项目（如静态图像和视频）进行交互。 画廊包括一个图形用户界面，具有两种模式：堆栈和网格。 在堆栈模式中，图像（其表示内容项目）被分成组，并且组由所显示的图像堆叠表示。 在网格模式中，图像以行和列的网格显示。 显示的堆栈和图像可以滚动。 当滚动到达一组堆栈或图像的末尾时，最后的堆叠或图像将以透视变形显示。 在网格模式下，将显示未显示的内容项的元数据的值。 如果用户指示显示的值，则滚动网格，直到显示与元数据匹配的内容项。

公开(公告)号：US20160019578A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：US14334494

申请日：2014-07-17

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Ram Sriharsha

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0242

Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, using one or more computing devices to provide analysis of the distribution of overlaps of logs of values.

Abstract translation: 公开了可以全部或部分地使用一个或多个计算设备实现对值日志重叠的分布的分析来实现的示例性方法，设备和/或制品。

公开(公告)号：US20160019213A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：US14332501

申请日：2014-07-16

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： David Carmel ,  Ran Wolff

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30864

Abstract: Methods, systems and programming for predicting search results quality. In one example, a search query is received from a user. A plurality of search results are obtained from a content source based on the search query. The plurality of search results are ranked based on their relevance scores with respect to the search query. A distribution of the relevance scores of the plurality of search results is normalized in each position of the ranking. A metric of the content source is computed based on the normalized distribution of the relevance scores. The metric indicates a relevance between the plurality of search results and the search query.

Abstract translation: 用于预测搜索结果质量的方法，系统和程序设计。 在一个示例中，从用户接收到搜索查询。 基于搜索查询从内容源获得多个搜索结果。 根据搜索查询的相关性得分，对多个搜索结果进行排序。 多个搜索结果的相关性分数的分布在排名的每个位置被归一化。 基于相关性分数的归一化分布来计算内容源的度量。 该度量指示多个搜索结果和搜索查询之间的相关性。

公开(公告)号：US09235890B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-12

申请号：US13844760

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Adam Rae ,  Bart Thomee

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T5/40

CPC classification number: G06T3/4038 ,  G06K9/4642 ,  G06T5/002 ,  G06T5/40 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/12 ,  G06T2207/20016 ,  G06T2207/30004 ,  G06T2207/30181

Abstract: Briefly, the disclosure describes embodiments of methods or apparatuses for processing, such as smoothing, a set of labeled measurements at a variety of scale levels. In one or more non-limiting embodiments purely for illustrative purposes, relatively fine details of labeled measurements may be displayed utilizing a relatively low-scale map, such as a map showing individual towns and/or villages. For display utilizing a relatively higher scale map, such as a map showing larger geopolitical areas, for example, relatively fine details may be omitted.

Abstract translation: 简而言之，本公开描述了用于处理各种规模级别的一组标记测量的方法或装置的实施例，例如平滑化。 在纯粹为了说明的目的的一个或多个非限制性实施例中，可以使用相对低比例的地图来显示标记测量的相对精细的细节，例如显示各个城镇和/或村庄的地图。 为了利用比较高比例的地图显示，例如显示较大的地缘政治地区的地图，可以省略相对较细的细节。

公开(公告)号：US20160004898A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-07

申请号：US14850377

申请日：2015-09-10

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Christian Holz

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: Techniques for communicating particular information from a user, using a sensing device, to a touch device by way of a touch event is provided. Sensors that are operatively coupled to a sensing device sense an input from the user which conveys particular information. This input is then converted by the sensing device into another signal that is then transmitted from the sensing device to the touch device. When the user uses the sensing device to interact with the touch device, the interaction causes a touch event on the touch device. A touch event occurs when the sensors within the touch device receive a touch-signal from the sensing device. The touch-signal is based, at least in part, on detected biometric information of the user. The touch device then decodes the touch-signal to both (a) determine the location of the touch event on the touch device and (b) obtain the sensing device signal embedded in the touch signal to extract the particular information related to the user.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于通过触摸事件将来自用户的特定信息，使用感测装置传送到触摸装置的技术。 可操作地耦合到感测装置的传感器感测来自用户的输入特定信息的输入。 然后，该输入由感测装置转换成另一个信号，然后从感测装置传输到触摸装置。 当用户使用感测装置与触摸装置进行交互时，相互作用导致触摸装置上的触摸事件。 当触摸装置内的传感器从感测装置接收触摸信号时，触发事件发生。 触摸信号至少部分地基于用户的检测到的生物特征信息。 触摸装置然后将触摸信号解码为（a）确定触摸装置上的触摸事件的位置，以及（b）获得嵌入在触摸信号中的感测装置信号，以提取与用户相关的特定信息。