Inventor

Udi Manber

Inventor

Palo Alto, CA, US

Overview

1992–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 68 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing28%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes21%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication12%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests10%

G01CMeasuring distances, levels or bearings5%

G09BEducational or demonstration appliances4%

H04WWireless communication networks4%

G08GTraffic control systems3%

H04MTelephonic communication3%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television3%

PatentTitleYear

11,032,341Video stream preview2021 10,740,546Automated annotation of a resource on a computer network using a network address of the resource2020 10,587,663Video stream preview2020 10,515,377User studies using interactive devices2019 10,482,474Advertising database system and method2019 10,467,614Method and apparatus to facilitate online purchase of works using paid electronic previews2019 10,346,528Automated annotation of a resource on a computer network using a network address of the resource2019 9,852,462Displaying location-specific images on a mobile device2017 9,692,831'Pausing interactive sessions'2017 9,678,489'Wearable mobile computer cases'2017 9,661,282'Providing local expert sessions'2017 9,584,705'Wearable camera systems'2017 9,535,587'System and method for displaying information in response to a request'2017 9,386,413'Displaying location-specific images on a mobile device'2016 9,342,494'Automated annotation of a resource on a computer network using a network address of the resource'2016 9,148,753'Displaying location-specific images on a mobile device'2015 9,087,033'Automated annotation of a resource on a computer network using a network address of the resource'2015 8,751,489'Predictive selection of item attributes likely to be useful in refining a search'2014 8,725,573'Method and system for creating and maintaining a virtual library'2014 8,676,781'Method and system for associating an advertisement with a web page'2014 8,645,813'Technique for modifying presentation of information displayed to end users of a computer system'2014 8,572,077'System and method for displaying information in response to a request'2013 8,543,904'Multi-column search results interface having a whiteboard feature'2013 8,473,200'Displaying location-specific images on a mobile device'2013 8,473,349'Ad server and syndication system'2013 8,438,084'Method and system for inventory verification'2013 8,380,728'Personalized searchable library with highlighting capabilities'2013 8,341,143'Multi-category searching'2012 8,332,444'Automated annotation of a resource on a computer network using a network address of the resource'2012 8,302,011'Technique for modifying presentation of information displayed to end users of a computer system'2012 8,260,777'Server system and methods for matching listings to web pages and users'2012 8,260,771'Predictive selection of item attributes likely to be useful in refining a search'2012 8,150,617'System and method for displaying location-specific images on a mobile device'2012 8,131,647'Method and system for providing annotations of a digital work'2012 8,112,310'Internet advertising system that provides ratings-based incentives to advertisers'2012 8,069,194'Automated annotation of a resource on a computer network using a network address of the resource'2011 7,945,637'Server architecture and methods for persistently storing and serving event data'2011 7,933,839'Method and system for providing annotations of a digital work'2011 7,895,325'Server architecture and methods for storing and serving event data'2011 7,873,622'Multi-column search results interface'2011 7,801,824'Method and apparatus to facilitate online purchase of works using paid electronic previews'2010 7,788,134'Method and system for displaying items using geographic attributes'2010 7,756,630'System and method for displaying images in an online directory'2010 7,599,911'Method and apparatus for search ranking using human input and automated ranking'2009 7,565,425'Server architecture and methods for persistently storing and serving event data'2009 7,542,625'Method and system for access to electronic version of a physical work based on user ownership of the physical work'2009 7,533,414'Detecting system abuse'2009 7,496,560'Personalized searchable library with highlighting capabilities'2009 7,359,948'Automated bulk communication responder'2008 7,359,797'System and method for displaying images in an online directory'2008 7,325,045'Error processing methods for providing responsive content to a user when a page load error occurs'2008 7,287,042'Search engine system supporting inclusion of unformatted search string after domain name portion of URL'2007 7,272,501'System and method for automatically collecting images of objects at geographic locations and displaying same in online directories'2007 7,246,308'Automatically identifying links displayed by a browser that is being used by a user that point to pages of web sites selected as being of interest to the user'2007 7,174,054'Method and system for access to electronic images of text based on user ownership of corresponding physical text'2007 7,155,336'System and method for automatically collecting images of objects at geographic locations and displaying same in online directories'2006 7,149,778'Unsolicited electronic mail reduction'2006 7,120,668'Systems and methods for matching participants to a conversation'2006 6,965,919'Processing of unsolicited bulk electronic mail'2005 6,931,433'Processing of unsolicited bulk electronic communication'2005 6,920,609'Systems and methods for identifying and extracting data from HTML pages'2005 6,842,773'Processing of textual electronic communication distributed in bulk'2005 6,651,086'Systems and methods for matching participants to a conversation'2003 6,480,830'Active calendar system'2002 6,381,594'System and method for personalized information filtering and alert generation'2002 6,282,698'Detecting similarities in Java sources from bytecodes'2001 5,274,774'First-come first-serve arbitration protocol'1993 5,088,024'Round-robin protocol method for arbitrating access to a shared bus arbitration providing preference to lower priority units after bus access by a higher priority unit'1992

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1993–2002Based in Tucson, AZ, US· patent location history

2002–2009Patents assigned to YAHOO INC (11)· patent assignee history

2002–2020Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history

2006–2019Patents assigned to A9 COM INC (26)· patent assignee history

2007–2019Patents assigned to AMAZON TECH INC (12)· patent assignee history

2008–2011Based in Seattle, WA, US· patent location history

2011–2019Patents assigned to MANBER UDI (19)· patent assignee history

2011–2014Patents assigned to LEBLANG JONATHAN (6)· patent assignee history

2013–2021Based in Los Altos Hills, CA, US· patent location history

2017Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
A9 COM INC	26	2006–2019
MANBER UDIself	19	2011–2019
AMAZON TECH INC	12	2007–2019
YAHOO INC	11	2002–2009
LEBLANG JONATHAN	6	2011–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Palo Alto, California, US	52	2002–2020
Los Altos Hills, California, US	7	2013–2021
Seattle, Washington, US	4	2008–2011
Tucson, AZ, US	3	1993–2002
Los Altos, California, US	1	2017