Patents by Inventor Stephen Yolleck

Stephen Yolleck 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).

  • Layout and management of browser panes
    Publication number: 20070101298
    Abstract: The invention presents a system and method for reserving space within a browser for a requesting component. The invention can reserve space above, below, to the right, or to the left of a main browsing section for a requesting component. The invention can adjust the main browsing section in order to fit a plurality of spaces created for requesting components. The spaces reserved can be presented in a manner that does not obstruct any viewable areas of the main browsing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Yolleck, David Korn
  • Methods and systems for operating multiple web pages in a single window
    Publication number: 20060271858
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operating multiple web pages in a single browser window. The methods and systems include providing tabbed browsing whereby a user may select a tab to open a web page associated to it. A set of tabs and buttons are located on a tab band within the browser window. The functionality of tabbed browsing is compatible with existing browser features and applications. The computer software for tabbed browsing is created as a plug-in to the browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Yolleck, Marek Gorecki, Denise Ho
  • Method and system for operating multiple web pages with anti-spoofing protection
    Publication number: 20060271861
    Abstract: Method and system for operating tabbed browsing with anti-spoofing protection. Tabbed browsing operates to detect pop-up dialogs sent from malicious web pages operating in a background browser. Keystrokes and keyboard messages are prevented from being delivered to background browsers. Unauthorized movement of background browsers are detected. URLs are inspected before being saved or restored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Yolleck, David Walters
  • Method for a browser auto form fill
    Publication number: 20060179404
    Abstract: The present invention provides at least a method for automatically filling forms appearing on web pages. With respect to the present invention, a user populates personal information such as addresses, credit cards, and passwords in a tool to subsequently fill forms without re-typing the same. The user may input the personal information or retrieve it from another source. The tool gives the user flexibility in selecting the personal information to be populated in the form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Yolleck, Elizabeth Yang, David Walters, Dane Glasgow