Patents by Inventor Vimal Koul

Vimal Koul 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).

  • Systems and Methods for Ranking Documents
    Publication number: 20150095328
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for ranking documents. An exemplary method includes receiving a plurality of queries from a user that are related to a search topic. The queries are compared to a plurality of documents stored in a database to identify candidate documents that match one or more of the queries. The number of matching queries is determined for the candidate documents. The candidate documents are ranked, using a computer processor, for relevance to the search topic based at least on the number of matching queries for each respective candidate document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: LEXISNEXIS, A DIVISION OF REED ELSEVIER INC.
    Inventors: Mark C. Stiver, Vimal Koul, Euphemia H. Miller, Jeff A. Seitter
  • Systems and methods for ranking documents
    Patent number: 8938466
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for ranking documents. An exemplary method includes receiving a plurality of queries from a user that are related to a search topic. The queries are compared to a plurality of documents stored in a database to identify candidate documents that match one or more of the queries. The number of matching queries is determined for the candidate documents. The candidate documents are ranked, using a computer processor, for relevance to the search topic based at least on the number of matching queries for each respective candidate document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
    Inventors: Mark C. Stiver, Vimal Koul, Euphemia H. Miller, Jeff A. Seitter
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANKING DOCUMENTS
    Publication number: 20110179024
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for ranking documents. An exemplary method includes receiving a plurality of queries from a user that are related to a search topic. The queries are compared to a plurality of documents stored in a database to identify candidate documents that match one or more of the queries. The number of matching queries is determined for the candidate documents. The candidate documents are ranked, using a computer processor, for relevance to the search topic based at least on the number of matching queries for each respective candidate document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Mark C. Stiver, Vimal Koul, Euphemia H. Miller, Jeff A. Seitter