Patents by Inventor Lindon Robertson

Lindon Robertson 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).

  • Patent number: 7058626
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing native language query service for Internet users by using a plurality of search engines. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) receiving at a site an original query request from one user; (b) selecting a suitable search engine; (c) translating said query words of native language into query words of dedicated language of said selected search engine; (d) constructing a new query request directing to said search engine; (e) sending said new query request and receiving a returned query result; (f) sending said query result back to said user as a query result in relation to said original query request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yue Pan, Li Ping Yang, Lindon Robertson