Steven Cheryl Quince

US Patent:

8046375, Oct 25, 2011

Filed:

Jun 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/153980

Inventors:

Steven Quince - Tyngsboro MA, US

Assignee:

Lycos, Inc. - Waltham MA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707759, 707736

Abstract:

A user query has values for attributes that specify features of a desired item is received and processed in a computer system in a network. A database is searched for an item having attribute values that satisfy at least a subset of the values for attributes from the user query. Once an item is found in the database, a location where the item will be supplied along with a set of suppliers for the item in proximity to the location is determined.

US Patent:

20070050353, Mar 1, 2007

Filed:

Aug 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/220394

Inventors:

Christopher Ekberg - Natick MA, US
Brian Ulicny - Winchester MA, US
Gray Watson - Lexington MA, US
Steven Quince - Tyngsboro MA, US
Alden Dorosario - South Grafton MA, US
Vladimir Zelevinsky - Brookline MA, US
Stavros MacRakis - Cambridge MA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707005000

Abstract:

A method of generating a report from multiple sources includes obtaining a topic based on input queries relating to the topic, obtaining information about the topic from the multiple sources, where the information includes excerpts from the multiple sources that meet one or more criteria, and generating the report using the excerpts. Generating the report includes obtaining subtopics for the excerpts, organizing the excerpts based on the subtopics, and editing text in the excerpts.