Patents Assigned to ProQuest
  • Patent number: 7376709
    Abstract: The present invention is a process of creating durable Uniform Resource Locator links to results of performing web-enabled functions. The web-enabled functions are performed using a system delivered user interface requiring users to authenticate within the system. After authentication, the user will be able to perform a first user function that will create Uniform Resource Locator link results derived from the first user function. The user will then be able to conduct successive users functions, either dependent or independent of the first user function results without having to re-authenticate. The successive user function will then create durable Uniform Resource Locator link results derived from the successive user function without altering the previously created Uniform Resource Locator links to previous user function results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: ProQuest
    Inventors: James Brei, Mark Holt, Ken Olson, Sri Potharaju