Patents by Inventor Alan Kobrin

Alan Kobrin 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: 8954861
    Abstract: A method of facilitating the self-administration of a directory of available modules on a group's syndicated customizable content document or start page is presented. The method includes presenting an initial list of modules to an administrator of a group, enabling the administrator to identify module selection information that identifies criteria for inclusion and/or exclusion of one or more modules in a directory, and storing the module selection information identified by the administrator. When a user of the group accesses a customized content document, the user is presented with a modified list of available modules based on the module selection information. Using this method, the administrator is capable of excluding modules from a global list, including only a specific subset of modules, or a combination of both. A system of carrying out the method is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ryohei Takahashi, Shoumen Saha, John Hjelmstad, Alan Kobrin, Michael Horowitz, Sanjay Raman