Ian C Macmillan

US Patent:

7257568, Aug 14, 2007

Filed:

Oct 16, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/272337

Inventors:

Steven O. Kimbrough - Bala Cynwyd PA, US
Ian MacMillan - Radnor PA, US
John Ranieri - Wilmington DE, US

Assignee:

Sizatola, LLC - Bala Cynwyd PA

International Classification:

G06F 7/08

US Classification:

707 3, 707 1

Abstract:

The present invention provides a search method and system for matching a commodity to one or more applications for using the commodity. A plurality of properties associated with the commodity are identified. A collection of documents for searching for a plurality of combinations of the identified properties is also defined, wherein the combination includes a single property or multiple properties. The defined collection of documents is searched for all occurrences or indications of the combination of properties, and the hits are retrieved for those documents that include one or more of the identified properties. The hits are then associated with one or more subclasses of a classification scheme, and reviewed for those hits that include the identified properties of the commodity, but that need not otherwise identify the commodity per se.

US Patent:

7756891, Jul 13, 2010

Filed:

Aug 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/891947

Inventors:

Steven O. Kimbrough - Bala Cynwyd PA, US
Ian MacMillan - Radnor PA, US
John Ranieri - Wilmington DE, US

Assignee:

Sizatola LLC - Bala Cynwyd PA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707780, 707758, 707763

Abstract:

The present invention provides a search method and system for matching a commodity to one or more applications for using the commodity. A plurality of properties associated with the commodity are identified. A collection of documents for searching for a plurality of combinations of said properties is then defined, wherein the combination includes a single property or multiple properties. The defined collection of documents is searched for all occurrences of the combination of properties, and the hits retrieved for those documents that include the properties. The hits are then associated with one or more subclasses of a classification scheme, and reviewed for those hits that include the properties of the commodity but not the commodity, wherein subclasses not including hits that include the commodity are matched as applications for the commodity.

US Patent:

7917519, Mar 29, 2011

Filed:

Oct 25, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/586306

Inventors:

Steven O. Kimbrough - Bala Cynwyd PA, US
Ian C. MacMillan - Radnor PA, US
John P. Ranieri - Wilmington DE, US
James D. Thompson - Bala Cynwyd PA, US

Assignee:

Sizatola, LLC - Guilford CT

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707749, 707730, 707738

Abstract:

A method of managing information comprises generating a categorized document base. Generating the document base comprises providing a pre-existing classification of things other than documents, providing a source collection of documents, and automatically assessing the documents using Information Retrieval techniques to assign at least some of the documents to one or more taxa of the classification. For each taxon in the classification one or more numerical scores are assigned, based at least in part on a composition, makeup or constitution of the documents assigned to the taxon of the categorized document base.

US Patent:

20050131791, Jun 16, 2005

Filed:

Dec 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/013273

Inventors:

Ian MacMillan - Radnor PA, US
Alexander Van Putten - Cochransville PA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705035000

Abstract:

A method and system for determining investment value adds data representative of real options value of forecast revenues to data representative of net present value, and subtracts data representative of real options value of cost forecasts.

US Patent:

20110167068, Jul 7, 2011

Filed:

Mar 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/051198

Inventors:

Steven O. Kimbrough - Bala Cynwyd PA, US
Ian C. MacMillan - Radnor PA, US
John P. Ranieri - Wilmington DE, US
James D. Thompson - Bryn Mawr PA, US

Assignee:

Sizatola, LLC - Guilford CT

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707740, 707E17089

Abstract:

A method of managing information comprises generating a categorized document base. Generating the document base comprises providing a pre-existing classification of things other than documents, providing a source collection of documents, and automatically assessing the documents using Information Retrieval techniques to assign at least some of the documents to one or more taxa of the classification. For each taxon in the classification one or more numerical scores are assigned, based at least in part on a composition, makeup or constitution of the documents assigned to the taxon of the categorized document base.