Ankesh Te Kumar

US Patent:

7606865, Oct 20, 2009

Filed:

Nov 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/939516

Inventors:

Ankesh Kumar - San Mateo CA, US
Martin Logan - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Grouptivity - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709203, 709217, 709223

Abstract:

A collaboration system and method are provided. In the collaboration system, a collaborative web service is provided that mimics the simplicity of email and the collaboration system can be integrated into other databases.

US Patent:

8626823, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Dec 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/347896

Inventors:

Ankesh Kumar - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 709217, 709223, 707721

Abstract:

Standard web content search result relevance and ranking is improved by considering certain social reference data, such as the number of times an item of content is shared, normalized for the number of times it is viewed. A system and method for improving the relevance and ranking includes a system and method for tracking the social references and a system and method for operating on search engine results to either re-order the results based on social reference data, re-order the search results based on a combination of the social reference data and the web search engine's ordering, and/or display the social reference data either with the search results reordered or in the order provided by the web search engine. Many different forms of data constitute social reference, including sharing content or a link thereto by email, SMS, posting to a link-sharing site, blog, and bookmarking in a web browser.

US Patent:

20030149730, Aug 7, 2003

Filed:

Nov 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/307188

Inventors:

Ankesh Kumar - Hillsborough CA, US
Timothy Canniffe - Millbrae CA, US
Martin Logan - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas Bennett - Tujunga CA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/206000

Abstract:

A method for interacting with an underlying program using e-mail includes receiving an APPMAIL request from a user (or automated process) of an underlying program. The APPMAIL request defines a task requiring input from one or more recipients. An APPMAIL is generated based upon the request. The APPMAIL includes a body providing information concerning the task and at least one structured input portion. The structured input portion includes at least one structured input field for receiving pre-defined structured input from the recipient(s). The APPMAIL can also include an unstructured input portion for receiving unstructured input data from the recipient(s). The APPMAIL is sent to the recipient(s) via e-mail and completed APPMAILs are received from the recipient(s) via http(s) post or e-mail. Each completed APPMAIL comprises structured input data entered by the recipient in the at least one structured input field. The structured input data is extracted from the structured input field. The extracted structured input data are stored for use by the underlying program. Any unstructured input data are extracted and stored.

US Patent:

20050021646, Jan 27, 2005

Filed:

Jun 7, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/862727

Inventors:

Ankesh Kumar - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709206000

Abstract:

A process includes sending a request appmail to a requesting user by e-mail. The request appmail includes data input fields where the requesting user enters a request to be reviewed by a supervisor. A completed request appmail is received from the requesting user via e-mail. The request input data are extracted from the completed request appmail and are saved. An approval appmail is generated based upon and including the extracted request input data. The approval appmail is sent to the supervisor via e-mail. A completed approval appmail is received from the supervisor via e-mail. The approval input data are extracted from the completed approval appmail. Either an acceptance e-mail or a rejection e-mail is generated and sent to the requesting user depending upon the extracted approval input data. The method is also used to implement a survey or questionnaire and/or for task management.

US Patent:

20050197999, Sep 8, 2005

Filed:

Jan 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/028691

Inventors:

Ankesh Kumar - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707001000

Abstract:

A task management method includes receiving appmail definition data relating to a task from a task manager. The appmail definition data include question data defining a question relating to a task and structured response data defining a plurality of different structured responses to the question. A task appmail is generated based upon the appmail definition data received from the task manager. The task appmail defines a questionnaire including the question and the plurality of different structured responses. The task appmail comprises a data file that defines the questions and the plurality of structured responses to the question, and wherein the data file further defines a plurality of different user-selectable fields associated respectively with the plurality of structured responses when said task appmail is displayed to a user on a computer screen. The task appmail is sent to a task member by e-mail. A completed task appmail is received from the task member. The completed task appmail includes response data that represent the one of the different structured responses to the question selected by the task member using one of the plurality of different user-selectable fields. The response data are saved in a database and are used to generate a task report for the task manager.

US Patent:

20120290606, Nov 15, 2012

Filed:

Dec 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/335781

Inventors:

Ankesh Kumar - Palo Alto CA, US
Yogesh Gowdra - Sunnyvale CA, US
James loannidis - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Searchreviews LLC - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707769, 707E17014

Abstract:

Techniques for providing sentiment-related content using sentiment and factor-based analysis of contextually-relevant user-generated data is described, including performing an analysis of a user-generated content to identify a factor associated with the user-generated content, generating a term using a keyword and the factor, and generating a pointer associated with the term and a web page associated with the pointer, the web page including other user-generated content associated with the term. In some examples, a request entered in a field is received and used to generate a web page including user-generated content in response to the request using a sentiment analysis of the user-generated content.

US Patent:

20120290622, Nov 15, 2012

Filed:

Sep 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/244157

Inventors:

Ankesh Kumar - Palo Alto CA, US
Yogesh Gowdra - Sunnyvale CA, US
James Ioannidis - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Searchviews LLC - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707780, 707E17014

Abstract:

Techniques for sentiment and factor-based analysis in contextually-relevant user-generated data management are described, including evaluating data associated with a review displayed on an interface associated with a computing device, the data being retrieved by a crawler before being displayed on the interface, extracting a keyword from the review, performing an analysis of the review to identify one or more factors, and generating a landing page to aggregate content based on the keyword and the analysis of the one or more factors, and a pointer to the landing page, the pointer being configured to include the keyword and the one or more factors.

US Patent:

20120290908, Nov 15, 2012

Filed:

Sep 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/244087

Inventors:

Ankesh Kumar - Palo Alto CA, US
James Ioannidis - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Searchreviews LLC - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715205

Abstract:

Techniques for retargeting contextually-relevant user-generated data are described, including detecting an event associated with a widget embedded on a website, and configured to initiate a call to a service to retrieve content contextually relevant to the website, storing a file associated with a browser on a computing device, the file being configured to store the data, generating an identifier to send to the service when the file indicates the browser is configured to display other data associated with another website and being configured to provide a parameter to identify the content, retrieving the content using the identifier, the content being stored in a repository, rendering a display in an interface, and enabling a hyperlink associated with the content and configured to point to a website other than the website or another website, the content being retrieved from the website using a crawler.