Patents by Inventor Robert Truel

Robert Truel 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING CATEGORIZATION AND AGGREGATION OF CONTENT FROM NETWORK SITES
    Publication number: 20140236954
    Abstract: A plurality of content items are retrieved from multiple network sites. Content from each content item is programmatically analyzed in order to associate that content item with one or more categories. The one or more categories may be part of a larger set of predefined categories. A network page is assigned to one or more corresponding categories in the set of predefined categories. At least some content is provided on the network page using one or more content items that were associated with the one or more categories assigned to that network page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel
  • System and method for automating categorization and aggregation of content from network sites
    Patent number: 8645385
    Abstract: A plurality of content items are retrieved from multiple network sites. Content from each content item is programmatically analyzed in order to associate that content item with one or more categories. The one or more categories may be part of a larger set of predefined categories. A network page is assigned to one or more corresponding categories in the set of predefined categories. At least some content is provided on the network page using one or more content items that were associated with the one or more categories assigned to that network page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING CATEGORIZATION AND AGGREGATION OF CONTENT FROM NETWORK SITES
    Publication number: 20120311434
    Abstract: A plurality of content items are retrieved from multiple network sites. Content from each content item is programmatically analyzed in order to associate that content item with one or more categories. The one or more categories may be part of a larger set of predefined categories. A network page is assigned to one or more corresponding categories in the set of predefined categories. At least some content is provided on the network page using one or more content items that were associated with the one or more categories assigned to that network page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel
  • System and method for automating categorization and aggregation of content from network sites
    Patent number: 8271495
    Abstract: A plurality of content items are retrieved from multiple network sites. Content from each content item is programmatically analyzed in order to associate that content item with one or more categories. The one or more categories may be part of a larger set of predefined categories. A network page is assigned to one or more corresponding categories in the set of predefined categories. At least some content is provided on the network page using one or more content items that were associated with the one or more categories assigned to that network page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING CATEGORIZED CONTENT ON A SITE USING PROGRAMMATIC AND MANUAL SELECTION OF CONTENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20120011433
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for the creation of network pages or presentations that include pages on which programmatically selected/categorized content and manually-identified content from website users may be combined and displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel, Keith Peters, Mike Sawka, Joy Su, Robert Torres
  • System and method for presenting categorized content on a site using programmatic and manual selection of content items
    Patent number: 8032511
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for the creation of network pages or presentations that include pages on which programmatically selected/categorized content and manually-identified content from website users may be combined and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel, Keith Peters, Mike Sawka, Joy Su, Robert Torres
  • System and method for presenting categorized content on a site using programmatic and manual selection of content items
    Patent number: 7814089
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for the creation of network pages or presentations that include pages on which programmatically selected/categorized content and manually-identified content from website users may be combined and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Topix LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skrenta, Bryn Dole, Thomas Markson, Robert Truel, Keith Peters, Mike Sawka, Joy Su, Robert Torres