Patents by Inventor Sudhandhira Viswanathan

Sudhandhira Viswanathan 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: 20050251530
    Abstract: A method for storing a user evaluation of distributed content comprising an Evaluation Program (EP) that creates a user session when a user accesses distributed content. The user evaluation is saved with other information such as the time and date of the evaluation, the user's personal information, and the navigation path the user used to access the distributed content page. The EP records the user's navigation of the distributed content in the user session. The EP gives the user the opportunity to rate distributed content. The EP saves the user's evaluation with the user session data and external stimuli data. The EP closes the user session when the user leaves the distributed content. The EP reopens the user session when the user returns to the distributed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Handy-Bosma, Kevin Holubar, Shannon Kerlick, Dan Mandelstein, Arvind Nair, Mei Selvage, Thomas Storey, Sudhandhira Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20050216329
    Abstract: A method for capturing a user evaluation of distributed content comprising an Evaluation Program (EP). The user evaluation is saved with other information such as the time and date of distributed content access, the user's personal information, and the navigation path the user used to access the distributed content page. The EP creates a user session that records the user's navigation of the distributed content. The EP uses incentive programs to entice the user to rate the distributed content page. The EP gives the user the opportunity to rate distributed content if the distributed content page has a content rating window and if the user meets the minimum evaluation criteria for the distributed content page. The EP displays a content rating window allowing the user to rate the distributed content page. The EP saves the user's evaluation with the user session data and closes the user session when the user leaves the distributed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Handy-Bosma, Kevin Holubar, Shannon Kerlick, Dan Mandelstein, Arvind Nair, Mei Selvage, Thomas Storey, Sudhandhira Viswanathan