Patents by Inventor Kenneth Ian McDonald

Kenneth Ian McDonald 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).

  • Patent number: 8386396
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for bidirectional matching. In overview, various embodiments provide software, hardware and methodologies underlying a bidirectional matching approach that implements a multi-level importance weighting procedure. Generally speaking, potential relationships between parties are scored on the basis of criterion matches. In some embodiments, a value is assigned to each criterion match based on a function of predefined factor, which is optionally experientially defined, and a further factor, which is defined based on individual preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: EXM Services International Pty Limited
    Inventors: John Vincent Egan, Kenneth Ian McDonald
  • Publication number: 20090287695
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for bidirectional matching. In overview, various embodiments provide software, hardware and methodologies underlying a bidirectional matching approach that implements a multi-level importance weighting procedure. Generally speaking, potential relationships between parties are scored on the basis of criterion matches. In some embodiments, a value is assigned to each criterion match based on a function of predefined factor, which is optionally experientially defined, and a further factor, which is defined based on individual preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: John Vincent Egan, Kenneth Ian McDonald