Richard A Chipman

US Patent:

6799174, Sep 28, 2004

Filed:

Sep 17, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/953228

Inventors:

Richard R. Chipman - Reston VA
Alan Mankofsky - Falls Church VA
Harshavardhan M. Karandikar - Heidelberg, DE
Gary Warren - Fairfax VA
Kenneth J. Laskey - Reston VA

Assignee:

Science Applications International Corporation - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 3, 707 1, 707 2, 713201

Abstract:

A networked catalog search, retrieval, and information correlation and matching system is disclosed. The system allows suppliers to publish information in electronic catalogs, structure the information in an object oriented representation distributed across a network of computers, for example, the Internet. The system also enables customers to search and retrieve information on products and suppliers that match dynamically specified customer requirements. Through retrieving protocol compliant pages or other information, a search engine forwards retrieved pages to a database which sorts received information by the informations internal organization structure. By searching the information as stored in the knowledge base, a user may quickly retrieve the stored information as highly tailored to the users search strategy. Also, additional tools operate on the stored information to, inter alia, organize design trades between selected elements where additional design and selection options are provided to each user. Further, the system supports product creation as formed of constituent parts.

US Patent:

6976036, Dec 13, 2005

Filed:

Nov 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/957570

Inventors:

Richard Chipman - Reston VA, US
Peter Poon - Quincy MA, US
Kiran Kuchipudi - Reston VA, US

Assignee:

Science Applications International Corporation - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

707200, 707 5, 707 8, 707 10, 7071041, 707103 R

Abstract:

The present invention is related to a database management system that is capable of autonomous dynamic ontology management through soft classing. The present invention is further related to a method of database management by dividing attribute data, e. g. , price=10 dollars, into class elements containing data, e. g. , attribute name=price, type=numeric, default units=dollars, and entry elements containing data, e. g. , attribute value=10, to permit dynamic ontology management and evolution in the database through soft classing.

US Patent:

7424492, Sep 9, 2008

Filed:

Sep 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/239210

Inventors:

Richard Chipman - Reston VA, US
Peter Poon - Quincy MA, US
Kiran Kuchipudi - Reston VA, US

Assignee:

Science Applications International Corporation - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 12/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707200, 707102

Abstract:

The present invention is related to a database management system that is capable of autonomous dynamic ontology management through soft classing. The present invention is further related to a method of database management by dividing attribute data, e. g. , price=10 dollars, into class elements containing data, e. g. , attribute name=price, type=numeric, default units=dollars, and entry elements containing data, e. g. , attribute value=10, to permit dynamic ontology management and evolution in the database through soft classing.

US Patent:

60386681, Mar 14, 2000

Filed:

Jul 22, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/120182

Inventors:

Richard R. Chipman - Reston VA
Alan Mankofsky - Falls Church VA
Harshavardhan M. Karandikar - Heidelberg, DE
Gary Warren - Fairfax VA

Assignee:

Science Applications International Corporation - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04N 1413

US Classification:

713201

Abstract:

A networked catalog search, retrieval, and information correlation and matching system is disclosed. The system allows suppliers to publish information in electronic catalogs, structure the information in an object oriented representation distributed across a network of computers, for example, the Internet. The system also enables customers to search and retrieve information on products and suppliers which match dynamically specified customer requirements. Through retrieving compliant HTML pages, a search engine forwards retrieved pages to an object oriented database which sorts received information by the information's internal organization structure. By searching the information as stored in the knowledge base, a user may quickly retrieve the stored information as highly tailored to the user's search strategy. Also, additional tools operate on the stored information so as to, inter alia, organize design trades between selected elements where additional design and selection options are provided to each user. Further, the system supports product creation as formed of constituent parts.

US Patent:

62928945, Sep 18, 2001

Filed:

Nov 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/441646

Inventors:

Richard R. Chipman - Reston VA
Alan Mankofsky - Falls Church VA
Harshavardhan M. Karandikar - Heidelberg, DE
Gary Warren - Fairfax VA

Assignee:

Science Applications International Corporation - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 1130

US Classification:

713168

Abstract:

A networked catalog search, retrieval, and information correlation and matching system is disclosed. The system allows suppliers to publish information in electronic catalogs, structure the information in an object oriented representation distributed across a network of computers, for example, the Internet. The system also enables customers to search and retrieve information on products and suppliers which match dynamically specified customer requirements. Through retrieving compliant HTML pages, a search engine forwards retrieved pages to an object oriented database which sorts received information by the information's internal organization structure. By searching the information as stored in the knowledge base, a user may quickly retrieve the stored information as highly tailored to the user's search strategy. Also, additional tools operate on the stored information so as to, inter alia, organize design trades between selected elements where additional design and selection options are provided to each user. Further, the system supports product creation as formed of constituent parts.