Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Warris

Ronald W. Warris 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).

  • Method and system for distributing a work process over an information network
    Patent number: 6604131
    Abstract: A system and method for distributing a work process on an information network comprises a first subsystem to contract members of a virtual community having access to the information network to perform tasks associated with the work process, the members having an interest in the work process. A second subsystem dispatches tasks to the members requiring the members to evaluate information accessible on the information network and receive the evaluations of the members. A third subsystem processes the evaluations to perform the work process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Net Shepherd, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald W. Warris, William David Paterson, John Wester