Patents Assigned to Thomson Scientific Inc.
  • Patent number: 7263655
    Abstract: A publishing system includes a database that is adapted to store a plurality of documents, a plurality of computers, each of which is adapted to be coupled to the database; a network connecting the plurality of computers together for communication of data relating to the plurality of documents among the plurality of computers and the database, means for submitting a new document to the database, means for reviewing the new document, means for relating the new document to the plurality of documents, and means for publishing a journal of a selected portion of the plurality of documents. The plurality of computers includes a server and a plurality of clients, and the server is a web server with the plurality of clients each further including a browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Thomson Scientific Inc.
    Inventor: William T. Carden, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7201311
    Abstract: A time savings information management guide that can direct readers to key resources is disclosed. The processes that readers use to identify resources of interest are integrated into a formal reproducible process for large-scale application. The message mapping technique is a process by which the key ideas (messages) described in information resources, including but not limited to books, articles, abstracts, monographs, advertisements, and scientific posters, are identified, categorized, and quantitatively scored for relevance from the point of view of the reader (i.e., consumer, a doctor, researcher, etc).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Thomson Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Liberti, Geraldine E. Liberti, Johanna M. Harrison, Sarah Conaway, John E. Knapp
  • Patent number: 7139755
    Abstract: A system and methods for providing users with comprehensive search results in response to queries entered by the user over a computer network. The user may access the network and enter a query in order to obtain information related to the query. The network is associated with a plurality of electronic files and a metadata database for accessing the files. The key terms of the query will be identified and may be expanded to include additional terms that have been previously identified as related to the key terms entered by the user. The expanded query is used to provide the user with information that contains or is identified by terms that may or may not be included in the query entered by the user, but nevertheless is relevant thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Thomson Scientific Inc.
    Inventor: Joel K. Hammond