Patents Examined by Beartiz Prieto
  • Patent number: 6691159
    Abstract: The system provides an integrated approach to providing users of the computer system with education, information and computer assisted help on a specific subject, problem or a project. The system further offers flexibility in providing direct human interaction by linking a group of experts through a web site. For a specific subject, the system provides two distinct paths to the user, an Education Path and an Expert Assistance Path. The system further provides the user an opportunity to contact an expert through direct e-mail link, or to chat on-line with an expert and to obtain phone call assistance at the user's request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sukhminder S. Grewal, Kevin Hofmann