Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Lorenzen

Jeffrey A. Lorenzen 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).

  • Highlighting quoted passages in a hypertext system
    Patent number: 7028044
    Abstract: A method for highlighting quoted passages in a hypertext system. When a quotation in a reference document is selected by the user of the hypertext system, the source document for that quotation is retrieved from storage. The passage corresponding to the quotation is then located in the source document, and that quoted passage is highlighted in the initial display of the source document. Searching can locate a quoted passage even though it differs from the quotation. Optionally, differences between the quotation in the reference document and the quoted passage in the source document can be highlighted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Lee A. Hollaar, Jeffrey A. Lorenzen
  • Relational text index creation and searching
    Patent number: 6741988
    Abstract: In an environment where it is desire to perform information extraction over a large quantity of textual data, methods, tools and structures are provided for building a relational text index from the textual data and performing searches using the relational text index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Attensity Corporation
    Inventors: Todd D. Wakefield, David L. Bean, Jeffrey A. Lorenzen
  • Relational text index creation and searching
    Patent number: 6738765
    Abstract: In an environment where it is desire to perform information extraction over a large quantity of textual data, methods, tools and structures are provided for building a relational text index from the textual data and performing searches using the relational text index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Attensity Corporation
    Inventors: Todd D. Wakefield, David L. Bean, Jeffrey A. Lorenzen
  • Relational text index creation and searching
    Patent number: 6732097
    Abstract: In an environment where it is desire to perform information extraction over a large quantity of textual data, methods, tools and structures are provided for building a relational text index from the textual data and performing searches using the relational text index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Attensity Corporation
    Inventors: Todd D. Wakefield, David L. Bean, Jeffrey A. Lorenzen
  • Relational text index creation and searching
    Patent number: 6732098
    Abstract: In an environment where it is desire to perform information extraction over a large quantity of textual data, methods, tools and structures are provided for building a relational text index from the textual data and performing searches using the relational text index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Attensity Corporation
    Inventors: Todd D. Wakefield, David L. Bean, Jeffrey A. Lorenzen
  • Relational text index creation and searching
    Patent number: 6728707
    Abstract: In an environment where it is desire to perform information extraction over a large quantity of textual data, methods, tools and structures are provided for building a relational text index from the textual data and performing searches using the relational text index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Attensity Corporation
    Inventors: Todd D. Wakefield, David L. Bean, Jeffrey A. Lorenzen
  • Highlighting quoted passages in a hypertext system
    Publication number: 20020089533
    Abstract: A method for highlighting quoted passages in a hypertext system. When a quotation in a reference document is selected by the user of the hypertext system, the source document for that quotation is retrieved from storage. The passage corresponding to the quotation is then located in the source document, and that quoted passage is highlighted in the initial display of the source document. Searching can locate a quoted passage even though it differs from the quotation. Optionally, differences between the quotation in the reference document and the quoted passage in the source document can be highlighted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Lee A. Hollaar, Jeffrey A. Lorenzen