Patents by Inventor Brian L. Neumann

Brian L. Neumann 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).

  • Channel sharing
    Patent number: 9245033
    Abstract: A data processing system used for delivering profile data structures that contain interest nodes or channels. The interest nodes include sets of targets and qualifiers that comprise attributes used in filtering information files for delivery. Targets and qualifiers are applied to the attributes and available information files to produce the filtered set. Web pages showing results include tools to assist the user in creation and editing of the information. The user may share interest nodes with other users, and other users may be granted editing capability of the interest nodes. The other users may modify the interest nodes for their own personal use. Even if modified the user may continue to receive new content or information from the original user in accordance with the unmodified interest nodes or channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
    Inventors: Ramana Rao, Brian L. Neumann, Michael J. Ferguson
  • Information display system based on user profile data with assisted and explicit profile modification
    Patent number: 9081853
    Abstract: A data processing system for delivering an open profile personalization system based profile data structures that contain one or more interest nodes. The interest nodes include respective sets of targets and qualifiers, where the targets and qualifiers comprise typed-attributes to be used in the filtering of information files for delivery as a result set for the interest nodes. Targets and qualifiers are applied the typed-attributes of available information files to produce the filtered set. Web pages showing the personalized results include tools based on sophisticated content analysis to assist the user in creation and editing of the open profile. A method for presenting and updating the web pages is responsive to the use of these tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
    Inventors: Ramana B. Rao, Todd A. Cass, Moshe Cohen, Brian L. Neumann, Linda Uyechi
  • Channel sharing
    Publication number: 20120096041
    Abstract: A data processing system used for delivering profile data structures that contain interest nodes or channels. The interest nodes include sets of targets and qualifiers that comprise attributes used in filtering information files for delivery. Targets and qualifiers are applied to the attributes and available information files to produce the filtered set. Web pages showing results include tools to assist the user in creation and editing of the information. The user may share interest nodes with other users, and other users may be granted editing capability of the interest nodes. The other users may modify the interest nodes for their own personal use. Even if modified the user may continue to receive new content or information from the original user in accordance with the unmodified interest nodes or channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: The Washington Post
    Inventors: Ramana Rao, Brian L. Neumann, Michael J. Ferguson
  • INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM BASED ON USER PROFILE DATA WITH ASSISTED AND EXPLICIT PROFILE MODIFICATION
    Publication number: 20090254838
    Abstract: A data processing system for delivering an open profile personalization system based profile data structures that contain one or more interest nodes. The interest nodes include respective sets of targets and qualifiers, where the targets and qualifiers comprise typed-attributes to be used in the filtering of information files for delivery as a result set for the interest nodes. Targets and qualifiers are applied the typed-attributes of available information files to produce the filtered set. Web pages showing the personalized results include tools based on sophisticated content analysis to assist the user in creation and editing of the open profile. A method for presenting and updating the web pages is responsive to the use of these tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: iCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: RAMANA B. RAO, Todd A. Cass, Moshe Cohen, Brian L. Neumann, Linda Uyechi