Doapp, Inc.

International Business Machines Corporation

David Borrillo

Wade Beavers

Joseph Sriver

Zachary Adam Garbow

Ryan Kirk Cradick

Darel Vincent Benysh

Matthew Jacob Bruzek

Nikolay Alexis Coates

A method and system for displaying targeted advertisements. The method includes executing a monitoring application on a mobile device, the mobile device configured with a sensor. The method includes detecting a start of a user purchase decision making process via a sensor reading, wherein the sensor reading includes at least one of: a search query, a user command for the mobile device, a user geographical location, a local time, a user phone call, a user local environment, and a user behavior history. The method includes selecting a relevant ad based on the start of the user purchase decision making process and the sensor reading. The method includes displaying the selected ad to the user during the user purchase decision making process.

Method and system for improved mobile device advertisement

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A client-side search indexing program works transparently and in conjunction with a server based search index. The combined search indexes provide a more accurate and up-to-date image of the Web, customized to the interests of each individual user. The client-side indexer customizes indexing of particular Web pages to the preferences and usage patterns of the user. The user initially installs and configures the client-side indexer on the client. The requested indexes are automatically refreshed and integrated with the main server-side indexes during a search. When the user performs a search, the client-side indexes may be combined with the main server-side index. The combined indexes provide accurate search results for the particular user.

Customized, personalized, integrated client-side search indexing of the web

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for managing federated search results in a heterogeneous environment. A user enters a search term and the search term is submitted to multiple selected search engines. Search results are gathered from each selected search engine. A search ring is generated including a ring section to represent each of the selected search engines for enabling the user to view search results from one or more of the selected search engines.

Ring method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing federated search results in a heterogeneous environment

A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment receive a keyword from a client, create search results for the keyword via an index. Context information is determined from the search results using a file name and a topic name as a key. A context tag is then created in a search-results page. The context tag includes the context information. When the context tag is interpreted at the client, it causes the context information to be displayed after the search results are selected. In this way, a user may more easily determine the relevant search results.

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Rochester, MN, United States of America

David Borrillo