Patents by Inventor Lawrence Gunn

Lawrence Gunn 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).

  • Publication number: 20010054020
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection engine. User actions are detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination is made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information is extracted electronically from third party web sites, direct supplier connections, and intermediate databases. Potential information suppliers are automatically selected in response to the detected user search. Queries are formulated from the user search and transferred to each selected supplier over a network coupling. The queries include a request for information. Responses are received from the suppliers, and the responses are used to generate a result list for the user. The result list includes information and query status information. Further, an electronic link may be provided to a web site of each supplier from which the information was derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: Brian E. Barth, Lawrence A. Gunn, Glen E. Ivey, Marcel D. Janssens, Stewart A. Kelly, Yingmei Lavin, Brent J. Stewart, Gary L. Waldman, Philipp M. B. Winkler