Patents by Inventor Erik Swan

Erik Swan 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: 7424478
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for displaying information from the Internet. In one embodiment, the invention generates a plurality of content modules, each content module comprising a subset of the content of at least one web site. The content modules are then stored in a content module data directory. When a query is received from a user, the query is assigned to at least one content module. The results of the query are displayed on two regions of the user's screen. On a first region of the user's display screen a list of information relating to the plurality of retrieved web sites is displayed. On a second region of said display screen, information from said at least one content module associated with the query is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Licon, Andrew Bensky, Erik Swan, Paul Ingram, Naga Pappireddi, Michael D. Fox
  • Publication number: 20070118491
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the invention provide the ability to organize and build understandings of machine data generated by a variety of information-processing environments. Machine data is a product of information-processing systems (e.g., activity logs, configuration files, messages, database records) and represents the evidence of particular events that have taken place and been recorded in raw data format. In one embodiment, machine data is turned into a machine data web by organizing machine data into events and then linking events together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Baum, David Carasso, Robin Das, Brad Hall, Brian Murphy, Stephen Sorkin, Andre Stechert, Erik Swan
  • Publication number: 20040172381
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for displaying information from the Internet. In one embodiment, the invention generates a plurality of content modules, each content module comprising a subset of the content of at least one web site. The content modules are then stored in a content module data directory. When a query is received from a user, the query is assigned to at least one content module. The results of the query are displayed on two regions of the user's screen. On a first region of the user's display screen a list of information relating to the plurality of retrieved web sites is displayed. On a second region of said display screen, information from said at least one content module associated with the query is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Roberto Licon, Andrew Bensky, Erik Swan, Paul Ingram, Naga Pappireddi, Michael D. Fox
  • Patent number: 6728705
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for displaying information from the Internet. In one embodiment, the invention generates a plurality of content modules, each content module comprising a subset of the content of at least one web site. The content modules are then stored in a content module data directory. When a query is received from a user, the query is assigned to at least one content module. The results of the query are displayed on two regions of the user's screen. On a first region of the user's display screen a list of information relating to the plurality of retrieved web sites is displayed. On a second region of said display screen, information from said at least one content module associated with the query is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Licon, Andrew Bensky, Erik Swan, Paul Ingram, Naga Pappireddi, Michael D. Fox
  • Publication number: 20030035000
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for displaying information from the Internet. In one embodiment, the invention generates a plurality of content modules, each content module comprising a subset of the content of at least one web site. The content modules are then stored in a content module data directory. When a query is received from a user, the query is assigned to at least one content module. The results of the query are displayed on two regions of the user's screen. On a first region of the user's display screen a list of information relating to the plurality of retrieved web sites is displayed. On a second region of said display screen, information from said at least one content module associated with the query is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Roberto Licon, Andrew Bensky, Erik Swan, Paul Ingram, Naga Pappireddi, Michael D. Fox