Patents Assigned to About.Com, Inc.
  • Internet resource location system with identified and approved human guides assigned to specific topics to provide content related to the topic
    Patent number: 6336132
    Abstract: A collaborative Internet data mining system for facilitating a group effort from a plurality of guides to the Internet, by automatically processing the information provided by the guides and thereby create a branded or uniform look and feel to the web sites supported by the plurality of guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: About.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Appleman, Elizabeth A. Maier, Scott C. Germaise, William Day, Jim Anderson, Olga Taller, Scott Philip Kurnit
  • Internet resource location system with identified and approved human guides assigned to specific topics to provide content related to the topic
    Publication number: 20010009013
    Abstract: A collaborative Internet data mining system for facilitating a group effort from a plurality of guides to the Internet, by automatically processing the information provided by the guides and thereby create a branded or uniform look and feel to the web sites supported by the plurality of guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Applicant: About.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Appleman, Elizabeth A. Maier, Scott C. Germaise, William Day, Jim Anderson, Olga Taller, Scott Philip Kurnit
  • System and method for modification of included files used in a automatic web page generation system
    Patent number: 6226648
    Abstract: A collaborative Internet data mining system for facilitating a group effort from a plurality of guides to the Internet, by automatically processing the information provided by the guides and thereby create a branded or uniform look and feel to the web sites supported by the plurality of guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: About.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Appleman, Elizabeth A. Maier, Scott C. Germaise, William Day, Jim Anderson, Olga Taller, Scott Philip Kurnit
  • Guide-based internet directory system and method
    Patent number: 6195681
    Abstract: A collaborative Internet data mining system for facilitating a group effort from a plurality of guides to the Internet, by automatically processing the information provided by the guides and thereby create a branded or uniform look and feel to the web sites supported by the plurality of guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: About.Com, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Appleman, Elizabeth A. Maier, Scott C. Germaise, William Day, Jim Anderson, Olga Taller, Scott Philip Kurnit
  • System and method for training and managing Internet guides
    Patent number: 6157926
    Abstract: A collaborative Internet data mining system for facilitating a group effort from a plurality of guides to the Internet, by automatically processing the information provided by the guides and thereby create a branded or uniform look and feel to the web sites supported by the plurality of guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: About.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Appleman, Elizabeth A. Maier, Scott C. Germaise, William Day, Jim Anderson, Olga Taller
  • Collaborative internet data mining system
    Patent number: 6081788
    Abstract: A collaborative Internet data mining system for facilitating a group effort from a plurality of guides to the Internet, by automatically processing the information provided by the guides and thereby create a branded or uniform look and feel to the web sites supported by the plurality of guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: About.Com, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Appleman, Elizabeth A. Maier, Scott C. Germaise, William Day, Jim Anderson, Olga Taller, Scott Philip Kurnit