Patents by Inventor Laurence James Plant

Laurence James Plant 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: 11500950
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for enabling a digital search is provided. The method includes monitoring, in response to receiving authorization from a user, Web search results of a user, social media accounts, and media sources. In response data indicating an importance of world related factors with respect to the user is received. The data is analyzed with respect to results of the monitoring and an associated metadata model and modeling software application personalized for the user is generated. A search request associated with initiating a Web search for a product or service is initiated and the modeling software application is executed with respect to the metadata model and Web search. Personalized Web search results are generated and presented to the user. The personalized Web search results indicate entities associated with providing the product or service for the user via Internet based commerce Websites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Laurence James Plant, Christopher James Poynter
  • Publication number: 20220138275
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for enabling a digital search is provided. The method includes monitoring, in response to receiving authorization from a user, Web search results of a user, social media accounts, and media sources. In response data indicating an importance of world related factors with respect to the user is received. The data is analyzed with respect to results of the monitoring and an associated metadata model and modeling software application personalized for the user is generated. A search request associated with initiating a Web search for a product or service is initiated and the modeling software application is executed with respect to the metadata model and Web search. Personalized Web search results are generated and presented to the user. The personalized Web search results indicate entities associated with providing the product or service for the user via Internet based commerce Websites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Laurence James Plant, Christopher James Poynter