Patents by Inventor Jefferson M. Kommers

Jefferson M. Kommers 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: 10303807
    Abstract: As a user navigates a web site, a system can formulate or allow the user to formulate a query. The system can automatically expand the query to include additional keywords that were not present in the original query. The system can search a database using the expanded query to identify a set of information objects, each having at least one keyword that is present in the expanded query. The database may include a plurality of database tables, each describing a keyword hierarchy. A hierarchy may correspond to a subject matter category addressed by the information object. Another hierarchy may correspond to a project phase addressed by the information object. Still another hierarchy may correspond to the role or intended audience of the information object. The set of information objects thus identified can be displayed on a client computer where the user can see the results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Open Text SA ULC
    Inventors: Jefferson M. Kommers, David Freed, Damien Paul Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20130013629
    Abstract: As a user navigates a web site, a system can formulate or allow the user to formulate a query. The system can automatically expand the query to include additional keywords that were not present in the original query. The system can search a database using the expanded query to identify a set of information objects, each having at least one keyword that is present in the expanded query. The database may include a plurality of database tables, each describing a keyword hierarchy. A hierarchy may correspond to a subject matter category addressed by the information object. Another hierarchy may correspond to a project phase addressed by the information object. Still another hierarchy may correspond to the role or intended audience of the information object. The set of information objects thus identified can be displayed on a client computer where the user can see the results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Jefferson M. Kommers, David Freed, Damien Paul Kennedy
  • Patent number: 8301642
    Abstract: The present invention can include a data processing system-implemented method or a data processing system readable media having software code for carrying out the method. The method can comprise formulating queries, searching for a plurality of information objects, or a combination thereof. In a specific embodiment, an original query with at least one keyword can be automatically expanded to an expanded query that includes at least one keyword that is not in the original query. The expanded query may be used to search for information objects that are relevant to the expanded query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Open Text, S.A.
    Inventors: Jefferson M. Kommers, David Freed, Damien Paul Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20100077000
    Abstract: The present invention can include a data processing system-implemented method or a data processing system readable media having software code for carrying out the method. The method can comprise formulating queries, searching for a plurality of information objects, or a combination thereof. In a specific embodiment, an original query with at least one keyword can be automatically expanded to an expanded query that includes at least one keyword that is not in the original query. The expanded query may be used to search for information objects that are relevant to the expanded query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Jefferson M. Kommers, David Freed, Damien Paul Kennedy
  • Patent number: 7627558
    Abstract: The present invention can include a data processing system-implemented method or a data processing system readable media having software code for carrying out the method. The method can comprise formulating queries, searching for a plurality of information objects, or a combination thereof. In a specific embodiment, an original query with at least one keyword can be automatically expanded to an expanded query that includes at least one keyword that is not in the original query. The expanded query may be used to search for information objects that are relevant to the expanded query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Vignette Software, LLC
    Inventors: Jefferson M. Kommers, David Freed, Damien Paul Kennedy
  • Patent number: 7437268
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting and categorizing data and initiating analyses of the data based on the detection of conditions associated with the data. One embodiment is a method including the steps of collecting data from a data source, categorizing or otherwise transforming the data, determining when one or more predetermined conditions relating to the collected data are met, and initiating one or more corresponding analyses of the data upon detection of the predetermined conditions. The detection of the predetermined conditions and the initiation of corresponding analyses can be recursive, in that the results of one analysis can be collected and then re-analyzed, with or without other data. The analyses can be performed cooperatively by multiple devices. The method can be entirely automated in order to improve the efficiency of the analyses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Vignette Corporation
    Inventors: Heeren Pathak, Seth H. Hitchings, Foti Barlos, Jefferson M. Kommers, John C. Artz, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7028024
    Abstract: The present invention can include a data processing system-implemented method or a data processing system readable media having software code for carrying out the method. The method can comprise formulating queries, searching for a plurality of information objects, or a combination thereof. In a specific embodiment, an original query with at least one keyword can be automatically expanded to an expanded query that includes at least one keyword that is not in the original query. The expanded query may be used to search for information objects that are relevant to the expanded query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Vignette Corporation
    Inventors: Jefferson M. Kommers, David Freed, Damien Paul Kennedy