Patents by Inventor Douglas Tarr

Douglas Tarr 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).

  • Generation of Automated Reports and Matching Using Online Surveys and Collaborative Filtering
    Publication number: 20090265224
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing targeted online compensation reports that accounts for unique individual job characteristics by using dynamic profiles is described. The invention uses a survey engine having a collaborative filtering engine that determines appropriate questions to ask the user during the survey, and may further provide suggested possible answers. A collection of user profiles is used for comparison purposes and to produce additional individualized compensation reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Douglas Tarr, Joseph Giordano, III
  • Automated compensation reports using online surveys and collaborative filtering
    Patent number: 7571110
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing targeted online compensation reports that accounts for unique individual job characteristics by using dynamic profiles is described. The invention uses a survey engine having a collaborative filtering engine that determines appropriate questions to ask the user during the survey, and may further provide suggested possible answers. A collection of user profiles is used for comparison purposes and to produce additional individualized compensation reports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Payscale, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Tarr, Joseph Giordano, III
  • Surveying apparatus and method for compensation reports
    Publication number: 20060111959
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing targeted online compensation reports that accounts for unique individual characteristics, such as related to a job, by using dynamic profiles is described. The preferred embodiment uses a survey engine (247) having a collaborative filtering engine that determines appropriate questions to ask the user during the survey, and may further provide suggested possible answers. A collection of user profiles are used for comparison purposes and to further produce individualized compensation reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Tarr, Joseph Giordano
  • Automated compensation reports using online surveys and collaborative filtering
    Publication number: 20040210820
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing targeted online compensation reports that accounts for unique individual job characteristics by using dynamic profiles is described. The invention uses a survey engine having a collaborative filtering engine that determines appropriate questions to ask the user during the survey, and may further provide suggested possible answers. A collection of user profiles is used for comparison purposes and to produce additional individualized compensation reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas Tarr, Joseph Giordano