Patents by Inventor Dennis Kotlar

Dennis Kotlar 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).

  • SEARCH ENGINE METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING RELEVANT TOPICS
    Publication number: 20100262603
    Abstract: The present invention provides search engine methods and systems for displaying relevant and timely topics. In an embodiment, a method for displaying topics related to a search constraint entered by a user includes receiving a search constraint; identifying a first preliminary set of topics related to the search constraint, wherein the first preliminary set of topics are representative of a sample set of general data items; identifying a second preliminary set of topics related to the search constraint, wherein the second preliminary set of topics is representative of a sample set of current event data items; identifying a set of display topics that is a subset of the first preliminary set of topics and the second preliminary set of topics; and displaying the set of display topics. In other embodiments, other systems and methods are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: PAUL S. ODOM, DENNIS KOTLAR
  • Search engine methods and systems for displaying relevant topics
    Patent number: 7716207
    Abstract: The present invention provides search engine methods and systems for displaying relevant and timely topics. In an embodiment, a method for displaying topics related to a search constraint entered by a user includes receiving a search constraint; identifying a first preliminary set of topics related to the search constraint, wherein the first preliminary set of topics are representative of a sample set of general data items; identifying a second preliminary set of topics related to the search constraint, wherein the second preliminary set of topics is representative of a sample set of current event data items; identifying a set of display topics that is a subset of the first preliminary set of topics and the second preliminary set of topics; and displaying the set of display topics. In other embodiments, other systems and methods are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Inventors: Paul S. Odom, Dennis Kotlar
  • Topic identification and use thereof in information retrieval systems
    Patent number: 7340466
    Abstract: A technique to determine topics associated with, or classifications for, a data corpus uses an initial domain-specific word list to identify word combinations (one or more words) that appear in the data corpus significantly more often than expected. Word combinations so identified are selected as topics and associated with a user-specified level of granularity. For example, topics may be associated with each table entry, each image, each sentence, each paragraph, or an entire file. Topics may be used to guide information retrieval and/or the display of topic classifications during user query operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Kang Jo Mgmt. Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Paul S. Odom, Subramanian Akileswar, Robie Childers, Dennis Kotlar
  • Search engine methods and systems for displaying relevant topics
    Publication number: 20070265996
    Abstract: The present invention provides search engine methods and systems for displaying relevant and timely topics. In an embodiment, a method for displaying topics related to a search constraint entered by a user includes receiving a search constraint; identifying a first preliminary set of topics related to the search constraint, wherein the first preliminary set of topics are representative of a sample set of general data items; identifying a second preliminary set of topics related to the search constraint, wherein the second preliminary set of topics is representative of a sample set of current event data items; identifying a set of display topics that is a subset of the first preliminary set of topics and the second preliminary set of topics; and displaying the set of display topics. In other embodiments, other systems and methods are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Odom, Dennis Kotlar
  • Topic identification and use thereof in information retrieval systems
    Publication number: 20030167252
    Abstract: A technique to determine topics associated with, or classifications for, a data corpus uses an initial domain-specific word list to identify word combinations (one or more words) that appear in the data corpus significantly more often than expected. Word combinations so identified are selected as topics and associated with a user-specified level of granularity. For example, topics may be associated with each table entry, each image, each sentence, each paragraph, or an entire file. Topics may be used to guide information retrieval and/or the display of topic classifications during user query operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: Pliant Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul S. Odom, Subramanian Akileswar, Robie Childers, Dennis Kotlar