Patents by Inventor Steven Quince

Steven Quince 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).

  • Geo targeted commerce
    Patent number: 8046375
    Abstract: A user query has values for attributes that specify features of a desired item is received and processed in a computer system in a network. A database is searched for an item having attribute values that satisfy at least a subset of the values for attributes from the user query. Once an item is found in the database, a location where the item will be supplied along with a set of suppliers for the item in proximity to the location is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Quince
  • Information synthesis engine
    Patent number: 7548913
    Abstract: A method of generating a report from multiple sources includes obtaining a topic based on input queries relating to the topic, obtaining information about the topic from the multiple sources, where the information includes excerpts from the multiple sources that meet one or more criteria, and generating the report using the excerpts. Generating the report includes obtaining subtopics for the excerpts, organizing the excerpts based on the subtopics, and editing text in the excerpts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Ekberg, Brian Ulicny, Gray Watson, Steven Quince, Alden Dorosario, Vladimir Zelevinsky, Stavros Michael MacRakis
  • Information synthesis engine
    Publication number: 20070050353
    Abstract: A method of generating a report from multiple sources includes obtaining a topic based on input queries relating to the topic, obtaining information about the topic from the multiple sources, where the information includes excerpts from the multiple sources that meet one or more criteria, and generating the report using the excerpts. Generating the report includes obtaining subtopics for the excerpts, organizing the excerpts based on the subtopics, and editing text in the excerpts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Ekberg, Brian Ulicny, Gray Watson, Steven Quince, Alden Dorosario, Vladimir Zelevinsky, Stavros MacRakis
  • Geo targeted commerce
    Publication number: 20060287995
    Abstract: A user query has values for attributes that specify features of a desired item is received and processed in a computer system in a network. A database is searched for an item having attribute values that satisfy at least a subset of the values for attributes from the user query. Once an item is found in the database, a location where the item will be supplied along with a set of suppliers for the item in proximity to the location is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventor: Steven Quince