Patents by Inventor Patrick Alan Hughes

Patrick Alan Hughes 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: 6389472
    Abstract: The method and system of the present invention are operative to adaptively fill holes in filter lists. A method and system for managing access to inappropriate content on a public computer network by users of a private computer network including a method and system for adaptively creating or modifying a filter list is disclosed. Users of the private network access content on the public network through an interface. Local memory of the interface is scanned and inappropriate content is identified. The location within the public computer network at which this inappropriate content is found is identified. These locations are then added to a filter list of sites that contain inappropriate content. The method and system can also be used in conjunction with local memory of individual computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Cornerpost Software, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Alan Hughes, Paul Blair Elswick
  • Patent number: 6065055
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling access to a database, such as the Internet. Said system is optimized for networks and works with a proxy server. Undesirable content from the World Wide Web (WWW) is filtered through a primary "Filter List" and is further aided by a Uniform Resource Locator keyword search. Depending on the threshold sensitivity setting which is adjusted by the administrator, a certain frequency of attempts to access restricted material will result in a message being sent to an authority figure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventors: Patrick Alan Hughes, Paul Blair Elswick