David A Alpert

US Patent:

7555471, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Jan 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342290

Inventors:

Andrew W. Hogue - Ho Ho Kus NJ, US
David J. Vespe - Larchmont NY, US
Alexander Kehlenbeck - Brooklyn NY, US
Michael Gordon - Brooklyn NY, US
Jeffrey C. Reynar - New York NY, US
David B. Alpert - Hoboken NJ, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06N 5/00

US Classification:

706 48, 706 45

Abstract:

A fact repository stores objects. Each object includes a collection of facts, where a fact comprises an attribute and a value. A set of objects from the fact repository are designated for analysis. The presentation engine presents the facts of the objects in a user interface (UI) having a table. Through manipulation of the UI, an end-user can add or remove facts from the table, and sort the table based on the values of particular facts. The presentation engine also presents the facts of the objects in a UI having a graph. Through manipulation of the UI, the end-user can add or remove facts from the graph, and can sort the facts shown in the graph based on values that are shown, or not shown, in the graph. The presentation engine can further present the facts of the objects in UIs including maps and timelines.

US Patent:

7778952, Aug 17, 2010

Filed:

Sep 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/535843

Inventors:

David J. Vespe - Larchmont NY, US
Andrew W. Hogue - Ho Ho Kus NJ, US
Alexander Kehlenbeck - Brooklyn NY, US
Michael Gordon - Brooklyn NY, US
Jeffrey C. Reynar - New York NY, US
David B. Alpert - Hoboken NJ, US

Assignee:

Google, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06N 7/00

US Classification:

706 56, 707798, 707802, 707728

Abstract:

A set of objects having facts is established. Facts of objects having positions in an order are identified. Some facts explicitly describe the positions in the linear order, while are facts do not explicitly describe the positions. The facts are presented in the order on a linear graph, such as a timeline. Facts of the objects describing geographic positions are presented on a map.

US Patent:

7925676, Apr 12, 2011

Filed:

Jan 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342293

Inventors:

Andrew W. Hogue - Ho Ho Kus NJ, US
David J. Vespe - Larchmont NY, US
Alexander Kehlenbeck - Brooklyn NY, US
Michael Gordon - Brooklyn NY, US
Jeffrey C. Reynar - New York NY, US
David B. Alpert - Hoboken NJ, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

707803, 707723, 707919

Abstract:

A fact repository stores objects. Each object includes a collection of facts, where a fact comprises an attribute and a value. A set of objects from the fact repository are designated for analysis. The presentation engine presents the facts of the objects in a user interface (UI) having a table. Through manipulation of the UI, an end-user can add or remove facts from the table, and sort the table based on the values of particular facts. The presentation engine also presents the facts of the objects in a UI having a graph. Through manipulation of the UI, the end-user can add or remove facts from the graph, and can sort the facts shown in the graph based on values that are shown, or not shown, in the graph. The presentation engine can further present the facts of the objects in UIs including maps and timelines.

US Patent:

8117195, Feb 14, 2012

Filed:

Mar 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/386083

Inventors:

Kushal Dave - New York NY, US
Joshua D. Mittleman - Croton-on-Hudson NY, US
Kevin Scott - New York NY, US
Vladislav Shchogolev - New York NY, US
David Alpert - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707730, 707706, 707726

Abstract:

A device identifies a search result document based on a search query, and searches a blog post repository to identify a blog post relevant to the search result document. The device also rejects the blog post if the blog post has insufficient length, contains outgoing links located a predetermined distance from the beginning of the blog post, has a large out-degree, was created before or after a predetermined time, or has incoming links with a low link-based score. The device further provides the blog post in connection with the search result document if the blog post was not rejected.

US Patent:

8412704, Apr 2, 2013

Filed:

Dec 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/340392

Inventors:

Kushal Dave - New York NY, US
Joshua D. Mittleman - Croton-on-Hudson NY, US
Kevin Scott - New York NY, US
Vladislav Shchogolev - New York NY, US
David Alpert - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707726

Abstract:

A device identifies a search result document based on a search query, and searches a blog post repository to identify a blog post relevant to the search result document. The device also rejects the blog post if the blog post has insufficient length, contains outgoing links located a predetermined distance from the beginning of the blog post, has a large out-degree, was created before or after a predetermined time, or has incoming links with a low link-based score. The device further provides the blog post in connection with the search result document if the blog post was not rejected.

US Patent:

20070179965, Aug 2, 2007

Filed:

Jan 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/341907

Inventors:

Andrew Hogue - Ho Ho Kus NJ, US
David Vespe - Larchmont NY, US
Alexander Kehlenbeck - Brooklyn NY, US
Michael Gordon - Brooklyn NY, US
Jeffrey Reynar - New York NY, US
David Alpert - Hoboken NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707102000

Abstract:

A fact repository stores objects. Each object includes a collection of facts, where a fact comprises an attribute and a value. An object access module receives objects from the fact repository. The objects can result from multiple different queries executed against the fact repository. A user interface (UI) generation module provides a UI enabling an end-user to designate objects from multiple different queries for subsequent analysis by storing the objects in a virtual collection.

US Patent:

20070185870, Aug 9, 2007

Filed:

Jan 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342277

Inventors:

Andrew Hogue - Ho Ho Kus NJ, US
David Vespe - Larchmont NY, US
Alexander Kehlenbeck - Brooklyn NY, US
Michael Gordon - Brooklyn NY, US
Jeffrey Reynar - New York NY, US
David Alpert - Hoboken NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707007000

Abstract:

A presentation engine presents facts in a UI having a graph. Through manipulation of the UI, an end-user can add or remove facts from the graph, and can sort the facts shown in the graph based on values that are shown, or not shown, in the graph. The presentation engine determines a graph type that best facilitates interpretation of the facts by the end-user and automatically creates a graph of that type. Possible graph types include bar graphs, scatter plots, timelines, and maps.