Patents by Inventor Paul E. McKim

Paul E. McKim 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: 20040122807
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for retrieving information. In one embodiment, the method may include establishing a query and searching a first database in response to said query to obtain a first search result. Also, the method includes searching a second database in response to said query and said first search result and retrieving said information in response to said second search. Further, a local database system may control access to a user providing the query based on an affiliation between the user and an entity associated with the local database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Darin E. Hamilton, John W. Gardner, Paul E. McKim