Patents by Inventor Alan J. Packer

Alan J. Packer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Determining a rating for a collection of documents
    Patent number: 7359899
    Abstract: On one or more data processing systems, a collection rating is determined for a rating scale for contents of a document collection. A link rating is determined for the rating scale for contents linked to or linked by contents of the document collection. The collection rating for the rating scale for contents of the document collection is then modified, based on the determined link rating for the rating scale for contents linked to or linked by contents of the document collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Todd Larason, Alan J. Packer
  • Determining a rating for a collection of documents
    Patent number: 6978266
    Abstract: On one or more data processing systems, a collection rating is determined for a rating scale for contents of a document collection. A link rating is determined for the rating scale for contents linked to or linked by contents of the document collection. The collection rating for the rating scale for contents of the document collection is then modified, based on the determined link rating for the rating scale for contents linked to or linked by contents of the document collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Todd Larason, Alan J. Packer
  • Determining a rating for a collection of documents
    Publication number: 20030093423
    Abstract: On one or more data processing systems, a collection rating is determined for a rating scale for contents of a document collection. A link rating is determined for the rating scale for contents linked to or linked by contents of the document collection. The collection rating for the rating scale for contents of the document collection is then modified, based on the determined link rating for the rating scale for contents linked to or linked by contents of the document collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: John Todd Larason, Alan J. Packer