Ethan A Fassett

US Patent:

8005827, Aug 23, 2011

Filed:

Aug 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/499057

Inventors:

Ethan Fassett - San Francisco CA, US
John Thrall - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707726, 707722, 707723, 707732

Abstract:

The present invention provides systems, methods and computer-readable media comprising program code for affording access to a preferred provider of audio content. A method according to one embodiment of the present invention for presenting a control to navigate to a server for a preferred provider of audio content comprises identifying a link to an item of audio content in a result set generated in response to a search by the given user for one or more items of audio content. A preferred audio provider is determined for a given user and whether the item of audio content is available at the preferred audio provider for the given user. If the item of audio content is available at the preferred audio provider, a control is presented to navigate to a server of the preferred provider from which the user may download or stream the item of audio content.

US Patent:

20070033228, Feb 8, 2007

Filed:

Aug 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/499056

Inventors:

Ethan Fassett - San Francisco CA, US
John Thrall - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707104100

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to systems, methods and computer-readable media comprising program code for dynamically ranking links to items of audio content returned to a user in response to the execution of a query by a search engine. A method according to one embodiment of the present invention for dynamically ranking links to items of audio content returned to a user in response to the execution of a query by a search engine comprises receiving a query to identify links to one or more items of audio content; parsing the query into one or more logical units; determining an annotation for each of the one or more logical units; selecting a ranking heuristic according to the annotation for each of the one or more logical units and ranking a result set according to the selected ranking heuristic.

US Patent:

20070033229, Feb 8, 2007

Filed:

Aug 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/499058

Inventors:

Ethan Fassett - San Francisco CA, US
John Thrall - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707104100

Abstract:

The present invention provides systems, methods and computer-readable media comprising program code for the generation of content indexes for structured and unstructured information. A method according to one embodiment of the present invention for generating an index comprising structured and unstructured information regarding one or more items of audio content comprises receiving unstructured information regarding an item of audio content, indexing the unstructured information, using the indexed unstructured information as a key to query a data store of structured information regarding the item of audio content and updating the index to include structured information regarding the item of audio content.

US Patent:

20080109363, May 8, 2008

Filed:

Nov 2, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/591948

Inventors:

Ethan Fassett - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705 52

Abstract:

A system and method for compensating publishers of content items, such as a video, graphics, songs, movies, images, advertisements, or any other type of content, in response to, or as a precondition to, viewing of a given content item by others at a host website. For example, multimedia content publishers upload their respective content items to a host website. The uploaded content items may be integrated into a video search engine, which is a feature of the host website. A given user wishing to view a given content item remunerates the publisher of the content item with payment through a third party payment provider, which may be a donation or minimal payment. Payment may be effected via a third party payment system such as PayPal™ of San Jose, Calif.

US Patent:

20090235184, Sep 17, 2009

Filed:

Mar 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/049105

Inventors:

Wendy Charlene Perlson - San Mateo CA, US
Ethan Alvah Fassett - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715758

Abstract:

An integrated IM user interface for exchanging instant messages (IM) in a network-based community includes a text entry area configured to receive a text message from a first user and a first graphic representation representing a second user. The first graphic representation can be activated by the first user to start an IM session between the first user and the second user. A second graphic representation represents a third user associated with the first user. The second graphic representation can be activated by the first user to start an IM session between the first user and the third user. A chat window displays text messages between the first user and the second user or between the first user and the third user.

US Patent:

20120137221, May 31, 2012

Filed:

Nov 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/300168

Inventors:

Nitin Bhandari - Fremont CA, US
James Marzano - Sunnyvale CA, US
Geoffrey D. Benson - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ronakkumar Patel - Santa Clara CA, US
Ethan A. Fassett - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

SKYFIRE LABS, INC. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715719, 715745, 715744

Abstract:

A system and a method are disclosed for displaying page elements embedded on a webpage displayed on a handheld computing device. Tools provide one or more functionality to a user, including an ability to view a webpage, to share a webpage, to view webpages within a domain that are popular with the user's connection in a social networking system, etc. The tools are received and rendered within a toolbar interface including a toolbar icon for each tool. The tool interfaces associated with each icon may be displayed on the handheld computing device automatically or responsive to a user request.

US Patent:

20150032577, Jan 29, 2015

Filed:

Oct 15, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/514515

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Ethan Fassett - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/12
G06Q 30/06

US Classification:

705 2681

Abstract:

A system and method for compensating publishers of content items, such as a video, graphics, songs, movies, images, advertisements, or any other type of content, in response to, or as a precondition to, viewing of a given content item by others at a host website. For example, multimedia content publishers upload their respective content items to a host website. The uploaded content items may be integrated into a video search engine, which is a feature of the host website. A given user wishing to view a given content item remunerates the publisher of the content item with payment through a third party payment provider, which may be a donation or minimal payment. Payment may be effected via a third party payment system such as PayPal™ of San Jose, Calif.