Patents by Inventor Neil C. Hepburn

Neil C. Hepburn 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: 20090049031
    Abstract: A method of searching a second database comprising A) receiving a summary document generated by the first database, the summary document comprising a list of returned first database subject keys, representing the returned first database subjects, the list further including at least one identifier associated with the returned first database subjects; B) reading the summary document and generating one or more second database query options for searching for second database subjects that have relationships to the returned first database subjects corresponding to the at least one identifier; C) receiving a second database query in accordance with said one or more second database query options; D) receiving said returned first database subjects; E) using said returned first database subjects, searching said second database in accordance with said second database query options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Neil C. Hepburn