Patents by Inventor Edward Lee Bryan

Edward Lee Bryan 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).

  • Methods and systems for and defining and distributing information alerts
    Patent number: 7133869
    Abstract: Methods and systems for defining and distributing information alerts include presenting a user with a series of templates that allows the user to define security events, information alerts to be triggered by the events, and intended recipients for the alerts. Intended recipients for the alerts are presented with templates that allow the individuals to input contact and schedule information for receiving the information alerts. A knowledge switch uses the event definitions and the contact and schedule information to detect events and distribute the information alerts to the intended recipients when an event occurs. The information alerts include directives that instruct intended recipients regarding action to be taken in response to a security event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Knowledge Vector, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Lee Bryan, David Tracy Bennett, Richard Wayne Zobel, Jr., Donald John Bell, Vincent Jacques Francois Guilbaud
  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating and providing access to end-user-definable voice portals
    Patent number: 6658414
    Abstract: A method and system for creating, using, and updating individual user voice portals in a multi-user environment is disclosed. Each user selects data sources, keywords and time intervals for searching the data sources, and grammar for accessing search results. Based on this information, an individual voice portal is created for the user. The requested information is extracted from the specified data sources and cached or stored in a database to increase extraction speed. The user accesses the individual voice portal using a unique identifier assigned to the user and the selected grammar. Because each user has a unique voice portal, the search space for software that interprets the grammar is decreased. As a result, the likelihood of misinterpretation and the time for extracting the requested information are decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Topic Radio, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Lee Bryan, David Tracy Bennett, Raymond Leo Idaszak, Suresh Balu
  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating and providing access to end-user-definable voice portals
    Publication number: 20020146015
    Abstract: A method and system for creating, using, and updating individual user voice portals in a multi-user environment is disclosed. Each user selects data sources, keywords and time intervals for searching the data sources, and grammar for accessing search results. Based on this information, an individual voice portal is created for the user. The requested information is extracted from the specified data sources and cached or stored in a database to increase extraction speed. The user accesses the individual voice portal using a unique identifier assigned to the user and the selected grammar. Because each user has a unique voice portal, the search space for software that interprets the grammar is decreased. As a result, the likelihood of misinterpretation and the time for extracting the requested information are decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Edward Lee Bryan, David Tracy Bennett, Raymond Leo Idaszak, Suresh Balu
  • Methods and systems for and defining and distributing information alerts
    Publication number: 20020129354
    Abstract: Methods and systems for defining and distributing information alerts are disclosed. A user is presented with a series of templates that allows the user to define events, information alerts to be triggered by the events, and intended recipients for the alerts. Intended recipients for the alerts are presented with templates that allow the individuals to input contact and schedule information for receiving the information alerts. A knowledge switch uses the event definitions and the contact and schedule information to detect events and distribute the alerts to the intended recipients when an event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Edward Lee Bryan, David Tracy Bennett, Richard Wayne Zobel, Donald John Bell, Vincent Jacques Francois Guilbaud