Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Tiahrt

Thomas W. Tiahrt 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: 8380735
    Abstract: A system and method for efficient control and capture of dynamic database content for rapidly providing a user with a highly relevant collection of documents related to a query. The system and method for efficient control and capture of dynamic database content includes a computer system with a storage means for facilitating the retention and recall of dynamic database content and a communications means for facilitating bi-directional communication of the computer system with local or distributed networks; an executory module operationally coupled to the computer system for controlling the storage means and the communications means as well as directing the system for the efficient control and capture of dynamic database content to a plurality of pre-selected Internet sites; and a capture module which is in communication with the executory module and facilitates selection of the plurality of Internet sites associated with a query submitted by a user of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Brightplanet Corporation II, Inc
    Inventors: William J. Bushee, Thomas W. Tiahrt
  • Publication number: 20100174706
    Abstract: A system and method for efficient control and capture of dynamic database content for rapidly providing a user with a highly relevant collection of documents related to a query. The system and method for efficient control and capture of dynamic database content includes a computer system with a storage means for facilitating the retention and recall of dynamic database content and a communications means for facilitating bi-directional communication of the computer system with local or distributed networks; an executory module operationally coupled to the computer system for controlling the storage means and the communications means as well as directing the system for the efficient control and capture of dynamic database content to a plurality of pre-selected Internet sites; and a capture module which is in communication with the executory module and facilitates selection of the plurality of Internet sites associated with a query submitted by a user of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: William J. Bushee, Thomas W. Tiahrt
  • Patent number: 7676555
    Abstract: A system and method for efficient control and capture of dynamic database content for rapidly providing a user with a highly relevant collection of documents related to a query. The system and method for efficient control and capture of dynamic database content includes a computer system with a storage means for facilitating the retention and recall of dynamic database content and a communications means for facilitating bi-directional communication of the computer system with local or distributed networks; an executory module operationally coupled to the computer system for controlling the storage means and the communications means as well as directing the system for the efficient control and capture of dynamic database content to a plurality of pre-selected Internet sites; and a capture module which is in communication with the executory module and facilitates selection of the plurality of Internet sites associated with a query submitted by a user of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: BrightPlanet Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Bushee, Thomas W. Tiahrt
  • Patent number: 7249122
    Abstract: A method and system for the automatic harvesting and qualification of dynamic database content for efficiently providing highly relevant and timely information in response to a user's queries. The method includes obtaining an initial categorization structure for organizing a plurality of subject areas of information, obtaining a plurality of parametric information lists for optimizing operation to a user's requirements, acquiring a listing of qualified databases from candidate database listing by matching candidate databases to a plurality of subject areas, obtaining a query from the user, the query being associated with a subject area, submitting a query to the qualified databases, acquiring a collection of responsive content from the qualified databases, indexing the responsive content to form an index for facilitating searching the collection, and publishing a summary of the collection for review by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: BrightPlanet Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Bushee, Thomas W. Tiahrt, Michael K. Bergman
  • Patent number: 7146409
    Abstract: A system and method for efficient control and capture of dynamic database content for rapidly providing a user with a highly relevant collection of documents related to a query. The system and method for efficient control and capture of dynamic database content includes a computer system with storage for facilitating the retention and recall of dynamic database content and a communications module for facilitating bi-directional communication of the computer system with local or distributed networks; an executory module operationally coupled to the computer system for controlling the storage and the communications module as well as directing the system for the efficient control and capture of dynamic database content to a plurality of pre-selected Internet sites; and a capture module which is in communication with the executory module and facilitates selection of the plurality of Internet sites associated with a query submitted by a user of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: BrightPlanet Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Bushee, Thomas W. Tiahrt
  • Patent number: 6741979
    Abstract: A system and method for flexible indexing of document content for facilitating the rapid search and retrieval of large collections of documents. The method for flexible indexing of document content includes obtaining a collection of documents to be indexed, storing the collection of documents in a single document information stream, parsing each one of the documents into constituent words to facilitate indexing, creating a plurality of stem words to be indexed by stemming each word into a standard prefix; and indexing each stem word. Stem words may be indexed character-by-character based on character frequency, into either primary or secondary fixed-size records or secondary overflow records. Each stem may be terminated by a translation vector record number. Document locations may be accessible through the translation vector record number. Translation vector entries specify each stem word's location by stream identification number and record number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas W. Tiahrt