Patents Examined by Candice D Carter
  • Patent number: 7742997
    Abstract: A system and methods for management and delivery of content and rules is disclosed. An exemplary method may comprise managing, for an organization, a plurality of data and a plurality of content in separate database entities, wherein the plurality of content is associated with the plurality of data based on a plurality of rules; packaging the plurality of rules with the plurality of content in a carrier that is independent from one or more presentation channels, wherein at least part of the plurality of content is integrated with at least part of the plurality of data; delivering the plurality of data and the carrier to the one or more presentation channels; integrating, at the one or more presentation channels, the plurality of data with the plurality of content based on the plurality of rules; and distributing the integrated data and content through the one or more presentation channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Margaret S. Brenner, Scott C. Proud
  • Patent number: 7725405
    Abstract: System and Method For Agency Based Posting and Searching For Job Openings Via a Computer System and Network for use by placement agents who normally would not have access to files in a career bulletin board. The system gives placement agents the opportunity to interact directly with corporate recruiters who are members of the system. Communication between the placement agent and the corporate member is permitted only if so designated by the corporate member. Utilities for the corporate member allow jobs to be defined, stored, and conveyed to preferred placement agents. Utilities for placement agents permit candidates to be registered, candidate profiles to be created, and sent to the corporate member who is the client of the placement agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Richard S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7720690
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is performed during an online chat session between a customer service representative (CSR) of a merchant, and the merchant's customer. Conversational text of the session is analyzed to determine a mood of the customer. Previously collected information about the customer is accessed, from a database that stores information about customers of the merchant. A tip is determined and sent to be displayed to the CSR. The tip is determined based on the mood and the accessed previously collected information. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: j2 Global Communications
    Inventors: Edward Patrick, Nehemia Zucker, James Mason
  • Patent number: 7707040
    Abstract: A business process management system provides one or more business intelligence (BI) gadgets, each providing a predefined functionality for extracting data from one or more data sources of an organization. The system allows embedment of one or more BI gadgets into a business process activity form for presenting to a user relevant data for a business process activity represented by the business process activity form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeetu Lakhotia, Christopher Dziekan, Chris Massey, Tim Harmon
  • Patent number: 7693724
    Abstract: A software application is provided designed to encourage collaboration between professional disciplines related to land development and construction projects. A graphical risk analysis system is provided based on answers to interdisciplinary questions related to risks. Use of the system promotes a complete checklist of interdisciplinary and informational consultation which, when completed, reduces the risk related to land development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Bryant Consultants, Inc.
    Inventor: John Bryant
  • Patent number: 7684993
    Abstract: User-specified information pertaining to business challenges of an organization is received, and one or more predefined business processes that address the business challenges of the organization are identified. Further, the one or more predefined business processes are recommended to a user. In one embodiment, the user is provided with recommendations on best practices addressing the business challenges of the organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Siebel Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter McCullagh, Mark Stevens, Michael Paulson, Marc Salinas, Cameron Janes, Anastasia Cheung, Edmund (Ned) Leonard
  • Patent number: 7680675
    Abstract: The potential validity of complaints, including those relating to intellectual property rights, may be automatically determined. In one implementation, whether a complaint is determined to be valid is based on a history of complaints of the complaining party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Soonuk Kwun, Kulpreet Rana
  • Patent number: 7650287
    Abstract: In a regional attribute determination method for determining a regional attribute representing an attribute of people gathering in each region, user information including the locations and attributes of a number of users is acquired from a number of portable information terminal devices used by the number of users, the acquired user information of the number of users is stored in a user information storage part, and the regional attribute is determined on the basis of the user information of the number of users stored in the user information storage part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Kenichiro Nakamura, Norikazu Hiraki, Ryoichi Imaizumi