Dara J O'Rourke from Albany, CA, age 56

Information-Delivery System And Method And Applications Employing Same
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US Patent:

20100250463, Sep 30, 2010
Filed:

Jun 4, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/794718
Inventors:

Dara O'Rourke - Albany CA, US
Kelly Bryant - San Francisco CA, US
Graham Bullock - Berkeley CA, US
Alastair Iles - North Balwyn Victoria, AU
Helen Kim - San Francisco CA, US
Shufei Lei - Alemeda CA, US
Assignee:

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Oakland CA
International Classification:

G06Q 99/00
US Classification:

705347, 235375
Abstract:

In one embodiment, an information-delivery system includes a first mechanism for identifying an entity for which to gather information and providing identity information in response thereto. A second mechanism employs the identity information to retrieve rating information pertaining to the entity, wherein the scoring information includes quantified information pertaining to one or more measures of performance, and the user's ethical preferences. The rating information includes environmental information, health information, and/or social information. The rating information further includes components that are each associated with a user-configurable weight. The second mechanism includes plural data sources, wherein each data source is associated with a user-configurable data-source weight. This allows a user to scan a product, receive information on its social, environmental, and health performance, all screened through the user's personal preferences.

Information-Delivery System And Method And Applications Employing Same
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US Patent:

20080086387, Apr 10, 2008
Filed:

Oct 4, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/544020
Inventors:

Dara O'Rourke - Albany CA, US
Kelly Bryant - San Francisco CA, US
Graham Bullock - Berkeley CA, US
Alastair Iles - North Balwyn Victoria, AU
Hye Y. Kim - San Francisco CA, US
Shufei Lei - Alameda CA, US
Assignee:

The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA
International Classification:

G07F 7/00
G06F 17/30
US Classification:

705 27
Abstract:

In one embodiment, an information-delivery system includes a first mechanism for identifying an entity for which to gather information and providing identity information in response thereto. A second mechanism employs the identity information to retrieve rating information pertaining to the entity, wherein the scoring information includes quantified information pertaining to one or more measures of performance, and the user's ethical preferences. The rating information includes environmental information, health information, and/or social information. The rating information further includes components that are each associated with a user-configurable weight. The second mechanism includes plural data sources, wherein each data source is associated with a user-configurable data-source weight. This allows a user to scan a product, receive information on its social, environmental, and health performance, all screened through the user's personal preferences.

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Company / Classification

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Dara O'rourke
President

GoodGuide, Inc.
Internet · Miscellaneous Personal Services · Nonclassifiable Establishments

98 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111
4157327722

Work:

Position:

Sociologist

Company:

University of California, Berkeley

Education:

Studied at:

University of California, Berkeley • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Specialty:

Environmental scientist

Academic degree:

Professor

Dara J O'Rourke