Patents by Inventor Jeff Schneiderman

Jeff Schneiderman 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).

  • Web-based information retrieval
    Patent number: 6519631
    Abstract: A method for retrieving information, including designating at least one word appearing in a display of a body of text generated by a first computer. Responsive to the designation, the at least one designated word is automatically transmitted via a network to a second computer. Data relating to the at least one designated word are received from the second computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Atomica Corporation
    Inventors: Bob Rosenschein, Jeff Schneiderman, Daniel Brief, Naama Bamberger, Gil Reich, Uri Bernstein, Tamar Rosen, Asher Szmulewicz
  • Method for providing computerized word-based referencing
    Patent number: 6393443
    Abstract: A method for providing computerized word-based referencing including the steps of indicating a target word on a display, thereby causing a computer to identify the target word on the display by employing at least one of a text drawing function and a character recognition function in order to automatically identify at least one entry for the target word in at least one computerized data base based on the target word and additionally based on at least one word appearing in a vicinity thereof on the display to eliminate ambiguity in meaning in the target word; and displaying the at least one entry for the target word from the at least one computerized database on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Atomica Corporation
    Inventors: Moshe Rubin, Daniel Brief, Asher Szmulewicz, Moshe Matitya, Moshe Kranc, Jeff Schneiderman, Elena Neroslavskaya
  • Web-based information retrieval responsive to displayed word identified by a text-grabbing algorithm
    Patent number: 6341306
    Abstract: A method for retrieving information, including designating at least one word appearing in a display of a body of text generated by a first computer. Responsive to the designation, the at least one designated word is automatically transmitted via a network to a second computer. Data relating to the at least one designated word are received from the second computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Atomica Corporation
    Inventors: Bob Rosenschein, Jeff Schneiderman, Daniel Brief, Naama Bamberger, Gil Reich, Uri Bernstein, Tamar Rosen, Asher Szmulewicz