Patents by Inventor Michael E. Weissinger

Michael E. Weissinger 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: 7533084
    Abstract: Methods for monitoring user specific information on websites by searching websites and displaying the results based at least partially on geographical region are disclosed. Embodiments may include receiving a search request including one or more keywords and searching a database based on the received search request to generate search results, where the search results include an indication of one or more websites each with an associated geographical region. Embodiments may also include generating a geographical user interface page based on the search results, where the page includes an indication of the one or more opinion websites superimposed on a map based on their associated geographical region. Embodiments may further include transmitting the generated geographical user interface page. Further embodiments may include generating geography-based directed advertising based on the search results or receiving and storing a rating for a website from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lane T. Holloway, Eric T. Lambert, Nadeem Malik, Benjamin J. Steele, Jr., Michael E. Weissinger
  • Patent number: 7487406
    Abstract: Systems, methods and media for managing software defects by aggregating potential software defect information from a plurality of user computer systems are disclosed. Embodiments may include receiving a plurality of software state logs each from an originating user computer system, where each software state log is associated with a potential software defect of an application executing on its originating user computer system and each software state log includes software state information associated with its originating user computer system. Embodiments may also include storing the received software state logs in a defect repository and analyzing the software state information of the stored software state logs to detect patterns in the software state information. Further embodiments may include verifying that a potential software defect associated with a software state log is a defect and transmitting a verification of the software defect to the particular user computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Walid Kobrosly, Nadeem Malik, Steven L. Roberts, Michael E. Weissinger