Inventor
GAFFNEY SCOTT
US32 patents
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YAHOO INC
9 patentsUS7921069B2Apr 5, 2011
Granular data for behavioral targeting using predictive models
YAHOO INC81 citations96
US9706008B2Jul 11, 2017
Method and system for efficient matching of user profiles with audience segments
YAHOO INC20 citations92
US9703783B2Jul 11, 2017
Customized news stream utilizing dwelltime-based machine learning
YAHOO INC12 citations84
US9270767B2Feb 23, 2016
Method and system for discovery of user unknown interests based on supplemental content
YAHOO INC7 citations82
US8364627B2Jan 29, 2013
Method and system for generating a linear machine learning model for predicting online user input actions
YAHOO INC12 citations82
US9355078B2May 31, 2016
Display time of a web page
YAHOO INC5 citations73
US10025861B2Jul 17, 2018
Prioritizing items from different categories in a news stream
YAHOO INC3 citations72
US9633017B2Apr 25, 2017
Dwell-time based generation of a user interest profile
YAHOO INC3 citations67
US9767400B2Sep 19, 2017
Method and system for generating a card based on intent
YAHOO INC0 citations51
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC
9 patentsUS10491694B2Nov 26, 2019
Method and system for measuring user engagement using click/skip in content stream using a probability model
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC9 citations83
US10102307B2Oct 16, 2018
Method and system for multi-phase ranking for content personalization
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC9 citations80
US10366119B2Jul 30, 2019
Customized content stream utilizing dwelltime-based machine learning
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC2 citations73
US10599659B2Mar 24, 2020
Method and system for evaluating user satisfaction with respect to a user session
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC3 citations71
US10540666B2Jan 21, 2020
Method and system for updating an intent space and estimating intent based on an intent space
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC2 citations71
US10110544B2Oct 23, 2018
Method and system for classifying a question
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC4 citations71
US10387432B2Aug 20, 2019
Methods, systems and techniques for ranking blended content retrieved from multiple disparate content sources
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC1 citations60
US11042590B2Jun 22, 2021
Methods, systems and techniques for personalized search query suggestions
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC0 citations50
US10929905B2Feb 23, 2021
Method, system and machine-readable medium for online task exchange
YAHOO HOLDINGS INC0 citations50
OATH INC
5 patentsUS11297150B2Apr 5, 2022
Method and system for measuring user engagement using click/skip in content stream
OATH INC1 citations72
US11206311B2Dec 21, 2021
Method and system for measuring user engagement using click/skip in content stream
OATH INC3 citations72
US11698939B2Jul 11, 2023
Prioritizing items from different categories in a news stream
OATH INC0 citations62
US10728203B2Jul 28, 2020
Method and system for classifying a question
OATH INC0 citations51
US10515130B2Dec 24, 2019
Prioritizing items from different categories in a news stream
OATH INC0 citations51
YAHOO ASSETS LLC
3 patentsUS12001497B2Jun 4, 2024
Prioritizing items from different categories in a news stream
YAHOO ASSETS LLC0 citations62
US11836169B2Dec 5, 2023
Methods, systems and techniques for providing search query suggestions based on non-personal data and user personal data according to availability of user personal data
YAHOO ASSETS LLC1 citations60
US11899728B2Feb 13, 2024
Methods, systems and techniques for ranking personalized and generic search query suggestions
YAHOO ASSETS LLC0 citations50
VERIZON MEDIA INC
3 patentsUS11080287B2Aug 3, 2021
Methods, systems and techniques for ranking blended content retrieved from multiple disparate content sources
VERIZON MEDIA INC0 citations60
US11232522B2Jan 25, 2022
Methods, systems and techniques for blending online content from multiple disparate content sources including a personal content source or a semi-personal content source
VERIZON MEDIA INC0 citations50
US11216735B2Jan 4, 2022
Method and system for providing synthetic answers to a personal question
VERIZON MEDIA INC0 citations50