Patents by Inventor Richard O. Slackman

Richard O. Slackman 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).

  • Rank-based estimate of relevance values
    Patent number: 8078606
    Abstract: A method includes submitting a query to multiple search engines. The method also includes receiving a ranked list of search results from each search engine based on the query. The method includes determining a search engine weighting value for each search engine, where each search engine weighting value indicates a degree of relevance of a category of specialization of a particular search engine to a category of the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Richard O. Slackman
  • RANK-BASED ESTIMATE OF RELEVANCE VALUES
    Publication number: 20100153357
    Abstract: A method includes submitting a query to multiple search engines. The method also includes receiving a ranked list of search results from each search engine based on the query. The method includes determining a search engine weighting value for each search engine, where each search engine weighting value indicates a degree of relevance of a category of specialization of a particular search engine to a category of the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: Richard O. Slackman
  • Determining a weighted relevance value for each search result based on the estimated relevance value when an actual relevance value was not received for the search result from one of the plurality of search engines
    Patent number: 7716202
    Abstract: A ranked list of search results is received from a search engine based on a search query. A relevance value of a particular search result in the ranked list is estimated based on its rank and based on relevance values and ranks of at least two others of the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Richard O. Slackman
  • Relevance value for each category of a particular search result in the ranked list is estimated based on its rank and actual relevance values
    Patent number: 7206780
    Abstract: A ranked list of search results is received from a search engine based on a search query. A relevance value of a particular search result in the ranked list is estimated based on its rank and actual relevance values and ranks of at least two others of the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventor: Richard O. Slackman
  • Rank-based estimate of relevance values
    Publication number: 20040267717
    Abstract: A ranked list of search results is received from a search engine based on a search query. A relevance value of a particular search result in the ranked list is estimated based on its rank and actual relevance values and ranks of at least two others of the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: SBC, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard O. Slackman