Patents by Inventor Scott Bouma

Scott Bouma 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).

  • Patent number: 11210830
    Abstract: A system and method automatically associates an image and passage from a text. In the system and method, a user can choose or supply an image and the system and/or method will choose a limited selection of relevant word passages for the image from a relatively large volume of potential passages. The system and method utilize a computer system wherein a concept generator and a passage generator processes the content of the image so as to assign words to describe the content, then weight the descriptive words (tags) and assign passages based on the tags and weighting. The passages can be filtered so as to remove inappropriate passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: LIFE COVENANT CHURCH, INC.
    Inventors: Robert L. Gruenewald, Terry D. Storch, Matthew Sanders, Cory Albright, Scott Bouma
  • Publication number: 20200111244
    Abstract: A system and method automatically associates an image and passage from a text. In the system and method, a user can choose or supply an image and the system and/or method will choose a limited selection of relevant word passages for the image from a relatively large volume of potential passages. The system and method utilize a computer system wherein a concept generator and a passage generator processes the content of the image so as to assign words to describe the content, then weight the descriptive words (tags) and assign passages based on the tags and weighting. The passages can be filtered so as to remove inappropriate passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Robert L. Gruenewald, Terry D. Storch, Matthew Sanders, Cory Albright, Scott Bouma