Patents by Inventor Kenneth Shirriff

Kenneth Shirriff 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).

  • Concurrent a-box and t-box generation for use in web ontology language (OWL) database and knowledge base construction
    Patent number: 7606785
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there are provided mechanisms and methods for implementing concurrent generation of an a-box and a t-box for use in a computing environment comprising a knowledge system. A t-box comprises categories and relationships about the categories and an a-box, comprising assertions of individual instances of the categories of the t-box. With these mechanisms and methods, it is possible to process structured information into a form usable by a knowledge engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Shirriff
  • Method and system for selectively retrieving updated information from one or more websites
    Patent number: 7325202
    Abstract: A computer system having a user specified web browsing system for selectively retrieving content from a variety of web sites is disclosed. The web browser of the present invention is configured to track multiple web sites at any given time to determine content updates in these web sites. In one embodiment of the present invention, the web browser automatically periodically checks user specified web sites, detects changes to content at these web sites, filters out unimportant changes and delivers a summary of the changes to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Shirriff
  • System and method for internet content selection and retrieval
    Publication number: 20040189696
    Abstract: A computer system having a user specified web browsing system for selectively retrieving content from a variety of web sites is disclosed. The web browser of the present invention is configured to track multiple web sites at any given time to determine content updates in these web sites. In one embodiment of the present invention, the web browser automatically periodically checks user specified web sites, detects changes to content at these web sites, filters out unimportant changes and delivers a summary of the changes to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: Kenneth Shirriff