Patents by Inventor Brian Joseph Tsang

Brian Joseph 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).

  • Enhanced e-mail folder security
    Patent number: 7908329
    Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that enhance the security of electronic mail messages and folders. Messages that are deemed to be less secure and have a higher security risk, such as unsolicited commercial e-mail (i.e. SPAM) and phishing messages, are reformatted and displayed in plain text with hyperlinks disabled in certain circumstances. For example, messages in a junk e-mail folder may be reformatted and displayed in plain text with hyperlinks disabled to make them safer for the user to interact with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Tsang, Stanley Grant, Lubdha Khandelwai, Robert Pengelly, Joseph Xavier