Patents by Inventor Julie T. Trott

Julie T. Trott 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 system for rule based indexing of multiple data structures
    Patent number: 7308464
    Abstract: A system and process for augmenting automated agents to search network based data stores generate a set of rules that describes the contents contained within structured data stores. This set of rules allows an automated agent to perform a focused search of a structured data store, thus eliminating searching for unnecessary content. The structure of the data store is defined and entities are categorized. Additionally, templates are created defining data, such as metadata fields, related to the entities. These definitions, categorizations, and templates are incorporated into the set of rules, which is utilized by the agent to search a data store on a network, such as a web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: America Online, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Robert Nowitz, Jennifer Weis, Julie T. Trott, Srinivasan Sudanagunta, Austin David Dahl, Michael Gerald Maitlen