Patents by Inventor Chester Gordon Bell

Chester Gordon Bell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PRESENTING SEARCH RESULTS IN A HISTOGRAM/CLUSTER FORMAT
    Publication number: 20100199205
    Abstract: A user interface system and process for graphically displaying the results of a standard search, such as a database search, to a user on a display device via an interactive search results window in which the user views and filters search results items. These results can be presented in either a cluster or histogram format, or both. This allows the user to visualize the results graphically, rather than just displaying a list of the items found. In addition the presentation of the search results can be graphically manipulated to easily filter the results as desired by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David James Gemmell, Roger Allen Lueder, Chester Gordon Bell
  • System and process for presenting search results in a histogram/cluster format
    Patent number: 7334195
    Abstract: A user interface system and process for graphically displaying the results of a standard search, such as a database search, to a user on a display device via an interactive search results window in which the user views and filters search results items. These results can be presented in either a cluster or histogram format, or both. This allows the user to visualize the results graphically, rather than just displaying a list of the items found. In addition the presentation of the search results can be graphically manipulated to easily filter the results as desired by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David James Gemmell, Roger Allen Lueder, Chester Gordon Bell