Patents by Inventor Michel Decary

Michel Decary 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).

  • Publication number: 20020091688
    Abstract: Computer method and apparatus for extracting information from a Web page is disclosed. The invention apparatus is formed of an extractor coupled to receive Web pages from a source. The extractor uses natural language processing to extract desired information from the Web page. A storage subsystem receives from the extractor the extracted desired information and stores the extracted desired information in a database. The invention method for extracting data from a Web page includes the computer implemented steps of (i) using natural language processing, fmding possible formal names on a given Web page, (ii) using pattern matching, searching the given Web page for formal names not found by the natural language processing, and (iii) refining a combined set of the found formal names to produce a working set of people and organization names extracted from the given Web page. The refining includes determining aliases of respective people and organization names, so as to effectively reduce duplicate names.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: Eliyon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Decary, Jonathan Stern, Kosmas Karadimitriou, Jeremy W. Rothman-Shore
  • Publication number: 20020059251
    Abstract: A database is formed and maintained by computer-automated means extracting information from a global computer network. The database contains information about people and organizations. The present invention method provides continual updates to the information stored in the database by the people named in the database and by the automated means. Integrity of the automatically extracted information is maintained. A link from the invention database to a third party data system provides updates in the information in the database to be communicated to the third party data system for updating and maintaining data of the third party data system. The database may serve as an email communication clearinghouse where senders do not need to know the email address of a person named in the database but rather leaves messages through that person's record in the database. Targeted advertising to a named person is provided during his accessing the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: Eliyon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Stern, Jeremy W. Rothman-Shore, Kosmas Karadimitriou, Michel Decary
  • Publication number: 20020052928
    Abstract: Computer processing means and method for searching and retrieving Web pages to collect people and organization information are disclosed. A Web site of potential interest is accessed. A subset of Web pages from the accessed site are determined for processing. According to types of contents found on a subject Web page, extraction of people and organization information is enabled. Internal links of a Web site are collected and recorded in a links-to-visit table. To avoid duplicate processing of Web sites, unique identifiers or Web site signatures are utilized. Respective time thresholds (time-outs) for processing a Web site and for processing a Web page are employed. A database is maintained for storing indications of domain URL's, names of respective owners of the URL's as identified from the corresponding Web sites, type of each Web site, processing frequencies, dates of last processings, outcomes of last processings, size of each domain and number of data items found in last processing of each Web site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: Eliyon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Stern, Kosmas Karadimitriou, Jeremy W. Rothman-Shore, Michel Decary
  • Publication number: 20020032740
    Abstract: A computer automated method and system mines from a global computer network, information about people and organizations. The system includes automated crawling means, a distributor controlling the crawling means processing, an extractor storing extracted information of interest in a database, an integrator and post-processor. The integrater resolves duplicate information and combines related information in the database. The post-processor analyzes the database contents and generates (by deduction) missing information. Also disclosed is a method and means for generating a business email address of a person named in the database, from the respective organization named in the database for the subject person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: Eliyon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Stern, Jeremy W. Rothman-Shore, Kosmas Karadimitriou, Michel Decary