Patents by Inventor Hendrikus Albertus De Ruijter

Hendrikus Albertus De Ruijter 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).

  • Data retrieval method and system
    Publication number: 20060218126
    Abstract: A method of obtaining data associated with a content item, comprising the steps of obtaining (32) an identifier for the content item, performing (33) a database lookup to obtain the data using the identifier and submitting (37) the content item to an output (210) for processing by a human (200) if the database lookup fails to obtain the data, characterized by a step (35) of automatically classifying the content item into one of a number of classes, and by performing at least one of the other steps conditionally based upon the classification of the content item. In an embodiment the content item is submitted to the output only if (36) the database lookup fails to obtain the data and the content item was classified into one of a number of predetermined classes. Also a server (300) and a computer program product arranged to carry out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Hendrikus Albertus De Ruijter, Jaap Haitsma, Arnoldus Johannes Maandonks