Patents by Inventor Timothy James Cleland

Timothy James Cleland 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).

  • System and method for knowledge based matching of users in a network
    Patent number: 7933856
    Abstract: A knowledge-based system and methods to matchmaking and social network extension are disclosed. The system is configured to allow users to specify knowledge profiles, which are collections of concepts that indicate a certain topic or area of interest selected from an. The system utilizes the knowledge model as the semantic space within which to compare similarities in user interests. The knowledge model is hierarchical so that indications of interest in specific concepts automatically imply interest in more general concept. Similarity measures between profiles may then be calculated based on suitable distance formulas within this space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security LLC
    Inventors: Cornelia Maria Verspoor, Benjamin Hayden Sims, John Joseph Ambrosiano, Timothy James Cleland
  • KNOWLEDGE-BASED MATCHING
    Publication number: 20090099998
    Abstract: A knowledge-based system and methods to matchmaking and social network extension are disclosed. The system is configured to allow users to specify knowledge profiles, which are collections of concepts that indicate a certain topic or area of interest selected from an. The system utilizes the knowledge model as the semantic space within which to compare similarities in user interests. The knowledge model is hierarchical so that indications of interest in specific concepts automatically imply interest in more general concept. Similarity measures between profiles may then be calculated based on suitable distance formulas within this space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY LLC
    Inventors: Cornelia Maria Verspoor, Benjamin Hayden Sims, John Joseph Ambrosiano, Timothy James Cleland