Patents by Inventor Stephen R. GERMANN

Stephen R. GERMANN 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 system for applying metadata to data sets of file objects
    Publication number: 20100083173
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the methods and systems for developing, specifying, and assigning descriptive information relating to the contents of a file (i.e., metadata). User interface controls on a computer screen implement a dynamically changing display which responds to user input by presenting new categories of choices. Additional controls allow optimization of the process of specifying and assigning descriptive metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen R. GERMANN, Ryan C. GERMANN, Steven COOPER, Eric MAH