Patents by Inventor Robert John Fleischer

Robert John Fleischer 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).

  • Extraction of key sections from texts using automatic indexing techniques
    Patent number: 5960383
    Abstract: A document condensation method and apparatus produce a document synopsis are provided in which automatic indexing techniques are used to analyze an input document to determine a list of words and phrases characteristic of the subject matter of the document. Sections of the document are compared to the list of characteristic words and phrases to determine which sections of the document are most like the overall document in view of subject matter. A predetermined number of sections determined to be most similar to the overall document in content are provided as a condensed version of the whole document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation
    Inventor: Robert John Fleischer