Patents by Inventor John Atcheson

John Atcheson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for recommending selections based on preferences in a multi-user system
    Patent number: 7461055
    Abstract: A system for determining selections that a user is likely to be interested in. The determination is made based on the user's prior indicated preferences. The user designates his or her preferred selections as entries in a user's preference list. Entries in the user's list are compared with entries in the other users' lists. When a significant number of matches have been found between two lists, the unmatched entries of the other user's preference list are extracted. The unmatched entries are further processed. Those unmatched entries with a high correlation to the user's preference list are presented to the user as selections in which the user is likely to be interested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
    Inventors: John Atcheson, James R. Miller, III
  • Pneumatic Tool Drive System
    Publication number: 20070144751
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic tool drive system, comprising a portable pressure source, a valve assembly, a regulating assembly, and a pneumatic assembly. The pneumatic assembly can be any conventional pneumatic device. The pneumatic assembly may be a pneumatic tool, such as, but not limited to, a nail gun, a power sprayer, a torque wrench, and the like. The pneumatic tool drive system gives the operator the freedom to move about his work space free of cumbersome hoses and compressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventor: John Atcheson
  • PNEUMATIC TOOL DRIVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070068988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic tool drive system, comprising a portable pressure source, a valve assembly, a regulating assembly, and a pneumatic assembly. The pneumatic assembly can be any conventional pneumatic device. The pneumatic assembly may be a pneumatic tool, such as, but not limited to, a nail gun, a power sprayer, a torque wrench, and the like. The pneumatic tool drive system gives the operator the freedom to move about his work space free of cumbersome hoses and compressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: John Atcheson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING SELECTIONS BASED ON PREFERENCES IN A MULTI-USER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20060265369
    Abstract: A system for determining selections that a user is likely to be interested in. The determination is made based on the user's prior indicated preferences. The user designates his or her preferred selections as entries in a user's preference list. Entries in the user's list are compared with entries in the other users' lists. When a significant number of matches have been found between two lists, the unmatched entries of the other user's preference list are extracted. The unmatched entries are further processed. Those unmatched entries with a high correlation to the user's preference list are presented to the user as selections in which the user is likely to be interested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: REALNETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: John Atcheson, James Miller
  • Method and apparatus for recommending selections based on preferences in a multi-user system
    Patent number: 7050988
    Abstract: A system for determining selections that a user is likely to be interested in. The determination is made based on the user's prior indicated preferences. The user designates his or her preferred selections as entries in a user's preference list. Entries in the user's list are compared with entries in the other users' lists. When a significant number of matches have been found between two lists, the unmatched entries of the other user's preference list are extracted. The unmatched entries are further processed. Those unmatched entries with a high correlation to the user's preference list are presented to the user as selections in which the user is likely to be interested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
    Inventors: John Atcheson, James R. Miller, III
  • Method and apparatus for recommending selections based on preferences in a multi-user system
    Publication number: 20010053994
    Abstract: A system for determining selections that a user is likely to be interested in. The determination is made based on the user's prior indicated preferences. The user designates his or her preferred selections as entries in a user's preference list. Entries in the user's list are compared with entries in the other users' lists. When a significant number of matches have been found between two lists, the unmatched entries of the other user's preference list are extracted. The unmatched entries are further processed. Those unmatched entries with a high correlation to the user's preference list are presented to the user as selections in which the user is likely to be interested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: John Atcheson, James R. Miller
  • Method and apparatus for recommending selections based on preferences in a multi-user system
    Patent number: 5583763
    Abstract: A system for determining selections that a user is likely to be interested in. The determination is made based on the user's prior indicated preferences. The user designates his or her preferred selections as entries in a user's preference list. Entries in the user's list are compared with entries in the other users' lists. When a significant number of matches have been found between two lists, the unmatched entries of the other user's preference list are extracted. The unmatched entries are further processed. Those unmatched entries with a high correlation to the user's preference list are presented to the user as selections in which the user is likely to be interested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: MNI Interactive
    Inventors: John Atcheson, James R. Miller, III