Patents by Inventor Matthew Gerke

Matthew Gerke 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).

  • System and method for determining information reliability
    Patent number: 9300755
    Abstract: In a system and method for determining the trustworthiness of network content (e.g., information units), the system collects information on the logical relationship between various information units (e.g. various information units may be logically inconsistent, logically identical, or otherwise logically related). The system also collects from a plurality of users, trustworthiness ratings for various information units. Based on these logical relationships and collaborative filtering with the users' preferences, the system generates individualized trust ratings that predict how much a user will trust any given information unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Inventor: Matthew Gerke
  • System and Method for Determining Information Reliability
    Publication number: 20100268776
    Abstract: In a system and method for determining the trustworthiness of network content (e.g., information units), the system collects information on the logical relationship between various information units (e.g. various information units may be logically inconsistent, logically identical, or otherwise logically related). The system also collects from a plurality of users, trustworthiness ratings for various information units. Based on these logical relationships and collaborative filtering with the users' preferences, the system generates individualized trust ratings that predict how much a user will trust any given information unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventor: Matthew Gerke