Patents by Inventor Sean R. Kampas

Sean R. Kampas 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: 9298815
    Abstract: A system is described for providing an interface for collaborative innovation. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store an item, primary responses, secondary responses and ratings. The interface may communicate with users and a content provider and may allow the users to create primary responses associated with the item, create secondary responses associated with the primary responses and rate the primary and secondary responses. The processor may receive the item from the content provider and provide the interface to the users. The processor may receive the primary and secondary responses from the users, and may display a graphical hierarchical representation of the item and the responses. The processor may allow the users to rate the primary and secondary responses through the graphical hierarchical representation. The processor may provide the primary and secondary responses to the content provider, ordered based on the ratings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Sean R. Kampas
  • Publication number: 20090217175
    Abstract: A system is described for providing an interface for collaborative innovation. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store an item, primary responses, secondary responses and ratings. The interface may communicate with users and a content provider and may allow the users to create primary responses associated with the item, create secondary responses associated with the primary responses and rate the primary and secondary responses. The processor may receive the item from the content provider and provide the interface to the users. The processor may receive the primary and secondary responses from the users, and may display a graphical hierarchical representation of the item and the responses. The processor may allow the users to rate the primary and secondary responses through the graphical hierarchical representation. The processor may provide the primary and secondary responses to the content provider, ordered based on the ratings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Sean R. Kampas
  • Publication number: 20090216578
    Abstract: A collaborative innovation system is described. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store a topic, responses, revisions, and ratings. The interface may communicate with a content provider and users. The processor may receive the topic from the content provider and provide the topic to the users. The processor may receive responses from some of the users based on the topic. The processor may provide the received responses to all of the users. The processor may receive revisions to the responses from some of the users. The processor may provide the received revisions to all of the users. The processor may receive ratings of the responses and the revisions from the users. The processor may provide the responses and revisions to the content provider, ordered based on the ratings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Sean R. Kampas