Patents by Inventor Peter J. Vanderheyden

Peter J. Vanderheyden 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: 9721006
    Abstract: Systems and methods for searching a document corpus and generating search queries are disclosed. A method includes providing for display a graphical user interface having two or more sections, and providing for generation of an initial search query based on locations of query terms entered into the graphical user interface. Sections of the graphical user interface indicate a query status. A revised search query based on a location of the query terms within the graphical user interface is generated following the manipulation of one or more of the query terms. Movement of a selected query term from a first section to a second section of the graphical user interface changes the query status of the selected query term from a first query status to a second query status. A search of the database is performed using the revised search query to return an updated set of electronic documents for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
    Inventors: Philip L. Wittmer, Peter J. Vanderheyden, Stuart A. McLean
  • Publication number: 20120246173
    Abstract: Systems and methods for searching a document corpus and generating search queries are disclosed. A method includes providing for display a graphical user interface having two or more sections, and providing for generation of an initial search query based on locations of query terms entered into the graphical user interface. Sections of the graphical user interface indicate a query status. A revised search query based on a location of the query terms within the graphical user interface is generated following the manipulation of one or more of the query terms. Movement of a selected query term from a first section to a second section of the graphical user interface changes the query status of the selected query term from a first query status to a second query status. A search of the database is performed using the revised search query to return an updated set of electronic documents for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: LEXISNEXIS, A DIVISION OF REED ELSEVIER INC.
    Inventors: Philip L. Wittmer, Peter J. Vanderheyden, Stuart A. McLean
  • Patent number: 7458512
    Abstract: The invention broadly comprises a computer-based method and system for verifying an electronic voting process, comprising the steps of generating an original digital fingerprint of an electronic record at a first time and transmitting the original digital fingerprint. The method generates a validation digital fingerprint of the electronic record at a second time later than the first time and compares the original and validation digital fingerprints. The method generates and compares digital fingerprints of voting software during certification and testing, during installation in a voting machine, while the machine is in government possession, and during active use in a voting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: IP.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Colson, Peter J. Vanderheyden, Mark R. O'Donnell