Patents by Inventor Stephan Sommer-Schulz

Stephan Sommer-Schulz 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: 10289740
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a system. The system comprises an input device, an output device, one or more processing modules, and one or more non-transitory memory storage modules storing computer instructions. The non-transitory memory storage module(s) are configured to run on the processing module(s) and perform acts of: receiving a search query; and responsive to receiving the search query: identifying a restricted group of questions, the questions of the restricted group of questions being relevant to the search query; transforming the restricted group of questions into a first group of questions and a second group of questions, the questions of the restricted group of questions comprising the questions of the first group of questions and the questions of the second group of questions; and communicating to a user the first group of questions and the second group of questions. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SEARCHMETRICS GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Stephan Sommer-Schulz, Isabeau Premont-Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20180039643
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method analyzes resources in a network. An analyzer executing on one or more computing devices receives an input having one or more identifiers to one or more target resources in the network. The analyzer also receives one or more values for one or more performance metrics relevant to the one or more target resources. The analyzer automatically uses pre-stored performance metrics to prepare one or more rankings of performance for the one or more target resources and one or more field resources based on the one or more performance metrics. The analyzer automatically uses the prepared one or more rankings to identify, from one or more target resources, one or more identified target resources having a performance potential higher than remaining target resources of the one or more target resources, a corresponding system, computing device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Stephan Sommer-Schulz, Christian Lange, Robert Dittrich
  • Patent number: 9721026
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a system. The system can include an input device, an output device, one or more processors, and one or more non-transitory memory storage devices storing computer instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform acts including: receiving a primary user search query; constructing a graphical visualization having multiple nodes and one or more edge connectors connecting one or more primary node pairs of the multiple nodes; and presenting the graphical visualization at an electronic display. The multiple nodes can include a first node associated with the primary user search query and one or more second nodes associated with one or more primary filtered search queries of multiple leading search queries related to the primary user search query. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SEARCHMETRICS GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Stephan Sommer-Schulz, Isabeau Premont-Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20170091331
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a system. The system comprises an input device, an output device, one or more processing modules, and one or more non-transitory memory storage modules storing computer instructions. The non-transitory memory storage module(s) are configured to run on the processing module(s) and perform acts of: receiving a search query; and responsive to receiving the search query: identifying a restricted group of questions, the questions of the restricted group of questions being relevant to the search query; transforming the restricted group of questions into a first group of questions and a second group of questions, the questions of the restricted group of questions comprising the questions of the first group of questions and the questions of the second group of questions; and communicating to a user the first group of questions and the second group of questions. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Searchmetrics GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Tober, Stephan Sommer-Schulz, Isabeau Premont-Schwarz