Patents by Inventor Ann Seltzer

Ann Seltzer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7373505
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing a security element that is directed at inhibiting malicious activity by displaying a browser window in such a way that the user can trust and know the source of the window. Additional information and ornamentation is displayed on the window to help ensure that an end user is not confused or misled (“spoofed”) into believing that the window originates from a trusted source. When a call is made to open a browser window, the status bar is displayed by default. The status bar provides additional information, such as the security zone, to the user to help the user in determining the source of the content. The security zone informs the user the location from where the content is originating. This additional information helps to ensure that the user has the necessary information on whether or not to trust the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ann Seltzer, Steve Dirickson, Roland Tokumi, Roberto A. Franco
  • Publication number: 20060070008
    Abstract: A method and system for preservation of browser window integrity is disclosed. The position and size of script-created windows is adjusted as necessary to preserve critical data on the computer screen prior to rendering those windows. Popup windows are similarly adjusted so that window integrity is preserved. Popup window size is adjusted to be smaller than the vertical size of the popup's parent window. Popup window position is modified so that popups do not extend above the top, or below the bottom, of their parent window. Finally, the popup position in the z dimension is adjusted so that the popup appears immediately above its parent window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Sauve, Ann Seltzer, Robert Dirickson, Roberto Franco, Jeff Davis, Roland Tokumi, John Bedworth
  • Publication number: 20050235351
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing a security element that is directed at inhibiting malicious activity by displaying a browser window in such a way that the user can trust and know the source of the window. Additional information and ornamentation is displayed on the window to help ensure that an end user is not confused or misled (“spoofed”) into believing that the window originates from a trusted source. When a call is made to open a browser window, the status bar is displayed by default. The status bar provides additional information, such as the security zone, to the user to help the user in determining the source of the content. The security zone informs the user the location from where the content is originating. This additional information helps to ensure that the user has the necessary information on whether or not to trust the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ann Seltzer, Steve Dirickson, Roland Tokumi, Roberto Franco
  • Patent number: 6167133
    Abstract: A method for processing telecommunications signals to alleviate echo during a voice communication between a local talker and a remote talker comprises the application of circular buffers for near and far end signals to preserve processing time. Overlapping blocks of samples are processed and indexed by incrementing the index over time to generate an array for storing magnitude coherence versus time delay between outgoing and incoming samples. Echo is clipped based on power spectral matching. The clipped echo is replaced with noise fill of at least one of two types, white noise and tonal noise, at an appropriate level. Also, crackle which comprises high energy spikes and a residual echo effect which is low energy, bursty and non-linear may be identified and replaced with noise fill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: AT&T Corporation
    Inventors: Luis E. Caceres, Linda Ann Seltzer, Cliff Sui