Patents by Inventor Bryan R. Bell

Bryan R. Bell 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).

  • CONTENT DATABASE FOR PRODUCING SOLUTION DOCUMENTS
    Publication number: 20160246757
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a content database storing extracted content. A content manager engine executing on a computer system performs various functions in relation to the content database. The content manager engine may extract content fragments from documents of different document types and store the content fragments to content entries of the content database. The content manager engine may reproduce a selected document using the content database, allow direct modification of content entries, merge two or more documents of different types into a single document, and create a new document based on the content entries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Bryan R. Bell, Steven S. Smith, Jim G. Crumpler
  • CONTENT DATABASE FOR STORING EXTRACTED CONTENT
    Publication number: 20160196358
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a content database storing extracted content. A content manager engine executing on a computer system performs various functions in relation to the content database. The content manager engine may extract content fragments from documents of different document types and store the content fragments to content entries of the content database. The content manager engine may reproduce a selected document using the content database, allow direct modification of content entries, and merge two documents of different types into a single document. The content manager engine may also be configured to produce a solution document using the content database based on one or more received user selections. A solution document may be provided to address issues or queries regarding computer system hardware or software. The solution document may comprise a description of any services, products, and/or technologies related to the issue or query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan R. Bell, Steven S. Smith, Jim G. Crumpler
  • Content database for producing solution documents
    Patent number: 9355150
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a content database storing extracted content. A content manager engine executing on a computer system performs various functions in relation to the content database. The content manager engine may extract content fragments from documents of different document types and store the content fragments to content entries of the content database. The content manager engine may reproduce a selected document using the content database, allow direct modification of content entries, and merge two documents of different types into a single document. The content manager engine may also be configured to produce a solution document using the content database based on one or more received user selections. A solution document may be provided to address issues or queries regarding computer system hardware or software. The solution document may comprise a description of any services, products, and/or technologies related to the issue or query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventors: Bryan R. Bell, Steven S. Smith, Jim G. Crumpler
  • Content database for storing extracted content
    Patent number: 9317513
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a content database storing extracted content. A content manager engine executing on a computer system performs various functions in relation to the content database. The content manager engine may extract content fragments from documents of different document types and store the content fragments to content entries of the content database. The content manager engine may reproduce a selected document using the content database, allow direct modification of content entries, and merge two documents of different types into a single document. The content manager engine may also be configured to produce a solution document using the content database based on one or more received user selections. A solution document may be provided to address issues or queries regarding computer system hardware or software. The solution document may comprise a description of any services, products, and/or technologies related to the issue or query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan R. Bell, Steven S. Smith, Jim G. Crumpler