Dominic D Cheung, 57905 Green Ln, La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011

6826572, Nov 30, 2004

Nov 13, 2001

09/994912

Scott W. Snell - Hollywood CA
Jeremy Daw - Alta Loma CA
Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA
Benjamin James Watkins - Torrance CA
Thomas A. Soulanille - Pasadena CA
Matthew S. Ropp - Los Angeles CA
Gabriel Graham - Pasadena CA
Peng Zhao - Alhambra CA
Kenneth A. Kharma - Pasadena CA
Susan Florence Phillips - Los Angeles CA

Overture Services, Inc. - Pasadena CA

G06F 1730

707 10, 707 5, 707102, 707 3, 709203, 709219, 705 27

A system for advertisers to efficiently manage their search listings in placement database search system includes grouping means for managing multiple categories for the search listings and query means for searching search listings. The system further includes quick-fill means for modifying an attribute in plurality of search listings by specifying the modification at single location.

6983280, Jan 3, 2006

Sep 13, 2002

10/244051

Dominic Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US
Dennis Wu - Foster City CA, US
Barry Laffoon - Glendale CA, US
Alan Lang - Redondo Beach CA, US
Scott Snell - Hollywood CA, US
Jie Zhang - Saugus CA, US
Pierre Wang - Beverly Hills CA, US
Jennifer Wu - Los Angeles CA, US
Peter Goodwine - Altadena CA, US
Wai-Yin Wong - La Crescenta CA, US
Carey Sublette - Rancho Cucamonga CA, US
Stephan Cunningham - Burbank CA, US
Bruce T. Holmes - Pasadena CA, US

Overture Services Inc. - Pasadena CA

G06F 17/30

707 10, 707 3, 707 6, 709203, 715513

A method and system for improving the efficiency of a database processing system for evaluating candidate data items representing search listings that are submitted for inclusion into a search engine database. Candidate search listings are automatically assessed for quality, style, and relevance to evaluate risk of unfavorable reception by a user and of potential exposure volume. Search listings which are higher-risk or higher-volume are routed through manual editorial review while lower-risk, lower-volume search listings are routed for immediate inclusion in the search database without manual editorial evaluation. Accordingly, human editorial efforts can be devoted to manual review of high-risk or high-volume search listings while efficiency is simultaneously improved in the processing system as a whole.

7043471, May 9, 2006

Mar 28, 2002

10/108745

Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US
Scott A. Shifflett - Stevenson Ranch CA, US
Darren J. Davis - Los Angeles CA, US
Eugene F. Hu - Monrovia CA, US
Scott W. Snell - Beverly Hills CA, US
Peter Savich - Seattle WA, US

Overture Services, Inc. - Pasadena CA

G06F 17/30

707 3, 707 5, 707 6, 707 10

A system and method of generating an ordered search list via a search engine by determining various account balances to determine where a search listing will appear, if at all, in a search results list. If a web site advertiser's account is below a threshold, the search listing associated with the advertiser will not appear in the search list. Various balances may be used. Some of the balances may be closer to real-time balances and others may be more accurate, for example by removing certain event charges that were later determined to be non-chargeable. By using and monitoring the various account balances, the search engine prevents over-delivery of advertising through search result listings and possible over-billing of the advertisers.

7043483, May 9, 2006

Jun 8, 2004

10/863876

Scott W. Snell - Hollywood CA, US
Jeremy Daw - Alta Loma CA, US
Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US
Benjamin James Watkins - Torrance CA, US
Thomas A. Soulanille - Pasadena CA, US
Matthew S. Ropp - Los Angeles CA, US
Gabriel Graham - Pasadena CA, US
Peng Zhao - Alhambra CA, US
Kenneth A. Kharma - Pasadena CA, US
Susan Florence Phillips - Los Angeles CA, US

Overture Services, Inc. - Pasadena CA

G06F 17/30

707 10, 707 3, 705 1

A system for advertisers to efficiently manage their search listings in placement database search system includes grouping means for managing multiple categories for the search listings and query means for searching search listings. The system further includes quick-fill means for modifying an attribute in plurality of search listings by specifying the modification at single location.

7065500, Jun 20, 2006

Sep 26, 2001

09/963855

Narinder Pal Singh - Half Moon Bay CA, US
Scott W. Snell - Hollywood CA, US
Douglas T. Huffman - Altadena CA, US
Darren J. Davis - Rowland Heights CA, US
Thomas A. Soulanille - Pasadena CA, US
Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US

Overture Services, Inc. - Pasadena CA

G06F 17/60
G06F 17/30

705 26, 705 20, 705 22, 705 28, 705 29, 705 37, 707 2, 707 3, 707 4, 707 5

A notification method in a computer database system includes receiving a notification instruction from an owner associated with a search listing stored in the computer database system, monitoring conditions specified by the notification instruction for the search listing, and sending a notification to the owner upon detection of a changed condition of the search listing.

7076479, Jul 11, 2006

Aug 3, 2001

09/922090

Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US
Scott A. Shifflett - Stevenson Ranch CA, US
Darren J. Davis - Los Angeles CA, US
Eugene F. Hu - Monrovia CA, US
Scott W. Snell - Beverly Hills CA, US

Overture Services, Inc. - Pasadena CA

G06F 17/30

707 3, 707 5, 707 10, 707 6

A system and method of generating an ordered search list via a pay-for-performance search engine by determining various account balances to determine if a search listing is given preferential placement in a search list. If a web site advertiser's account is below a threshold, for example zero dollars, the search listing associated with the advertiser is not given preferential placement in a search list regardless of the advertiser bid amount for that search listing. Various balances may be used. Some of the balances may be closer to real-time balances and other may be more accurate, for example by removing click charges that were later determined to be non-chargeable. By using the various account balances, the pay-for-performance search engine prevents over-delivery of preferential placement and possible over-billing of the advertisers.

7483886, Jan 27, 2009

May 9, 2006

11/430411

Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US
Scott A. Shifflett - Stevenson Ranch CA, US
Darren J. Davis - Los Angeles CA, US
Eugene F. Hu - Monrovia CA, US
Scott W. Snell - Beverly Hills CA, US
Peter Savich - Seattle WA, US

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

G06F 17/30

707 3, 707 5, 707 6, 707 10

A system and method of generating an ordered search list via a search engine by determining various account balances to determine where a search listing will appear, if at all, in a search results list. If a web site advertiser's account is below a threshold, the search listing associated with the advertiser will not appear in the search list. Various balances may be used. Some of the balances may be closer to real-time balances and others may be more accurate, for example by removing certain event charges that were later determined to be non-chargeable. By using and monitoring the various account balances, the search engine prevents over-delivery of advertising through search result listings and possible over-billing of the advertisers.

7603294, Oct 13, 2009

Jun 15, 2006

11/454751

Narinder Pal Singh - Half Moon Bay CA, US
Scott W. Snell - Hollywood CA, US
Douglas T. Huffman - Altadena CA, US
Darren J. Davis - Rowland Heights CA, US
Thomas A. Soulanille - Pasadena CA, US
Dominic Dough-Ming Cheung - South Pasadena CA, US

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

G06Q 30/00

705 26, 705 37

A notification method in a computer database system includes receiving a notification instruction from an owner associated with a search listing stored in the computer database system, monitoring conditions specified by the notification instruction for the search listing, and sending a notification to the owner upon detection of a changed condition of the search listing.