Patents by Inventor Kevin Livingston

Kevin Livingston 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).

  • Request initiated collateral content offering
    Patent number: 8260874
    Abstract: A system and method in accordance with the present disclosure provide collateral information to a user receiving primary information via a first user interface. The system and method receives a user request for the collateral information. A context is defined from the primary information. A user's probable collateral information needs are derived from the context. The system and method then map the needs to one or more information repositories, and query the information repositories and retrieve collateral information satisfying the needs. The collateral information is presented via at least one user interface, which may include the first user interface. The system and method provide user controls via the at least one user interface to facilitate exploration of the collateral information by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kevin Livingston, Mark Dredze