Patents by Inventor Brent N. Shiver

Brent N. Shiver 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).

  • Providing search result content tailored to stage of project and user proficiency and role on given topic
    Patent number: 11226968
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for presentation delivery. The mechanism receives a search request comprising one or more search terms from a user. The mechanism determines the current stage of a project of the user. The mechanism determines a user role and skill level of the user. The mechanism searches a corpus of information to generate search results based on the one or more search terms. The mechanism presents the search results to the user based on the current stage of the project, the user role and skill level of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Maureen E. Kraft, Brent N. Shiver
  • Providing Search Result Content Tailored to Stage of Project and User Proficiency and Role on Given Topic
    Publication number: 20190243837
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for presentation delivery. The mechanism receives a search request comprising one or more search terms from a user. The mechanism determines the current stage of a project of the user. The mechanism determines a user role and skill level of the user. The mechanism searches a corpus of information to generate search results based on the one or more search terms. The mechanism presents the search results to the user based on the current stage of the project, the user role and skill level of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Maureen E. Kraft, Brent N. Shiver
  • Providing search result content tailored to stage of project and user proficiency and role on given topic
    Patent number: 10268728
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for presentation delivery. The mechanism receives a search request comprising one or more search terms from a user. The mechanism determines the current stage of a project of the user. The mechanism determines a user role and skill level of the user. The mechanism searches a corpus of information to generate search results based on the one or more search terms. The mechanism presents the search results to the user based on the current stage of the project, the user role and skill level of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Maureen E. Kraft, Brent N. Shiver
  • Providing Search Result Content Tailored to Stage of Project and User Proficiency and Role on Given Topic
    Publication number: 20170124157
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for presentation delivery. The mechanism receives a search request comprising one or more search terms from a user. The mechanism determines the current stage of a project of the user. The mechanism determines a user role and skill level of the user. The mechanism searches a corpus of information to generate search results based on the one or more search terms. The mechanism presents the search results to the user based on the current stage of the project, the user role and skill level of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Maureen E. Kraft, Brent N. Shiver