Patents by Inventor Daniel Abrutyn

Daniel Abrutyn 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).

  • Method and apparatus for utilizing prescribed aspect(s) of feedback object select operation to indicate user feedback of hypermedia content unit
    Patent number: 7831920
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for gathering user feedback of one or more units of hypermedia content. Notice is made available to a user explaining a preestablished mapping between (1) at least one prescribed aspect of an operation of performing a predefined SELECT function to feedback objects and (2) user-indicated opinion of content units. Feedback objects comprise predetermined types of display objects provided to depart content units for different content units. Responsive to a user positioning a cursor upon a feedback object of a current content unit and performing the SELECT function, user-indicated opinion of the current content unit is ascertained by applying the preestablished mapping to the prescribed aspect of how the SELECT function was performed. Storage is initiated for a machine-readable record of the ascertained user-indicated opinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Applied Minds, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Daniel Hillis, Bran Ferren, Daniel Abrutyn
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING PRESCRIBED ASPECT(S) OF FEEDBACK OBJECT SELECT OPERATION TO INDICATE USER FEEDBACK OF HYPERMEDIA CONTENT UNIT
    Publication number: 20090249230
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for gathering user feedback of one or more units of hypermedia content. Notice is made available to a user explaining a preestablished mapping between (1) at least one prescribed aspect of an operation of performing a predefined SELECT function to feedback objects and (2) user-indicated opinion of content units. Feedback objects comprise predetermined types of display objects provided to depart content units for different content units. Responsive to a user positioning a cursor upon a feedback object of a current content unit and performing the SELECT function, user-indicated opinion of the current content unit is ascertained by applying the preestablished mapping to the prescribed aspect of how the SELECT function was performed. Storage is initiated for a machine-readable record of the ascertained user-indicated opinion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: APPLIED MINDS, INC.
    Inventors: W. Daniel HILLIS, Bran FERREN, Daniel ABRUTYN
  • Method and apparatus for utilizing prescribed aspect(s) of feedback object select operation to indicate user feedback of hypermedia content unit
    Patent number: 7568163
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for gathering user feedback of one or more units of hypermedia content. Notice is made available to a user explaining a preestablished mapping between (1) at least one prescribed aspect of an operation of performing a predefined SELECT function to feedback objects and (2) user-indicated opinion of content units. Feedback objects comprise predetermined types of display objects provided to depart content units for different content units. Responsive to a user positioning a cursor upon a feedback object of a current content unit and performing the SELECT function, user-indicated opinion of the current content unit is ascertained by applying the preestablished mapping to the prescribed aspect of how the SELECT function was performed. Storage is initiated for a machine-readable record of the ascertained user-indicated opinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Applied Minds, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Daniel Hillis, Bran Ferren, Daniel Abrutyn
  • Method and apparatus for utilizing prescribed aspect(s) of feedback object select operation to indicate user feedback of hypermedia content unit
    Publication number: 20070022390
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for gathering user feedback of one or more units of hypermedia content. Notice is made available to a user explaining a preestablished mapping between (1) at least one prescribed aspect of an operation of performing a predefined SELECT function to feedback objects and (2) user-indicated opinion of content units. Feedback objects comprise predetermined types of display objects provided to depart content units for different content units. Responsive to a user positioning a cursor upon a feedback object of a current content unit and performing the SELECT function, user-indicated opinion of the current content unit is ascertained by applying the preestablished mapping to the prescribed aspect of how the SELECT function was performed. Storage is initiated for a machine-readable record of the ascertained user-indicated opinion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: W. Hillis, Bran Ferren, Daniel Abrutyn