Patents by Inventor Roger L. Guay

Roger L. Guay 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, method and computer program product for accessing electronic information
    Patent number: 7069261
    Abstract: A system for accessing electronic information includes at least one electronic database, a graphical user interface (GUI) and a processing element. The electronic databases can store electronic information, at least a portion of which is contained within a collection of electronic documents. The GUI can display at least one electronic portal document comprising a plurality of graphical elements, at least one of which is associated with at least one pointer that is associated with and identifies at least a portion of the electronic information. The processing element, is responsive to a selection of at least one graphical element and thereafter a selection of at least one associated pointer to thereby select at least a portion of the electronic information. The processing element can locate, retrieve and access selected electronic information based upon the selected pointer and, as applicable, further based upon the predetermined indexing pattern of the respective collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William J. Ahl, Roger L. Guay, David A. Okrent, Stephen P. Miller, Joseph F. Floyd, Binoy V. Varughese
  • System, method and computer program product for accessing electronic information
    Publication number: 20030187823
    Abstract: A system for accessing electronic information includes at least one electronic database, a graphical user interface (GUI) and a processing element. The electronic databases can store electronic information, at least a portion of which is contained within a collection of electronic documents. The GUI can display at least one electronic portal document comprising a plurality of graphical elements, at least one of which is associated with at least one pointer that is associated with and identifies at least a portion of the electronic information. The processing element, is responsive to a selection of at least one graphical element and thereafter a selection of at least one associated pointer to thereby select at least a portion of the electronic information. The processing element can locate, retrieve and access selected electronic information based upon the selected pointer and, as applicable, further based upon the predetermined indexing pattern of the respective collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William J. Ahl, Roger L. Guay, David A. Okrent, Stephen P. Miller, JOSEPH F FLOYD, BINOY V VARUGHESE