Patents Assigned to Swoop Search, LLC
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Patent number: 9256684Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a graphical user interface as a means of inputting search parameters to database search engines. In some embodiments, two or three dimensional projections spatially represent relationships between search parameters, located along the periphery of the projections and search hits whose significance are represented by position relative to the center of the projection and comparative distance from each of the search parameters. As the user manipulates the overall shape of the search projection, the weighting of search parameters adjusts, reconfiguring the search. The present disclosure also provides, in some embodiments, an intuitive means of assimilating search parameter weightings based on peer or social network preferences with global search results.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Swoop Search, LLCInventors: Quinn Colton Bottum, Michael Christopher Bottum, Paul William Bottum
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Patent number: 9251264Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for enabling Internet users to interact with a graphical search interface by: generating a multi-dimensional search space having a plurality of vertices, based on the initial and related search parameters, wherein each vertex is populated with and represents one of the initial or related search parameters; generating a matrix of hyperlinks within the multi-dimensional search space, each hyperlink having coordinates within the search space defining a relevance of the hyperlink to each of the initial and related search parameters; displaying a graphical interface projecting the multi-dimensional search space, along with user elements by which the user may adjust a relative weight of one or more of the initial and related search parameters by interacting with one or more of the hyperlinks; and displaying a plurality of search results automatically updated in real time based on the user-adjusted weights of the initial and related search parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Swoop Search, LLCInventors: Quinn Colton Bottum, Michael Christopher Bottum, Paul William Bottum
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Patent number: 9251263Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a graphical user interface as a means of inputting search parameters to database search engines. In some embodiments, two or three dimensional projections spatially represent relationships between search parameters, located along the periphery of the projections and search hits whose significance are represented by position relative to the center of the projection and comparative distance from each of the search parameters. As the user manipulates the overall shape of the search projection, the weighting of search parameters adjusts, reconfiguring the search. The present disclosure also provides, in some embodiments, an intuitive means of assimilating search parameter weightings based on peer or social network preferences with global search results.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Swoop Search, LLCInventors: Quinn Colton Bottum, Michael Christopher Bottum, Paul William Bottum
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Patent number: 8972395Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for enabling Internet users to interact with a graphical search interface by: generating a multi-dimensional search space having a plurality of vertices, based on the initial and related search parameters, wherein each vertex is populated with and represents one of the initial or related search parameters; generating a matrix of hyperlinks within the multi-dimensional search space, each hyperlink having coordinates within the search space defining a relevance of the hyperlink to each of the initial and related search parameters; displaying a graphical interface projecting the multi-dimensional search space, along with user elements by which the user may adjust a relative weight of one or more of the initial and related search parameters by interacting with one or more of the hyperlinks; and displaying a plurality of search results automatically updated in real time based on the user-adjusted weights of the initial and related search parameters.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Swoop Search, LLCInventors: Quinn Colton Bottum, Michael Christopher Bottum, Paul William Bottum
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Patent number: 8862592Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a graphical user interface as a means of inputting search parameters to database search engines. In some embodiments, two or three dimensional projections spatially represent relationships between search parameters, located along the periphery of the projections and search hits whose significance are represented by position relative to the center of the projection and comparative distance from each of the search parameters. As the user manipulates the overall shape of the search projection, the weighting of search parameters adjusts, reconfiguring the search. The present disclosure also provides, in some embodiments, an intuitive means of assimilating search parameter weightings based on peer or social network preferences with global search results. Finally, the present disclosure provides a means of using search output itself as an input for refinement of search.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Swoop Search, LLCInventors: Quinn Colton Bottum, Michael Christopher Bottum, Paul William Bottum
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Patent number: 8856142Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a graphical user interface as a means of inputting search parameters to database search engines. In some embodiments, two or three dimensional projections spatially represent relationships between search parameters, located along the periphery of the projections and search hits whose significance are represented by position relative to the center of the projection and comparative distance from each of the search parameters. As the user manipulates the overall shape of the search projection, the weighting of search parameters adjusts, reconfiguring the search. The present disclosure also provides, in some embodiments, an intuitive means of assimilating search parameter weightings based on peer or social network preferences with global search results.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Swoop Search, LLCInventors: Quinn Colton Bottum, Michael Christopher Bottum, Paul William Bottum
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Publication number: 20140164346Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a graphical user interface as a means of inputting search parameters to database search engines. In some embodiments, two or three dimensional projections spatially represent relationships between search parameters, located along the periphery of the projections and search hits whose significance are represented by position relative to the center of the projection and comparative distance from each of the search parameters. As the user manipulates the overall shape of the search projection, the weighting of search parameters adjusts, reconfiguring the search. The present disclosure also provides, in some embodiments, an intuitive means of assimilating search parameter weightings based on peer or social network preferences with global search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Swoop Search, LLCInventors: Quinn Colton BOTTUM, Michael Christopher BOTTUM, Paul William BOTTUM
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Patent number: 8694513Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a graphical user interface as a means of inputting search parameters to database search engines. In some embodiments, two or three dimensional projections spatially represent relationships between search parameters, located along the periphery of the projections and search hits whose significance are represented by position relative to the center of the projection and comparative distance from each of the search parameters. As the user manipulates the overall shape of the search projection, the weighting of search parameters adjusts, reconfiguring the search. The present disclosure also provides, in some embodiments, an intuitive means of assimilating search parameter weightings based on peer or social network preferences with global search results.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Swoop Search, LLCInventors: Quinn Colton Bottum, Michael Christopher Bottum, Paul William Bottum