Patents by Inventor Edwin K. Winkel

Edwin K. Winkel 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).

  • System and method for retrieving documents responsive to a given user's role and scenario
    Patent number: 6598046
    Abstract: A document retrieval and navigational system and method based on a user's role, scenario, and context in a given context or scenario. A database is provided which has a plurality of documents which are stored therein. Each document having metadata defined by at least one predetermined tag and corresponding value which is assigned thereto. Selection criteria is received and corresponds to a user scenario. The received selection criteria is compared to the metadata of each document to determine if there is a document match. In the case that a document match is found, a retrieval report is generated for presentation on the output device which includes each document match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: Motti Goldberg, Jeffrey D. Kenyon, Edwin K. Winkel