Patents by Inventor Alma W. Whitten

Alma W. Whitten 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).

  • Variably controlling access to content
    Patent number: 8838645
    Abstract: A software module is presented that enables a person to determine the relevance of a document while preventing the person from making a copy of the entire document. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by programmatically controlling which portions of a document will be presented to a user and which portions will not be presented to the user. In one embodiment, the software module is used in conjunction with a search engine to present a document search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alma W. Whitten, Joseph K. O'Sullivan
  • VARIABLY CONTROLLING ACCESS TO CONTENT
    Publication number: 20140114960
    Abstract: A software module is presented that enables a person to determine the relevance of a document while preventing the person from making a copy of the entire document. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by programmatically controlling which portions of a document will be presented to a user and which portions will not be presented to the user. In one embodiment, the software module is used in conjunction with a search engine to present a document search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alma W. Whitten, Joseph K. O'Sullivan
  • Variably controlling access to content
    Patent number: 8639721
    Abstract: A software module is presented that enables a person to determine the relevance of a document while preventing the person from making a copy of the entire document. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by programmatically controlling which portions of a document will be presented to a user and which portions will not be presented to the user. In one embodiment, the software module is used in conjunction with a search engine to present a document search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alma W. Whitten, Joseph K. O'Sullivan
  • Variably controlling access to content
    Patent number: 8543599
    Abstract: A software module is presented that enables a person to determine the relevance of a document while preventing the person from making a copy of the entire document. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by programmatically controlling which portions of a document will be presented to a user and which portions will not be presented to the user. In one embodiment, the software module is used in conjunction with a search engine to present a document search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alma W. Whitten, Joseph K. O'Sullivan
  • Variably Controlling Access To Content
    Publication number: 20130125248
    Abstract: A software module is presented that enables a person to determine the relevance of a document while preventing the person from making a copy of the entire document. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by programmatically controlling which portions of a document will be presented to a user and which portions will not be presented to the user. In one embodiment, the software module is used in conjunction with a search engine to present a document search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Alma W. Whitten, Joseph K. O'Sullivan
  • Variably Controlling Access to Content
    Publication number: 20090276435
    Abstract: A software module is presented that enables a person to determine the relevance of a document while preventing the person from making a copy of the entire document. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by programmatically controlling which portions of a document will be presented to a user and which portions will not be presented to the user. In one embodiment, the software module is used in conjunction with a search engine to present a document search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Alma W. Whitten, Joseph K. O'Sullivan
  • Variably controlling access to content
    Patent number: 7603355
    Abstract: A software module is presented that enables a person to determine the relevance of a document while preventing the person from making a copy of the entire document. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by programmatically controlling which portions of a document will be presented to a user and which portions will not be presented to the user. In one embodiment, the software module is used in conjunction with a search engine to present a document search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alma W. Whitten, Joseph K. O'Sullivan