Patents by Inventor Chihuan M. Lin

Chihuan M. Lin 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).

  • Method and apparatus for protecting user privacy by providing an inaccurate measure of network systems accesssed
    Patent number: 5896498
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting user privacy by providing an inaccurate measure of network systems automatically initiates one or more non-user requested accesses to one or more network systems. The data received from the host system corresponding to the one or more non-user requested accesses is then automatically ignored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David E. Dent, Vaughn S. Iverson, John W. Richardson, Robert T. Adams, Jeffrey N. Kidder, Chihuan M. Lin, Thomas R. Gardos