Patents by Inventor Danny Darais

Danny Darais 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: 8825705
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to methods and systems for building representations of related subjects. The representations may include a plurality of nodes, each being associated with a subject. Users may be able to access records and/or source documents related to a plurality of subjects and add or modify node characteristics based thereon. Users may interact with (e.g., by adding to or modifying) documents, files, and/or records and may also make other changes or additions to nodes in the system. A process may then identify what other users may be interested in such interaction and why. For example, a score may be associated with the interaction and other users based on factors such as whether the users have linked to the document, file or record and/or the node the interaction may apply to. Interacting users, identified users, and interaction details may be stored in a database. Identified users may be notified of the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Preston Thayne, Mike Smeltzer, Barry Watts, Tobin Fullmer, Danny Darais, David Graham, Scott Echols
  • Publication number: 20110029521
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to methods and systems for building representations of related subjects. The representations may include a plurality of nodes, each being associated with a subject. Users may be able to access records and/or source documents related to a plurality of subjects and add or modify node characteristics based thereon. Users may interact with (e.g., by adding to or modifying) documents, files, and/or records and may also make other changes or additions to nodes in the system. A process may then identify what other users may be interested in such interaction and why. For example, a score may be associated with the interaction and other users based on factors such as whether the users have linked to the document, file or record and/or the node the interaction may apply to. Interacting users, identified users, and interaction details may be stored in a database. Identified users may be notified of the interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
    Inventors: Preston Thayne, Mike Smeltzer, Barry Watts, Tobin Fullmer, Danny Darais, David Graham, Scott Echols