Giao H Nguyen

US Patent:

7089301, Aug 8, 2006

Filed:

Aug 11, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/635777

Inventors:

Wilburt Juan Labio - Sunnyvale CA, US
Giao Thanh Nguyen - San Jose CA, US
Winston Wencheng Liu - Moreno Valley CA, US
Gurmeet Singh Manku - Stanford CA, US

Assignee:

Napster, Inc. - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224, 709219, 709225, 709229, 709232, 709239, 718105

Abstract:

A method and system for intelligently directing a search of a peer-to-peer network, in which a user performing a search is assisted in choosing a host which is likely to return fast, favorable results to the user. A host monitor monitors the peer-to-peer network and collects data on various characteristics of the hosts which make up the network. Thereafter, a host selector ranks the hosts using the data, and passes this information to the user. The user then selects one or more of the highly-ranked hosts as an entry point into the network. Additionally, a cache may collect a list of hosts based on the content on the hosts. In this way, a user may choose to connect to a host which is known to contain information relevant to the user's search. The host selector may be used to select from among the hosts listed in the cache.

US Patent:

7454480, Nov 18, 2008

Filed:

May 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/444648

Inventors:

Wilburt Juan Labio - Sunnyvale CA, US
Giao Thanh Nguyen - San Jose CA, US
Winston Wencheng Liu - Moreno Valley CA, US
Gurmeet Singh Manku - Stanford CA, US

Assignee:

Napster, Inc. - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217, 709201, 709203, 709216, 709224, 709225, 709241, 718106, 707 2, 707 3, 707 10

Abstract:

A method and system for intelligently directing a search of a peer-to-peer network, in which a user performing a search is assisted in choosing a host which is likely to return fast, favorable results to the user. A host monitor monitors the peer-to-peer network and collects data on various characteristics of the hosts which make up the network. Thereafter, a host selector ranks the hosts using the data, and passes this information to the user. The user then selects one or more of the highly-ranked hosts as an entry point into the network. Additionally, a cache may collect a list of hosts based on the content on the hosts. In this way, a user may choose to connect to a host which is known to contain information relevant to the user's search. The host selector may be used to select from among the hosts listed in the cache.

US Patent:

7730178, Jun 1, 2010

Filed:

May 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/445080

Inventors:

Wilburt Juan Labio - Sunnyvale CA, US
Giao Thanh Nguyen - San Jose CA, US
Winston Wencheng Liu - Moreno Valley CA, US
Gurmeet Singh Manku - Stanford CA, US

Assignee:

Napster, Inc. - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224, 709201, 709219, 718105, 707 10, 707201

Abstract:

A method and system for intelligently directing a search of a peer-to-peer network, in which a user performing a search is assisted in choosing a host which is likely to return fast, favorable results to the user. A host monitor monitors the peer-to-peer network and collects data on various characteristics of the hosts which make up the network. Thereafter, a host selector ranks the hosts using the data, and passes this information to the user. The user then selects one or more of the highly-ranked hosts as an entry point into the network. Additionally, a cache may collect a list of hosts based on the content on the hosts. In this way, a user may choose to connect to a host which is known to contain information relevant to the user's search. The host selector may be used to select from among the hosts listed in the cache.

US Patent:

8515968, Aug 20, 2013

Filed:

Aug 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/208540

Inventors:

Roberto J. Bayardo - Morgan Hill CA, US
Uma Mahadevan - Cupertino CA, US
Giao Nguyen - Sacramento CA, US
Shivakumar Venkataraman - Santa Clara CA, US
Adam I. Juda - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

707748, 705 144

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting controlling keywords. In one aspect, a method includes determining that two or more targeting keywords for a same content item source are matched by one or more terms in a content item request, where a first targeting keyword matches the one or more terms with a more specific type of match than the second targeting keyword. If the bid associated with the second targeting keyword does not exceed the bid associated with the first targeting keyword, the first targeting keyword and the second targeting keyword are ranked based on selection scores. The targeting keywords are ranked based at least in part on the quality scores when the bid associated with the second targeting keyword does exceed the bid associated with the first targeting keyword.

US Patent:

20070016473, Jan 18, 2007

Filed:

Jul 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/184053

Inventors:

Darrell Anderson - Mountain View CA, US
Alexander Carobus - Mountain View CA, US
Giao Nguyen - Sacramento CA, US
Narayanan Shivakumar - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705014000

Abstract:

Ads eligible to be served with a document (for example, because they are relevant to the document) may each be scored using a price parameter associated with the ad and an indication of relevancy of the ad to the document. The indication of relevancy of the ad to the document may be based on an ordinal ranking of a relevancy criteria of the document used to select the ad, and/or a value of a relevancy criteria of the document used to select the ad. The eligible ads may be determined by obtaining relevancy criteria for the document and selecting ads using at least some of the obtained relevancy criteria. The ads may be selected, and perhaps filtered, in a distributed manner.

US Patent:

20070198339, Aug 23, 2007

Filed:

Feb 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/360015

Inventors:

Si Shen - San Francisco CA, US
Kentaro Tokusei - Los Altos CA, US
Weipeng Yan - Redwood City CA, US
Giao Nguyen - Sacramento CA, US
Steve Miller - Menlo Park CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705014000

Abstract:

A method of generating relevant promotional materials for transmission to a mobile device includes receiving a query from the mobile device, identifying a plurality of advertisements associated with an advertiser-directed delivery parameter that match parameters for the mobile device, and generating a response to the query comprising search results and the plurality of advertisements.

US Patent:

20080086356, Apr 10, 2008

Filed:

Dec 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/298293

Inventors:

Steve Glassman - Palo Alto CA, US
Joshy Joseph - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Bill Kilday - Menlo Park CA, US
Sridhar Ramaswamy - Cupertino CA, US
Giao Nguyen - Sacramento CA, US
Dominic Preuss - New York NY, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/40
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

705 10

Abstract:

In response to a query for information in a geographic region or at a location, ranked ads may be plotted on, or in association with, a map (e.g., as a list beside the map), satellite photo, or any other form of visual representation of geographic information (referred to generally as “maps”). Sponsored ads might be shown in a dedicated place and/or might be elevated above other non-sponsored search results (e.g., Yellow Page listings). The number of ads shown in the list and/or plotted on the map could vary as a function of the resolution of the map or geographic image. The ads could be ranked or scored, and attributes or features of various ads may be a function of such a score or ranking. The plots on the map might be selectable to provide a pop-up with further information and possibly sponsored information (such as images, further ads, etc).

US Patent:

20120259695, Oct 11, 2012

Filed:

Jun 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/528767

Inventors:

Steve Glassman - Palo Alto CA, US
Joshy Joseph - Los Altos CA, US
Bill Kilday - Menlo Park CA, US
Giao Nguyen - Sacramento CA, US
Dominic Preuss - New York NY, US
Sridhar Ramaswamy - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

GOOGLE INC. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 1441

Abstract:

In response to a query for information in a geographic region or at a location, ranked ads may be plotted on, or in association with, a map (e.g., as a list beside the map), satellite photo, or any other form of visual representation of geographic information (referred to generally as “maps”). Sponsored ads might be shown in a dedicated place and/or might be elevated above other non-sponsored search results (e.g., Yellow Page listings). The number of ads shown in the list and/or plotted on the map could vary as a function of the resolution of the map or geographic image. The ads could be ranked or scored, and attributes or features of various ads may be a function of such a score or ranking. The plots on the map might be selectable to provide a pop-up with further information and possibly sponsored information (such as images, further ads, etc).