Patents by Inventor Ryan Robert Pendergast

Ryan Robert Pendergast 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).

  • User-specific search indexing within a virtual environment
    Patent number: 8131740
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for searching for virtual objects of an immersive virtual environment based on user interactions within the virtual environment. Generally, embodiments provide an attribute index storing data describing attributes of virtual objects, and an interaction index storing data describing user interactions with virtual objects. Search queries may be evaluated using both the attribute index and interactions index. Thus, virtual objects may be searched in terms of object attributes as well as user interactions with the virtual objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Kirk Cradick, Zachary Adam Garbow, Ryan Robert Pendergast
  • Generating a user-specific search index of content within a virtual environment
    Patent number: 8055656
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for searching for virtual objects of an immersive virtual environment based on user interactions within the virtual environment. Generally, embodiments provide an attribute index storing data describing attributes of virtual objects, and an interaction index storing data describing user interactions with virtual objects. Search queries may be evaluated using both the attribute index and interactions index. Thus, virtual objects may be searched in terms of object attributes as well as user interactions with the virtual objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Kirk Cradick, Zachary Adam Garbow, Ryan Robert Pendergast
  • Generating a User-Specific Search Index of Content Within a Virtual Environment
    Publication number: 20090100035
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for searching for virtual objects of an immersive virtual environment based on user interactions within the virtual environment. Generally, embodiments provide an attribute index storing data describing attributes of virtual objects, and an interaction index storing data describing user interactions with virtual objects. Search queries may be evaluated using both the attribute index and interactions index. Thus, virtual objects may be searched in terms of object attributes as well as user interactions with the virtual objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Ryan Kirk Cradick, Zachary Adam Garbow, Ryan Robert Pendergast
  • User-Specific Search Indexing Within a Virtual Environment
    Publication number: 20090094225
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for searching for virtual objects of an immersive virtual environment based on user interactions within the virtual environment. Generally, embodiments provide an attribute index storing data describing attributes of virtual objects, and an interaction index storing data describing user interactions with virtual objects. Search queries may be evaluated using both the attribute index and interactions index. Thus, virtual objects may be searched in terms of object attributes as well as user interactions with the virtual objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Ryan Kirk Cradick, Zachary Adam Garbow, Ryan Robert Pendergast