Patents by Inventor Brian Andrew Johnson

Brian Andrew Johnson 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).

  • Dynamically guided user reviews
    Patent number: 9928534
    Abstract: Systems and associated processes for guiding users to provide more useful reviews are described. These systems and processes can provide guided reviews in certain embodiments by presenting questions to a user in the form of an interview. The questions can be relevant to the item being reviewed, and as such, may be specifically and dynamically selected based on the particular item under consideration. Many other criteria may be used to select the types of questions presented to users, examples of which will be described below. Presenting review questions to users can have the effect of reducing or eliminating the “blank page” effect of having to write a review from scratch, with no guidance. Accordingly, review questions can potentially elicit more thorough and useful feedback than existing review systems in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Audible, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Andrew Johnson, Edward J. Walloga, Aaron P. Goldsmid, Laurent B. Vauthrin, Valerie Gong Bow Gee Lum, Scott R. Battaglia, Douglas V. O'Dell, III
  • Dynamically guided user reviews
    Patent number: 8996425
    Abstract: Systems and associated processes for guiding users to provide more useful reviews are described. These systems and processes can provide guided reviews in certain embodiments by presenting questions to a user in the form of an interview. The questions can be relevant to the item being reviewed, and as such, may be specifically and dynamically selected based on the particular item under consideration. Many other criteria may be used to select the types of questions presented to users, examples of which will be described below. Presenting review questions to users can have the effect of reducing or eliminating the “blank page” effect of having to write a review from scratch, with no guidance. Accordingly, review questions can potentially elicit more thorough and useful feedback than existing review systems in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Audible, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Andrew Johnson, Edward J. Walloga, Aaron P. Goldsmid, Laurent B. Vauthrin, Valerie Gong Bow Gee Lum, Scott R. Battaglia, Douglas V. O'Dell, III
  • DYNAMICALLY GUIDED USER REVIEWS
    Publication number: 20140289161
    Abstract: Systems and associated processes for guiding users to provide more useful reviews are described. These systems and processes can provide guided reviews in certain embodiments by presenting questions to a user in the form of an interview. The questions can be relevant to the item being reviewed, and as such, may be specifically and dynamically selected based on the particular item under consideration. Many other criteria may be used to select the types of questions presented to users, examples of which will be described below. Presenting review questions to users can have the effect of reducing or eliminating the “blank page” effect of having to write a review from scratch, with no guidance. Accordingly, review questions can potentially elicit more thorough and useful feedback than existing review systems in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Andrew Johnson, Edward J. Walloga, Aaron P. Goldsmid, Laurent B. Vauthrin, Valerie Gong Bow Gee Lum, Scott R. Battaglia, Douglas V. O'Dell, III