Patents by Inventor Bella Acharya

Bella Acharya 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: 8607135
    Abstract: Methods and a data structure for assigning URLs (e.g., to radio-station-streaming-media-content sources) to graphical objects (such as buttons) are disclosed. Zip codes are used to identify and assign geographically relevant URLs to buttons. A graphical user interface enables a user to select from a plurality of radio buttons and menu entries in order to identify search results satisfying the user's selection criteria. Information identifying a user's button assignments or preferences (such as the user's zip code) is stored in various data fields in a cookie data structure. The computer-executable instructions use the information contained in the data structure in order to assign the URL to the button each time the Web page is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tom A. Sponheim, Bella Acharya, Jack Litewka, Jamie A. Spooner, William A. Spencer, Stephen H. Buroker
  • Publication number: 20080244441
    Abstract: Methods and a data structure for assigning URLs (e.g., to radio-station-streaming-media-content sources) to graphical objects (such as buttons) are disclosed. Zip codes are used to identify and assign geographically relevant URLs to buttons. A graphical user interface enables a user to select from a plurality of radio buttons and menu entries in order to identify search results satisfying the user's selection criteria. Information identifying a user's button assignments or preferences (such as the user's zip code) is stored in various data fields in a cookie data structure. The computer-executable instructions use the information contained in the data structure in order to assign the URL to the button each time the Web page is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tom A. Sponheim, Bella Acharya, Jack Litewka, Jamie A. Spooner, William A. Spencer, Stephen H. Buroker
  • Patent number: 7356765
    Abstract: Methods for assigning URLs to graphical objects (such as buttons) are disclosed. In one aspect, zip codes are used to identify and assign geographically relevant URLs to buttons. In a second aspect, a graphical user interface enables a user to select from a plurality of radio buttons and menu entries to identify search results satisfying the user's selection criteria. In a third aspect, search results are displayed in an IFRAME so that the Web page need not be replotted each time the server identifies URLs satisfying the user selection criteria. In a fourth aspect, information identifying a user's button assignments or preferences (such as the user's zip code) is stored in various data fields in a cookie data structure. The computer-executable instructions use the information contained in the cookie data structure to assign the URL to the button each time the Web page is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tom A. Sponheim, Bella Acharya, Jack Litewka, Jamie A. Spooner, William A. Spencer, Stephen H. Buroker
  • Publication number: 20040216053
    Abstract: Methods and a data structure for assigning URLs (e.g., to radio-station-streaming-media-content sources) to graphical objects (such as buttons) are disclosed. In one aspect of the present invention, zip codes are used to identify and assign geographically relevant URLs to buttons. In a second aspect of the invention, a graphical user interface enables a user to select from a plurality of radio buttons and menu entries in order to identify search results satisfying the user's selection criteria. In a third aspect of this invention, search results are displayed in an IFRAME so that the Web page need not be replotted each time the server identifies URLs satisfying the user selection criteria. In a fourth aspect of this invention, information identifying a user's button assignments or preferences (such as the user's zip code) is stored in various data fields in a cookie data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tom A. Sponheim, Bella Acharya, Jack Litewka, Jamie A. Spooner, William A. Spencer, Stephen H. Buroker
  • Patent number: 6639610
    Abstract: Methods and a data structure for assigning URLs (e.g., to radio-station-streaming-media-content sources) to graphical objects (such as buttons) are disclosed. In one aspect of the present invention, zip codes are used to identify and assign geographically relevant URLs to buttons. In a second aspect of the invention, a graphical user interface enables a user to select from a plurality of radio buttons and menu entries in order to identify search results satisfying the user's selection, criteria. In a third aspect of this invention, search results are displayed in an IFRAME so that the Web page need not be replotted each time the server identifies URLs satisfying the user selection criteria. In a fourth aspect of this invention, information identifying a user's button assignments or preferences (such as the user's zip code) is store in various data fields in a cookie data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tom A. Sponheim, Bella Acharya, Jack Litewka, Jamie A. Spooner, William A. Spencer, Stephen H. Buroker