Patents by Inventor Zach Proffitt

Zach Proffitt 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 FOR PERFORMING SEARCHES AND RETURNING RESULTS BASED ON WEIGHTED CRITERIA
    Publication number: 20100312669
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for comparing a focal product with several comparison products. First, selecting a focal product and several attributes relating to the focal product and the comparison products, standardizing and weighting the attributes, and determining for each weighted attribute an attribute score. Next, based on the attribute score, calculating a total score for each comparison product, and based on the total score, presenting to a user or purchaser the comparison products most relevant to the user's criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: PETER HANUS, PAUL HAGGER, ZACH PROFFITT, GORDON BARNES
  • Method and system for performing searches and returning results based on weighted criteria
    Patent number: 7773812
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for comparing a focal product with several comparison products. First, selecting a focal product and several attributes relating to the focal product and the comparison products, standardizing and weighting the attributes, and determining for each weighted attribute an attribute score. Next, based on the attribute score, calculating a total score for each comparison product, and based on the total score, presenting to a user or purchaser the comparison products most relevant to the user's criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Hanus, Paul Hagger, Zach Proffitt, Gordon Barnes
  • Method and system for performing searches and returning results based on weighted criteria
    Publication number: 20060241901
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for comparing a focal product with several comparison products. First, selecting a focal product and several attributes relating to the focal product and the comparison products, standardizing and weighting the attributes, and determining for each weighted attribute an attribute score. Next, based on the attribute score, calculating a total score for each comparison product, and based on the total score, presenting to a user or purchaser the comparison products most relevant to the user's criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Hanus, Paul Hagger, Zach Proffitt, Gordon Barnes