Patents by Inventor Brian Mathews

Brian Mathews 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: 8214486
    Abstract: Disclosed is an internet traffic monitoring method. In the method, a first packet, sent from a user client, having a web content request meeting certain monitoring selection criteria is detected. Upon detection of the first packet, a second packet is forwarded to the user client. The second packet has a redirection with a fabricated web content request to a monitoring web page including at least one monitoring implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Front Porch, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Edward Britton, Derek Stephen Maxson, Brian Mathew Blocher, Thabo Husayn Fletcher, Scott Kenneth Smith, Carlos Alberto Vazquez
  • Patent number: 7953851
    Abstract: Disclosed is an internet traffic monitoring method. In the method, copied packets that are based on original packets sent from a user client are monitored for a web content request meeting certain monitoring selection criteria. Upon detection of a copied packet having a web content request meeting the selection criteria, a replacement packet is forwarded to the user client such that the user client receives the replacement packet before receiving a response packet from a target server of the corresponding original packet, wherein the replacement packet has a redirection with a fabricated web content request to a monitoring web page including at least one monitoring implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Front Porch, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Edward Britton, Derek Stephen Maxson, Brian Mathew Blocher, Thabo Husayn Fletcher, Scott Kenneth Smith, Carlos Alberto Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20100306052
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method, and related apparatus, for directing network service provider selected embedded objects to an internet user client. In the method, a network service provider maintains a database of internet user clients that includes a particular service-type value for each internet user client. The network service provider analyzes an HTTP transaction involving the internet user client. The network service provider responds to an HTTP transaction requesting an embedded web object by forwarding to the internet user client, an alternative embedded web object selected in accordance with the user client's particular service-type value, wherein the alternative embedded web object arrives to the internet user client before a response to the originally requested embedded web object. The network service provider causes the originally requested embedded web object to be forwarded to the internet user client after the alternative embedded web object is forwarded to the internet user client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Zachary Edward Britton, Derek Stephen Maxson, Brian Mathew Blocher, Thabo Husayn Fletcher, Scott Kenneth Smith, Carlos Alberto Vazquez, Cameron D. Jordan, Christopher F. Smith, Zachariah James Wise
  • Publication number: 20100024032
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for effecting an internet user's privacy directive. In the method, copied packets, that are based on original packets sent from a user client, are monitored for a web content request including state information that is not in compliance with a user's privacy directive. Upon detection of a copied packet having a web content request including noncompliant state information, the state information is modified to comply with the user's privacy directive. A replacement packet is forwarded to the user client such that the user client receives the replacement packet before receiving a response packet from a target server of the corresponding original packet. The replacement packet has a redirection with a renewed web content request including the modified state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Zachary Edward Britton, Derek Stephen Maxson, Brian Mathew Blocher, Thabo Husayn Fletcher, Scott Kenneth Smith, Carlos Alberto Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20090216882
    Abstract: Disclosed is an internet traffic monitoring method that includes a network service provider analyzing an HTTP transaction involving an internet user client. The network service provider responds to the HTTP transaction by forwarding, to the internet user client, a modified web object including a monitoring implement. After forwarding the modified web object to the internet user client, the network service provider forwards a web object, originally associated with the HTTP transaction, to the internet user client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Zachary Edward Britton, Derek Stephen Maxson, Brian Mathew Blocher, Thabo Husayn Fletcher, Scott Kenneth Smith, Carlos Alberto Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20090177771
    Abstract: Disclosed is an internet traffic monitoring method. In the method, a first packet, sent from a user client, having a web content request meeting certain monitoring selection criteria is detected. Upon detection of the first packet, a second packet is forwarded to the user client. The second packet has a redirection with a fabricated web content request to a monitoring web page including at least one monitoring implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Zachary Edward Britton, Derek Stephen Maxson, Brian Mathew Blocher, Thabo Husayn Fletcher, Scott Kenneth Smith, Carlos Alberto Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20060250621
    Abstract: A computer-implemented graphics program that correctly adapts images being printed to the physical capabilities of a printer. A published virtual paper is scaled to a physical paper, taking into account the virtual paper's size, geometry bounds for an image from the virtual paper being printed, balanced geometry bounds calculated from the geometry bounds, the physical paper's size and a printable area of the physical paper, so that the image being printed fits within a printable area of the physical paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Benjamin Cochran, Brian Mathews
  • Publication number: 20060190443
    Abstract: A computer implemented system, method, and article of manufacture provide access to a drawing. A server computer has one or more server component applications. One or more drawing files are created by a first drawing application and stored on the server computer. A search server component application executes on the server computer and provides a query engine that allows queries of the one or more drawing files to locate data. A conversion server component application executes on the server computer and dynamically convert the drawing files into a drawing file format viewable by a client application executing on a client compute. The server component applications are further configured to provide the one or more drawing files that have been dynamically converted to the client computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Mathews, Ratnakar Dev
  • Patent number: 6836985
    Abstract: A solar powered window ornament including one or more photovoltaic cells used to power a drive mechanism that rotates at least one wheel for a vehicle body. The vehicle body is removable attached to a frame adapted to secure to a window. The vehicle body may be selected from a variety of available vehicles to allow replacement of different vehicle bodies. In one embodiment, the vehicle body displayed may be a three-dimensional NASCAR model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventor: Brian Mathew
  • Publication number: 20040231210
    Abstract: A solar powered window ornament including one or more photovoltaic cells used to power a drive mechanism that rotates at least one wheel for a vehicle body. The vehicle body is removable attached to a frame adapted to secure to a window. The vehicle body may be selected from a variety of available vehicles to allow replacement of different vehicle bodies. In one embodiment, the vehicle body displayed may be a three-dimensional NASCAR model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Brian Mathew
  • Patent number: 6713898
    Abstract: A configuration of a thyristor stack is provided. The stack includes thyristors, electrically conductive bars, and reactors that are mounted around the electrically conductive. Heat sinks may be included in the thyristor stack to assist in heat dissipation, although they may not be necessary. A method for constructing a thyristor stack is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Gregory Wagoner, Brian Mathew Hamill, John Wilbur Cannon
  • Patent number: 6594130
    Abstract: Circuits and methods for protecting thyristors in a bridge configuration are provided. A circuit comprises a line reactor in series with the input of the bridge and the input of the diametric cell, two leg reactors each in series with a respective leg and an output of the diametric cell. Two snubber circuits in parallel with the two thyristors that comprise the diametric cell may also be used to protect the thyristors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: Robert Gregory Wagoner, Lee Covington Robert, Brian Mathew Hamill
  • Publication number: 20030103305
    Abstract: Circuits and methods for protecting thyristors in a bridge configuration are provided. A circuit comprises a line reactor in series with the input of the bridge and the input of the diametric cell, two leg reactors each in series with a respective leg and an output of the diametric cell. Two snubber circuits in parallel with the two thyristors that comprise the diametric cell may also be used to protect the thyristors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Gregory Wagoner, Lee Covington Robert, Brian Mathew Hamill
  • Publication number: 20030103312
    Abstract: A configuration of a thyristor stack is provided. The stack comprises thyristors, electrically conductive bars, and reactors that are mounted around the electrically conductive. Heat sinks may be included in the thyristor stack to assist in heat dissipation, although they may not be necessary. A method for constructing a thyristor stack is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Gregory Wagoner, Brian Mathew Hamill, John Wilbur Cannon