Patents by Inventor Richard Sawey

Richard Sawey 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).

  • Weighted preference inference system and method
    Patent number: 7836057
    Abstract: A search engine for databases, data streams, and other data sources allows user preferences as to the relative importance of search criteria to be used to rank the output of the search engine. A weighted preference generator generates weighted preference information including at least a plurality of weights corresponding to a plurality of search criteria. A weighted preference data search engine uses the weighted preference information to search a data source and to provide an ordered result list based upon the weighted preference information. A method for weighted preference data searching further includes allowing a user to re-rank the ordered result list and determine newly updated weighted preferences based on the re-ranking process. A plurality of weights signifying the relative importance of the search criteria may also be generated by the user inputting an ordered list. This ordered list may be a single alternative or a plurality of alternatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Auguri Corporation
    Inventors: Fadi Victor Micaelian, Richard Sawey, Emil Mario Scoffone, David Brandon Criswell, Jie Yang
  • Weighted preference data search system and method
    Patent number: 7194458
    Abstract: A search engine for databases, data streams, and other data sources allows user preferences as to the relative importance of search criteria to be used to rank the output of the search engine. A weighted preference generator generates weighted preference information including at least a plurality of weights corresponding to a plurality of search criteria. A weighted preference data search engines uses the weighted preference information to search a data source and to provide an ordered result list based upon the weighted preference information. A method for weighted preference data searching includes determining weighted preference information including a plurality of search criteria and a corresponding plurality of weights signifying the relative importance of the search criteria, and querying a data source and ranking the results based upon the weighted preference information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Auguri Corporation
    Inventors: Fadi Victor Micaelian, Richard Sawey, Emil Mario Scoffone, David Brandon Criswell
  • Weighted preference data search system and method
    Patent number: 6714929
    Abstract: A search engine for databases, data streams, and other data sources allows user preferences as to the relative importance of search criteria to be used to rank the output of the search engine. A weighted preference generator generates weighted preference information including at least a plurality of weights corresponding to a plurality of search criteria. A weighted preference data search engines uses the weighted preference information to search a data source and to provide an ordered result list based upon the weighted preference information. A method for weighted preference data searching includes determining weighted preference information including a plurality of search criteria and a corresponding plurality of weights signifying the relative importance of the search criteria, and querying a data source and ranking the results based upon the weighted preference information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Auguri Corporation
    Inventors: Fadi Victor Micaelian, Richard Sawey, Emil Mario Scoffone, David Brandon Criswell