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Thomas E. Cooper
Also filed as: COOPER THOMAS · COOPER THOMAS E · COOPER THOMAS EDWARD
37 granted patents·22 pending applications·2,702 citations·filing 1994–2017
98Inventor score
Files withCHACHA SEARCH INC23JONES SCOTT A23IBM8ALCATEL USA SOURCING LP2CHACHA SEARCH INC OF CARMEL INDIANA1
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59 records- 0198US5563946AMethod and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for passing encrypted files between data processing systemsIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 8, 1996·725 cites·13 claims
- 0297US5757907AMethod and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for generating a machine-dependent identificationIBM·Filed 1994·Granted May 26, 1998·311 cites·8 claims
- 0396US5737416AMethod and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for utilizing a decryption stubIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 7, 1998·558 cites·22 claims
- 0495US5598470AMethod and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: Method and apparatus for utilizing a decryption blockIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 28, 1997·278 cites·8 claims
- 0594US8200663B2Method and system for improvement of relevance of search resultsJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 12, 2012·25 cites·46 claims
- 0693US8239461B2Method and system for accessing search services via messaging servicesJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 7, 2012·37 cites·29 claims
- 0793US5757908AMethod and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for utilizing an encryption headerIBM·Filed 1996·Granted May 26, 1998·252 cites·8 claims
- 0892US8255383B2Method and system for qualifying keywords in query stringsJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 28, 2012·27 cites·25 claims
- 0991US8898241B2Method and system for accessing search services via messaging servicesJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 25, 2014·11 cites·20 claims
- 1091US8327270B2Method, system, and computer readable storage for podcasting and video training in an information search systemJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 4, 2012·21 cites·19 claims
- 1191US7962466B2Automated tool for human assisted mining and capturing of precise resultsCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 14, 2011·26 cites·15 claims
- 1289US7873532B2Method, system, and computer readable medium useful in managing a computer-based system for servicing user initiated tasksCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 18, 2011·19 cites·17 claims
- 1388US8886645B2Method and system of managing and using profile informationJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 11, 2014·12 cites·19 claims
- 1488US8700615B2Method and system for improvement of relevance of search resultsJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 15, 2014·7 cites·20 claims
- 1587US8266130B2Search tool providing optional use of human search guidesJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 11, 2012·17 cites·27 claims
- 1686US8024308B2Electronic previous search results logCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 20, 2011·16 cites·30 claims
- 1786US5689560AMethod and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for allowing a try-and-buy user interactionIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 18, 1997·112 cites·18 claims
- 1885US8768934B2Method and system of providing verified contentJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·14 cites·20 claims
- 1984US6854061B2Installing and controlling trial softwareIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 8, 2005·33 cites·12 claims
- 2082US7792967B2Method and system for sharing and accessing resourcesCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·12 cites·10 claims
- 2181US8280921B2Anonymous search system using human searchersJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 2, 2012·9 cites·32 claims
- 2280US5970072ASystem and apparatus for telecommunications bus controlALCATEL USA SOURCING LP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·69 cites·32 claims
- 2376US8719256B2Method and system for improvement of request processingJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2009·Granted May 6, 2014·9 cites·24 claims
- 2475US8370372B2Method and system of promoting human-assisted searchJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 5, 2013·6 cites·20 claims
- 2571US9037560B2Method and system for triggering a search requestJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2009·Granted May 19, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 2671US8671008B2Method for notifying task providers to become active using instant messagingJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 11, 2014·2 cites·12 claims
- 2771US8301651B2Method and system for improving utilization of human searchersJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 30, 2012·5 cites·20 claims
- 2870US8762289B2Method, apparatus, and computer readable storage for training human searchersJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 24, 2014·1 cites·25 claims
- 2970US6285673B1OC3 delivery unit; bus control moduleALCATEL USA SOURCING LP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 4, 2001·37 cites·19 claims
- 3069US10194022B2System and method for automatically detecting undesired callsDIALOGTECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·3 cites·18 claims
- 3167US6654888B1Installing and controlling trial softwareIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 25, 2003·42 cites·18 claims
- 3263US9047340B2Electronic previous search results logJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 2, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 3362US9064025B2Method and system for improving utilization of human searchersJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 23, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 3461US8788476B2Method and system of triggering a search requestJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 22, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 3561US2010082652A1Method and system for managing user interactionCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3659US2015026149A1Method and system of managing and using profile informationCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3759US2009157523A1Method and system for human assisted referral to providers of products and servicesCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3858US9152719B2Method and system for improvement of relevance of search resultsCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 6, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 3957US2011066462A1Method, System, and Computer Readable Medium Useful in Managing a Computer-Based System for Servicing User Initiated TasksCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4057US2009299853A1Method and system of improving selection of search resultsCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4155US2014250145A1Method and system of providing verified contentCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4254US8843826B2Method, system, and computer readable storage for podcasting and video training in an information search systemJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 23, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 4354US8515940B2Method and system for qualifying keywords in query stringsJONES SCOTT A·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 20, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
- 4454US2010010912A1Method and system of facilitating a purchaseCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4554US2008033791A1Method and system tracking work done by human workersCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4654US2015188868A1Method and system for triggering a search requestCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4753US2015074141A1Macro programming for resourcesCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4850US2013018913A1Anonymous search system using human searchersCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4950US2011106617A1Method and system of processing a query using human assistantsCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 5050US2013132362A1Method and system of promoting human-assisted searchCHACHA SEARCH INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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