Patents by Inventor Seymour Alvin Rapaport

Seymour Alvin Rapaport 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).

  • Personal feedback browser for obtaining media files
    Patent number: 5890152
    Abstract: A Personal Feedback browser and Personal Profile database is provided for obtaining media files from the internet. A Personal Feedback browser selects media files based on user-specified information stored in the Personal Profile database. The Personal Profile database includes Profile Objects which represent the interests, attitude/aptitude, reading comprehension and tastes of a user. Profile Objects are bundles of key words/key phrases having assigned weight values. Profile Objects can be positioned a specified distance from a Self Object. The distance from the Profile Object to the Self Object represents the effect the Profile Object has in filtering and/or selecting media files for that user. The Personal Feedback browser includes a media evaluation software program for evaluating media files based on a personal profile database. The Personal Profile database is also adjusted based upon user selection and absorption of media files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignees: Seymour Alvin Rapaport, Jeffrey Alan Rapaport, Linda Rapaport
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Rapaport, Seymour Alvin Rapaport