Patents by Inventor Joep Josef Dirk Steffes

Joep Josef Dirk Steffes 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).

  • Distributed decision processing system for multiple participants having different roles
    Publication number: 20030069870
    Abstract: A method and system for collaborative decision making based on the identification of certain individuals involved. A computer system receives via a data network alternative choices, criteria by which the set of alternative choices may be evaluated, a set of weights indicating importance of criteria and evaluations corresponding to possible attributes of criteria. A relative analysis of the alternative choices is provided based on the set of evaluations, the set of weights and the identification of the individuals. Identifiers are used to distinguish assessors, and the assessments of assessors are treated differently depending on the identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Coronelis Meindert Ras, Joep Josef Dirk Steffes