Patents Assigned to Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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Patent number: 7664775Abstract: A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher's assistant search, and a feature articles search.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Inventors: Michael Reed, Greg Bestick, Carol Greenhalgh, Norman J. Bastin, Ron Carlton, Stanley D. Frank, Dale Good, Neil Holman, Carl Holzman, Ann Jensen, Harold Kester, Dave Meatman, Edwardo Munevar, Derryl Rogers, Gail B. Maatman
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Patent number: 7085778Abstract: A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher's assistant search, and a feature articles search.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Inventors: Michael Reed, Greg Bestick, Carol Greenhalgh, Norman J. Bastin, Ron Carlton, Stanley D. Frank, Dale Good, Neil Holman, Carl Holzman, Ann Jensen, Harold Kester, Dave Maatman, Edwardo Munevar, Derryl Rogers
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Patent number: 7082437Abstract: A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher's assistant search, and a feature articles search.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Inventors: Michael Reed, Carol Greenhalgh, Ron Carlton, Dale Good, Carl Holzman, Harold Kester, Edwardo Munevar, Greg Bestick, Norman J. Bastin, Stanley D. Frank, Neil Holman, Ann Jensen, Gail B. Maatman, Derryl Rogers
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Patent number: 7051018Abstract: A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher's assistant search, and a feature articles search.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Inventors: Michael Reed, Greg Bestick, Carol Greenhalgh, Norman J. Bastin, Ron Carlton, Stanley D. Frank, Dale Good, Neil Holman, Carl Holzman, Ann Jensen, Harold Kester, Dave Maatman, Edwardo Munevar, Derryl Rogers
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Patent number: 6978277Abstract: A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher's assistant search, and a feature articles search.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2002Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Inventors: Michael Reed, Carol Greenhalgh, Ron Carlton, Dale Good, Carl Holzman, Harold Kester, Edwardo Munevar, Greg Bestick, Norman J. Bastin, Stanley D. Frank, Neil Holman, Ann Jensen, Gail B. Maatman, Derryl Rogers
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Patent number: 6546399Abstract: A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher's assistant search, and a feature articles search.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1994Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Inventors: Michael Reed, Carol Greenhalgh, Ron Carlton, Dale Good, Carl Holzman, Harold Kester, Edwardo Munevar, Greg Bestick, Norman J. Bastin, Stanley D. Frank, Neil Holman, Ann Jensen, Gail B. Maatman, Derryl Rogers
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Patent number: 5241671Abstract: A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher's assistant search, and a feature articles search.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1989Date of Patent: August 31, 1993Assignee: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Inventors: Michael Reed, Greg Bestick, Carol Greenhalgh, Norman J. Bastin, Ron Carlton, Stanley D. Frank, Dale Good, Neil Holman, Carl Holzman, Ann Jensen, Harold Kester, Dave Maatman, Edwardo Munevar, Derryl Rogers