Patents by Inventor Karen SWANSON
Karen SWANSON 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).
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Publication number: 20140316952Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for mapping product records according to attributes in a standard schema, the standard schema mapping product records from a plurality of content providers according to a product hierarchy from each respective content provider, the method including: receiving product data from a plurality of feeds including feeds from one or more content providers; identifying a plurality of product records received from each of the plurality of feeds; identifying a taxonomy of products received in each of the plurality of feeds; and storing product records and corresponding product attributes in a standard schema in a data set for each feed according to the taxonomy identified for each respective feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Robyn BATTLE, Karen A. SWANSON, David BRICKER, Tristan G. RINEHART, Andy SHIREY, Jon CHAIKIN
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Patent number: 8700495Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for mapping product records according to attributes in a standard schema, the standard schema mapping product records from a plurality of content providers according to a product hierarchy from each respective content provider, the method including: receiving product data from a plurality of feeds including feeds from one or more content providers; identifying a plurality of product records received from each of the plurality of feeds; identifying a taxonomy of products received in each of the plurality of feeds; and storing product records and corresponding product attributes in a standard schema in a data set for each feed according to the taxonomy identified for each respective feed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Robyn Battle, Karen A. Swanson, David Bricker, Tristan G. Rinehart, Andy Shirey, Jon Chaikin
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Patent number: 8682740Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus for providing navigation of a database includes a plurality of records having attributes, the method including transmitting a webpage configured to display a plurality of hierarchies of selectable filters corresponding for plural manufacturer's products, wherein each hierarchy corresponds to the respective manufacturer's product taxonomy, receiving at least one attribute value based on a filter selection, transmitting a query to an index for unique identifiers corresponding to that satisfy the at least one attribute value, receiving the unique identifiers, transmitting a query to a product data set for records in the data set corresponding to the unique identifier, receiving, with a computing device, the one or more records, and transmitting said one or more records.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Robyn Battle, Karen A. Swanson, David Bricker, Tristan G. Rinehart, Andy Shirey, Jon Chaikin
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Patent number: 8504436Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for generating a tier rollup record perform the steps of: receiving a request for one of a product record and a plurality of product records having a determined attribute value; querying a first data set for product records corresponding to the request; receiving one or more unique record identifiers corresponding to the request; querying a second data set for a product record and associated product attribute values corresponding to each unique identifier; receiving the product record and associated product attribute values corresponding to each unique identifier; identifying a most representative product record from the product records and associated product attribute values corresponding to each unique identifier; rolling up the most representative product record; and transmitting the rolled up most representative product record.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Robyn Battle, David Bricker, Alexander Henry, Karen Badenfort, Sailesh Gurnani, Karen Swanson, Jennifer Fong
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Publication number: 20120310781Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for generating a tier rollup record perform the steps of: receiving a request for one of a product record and a plurality of product records having a determined attribute value; querying a first data set for product records corresponding to the request; receiving one or more unique record identifiers corresponding to the request; querying a second data set for a product record and associated product attribute values corresponding to each unique identifier; receiving the product record and associated product attribute values corresponding to each unique identifier; identifying a most representative product record from the product records and associated product attribute values corresponding to each unique identifier; rolling up the most representative product record; and transmitting the rolled up most representative product record.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: CBS INTERACTIVE INC.Inventors: Robyn Battle, David Bricker, Alexander Henry, Karen Badenfort, Sailesh Gurnani, Karen Swanson, Jennifer Fong
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Publication number: 20120101918Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus for providing navigation of a database includes a plurality of records having attributes, the method including transmitting a webpage configured to display a plurality of hierarchies of selectable filters corresponding for plural manufacturer's products, wherein each hierarchy corresponds to the respective manufacturer's product taxonomy, receiving at least one attribute value based on a filter selection, transmitting a query to an index for unique identifiers corresponding to that satisfy the at least one attribute value, receiving the unique identifiers, transmitting a query to a product data set for records in the data set corresponding to the unique identifier, receiving, with a computing device, the one or more records, and transmitting said one or more records.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: CBS INTERACTIVE INC.Inventors: Robyn Battle, Karen Swanson, David Bricker, Tristan Rinehart, Andy Shirey, Jon Chaikin
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Publication number: 20120102040Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for mapping product records according to attributes in a standard schema, the standard schema mapping product records from a plurality of content providers according to a product hierarchy from each respective content provider, the method including: receiving product data from a plurality of feeds including feeds from one or more content providers; identifying a plurality of product records received from each of the plurality of feeds; identifying a taxonomy of products received in each of the plurality of feeds; and storing product records and corresponding product attributes in a standard schema in a data set for each feed according to the taxonomy identified for each respective feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: CBS INTERACTIVE INC.Inventors: Robyn BATTLE, Karen SWANSON, David BRICKER, Tristan RINEHART, Andy SHIREY, Jon CHAIKIN
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Publication number: 20100332350Abstract: Systems and methods for building a product that has a plurality of components. A product builder receives the user request to build the product and communicates with one or more APIs that identify a category of the product, a plurality of components associated with the category of the product, and relationships between the plurality of components. The product builder then displays a first list of components in the category of the product. The product builder receives a user selection of one of components in the first list, and then displays a second list of components that are compatible with the first selected component. The user then selects one of the components in the second list, and so on, until the product is ready to be built. The product builder can then be used to purchase the built product that is specific to the user or direct the user to websites that sell each of the components necessary to build the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: CBS INTERACTIVE,INC.Inventors: Tristan G. RINEHART, James LOWRY, Kirill ULYANOV, Malcolm HANSEN, Howard A. BURROWS, Karen SWANSON, Keith Lowell DOHERTY