Patents by Inventor Gerson Francis DaCosta

Gerson Francis DaCosta 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 method for extracting content elements from multiple Internet sources
    Publication number: 20110185273
    Abstract: A system for automatically extracting data from at least one electronic document accessible through the Internet or other computer network. The system records a sequence of actions operable to electronically navigate to a target page of the electronic document, the target page including a plurality of elements each having contents and a structural definition wherein the structural definitions interrelate the plurality of elements to specify a target pattern for a select subset of the plurality of elements. After recording the navigation path and the target pattern, the system automatically accesses the target page according to the recorded sequence. When the target page is accessed, the system automatically identifies, copies and processes selections from the plurality of elements dependent upon the target pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Gerson Francis DaCosta, Vijay Ghaskadvi, Rahul Bhide
  • System for providing database functions for multiple internet sources
    Patent number: 6826553
    Abstract: A system for automatically extracting data from at least one electronic document accessible through the Internet or other computer network. The system records a sequence of actions operable to electronically navigate to a target page of the electronic document, the target page including a plurality of elements each having contents and a structural definition wherein the structural definitions interrelate the plurality of elements to specify a target pattern for a select subset of the plurality of elements. After recording the navigation path and the target pattern, the system automatically accesses the target page according to the recorded sequence. When the target page is accessed, the system automatically identifies, copies and processes selections from the plurality of elements dependent upon the target pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Knowmadic, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerson Francis DaCosta, Vijay Ghaskadvi, Rahul Bhide