Patents by Inventor James R. Reztlaff, II

James R. Reztlaff, II 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).

  • Obtaining and verifying search indices
    Patent number: 8990215
    Abstract: Electronic items may be searched using search indices. A user device may determine a manner in which to obtain a search index for an electronic item from among multiple possible manners of obtaining the search index, and the search index may be obtained in the determined manner. Verification may also be performed to determine if electronic items stored in memory of the user device have changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Reztlaff, II, John Lattyak
  • Search results generation and sorting
    Patent number: 8266173
    Abstract: Searching electronic items stored in memory may include receiving search query terms, compiling a list of electronic items containing at least one instance of each query term, and sorting the list of electronic items based on one or more criteria. From the sorted list, search results may be determined and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Reztlaff, II, Thomas A. Ryan
  • Search and indexing on a user device
    Patent number: 7716224
    Abstract: Search may be performed on a user device, such as a handheld electronic book reader device. A search query term may be received. Text of a collection of electronic items stored in memory of the user device may be searched for the queried term. Search results may be returned identifying locations in the electronic items at which the queried term appears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Reztlaff, II, John Lattyak
  • Managing Status of Search Index Generation
    Publication number: 20080294674
    Abstract: Electronic items may be searched using search indices. Search indices may be generated for electronic items at a user device. In that case, a list of one or more electronic items stored in memory of the user device may be displayed, and a status of index generation for the electronic items stored in memory of the device may be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: James R. Reztlaff, II, John Lattyak, Thomas A. Ryan