Patents by Inventor Ahmad H. Safa

Ahmad H. Safa 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).

  • Parental controls customization and notification
    Patent number: 7302488
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user's online actions. The computer receives a user request to perform a blocked online action. The computer provides information about the pending request to the administrator and receives request resolution information from the administrator. The computer updates the administrator controls used to filter the user's online actions in accordance with the request resolution information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ashvin J. Mathew, Craig A. Beilinson, Christopher A. Evans, Harry J. W. Fravert, Ahmad H. Safa, Linda I. Hong, Victor Tan, Laurel S. Abbott
  • Parental controls customization and notification
    Publication number: 20040003071
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user's online actions. The computer receives a user request to perform a blocked online action. The computer provides information about the pending request to the administrator and receives request resolution information from the administrator. The computer updates the administrator controls used to filter the user's online actions in accordance with the request resolution information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ashvin J. Mathew, Craig A. Beilinson, Christopher A. Evans, Harry J.W. Fravert, Ahmad H. Safa, Linda I. Hong, Victor Tan, Laurel S. Abbott