Yahoo Assets LLC

Verizon Media Inc.

Yahoo Ad Tech LLC

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Gnanavel Shanmugam

Mohit Goenka

Nikita Varma

Ashish Khushal Dharamshi

Nitin Jose

Techniques for electronic document content bookmarking are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving user input indicating selection of a portion of the electronic document, receiving a request to bookmark the selected portion of the electronic document, generating a bookmark card for the selected portion of the electronic document, the bookmark card comprising information identifying the electronic document, the selected portion of the electronic document as bookmarked content and the at least one user-defined information item, receiving, via the computing device, a bookmark view request via the GUI, and causing display of the bookmark view via the GUI in response to the bookmark view request, the bookmark view comprising an entry corresponding to the generated bookmark card and providing the bookmarked content from the generated bookmark card, the bookmark view providing a number of actions selectable by the user in connection with the entry from the bookmark view.

Method and apparatus for bookmarking a portion of an electronic document

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for determining activity patterns based upon user activity and/or performing operations based upon the activity patterns are provided. For example, activity performed using a communication interface associated with a user account may be detected. The activity may be analyzed to determine an activity pattern associated with a first set of conditions. The activity pattern may be stored in a user profile associated with the user account. The user profile may comprise a plurality of activity patterns. Each activity pattern of the plurality of activity patterns may be associated with a set of conditions of a plurality of sets of conditions. It may be determined that the first set of conditions are met. Responsive to determining that the first set of conditions are met, one or more operations associated with the activity pattern may be performed.

Performing operations based upon activity patterns

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for generating a user-specific transaction interface are provided. In an example, a datastore of a user may be searched for an indication of a potential transaction. The datastore may include an email mailbox and/or a record of web browsing. In response to identifying the potential transaction, the datastore of the user, a partnership datastore and/or a network may be searched for an opportunity associated with the potential transaction. In response to identifying the opportunity associated with the potential transaction, a user-specific transaction interface may be generated. The user-specific transaction interface may include one or more selectable inputs for engaging in a version of the potential transaction. The user-specific transaction interface may be provided for display on a device of the user.

System and method for generating and providing user-specific transaction interface

The application relates to a method for supplementing messages with contextual content. A processor can receive a message from a sender to a user that includes a content item. The processor can then predict a next action of the user based on the message by inputting the content item into a predictive model trained using historical actions performed by the user. Based on the output of the model, the processor can generate an augmented content item and embed the augmented content item and the content item into a user interface which is then transmitted to a client device of the user.

Method and system for supplementing messages with contextual content

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for evaluating email activity and/or controlling, based upon the email activity, transmission of instructions associated with quality are provided. A first email, transmitted by an email account associated with an entity to a plurality of email accounts, may be identified. First activity associated with the first email may be detected. A first set of activity information associated with the first activity may be stored in an entity profile associated with the entity. The entity profile may comprise a plurality of sets of activity information associated with a plurality of emails transmitted by one or more email accounts associated with the entity. A quality score corresponding to the first entity may be generated based upon the entity profile. A notification may be generated based upon the quality score. The notification may be transmitted to the first client device.

Evaluating email activity

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for providing a system with access to resources associated with a user account using a disposable email address (DEA) are provided. A request to provide a system with access to a first set of resources may be received. The first set of resources may be associated with a first email account associated with a first email address. A first DEA associated with the first email account may be generated. The first DEA may be transmitted to the system. A first set of modified emails may be generated based upon a first set of emails of the first email account. A first modified email of the first set of modified emails may comprise an indication of the first DEA. Access to the first set of modified emails may be provided to the system. The first DEA may be deactivated.

Providing a system with access to a resource using a disposable email address

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for performing entity actions based upon inputs received via email interfaces are provided. For example, an email received by an email account may be identified. The email may be associated with an entity action corresponding to a first entity. A selectable input corresponding to performing the entity action may be displayed via an email interface associated with the email account. A request to perform the entity action may be received via a selection of the selectable input. Responsive to receiving the request, an action interface corresponding to performing the entity action may be displayed within the email interface. One or more inputs associated with the entity action may be received via the action interface. Responsive to determining that the entity action is completed, a confirmation message, indicative of the entity action being completed, may be displayed using the email interface.

Performing entity actions using email interfaces

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for generating a user-specific interface are provided. In an example, a user-specific machine learning model, for a user of an email application, may be trained based upon one or more interactions of the user with a device upon which the email application is installed. A determination may be made that an email message has been received by an email account of the user. A user-specific message interface may be generated based upon (i) the trained user-specific machine learning model and (ii) content of the email message. A notification of the email message may be provided for display on the device of the user. In response to the user selecting the notification of the email message, the user-specific interface may be provided for display on the device of the user.

System and method for generating user-specific interfaces

The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework that provides mechanisms for enabling message senders to dictate, control and/or create dynamic immersive content consumption experiences for recipients of their messages. The disclosed framework provides message senders with previously non-existent functionality to control the experience and environment within which their messages are consumed. Conventional systems provide recipients with capabilities to consume messages and/or supplemental content; however, these capabilities are driven and controlled by the hosting messaging platform and/or the third party entity that is availed opportunities to provide supplemental content. The disclosed framework prevents such experiences by providing capabilities to the message sender that involves control not only over the experience of the sender's messages but also control over the experience of the environment in which the messages are consumed by their recipients.

Computerized system and method for providing an augmented message content display

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for facilitating communications with service providers using disposable email addresses (DEAs) are provided. A first email, associated with a requested service, may be received from an email account. A set of service providers may be determined based upon the requested service. A DEA corresponding to the email account may be generated. A second email, comprising an indication of the DEA, may be generated based upon the first email. The second email may be transmitted to a set of email accounts associated with the set of service providers. Emails received from the set of email accounts that are addressed to the DEA may be transmitted to the email account. Responsive to receiving a request to deactivate the DEA from a device associated with the email account and/or responsive to determining that the requested service is completed, the DEA may be deactivated.

Communication with service providers using disposable email accounts

In an example, a companion user account is generated without a user specifying a username of the companion user account, wherein the companion user account is different than a primary user account of the user. A first interface, that provides access to resources associated with the primary user account, is displayed via a client application. A second interface, that provides access to resources associated with the companion user account, is displayed via the client application. A content targeting profile associated with the companion user account is generated based upon activity associated with the companion user account and/or one or more interests selected by the user. A subset of content items is selected, from among a plurality of content items and based upon the content targeting profile, for presentation via the second interface associated with the companion user account. A content item of the subset of content items is displayed via the second interface.

Companion user accounts

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for selecting messages for transmission to client devices are provided. A first message associated with a first entity may be received from a first client device. The first message may comprise information associated with the first entity. A user account database, comprising a plurality of user profiles, may be analyzed based upon the first message to select a set of user accounts, from a plurality of user accounts, for transmission of a set of messages associated with the first message. The plurality of user accounts may be subscribed to an information service. Each user profile of the plurality of user profiles may comprise information corresponding to a user account of the plurality of user account. The set of messages may be transmitted to the set of user accounts.

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Gnanavel Shanmugam