Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Hall, Jr.

Ronald L. Hall, Jr. 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).

  • Methods and computer readable media for determining a macro-context based on a micro-context of a user search
    Patent number: 7881981
    Abstract: A data extraction tool is provided for cataloging information in an information source for searching by a user. The tool mines information from the information source and organizes the information, or the locations of that information, within a database. A user may then query the tool for a desired type of information. The tool filters the database to provide a set of pinpoint site locations with information of the type requested in the query. These pinpoint site locations are presented to a user and indexed for future reference. The index of site locations may be updated automatically by the tool. A context system is provided for manually or automatically determining the proper context for a user's query. Thus, the data extraction tool provides information with a high probability of relevance to the user. The user obtains the information without expending much effort to refine the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Yoogli, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Taylor, Ronald L. Hall, Jr.
  • Method for extracting information utilizing a user-context-based search engine
    Patent number: 7219073
    Abstract: A data extraction tool is provided for cataloging information in an information source for searching by a user. The tool mines information from the information source and organizes the information, or the locations of that information, within a database. A user may then query the tool for a desired type of information. The tool filters the database to provide a set of pinpoint site locations with information of the type requested in the query. These pinpoint site locations are presented to a user and indexed for future reference. The index of site locations may be updated automatically by the tool. A context system is provided for manually or automatically determining the proper context for a user's query. Thus, the data extraction tool provides information with a high probability of relevance to the user. The user obtains the information without expending much effort to refine the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Brandnamestores.com
    Inventors: David C. Taylor, Ronald L. Hall, Jr.