Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Herbert, JR.

Stephen L. Herbert, 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).

  • Publication number: 20190213222
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for ranking search results based upon content creation trends. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for ranking search results based upon content creation trends includes first receiving a set of results from a search engine produced in response to a search engine query of one or more search terms. The method additionally includes ranking the results of the result set according to at least one ranking factor. The method yet further includes retrieving trend data for terms associated with either or both of the results and/or the search terms. Finally, the method includes weighting the ranked results in the result set according to the retrieved trend data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen L. Herbert, JR., Tolga Oral, Michael W. Sorenson
  • Patent number: 10223451
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and computer program product for ranking search results based upon content creation trends. In an embodiment of the invention, a computer program product for ranking search results based upon content creation trends includes a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code for first receiving a set of results from a search engine produced in response to a search engine query of one or more search terms, for ranking the results of the result set according to at least one ranking factor, for retrieving trend data for terms associated with either or both of the results and/or the search terms, and for weighting the ranked results in the result set according to the retrieved trend data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen L. Herbert, Jr., Tolga Oral
  • Publication number: 20120323879
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for ranking search results based upon content creation trends. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for ranking search results based upon content creation trends includes first receiving a set of results from a search engine produced in response to a search engine query of one or more search terms. The method additionally includes ranking the results of the result set according to at least one ranking factor. The method yet further includes retrieving trend data for terms associated with either or both of the results and/or the search terms. Finally, the method includes weighting the ranked results in the result set according to the retrieved trend data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen L. Herbert, JR., Tolga Oral, Michael W. Sorenson
  • Publication number: 20120323908
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for ranking search results based upon content creation trends. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for ranking search results based upon content creation trends includes first receiving a set of results from a search engine produced in response to a search engine query of one or more search terms. The method additionally includes ranking the results of the result set according to at least one ranking factor. The method yet further includes retrieving trend data for terms associated with either or both of the results and/or the search terms. Finally, the method includes weighting the ranked results in the result set according to the retrieved trend data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen L. Herbert, JR., Tolga Oral, Michael W. Sorenson