Google has filed for a patent, which, if developed, could bring a wearable smartwatch device to its hardware lines. The patent application, filed with the US PTO, describes a device that would be placed on a wristband and would include one or more...
Just because a patent issues that has somebody’s name on it or someone who works at search quality or someone who works at Google, that doesn’t necessarily mean we are using that patent at that moment,” Cutts said in the video.
A recently awarded Google patent talks about a "sentiment score" as a consideration of rankability. In a patent filed by Yahoo a few years back, (and excellently uncovered and covered by Bill Slawski) signals for success include site engagement...
Microsoft beats Google in patent ruling over Xbox technology – the InquirerMicrosoft has won a $1.8 million ruling in the first of two patent lawsuits against Google's Motorola Mobility over the use of its technology in the Xbox console.
SEO by the SeaGoogle has been granted a new patent, "Determining relevance scores for locations. Google's Matt Cutts and former ex-Googlers talk spam, rankings, and SEO tips. Google has safer results than Bing, Yandex, and Blekko.
A recent ComputerWorld article has revealed new insights into Google’s news-ranking algorithm, based on information from a patent filed by Google in February 2012. The patent reveals the following potential factors considered by Google’s ranking...
After the conclusion of the FTC investigation, Google voluntarily made changes to some of its practices, including how it handles search and patent issues and agreeing not to sue willing licensees over standard essential patents.
Patent numbers 6775664 and 6314420 are based on a technology that allows search engines to work concurrently with advertisement systems. Vringo made headlines last November when it successfully sued Google and AOL for damages based on online search...
In 2012, Apple unveiled its new iPhone with strong sales, saw its iPad dominate the tablet market, and won major court battles against its patent rivals. By offering a helpline to businesses attempting to manage their Google+ listings, Google is...
One of the more notable places you can find direct similarities between the NSTIC system and Google is in the Google patent applications. Sure Google, PayPal and Equifax were federally credentialed Identity Providers (IdPs) and there were governing...
Interestingly, the company was granted a patent for a “Computer-implemented method and system for conducting a search of electronically stored information,” in July this year. The patent describes an “interactive targeting rule editor,” which...
The search giant spent its funds lobbying the U.S.government on patent, antitrust, and telecommunications issues. Google spent more on U.S.lobbying efforts than any other technology firm in America, according to statistics from the Center for...
At least Google isn’t enforcing it’s Google Doodle patent on the small search engine – at least not yet. DuckDuckGo, like Google, occasionally changes its homepage logo for special occasions. Snoopy (along with Woodstock) has also appeared in a...
A 2004 patent application by Google suggested they planned on assigning greater relevance to links in such positions and I wrote a little more about personalized PageRank in “Is Google Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfram?
This notion is the subject of a Google patent on the concept of the Reasonable Surfer. The patent talks about the likelihood of a link getting clicked based on its placement on the page. The classic way that people have determined link value is by...
This has led to numerous high-profile patent cases between Apple and manufacturers using Android, notably Samsung, on issues of design and software. Schmidt said he found the patent battles upsetting, calling them "death" for the industry.
Bill Slawski wrote an excellent post on a patent for a method of detecting commercial queries, secured by Google in October 2011. The patent application describes the exact match domain problem: a company may attempt to “trick” the search engine...
District Court Judge William Alsup said Google "failed to comply" with his order of August 7 in the firm's patent litigation with enterprise database and applications vendor Oracle. Google has been given clarification and a deadline of Friday to...
Google's Motorola Mobility division has filed a patent infringement claim against Apple over the Siri voice control and location-based services used on iPhones and iPads. We would like to settle these patent matters, but Apple's unwillingness to...
Apple has sued a number of Android handset vendors over alleged patent infringement, and former Apple chief Steve Jobs famously vowed to go "thermonuclear war" to beat Google in the mobile space. In a statement provided to V3, the company said that...
