Excalibur Ip, LLC

Oath Inc.

Verizon Media Inc.

Sophia Thitirat Perl

Conrad Wai

Tingyi Wu

Andrew Poon

Enrique Andres Munoz Torres

Michael Eric Plasmeier

Beverly L Harrison

Andrew Wung Yuen Poon

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for layering content objects for a user interface are provided. For example, a z-axis is defined for the user interface. A set of layers are defined along positions of the z-axis. Content objects, such as images, text, or other user interface elements, are ranked and assigned to layers based upon such ranks. The user interface is rendered on a display of a computing device, such that content objects of layers below a current layer are not displayed. In response to receiving user input for a currently displayed content object, the user interface is modified to display content objects of a layer that is below the current layer along the z-axis.

Content object layering for user interfaces

A modular search object framework can provide modular search results including sponsored entity search results. The framework includes circuitry that outputs an interactive entity section based on an online search. The interactive section or at least parts of the section may be sponsored by one or more entities. The interactive section includes a plurality of moveable visual objects, such as cards that can be shuffled, flipped, or swiped around. The visual objects and features associated with the objects may be monetized.

Entity sponsorship within a modular search object framework

A system stored in a non-transitory medium executable by processor circuitry is provided for generating sponsored verbs and contexts. The system includes interface circuitry for receiving a search query from a user device and query processing circuitry for identifying search results comprising entity search result objects and non-entity search result objects related to the search query. Targeting circuitry determines a set of verb keywords associated with the search result objects and analytics circuitry selects one or more sponsored verbs for at least one entity or non-entity search result. Display logic circuitry is communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry and dynamically generates interface elements for each of the one or more sponsored verbs, and displays, in response to the search query, the interface elements as a sub-component of the at least one entity or non-entity search result.

Systems and methods for advertising using sponsored verbs and contexts

Disclosed is a system and method for displaying search results upon the occurrence or detection of an event and/or time-delay. The present provides a user with the ability to view search results upon satisfaction of an event trigger or specified time delay (e.g., a rule). The disclosed systems and methods enable features that allow a user to link a search query and/or a set or sets of results for the search query to a trigger, whereby upon detection and satisfaction of such trigger, the search (and/or related results) are displayed. Such trigger can be associated with, but not limited to, a calendar event, to-do list item, location, a product or contact person, among other types of event based information events.

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