Patents by Inventor Eileen Mak

Eileen Mak 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).

  • Publication number: 20070150802
    Abstract: A method for use in annotating documents provided in a collection. The method comprises determining, an annotation gain for a number of document clusters, the annotation gain being at least partially indicative of the effect of annotating at least one document associated with the respective cluster. A recommendation can then be determined using the determined annotation gains, the recommendation being indicative of at least one cluster. An indication of the recommendation can then be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Canon Information Systems Research Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ernest Yiu Wan, Eileen Mak, Jeroen Vendrig, Myriam Elisa Amielh, Joshua Worrill
  • Publication number: 20060112408
    Abstract: An assistance method for selecting a program using a display device (112) is disclosed. The method (1200) selects one or more attributes associated with a first program, the one or more attributes being selected dynamically by a processor associated with the display device (112) according to one or more predetermined criteria. The method searches for a second program associated with one or more of the selected attributes. The second program and the one or more attributes associated therewith are displayed on the display device, according to the search for the second program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Laurence Crew, Eileen Mak, Jeroen Vendrig, Ernest Wan, Barry Drake