Patents by Inventor Melanie Phillips

Melanie Phillips 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).

  • Method and apparatus for identifying, predicting, and reporting object relationships
    Patent number: 5734916
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying, predicting and reporting relationships. The present invention uses a quad structure to describe relationships between dramatic units. Story elements, characters and appreciations are mapped onto the quad structure to reveal and constrain relationships. A storyform whose structure is described by the quad structure configuration and choices is identified and provided to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Screenplay Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Greenfield, Chris Huntley, Melanie Phillips