Patents by Inventor Ian Kenneth MacLean

Ian Kenneth MacLean 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: 20090138472
    Abstract: System (1) provides information articles specifically targeted to particular subject matters. A datastream (2) of information, typically discrete articles is output from the internet (3) and processed in a filter operation (4) to select only those items which are relevant to a particular subject area. The resultant articles are published at a website (5) accessible by users (6) who subscribe to the service. When a user (6) enters the website, his activities while on the website are monitored, particularly by noting the articles that he views, and the inspection time taken for an article. The user's activities are used for determining the rank of displayed articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventor: Ian Kenneth MacLean