Patents by Inventor Jay S. Rudman

Jay S. Rudman 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: 8082295
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for reporting to a website owner one or more appearances of a specified word in one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning one or more particular web pages of a website includes receiving one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning one or more particular web pages of a website from users that have accessed the particular web pages, identifying, in the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the one or more particular web pages of the website, each appearance of the specified word, and generating a report reflecting the identified appearances of the specified word in the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the one or more particular web pages of the website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman
  • Patent number: 8037128
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a web page of a website includes using an icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user that has accessed the page. The method includes using software associated with the comment icon and executable in a computing environment of the user to receive the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the particular web page from the user and to obtain background data for reporting to a website owner along with the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the particular web page. The background data facilitating resolution of an issue reflected in the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the particular web page received from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman
  • Patent number: 8024668
    Abstract: A method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a particular web page of a website includes using a comment icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user. In one embodiment, the method includes using software associated with the comment icon to automatically communicate a request for a comment window to a remote computer system that is separate from a computer system hosting the website in response to the user selecting the comment icon, receive the comment window from the remote computer system, present the comment window to the user, and receive one or more or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from the user provided using the comment window for reporting to a website owner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman, Mark D. Krebs
  • Publication number: 20090083654
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a web page of a website includes using an icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user that has accessed the page. The method includes using software associated with the comment icon and executable in a computing environment of the user to receive the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the particular web page from the user and to obtain background data for reporting to a website owner along with the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the particular web page. The background data facilitating resolution of an issue reflected in the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the particular web page received from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman
  • Publication number: 20090083264
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for reporting to a website owner one or more appearances of a specified word in one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning one or more particular web pages of a website includes receiving one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning one or more particular web pages of a website from users that have accessed the particular web pages, identifying, in the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the one or more particular web pages of the website, each appearance of the specified word, and generating a report reflecting the identified appearances of the specified word in the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the one or more particular web pages of the website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman
  • Patent number: 7478121
    Abstract: A method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a web page of a website includes using an icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user that has accessed the page. The method includes using software associated with the icon to receive one or more page-specific comments from the user for reporting to a website owner. In one embodiment, the software requires the user to provide one or more page-specific subjective ratings concerning the page as a whole to provide one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page. In another embodiment, the software obtains background data for reporting to a website owner along with the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page. In another embodiment, each appearance of a specified word in the one or more open-ended comments concerning the page is identified and a report reflecting the identified appearances of the specified word is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman
  • Publication number: 20080209361
    Abstract: A method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a particular web page of a website includes using a comment icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user. In one embodiment, the method includes using software associated with the comment icon to automatically communicate a request for a comment window to a remote computer system that is separate from a computer system hosting the website in response to the user selecting the comment icon, receive the comment window from the remote computer system, present the comment window to the user, and receive one or more or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from the user provided using the comment window for reporting to a website owner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman, Mark D. Krebs
  • Patent number: 7370285
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a particular web page of a website includes using a comment icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user. The method includes using software associated with the comment icon to automatically communicate a request for a comment window to a remote computer system that is separate from a computer system hosting the website in response to the user selecting the comment icon, receive the comment window from the remote computer system, present the comment window to the user, and receive one or more or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from the user provided using the comment window for reporting to a website owner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman, Mark D. Krebs
  • Publication number: 20040049417
    Abstract: A method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a web page of a website includes using an icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user that has accessed the page. The method includes using software associated with the icon to receive one or more page-specific comments from the user for reporting to a website owner. In one embodiment, the software requires the user to provide one or more page-specific subjective ratings concerning the page as a whole to provide one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page. In another embodiment, the software obtains background data for reporting to a website owner along with the one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page. In another embodiment, each appearance of a specified word in the one or more open-ended comments concerning the page is identified and a report reflecting the identified appearances of the specified word is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman
  • Publication number: 20040049534
    Abstract: A method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a particular web page of a website includes using a comment icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user. In one embodiment, the method includes using software associated with the comment icon to automatically communicate a request for a comment window to a remote computer system that is separate from a computer system hosting the website in response to the user selecting the comment icon, receive the comment window from the remote computer system, present the comment window to the user, and receive one or more or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from the user provided using the comment window for reporting to a website owner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: OpinionLab, Inc.
    Inventors: Rand B. Nickerson, Mark A. Treschl, Jay S. Rudman, Mark D. Krebs