Patents by Inventor Michael K. Bergman

Michael K. Bergman 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: 7249122
    Abstract: A method and system for the automatic harvesting and qualification of dynamic database content for efficiently providing highly relevant and timely information in response to a user's queries. The method includes obtaining an initial categorization structure for organizing a plurality of subject areas of information, obtaining a plurality of parametric information lists for optimizing operation to a user's requirements, acquiring a listing of qualified databases from candidate database listing by matching candidate databases to a plurality of subject areas, obtaining a query from the user, the query being associated with a subject area, submitting a query to the qualified databases, acquiring a collection of responsive content from the qualified databases, indexing the responsive content to form an index for facilitating searching the collection, and publishing a summary of the collection for review by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: BrightPlanet Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Bushee, Thomas W. Tiahrt, Michael K. Bergman