Patents by Inventor David Oei

David Oei 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: 9565235
    Abstract: A method and system for providing flexible access to Internet sites is described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, via a computing device, a request to access content associated with the URL. The method further includes transmitting a response to the request, the response indicating that access to the URL is restricted, receiving a second request to access the content associated with the URL, the second request acknowledging that access to the URL is restricted, logging the second request; and transmitting a second response to the second request, the second response allowing access to the requested content associated with the URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Websense, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Hegli, John Carrington, David Oei
  • Publication number: 20140019618
    Abstract: A method and system for providing flexible access to Internet sites is described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, via a computing device, a request to access content associated with the URL. The method further includes transmitting a response to the request, the response indicating that access to the URL is restricted, receiving a second request to access the content associated with the URL, the second request acknowledging that access to the URL is restricted, logging the second request; and transmitting a second response to the second request, the second response allowing access to the requested content associated with the URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Ronald Hegli, John Carrington, David Oei
  • Patent number: 8533349
    Abstract: A method and system for providing flexible access to Internet sites is described. The system includes a database of Internet sites that have been categorized so that the system determines the category of information that a user is accessing on the Internet. The system is also programmed so users are only allowed to access sites within a particular category a limited number of times. Moreover, users can requested a postponed access, wherein the site they are requesting is stored to a server, and available to the user at a later time. In addition, if a user chooses to access a site that is within certain predefined categories, they are presented with the option of retrieving the page, but notified that their access will be logged to a file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Websense, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Hegli, John Carrington, David Oei
  • Publication number: 20040015586
    Abstract: A method and system for providing flexible access to Internet sites is described. The system includes a database of Internet sites that have been categorized so that the system determines the category of information that a user is accessing on the Internet. The system is also programmed so users are only allowed to access sites within a particular category a limited number of times. Moreover, users can requested a postponed access, wherein the site they are requesting is stored to a server, and available to the user at a later time. In addition, if a user chooses to access a site that is within certain predefined categories, they are presented with the option of retrieving the page, but notified that their access will be logged to a file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Ronald Hegli, John Carrington, David Oei
  • Patent number: 6606659
    Abstract: A method and system for providing flexible access to Internet sites is described. The system includes a database of Internet sites that have been categorized so that the system determines the category of information that a user is accessing on the Internet. The system is also programmed so users are only allowed to access sites within a particular category a limited number of times. Moreover, users can requested a postponed access, wherein the site they are requesting is stored to a server, and available to the user at a later time. In addition, if a user chooses to access a site that is within certain predefined categories, they are presented with the option of retrieving the page, but notified that their access will be logged to a file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Websense, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Hegli, John Carrington, David Oei