Patents by Inventor James Lee West

James Lee West 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).

  • Selection of Images
    Publication number: 20110258172
    Abstract: This invention relates to problems arising from searching a large, online image data set. The invention improves the ability of customers to search across large catalogues using keywords when those keywords have not been specified in advance. This invention achieves this by taking diverse metadata, both structured and unstructured, from diverse sources and translating them into a highly structured system for presenting to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: James Lee West, Kaldip Chohan
  • Assignment of a display order to images selected by a search engine
    Patent number: 7801907
    Abstract: A method is provided for assigning, to each of a plurality of images within different collections in a group of images selected by a search engine, a position within an order in which the images are to be displayed for viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Alamy Limited
    Inventors: Michael David Fischer, James Lee West
  • Assignment of a display order to images selected by a search engine
    Publication number: 20070288462
    Abstract: A method is provided for assigning, to each of a plurality of images within different collections in a group of images selected by a search engine, a position within an order in which the images are to be displayed for viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Michael David Fischer, James Lee West