Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Etesse

Christopher E. Etesse 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).

  • Internet-based education support system and method with multi-language capability
    Patent number: 9053500
    Abstract: A system, method and medium for determining and displaying one or more locales on a web browser. The method can include the steps of providing in the web browser a plurality of display regions, associating a locale with a plurality of web pages, selecting by a user a user-specified locale, associating the locale with one or more particular display regions, and determining whether the locale is mandatory. If the locale is mandatory, content associated with the user-specified locale can be translated to content associated with the locale. Finally, content is displayed in the one or more particular frames in accordance with the locale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: BLACKBOARD INC.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Etesse, Jennifer R. West, Michael L. Chasen
  • Method and system for conducting online transactions
    Publication number: 20040167822
    Abstract: A transaction system conducts online transactions between a community of users associated with an organization and off-site vendors. Each user has an account for use in on-site transactions and other activities. The transaction system displays online items offered for sale by off-site vendors. The system can receive an order from a user for an item offered by an off-site vendor. The system determines if sufficient funds exist in the account of the user for the order and, if so, charges the account of the user for the order and transmits the order to the off-site vendor for order fulfillment. The system then pays the off-site vendor for the order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Blackboard Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Chasen, Timothy R. Chi, Christopher E. Etesse, William H. Langford, Jianjun Xu
  • Internet-based education support system, method and medium providing security attributes in modular, extensible components
    Publication number: 20040153508
    Abstract: A system, method and medium for providing and/or installing extensions to enhance functionality of a computer system. User roles may be provided or associated with extensible components in determining user access to the enhanced functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Robert L. Alcorn, Scott N. Perian, John S. Fontaine, Daniel F. Rinzel, Dorothy R. Brown, Christopher E. Etesse, David Yaskin
  • Internet-based education support system and method with multi-language capability
    Publication number: 20040030781
    Abstract: A system, method and medium for determining and displaying one or more locales on a web browser. The method can include the steps of providing in the web browser a plurality of display regions, associating a locale with a plurality of web pages, selecting by a user a user-specified locale, associating the locale with one or more particular display regions, and determining whether the locale is mandatory. If the locale is mandatory, content associated with the user-specified locale can be translated to content associated with the locale. Finally, content is displayed in the one or more particular frames in accordance with the locale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: Blackboard Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Etesse, Jennifer R. West, Michael L. Chasen