Patents by Inventor John C. Hurd

John C. Hurd 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).

  • Automatically initiating an internet-based search from within a displayed document
    Patent number: 6785670
    Abstract: A system for automatically initiating an Internet-based search from within a document displayed by a document viewer includes a search term designation module configured to receive a user designation of at least one word of the document; a search engine access module configured to automatically access a search engine; a search engine interfacing module configured to automatically provide the search engine with the at least one designated word; and a search initiation module configured to automatically direct the search engine to perform the Internet-based search using the at least one designated word as a search term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alice Chiang, John C. Hurd