Patents by Inventor Brian J. Tsang
Brian J. Tsang 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).
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Patent number: 10812528Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C. J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant
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Publication number: 20200201500Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing electronic distribution of filtered calendars. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving control data. The control data may be configured to indicate a portion of master calendar data a user designates to transmit. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include filtering the master calendar data based on the control data to create filtered calendar data and transmitting the filtered calendar data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Cameron D. Stillion, Hans J. Bjordahl, Brian J. Tsang
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Patent number: 10613714Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing electronic distribution of filtered calendars. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving control data. The control data may be configured to indicate a portion of master calendar data a user designates to transmit. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include filtering the master calendar data based on the control data to create filtered calendar data and transmitting the filtered calendar data.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Cameron D. Stillion, Hans J. Bjordahl, Brian J. Tsang
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Publication number: 20180332077Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C.J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant
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Patent number: 10069865Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C. J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant
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Publication number: 20180013790Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C.J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III
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Publication number: 20170357396Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing electronic distribution of filtered calendars. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving control data. The control data may be configured to indicate a portion of master calendar data a user designates to transmit. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include filtering the master calendar data based on the control data to create filtered calendar data and transmitting the filtered calendar data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Cameron D. Stillion, Hans J. Bjordahl, Brian J. Tsang
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Publication number: 20170359375Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C.J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant
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Patent number: 9774624Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C. J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III
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Patent number: 9774623Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C. J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III
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Patent number: 9671933Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing electronic distribution of filtered calendars. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving control data. The control data may be configured to indicate a portion of master calendar data a user designates to transmit. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include filtering the master calendar data based on the control data to create filtered calendar data and transmitting the filtered calendar data.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Cameron D. Stillion, Hans J. Bjordahl, Brian J. Tsang
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Publication number: 20140298464Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C.J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III
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Patent number: 8572495Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing electronic distribution of filtered calendars. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving control data. The control data may be configured to indicate a portion of master calendar data a user designates to transmit. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include filtering the master calendar data based on the control data to create filtered calendar data and transmitting the filtered calendar data.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Cameron D. Stillion, Hans J. Bjordahl, Brian J. Tsang
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Patent number: 8301636Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing schedulable calendars electronically. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving schedulability data. The schedulability data may comprise data indicating a user's desire to send a schedulable calendar. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include marking calendar data as schedulable based on the schedulability data and transmitting the calendar data. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods may include receiving calendar data. Also, the disclosed systems and methods may include determining that the calendar data is marked as schedulable and sending a meeting request in response to determining that the calendar data is marked as schedulable.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Cameron D. Stillion, Hans J. Bjordahl, Brian J. Tsang, Glenn L. Frankel
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Publication number: 20110247070Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C.J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III
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Patent number: 7975297Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2005Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C. J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III