Patents by Inventor Kevin M. MacHeffner

Kevin M. MacHeffner 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).

  • Method and code module for facilitating navigation between webpages
    Patent number: 8219934
    Abstract: A method (104), operable on a processor platform (24), and a code module (38) facilitate navigation between webpages (34) of a website (32). The code module (38) is incorporated into the webpages (34), and is executed at the processor platform (24) when one of the webpages (34) is downloaded to the processor platform (24). Upon execution of the code module (38), a destination address (36) for the downloaded webpage (34) is obtained. When one or more keywords are detected in the destination address (36), a thread of navigation links (124) related to the keywords is generated and displayed within the current website. The navigation links (124) reference other webpages (34) of the website (32) pertinent to the current webpage (34), and these other webpages (34) can be downloaded when their associated navigation links (124) are activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin M. MacHeffner