Patents by Inventor W. Barton Munro, Jr.

W. Barton Munro, 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).

  • Method and system to display and search in a language independent manner
    Patent number: 9189568
    Abstract: A method to facilitate a language independent search includes displaying a search attribute, including an attribute name and a selection of attribute values, to a user and receiving from the user a search attribute value selection corresponding to the attribute name. Then, the attribute name and attribute value selection are translated into language independent symbols, such as numbers. The numbers are used in a search of a sellers item listings table to select item listings with attribute values that match the search attribute values selected by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: W. Barton Munro, Jr., Dan Pritchett, Louis Monier