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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Skyword Inc., Boston, MA (US);
John L. Mihalik, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thomas A. Gerace, Boston, MA (US);
Russell G. Barbour, Natick, MA (US);
Richard A. Meyer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David A. Sandborg, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James E. Bostick, Salem, MA (US);
Kurt F. Wescoe, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jennifer R. Hann, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Timothy R. Tresch, Bethel Park, PA (US);
William Evans, New York, NY (US);
Keith Kost, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lauren Sozio, Charlestown, MA (US);
Patricia Travaline, Boston, MA (US);
Adam Oliveri, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ralph Jenkins, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David McKenna, Sewickley, PA (US);
Gregory Garay, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Shaheen, Mars, PA (US);
Teresa Shine, McKeesport, PA (US);
Carl Laneave, Monaca, PA (US);
Aaron Reinard, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Skyword Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A database search method and system utilize user community defined facets and facet values for refining searches. The system provides access to a database having a plurality of records in respective categories of information. Each record has one or more facets to the respective category of information, usable in connection with a search as suggested additional parameters for further refining search terms or guiding user navigation of the database. The facets and facet values are defined by a computer network community of users over time and through use of the network community portal. Another embodiment is an advertising engine that displays targeted advertisements to the user based on refined search. Another embodiment is a method that utilizes refined search to help the user with navigation of a site (e.g., website or other computer network site) as a component of a GUI.