Patents by Inventor Marc Colando

Marc Colando 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: 7546290
    Abstract: Methods and systems for extracting and adapting data are set forth. According to one embodiment, a method comprising determining a schema for an item, wherein the schema contains one or more elements corresponding to attributes of the item, identifying a first web page containing information about the item, populating the elements of the schema based at least in part on the information about the item; formatting data comprising one or more of the schema elements for display on a second web page, receiving input from a user on the second web page indicating a desired transaction with the item, determining a method schema for the desired transaction, populating the method schema based at least in part on the input on the second web page, and using the method schema to facilitate the transaction on a third web page, wherein the third web page is on a different website than the first web page is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Inventor: Marc Colando
  • Publication number: 20090019041
    Abstract: The filename for an unknown work, corresponding file contents, and information associated with the filename are parsed and analyzed and compared to information relating to one or more known works, which known works comprise at least broadcast television shows and other audio visual works. Information regarding the known works may be presented to at least one user, confirmation may be obtained, and alternative sources may be presented, from which alternative sources the known works may be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Marc Colando
  • Publication number: 20070038663
    Abstract: Methods and systems for extracting and adapting data are set forth. According to one embodiment, a method comprising determining a schema for an item, wherein the schema contains one or more elements corresponding to attributes of the item, identifying a first web page containing information about the item, populating the elements of the schema based at least in part on the information about the item; formatting data comprising one or more of the schema elements for display on a second web page, receiving input from a user on the second web page indicating a desired transaction with the item, determining a method schema for the desired transaction, populating the method schema based at least in part on the input on the second web page, and using the method schema to facilitate the transaction on a third web page, wherein the third web page is on a different website than the first web page is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventor: Marc Colando