Patents by Inventor Richard D. Smallwood

Richard D. Smallwood 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).

  • Bayesian product recommendation engine
    Patent number: 8255263
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of generating a recommendation for a product type. A plurality of product attributes associated with the product type is provided. A sampled set of consumer values is received. At least one user preference corresponding to the product attributes is received. A plurality of consumer values based on the at least one user preference and the sample set of consumer values is calculated, and at least one product recommendation is determined based on the calculated consumer values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventor: Richard D. Smallwood
  • Bayesian product recommendation engine
    Publication number: 20040059626
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of generating a recommendation for a product type. A plurality of product attributes associated with the product type is provided. A sampled set of consumer values is received. At least one user preference corresponding to the product attributes is received. A plurality of consumer values based on the at least one user preference and the sample set of consumer values is calculated, and at least one product recommendation is determined based on the calculated consumer values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: General Motor Corporation
    Inventor: Richard D. Smallwood