Patents by Inventor Michael E. Welge

Michael E. Welge 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).

  • Methods and systems for computer based collaboration
    Patent number: 7904512
    Abstract: An exemplary method for computer based collaboration between a plurality of participants communicating over a data network comprises steps of receiving communications data with the computer, using a text analysis tool to identify at least a plurality of k-words from the communications data and a plurality of relations linking at least a portion of the plurality of k-words, and displaying the k-words and relations to the plurality of participants over the computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: David E. Goldberg, Michael E. Welge, Xavier F. Llorà