Patents by Inventor Matthew J Polaine

Matthew J Polaine 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: 7512678
    Abstract: Information sources are selected in accordance with a subject matter of interest to a user, where the subject matter of interest is identifiable by a plurality of sets of subject-related data, and each set has an indication of at least one context in which the set is of interest to the user. The state of the user is tracked, one or more contexts are identified from the tracked state, at least some sets of subject-related data are selected in accordance with a predetermined relationship between at least some of the identified contexts and said indication of context, a list of information sources is generated based on the selected sets of subject-related data, and the list is transmitted to a terminal associated with the user so as to allow the user to select an information source of interest and thereby to access information from the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventors: Ian B Crabtree, Alexander Loffler, Matthew J Polaine, John J O'Donoghue, Jeremy M Bowskill, Richard J Titmuss
  • Patent number: 7493372
    Abstract: A method of changing a user profile involves the system suggesting a change which includes one or more selection choices representative of the suggested change. The user makes one or more selections which results in temporal modification of the user profile. The method further involves monitoring user action in respect of the temporal modification, and, in accordance with the user action satisfying predetermined criteria, permanently changing the user profile based on the user selections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventors: Ian B Crabtree, Alexander Loffler, Matthew J Polaine, John J O'Donoghue, Jeremy M Bowskill, Richard J Titmuss
  • Publication number: 20040039814
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with a method of changing a profile representing subject matter of interest to a user, where the profile includes a plurality of sets of subject-related data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Ian B Crabtree, Alexander Loffler, Matthew J Polaine, John O'Donogue, Jeremy M Bowskill, Richard J Titmuss