Patents by Inventor Dan Pritchett

Dan Pritchett 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).

  • Patent number: 9189568
    Abstract: A method to facilitate a language independent search includes displaying a search attribute, including an attribute name and a selection of attribute values, to a user and receiving from the user a search attribute value selection corresponding to the attribute name. Then, the attribute name and attribute value selection are translated into language independent symbols, such as numbers. The numbers are used in a search of a sellers item listings table to select item listings with attribute values that match the search attribute values selected by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: W. Barton Munro, Jr., Dan Pritchett, Louis Monier
  • Publication number: 20080027947
    Abstract: A method and system receives at a server a search request and processes the search request to determine a context of the search request, then determines, based on the context, a network route to an application server having the closest geographic proximity, with respect to the server, to the most relevant database associated with the context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Dan Pritchett, Ian Flint, Connie Yang
  • Publication number: 20060099964
    Abstract: A method and a system to correlate location and content. For example hyperlinked content can be received from a user including current geographical position data. The current geographical position data can be extracted from the hyperlinked content. Location or geographically-based content can be selected based on the current geographical position data. The geographical based content can be returned to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: James Barrese, Dan Pritchett
  • Publication number: 20050240392
    Abstract: A method to facilitate a language independent search includes displaying a search attribute, including an attribute name and a selection of attribute values, to a user and receiving from the user a search attribute value selection corresponding to the attribute name. Then, the attribute name and attribute value selection are translated into language independent symbols, such as numbers. The numbers are used in a search of a sellers item listings table to select item listings with attribute values that match the search attribute values selected by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: W. Munro, Dan Pritchett, Louis Monier