Patents Assigned to News Distribution Network, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8849814
    Abstract: A documents database has a plurality of documents, including but not limited to text files, video clips and sound files. Each document is associated with at least one category of a plurality of categories in a categories database, and each category has at least one keyword. A search request having at least one search term is received from a user, and a categories database is searched for categories having a keyword corresponding to the user search term to identify first level categories. The other keywords from the identified first level categories are retrieved and the documents database is searched for documents having a user search term or a retrieved keyword. The identified documents are then ranked and presented to the user. Other search expansion techniques, and display techniques, are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: News Distribution Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Alton Peters, Paul Matthew Hernacki
  • Patent number: 8849815
    Abstract: A documents database has a plurality of documents, including but not limited to text files, video clips and sound files. Each document is associated with at least one category of a plurality of categories in a categories database, and each category has at least one keyword. A search request having at least one search term is received from a user, and a categories database is searched for categories having a keyword corresponding to the user search term to identify first level categories. The other keywords from the identified first level categories are retrieved and the documents database is searched for documents having a user search term or a retrieved keyword. The identified documents are then ranked and presented to the user. Other search expansion techniques, and display techniques, are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: News Distribution Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Alton Peters, Paul Matthew Hernacki
  • Publication number: 20130191362
    Abstract: A documents database has a plurality of documents, including but not limited to text files, video clips and sound files. Each document is associated with at least one category of a plurality of categories in a categories database, and each category has at least one keyword. A search request having at least one search term is received from a user, and a categories database is searched for categories having a keyword corresponding to the user search term to identify first level categories. The other keywords from the identified first level categories are retrieved and the documents database is searched for documents having a user search term or a retrieved keyword. The identified documents are then ranked and presented to the user. Other search expansion techniques, and display techniques, are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: NEWS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC.
    Inventor: News Distribution Network, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130144856
    Abstract: A documents database has a plurality of documents, including but not limited to text files, video clips and sound files. Each document is associated with at least one category of a plurality of categories in a categories database, and each category has at least one keyword. A search request having at least one search term is received from a user, and a categories database is searched for categories having a keyword corresponding to the user search term to identify first level categories. The other keywords from the identified first level categories are retrieved and the documents database is searched for documents having a user search term or a retrieved keyword. The identified documents are then ranked and presented to the user. Other search expansion techniques, and display techniques, are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: NEWS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC.
    Inventor: NEW DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130138624
    Abstract: A documents database has a plurality of documents, including but not limited to text files, video clips and sound files. Each document is associated with at least one category of a plurality of categories in a categories database, and each category has at least one keyword. A search request having at least one search term is received from a user, and a categories database is searched for categories having a keyword corresponding to the user search term to identify first level categories. The other keywords from the identified first level categories are retrieved and the documents database is searched for documents having a user search term or a retrieved keyword. The identified documents are then ranked and presented to the user. Other search expansion techniques, and display techniques, are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: NEWS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC.
    Inventor: NEWS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130138640
    Abstract: A documents database has a plurality of documents, including but not limited to text files, video clips and sound files. Each document is associated with at least one category of a plurality of categories in a categories database, and each category has at least one keyword. A search request having at least one search term is received from a user, and a categories database is searched for categories having a keyword corresponding to the user search term to identify first level categories. The other keywords from the identified first level categories are retrieved and the documents database is searched for documents having a user search term or a retrieved keyword. The identified documents are then ranked and presented to the user. Other search expansion techniques, and display techniques, are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: NEWS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC.
    Inventor: NEWS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC.
  • Patent number: 8392395
    Abstract: Relationships are determined by disambiguation for preprocessing content. A first canonical identifier associated with a first element that can be represented in content in a plurality of forms is defined. A second canonical identifier associated with a second element that can be represented in content in a plurality of forms is defined. A first content available over a network is retrieved. An entity name element associated with the first content is identified. The entity name element being able to represent the first element and the second element. The entity name element is associated with the first element or the second element based on context associated with the first content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: News Distribution Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal Goldman, Joseph Einhorn
  • Patent number: 8364693
    Abstract: A documents database has a plurality of documents, including but not limited to text files, video clips and sound files. Each document is associated with at least one category of a plurality of categories in a categories database, and each category has at least one keyword. A search request having at least one search term is received from a user, and a categories database is searched for categories having a keyword corresponding to the user search term to identify first level categories. The other keywords from the identified first level categories are retrieved and the documents database is searched for documents having a user search term or a retrieved keyword. The identified documents are then ranked and presented to the user. Other search expansion techniques, and display techniques, are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: News Distribution Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Alton Peters, Paul Matthew Hernacki
  • Publication number: 20090313236
    Abstract: A documents database has a plurality of documents, including but not limited to text files, video clips and sound files. Each document is associated with at least one category of a plurality of categories in a categories database, and each category has at least one keyword. A search request having at least one search term is received from a user, and a categories database is searched for categories having a keyword corresponding to the user search term to identify first level categories. The other keywords from the identified first level categories are retrieved and the documents database is searched for documents having a user search term or a retrieved keyword. The identified documents are then ranked and presented to the user. Other search expansion techniques, and display techniques, are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: NEWS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Matthew Hernacki, Gregory Alton Peters