Patents by Inventor R. Todd Stephens

R. Todd Stephens 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: 8799274
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for providing a topic map. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata, extracting at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages, and creating at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to at least a portion of the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens
  • Patent number: 8510293
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining sort order. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criteria. Some embodiments of a method include determining a first distance between at least one of the search results and a home page associated with the at least one search result and determining a display order for the plurality of search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens
  • Patent number: 8347231
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for displaying tag words for selection by users engaged in social tagging of content accessible via a communications network, are provided. A tag cloud, tag word inventory curve and slider control are displayed within a graphical user interface. The tag cloud is a visual representation of an inventory of tag words. The tag word inventory curve is a graphical representation of the words in the inventory by frequency of usage by others. The slider control is responsive to user movement, and is movable within a range that spans the length of the tag word inventory curve. Movement of the slider control changes the number of tag words from the inventory displayed in the tag cloud according to frequency of usage by others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens
  • Patent number: 8301621
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for providing a topic map. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata, extracting at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages, and creating at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to at least a portion of the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens
  • Patent number: 8156112
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining sort order. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criteria. Some embodiments of a method include determining a first distance between at least one of the search results and a home page associated with the at least one search result and determining a display order for the plurality of search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens
  • Publication number: 20120078893
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining sort order. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criteria. Some embodiments of a method include determining a first distance between at least one of the search results and a home page associated with the at least one search result and determining a display order for the plurality of search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens
  • Publication number: 20090094190
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for displaying tag words for selection by users engaged in social tagging of content accessible via a communications network, are provided. A tag cloud, tag word inventory curve and slider control are displayed within a graphical user interface. The tag cloud is a visual representation of an inventory of tag words. The tag word inventory curve is a graphical representation of the words in the inventory by frequency of usage by others. The slider control is responsive to user movement, and is movable within a range that spans the length of the tag word inventory curve. Movement of the slider control changes the number of tag words from the inventory displayed in the tag cloud according to frequency of usage by others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens
  • Publication number: 20080109435
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining a sort order. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining at least one search result from received search criteria, the at least one search result being related to a first web page and determining web page traffic data associated with the first web page, the web page traffic data being related to at least one user action associated with the first web page. Some embodiments include determining a display order for the at least one search result from the web page traffic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens
  • Publication number: 20080109434
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining sort order. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criteria. Some embodiments of a method include determining a first distance between at least one of the search results and a home page associated with the at least one search result and determining a display order for the plurality of search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens
  • Publication number: 20080109441
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for providing a topic map. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata, extracting at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages, and creating at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to at least a portion of the metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
    Inventor: R. Todd Stephens