Patents by Inventor Anna Patterson

Anna Patterson 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).

  • Phrase-based indexing in an information retrieval system
    Publication number: 20060020607
    Abstract: An information retrieval system uses phrases to index, retrieve, organize and describe documents. Phrases are identified that predict the presence of other phrases in documents. Documents are the indexed according to their included phrases. Related phrases and phrase extensions are also identified. Phrases in a query are identified and used to retrieve and rank documents. Phrases are also used to cluster documents in the search results, create document descriptions, and eliminate duplicate documents from the search results, and from the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: Anna Patterson
  • Phrase identification in an information retrieval system
    Publication number: 20060018551
    Abstract: An information retrieval system uses phrases to index, retrieve, organize and describe documents. Phrases are identified that predict the presence of other phrases in documents. Documents are the indexed according to their included phrases. Related phrases and phrase extensions are also identified. Phrases in a query are identified and used to retrieve and rank documents. Phrases are also used to cluster documents in the search results, create document descriptions, and eliminate duplicate documents from the search results, and from the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: Anna Patterson