Patents by Inventor Michael P. Peercy

Michael P. Peercy 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).

  • Multiple reference hotlist for identifying frequently retrieved web pages
    Patent number: 5960429
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for locating web pages from a network server. A count of retrievals of a web page is accumulated and the accumulated count and an address for the web page are stored in a record of a history log database at the network server. A multiple reference hotlist is formatted from the records in the history log database, wherein the multiple reference hotlist comprises a list of addresses for web pages retrieved from the records and the list is sorted by the accumulated counts retrieved from the records. The multiple reference hotlist is then displayed for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Peercy, Benjamin Clay Reed, Edward Robinson, Hovey Raymond Strong, Jr.