Patents by Inventor Chris Lee

Chris Lee 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).

  • Publication number: 20070234140
    Abstract: A technique for determining the relative relevance of electronic documents based on metadata/content associated with the document as a whole and/or metadata/content associated with one or more subdivisions of the electronic document. Metadata is associated with the document and various subdivision markers in the code of the document. A comparison of electronic documents may be made by comparing the metadata/content associated with the document and/or the subdivisions of the document to determine which documents contains subject matter that is relevant to the subject matter of another document or search criteria. The metadata/content may be weighted and these weights may be modified based on a rank profile A relevance score may be determined based on the comparison of the metadata/content for the documents and/or subdivisions of the documents as well as the weights attributed to the various subdivisions and documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Chris Lee, Anmol Matada, Ningning Wang
  • Publication number: 20070214500
    Abstract: A system and method that proactively manages login security data is provided. The system selects requesters of a software application resource. A privileged requester is used to request login security data pertaining to the selected requesters. The login security data that is received is compared to one or more parameters that indicate which action(s) should take place. Based on this comparison, one or more actions are taken on behalf of the selected requesters. One of the actions that can be taken is a grace period. One of the actions that can be taken is an automatic security setting update. Another action that can be taken is an automatic notification that automatically informs a user or application that a requestor's access to the resource is about to expire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Yen-Fu Chen, Chris Lee, Anmol Matada, Adeel Omer, Ningning Wang
  • Patent number: 7261826
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are described that may be used to provide decoupled rotation of structures about different pivot points. The apparatus may include one or more fixed blades mounted to a frame or substrate, one or more movable blades mounted to each structure to be moved, and flexures on which the structures are suspended. Separate movable blades may be provided for each degree of freedom. When voltage is applied between the fixed and movable blades, the electrostatic attraction generates a force attracting movable blades toward blades that are fixed relative to the moveable blades, causing a structure to rotate about the flexures. The angle of rotation that results may be related to the size, number and spacing of the blades, the stiffness of the flexures and the magnitude of the voltage difference applied to the blades. The blades are fabricated using deep silicon etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Calient Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adams, Tim Davis, Scott Miller, Kevin Shaw, John Matthew Chong, Seung Bok (Chris) Lee
  • Publication number: 20070186243
    Abstract: A system and method of providing television program recommendations is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a user review of a television program from a set-top box device via an access network of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system. The method also includes associating the user review with a user of the set-top box device. The method also includes receiving a request for programming recommendations from the set-top box device and generating a recommendation list that includes at least one recommended program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LP
    Inventors: Scott Pettit, Mary McCarthy, Anthony Haeuser, Chris Lee, Roland Noll
  • Publication number: 20070180068
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system, method and computer-readable medium for providing a television service. A group of settings relating to a television service is received from a customer device. A portal is provided to a remote device that enables updating the group of settings. A change to at least one setting is received from the remote device, and the change is made to the at least one setting at the customer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony Haeuser, Mary McCarthy, Scott Pettit, Chris Lee, Ross Cox
  • Publication number: 20070179950
    Abstract: A system and method for updating a filtering system which controls access to a website/page between a local area network (LAN) and an Internet. The LAN includes an Internet gateway system coupled to a workstation and configured to receive a URL request. The system controls access to the website/page associated with the URL based on one or more categories that are associated with the URL. The Internet gateway system can determine the category that is associated with the URL by referencing a master database or requesting the category from a database factory. The database factory can receive URLs from multiple Internet gateway systems. The database factory determines whether the identifier was previously categorized by the database factory and provides the category to the Internet gateway system. Once the Internet gateway system has the category, it applies rules associated with the category and user to filter access to the requested website/page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: WEBSENSE, INC.
    Inventors: Harold Kester, Dan Ruskin, Chris Lee, Mark Anderson
  • Publication number: 20070169144
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for providing content over a television network. The method includes receiving an input that corresponds to a master account, associating the master account with at least one additional account that relates to the provision of content from a content provider and delivering the content over the television network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.
    Inventors: David Chen, Scott Pettit, Anthony Haeuser, Mary McCarthy, Chris Lee
  • Publication number: 20070119545
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing system is provided. The semiconductor processing system includes a chamber. The chamber includes a gas inlet, a top electrode configured to strike a plasma inside the chamber, and a support for holding a substrate. A controller configured to detect a passivation starved condition during an etching operation is provided. The controller is further configured to introduce a passivation enhancing gas through the gas inlet during the etching operation in response to detecting the passivation starved condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Helene Del Puppo, Frank Lin, Chris Lee, Vahid Vahedi, Thomas Kamp, Alan Miller, Saurabh Ullal, Harmeet Singh
  • Publication number: 20070115389
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of delivering notifications. The method can include receiving a communication at a server within an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, where the communication is directed to a destination device outside of the IPTV network. The method can also include identifying the destination device and associating the destination device with a set-top box device. The method can also include transmitting a notification of the communication to the set-top box device via a private data network within the IPTV network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Mary McCarthy, Tony Haeuser, Chris Lee, Ross Cox, Scott Pettit
  • Publication number: 20070117399
    Abstract: A method for etching a polysilicon gate structure in a plasma etch chamber is provided. The method initiates with defining a pattern protecting a polysilicon film to be etched. Then, a plasma is generated. Next, substantially all of the polysilicon film that is unprotected is etched. Then, a silicon containing gas is introduced and a remainder of the polysilicon film is etched while introducing a silicon containing gas. An etch chamber configured to introduce a silicon containing gas during an etch process is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Helene Del Puppo, Frank Lin, Chris Lee, Vahid Vahedi, Thomas Kamp, Alan Miller, Saurabh Ullal, Harmeet Singh
  • Publication number: 20070099694
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method to deliver video games. The method includes receiving a request for a game from a set-top box device. The method also includes determining whether at least one user identity is associated with the set-top box device. The method also includes retrieving previous game information associated with the at least one user identity. The method can also include providing the previous game information to the set-top box device and allowing at least one user to continue a previously executed game in response to a user selection at least partially based on the previous game information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.
    Inventors: Mary McCarthy, Tony Haeuser, Scott Pettit, Chris Lee, Ross Cox, Scott Pettit
  • Publication number: 20070083895
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method to manage television information. The method includes receiving at least one user television viewing preference via an Internet site of a public network. The method also includes associating a user account with a set-top box device. The method also includes transmitting the at least one user television viewing preference to the set-top box device via a private network supporting an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Mary McCarthy, Tony Haeuser, Chris Lee, Ross Cox, Scott Pettit
  • Publication number: 20070083908
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of providing web-based content. The method can include receiving at least one user preference via a user account of a public data network, where the at least one user preference indicates at least one type of content available via the public data network. The method can also include generating a user interface, where the user interface includes the type of content indicated by the at least one user preference. The method can also include associating the user account with a set-top box device and transmitting the user interface to the set-top box device via an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Mary McCarthy, Tony Haeuser, Scott Pettit, Chris Lee, Ross Cox
  • Patent number: 7194464
    Abstract: A system and method for updating a filtering system which controls access to a website/page between a local area network (LAN) and an Internet. The LAN includes an Internet gateway system coupled to a workstation and configured to receive a URL request. The system controls access to the website/page associated with the URL based on one or more categories that are associated with the URL. The Internet gateway system can determine the category that is associated with the URL by referencing a master database or requesting the category from a database factory. The database factory can receive URLs from multiple Internet gateway systems. The database factory determines whether the identifier was previously categorized by the database factory and provides the category to the Internet gateway system. Once the Internet gateway system has the category, it applies rules associated with the category and user to filter access to the requested website/page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Websense, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold Kester, Dan Ruskin, Chris Lee, Mark Anderson
  • Patent number: 7186661
    Abstract: A method for etching a polysilicon gate structure in a plasma etch chamber is provided. The method initiates with defining a pattern protecting a polysilicon film to be etched. Then, a plasma is generated. Next, substantially all of the polysilicon film that is unprotected is etched. Then, a silicon containing gas is introduced and a remainder of the polysilicon film is etched while introducing a silicon containing gas. An etch chamber configured to introduce a silicon containing gas during an etch process is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Helene Del Puppo, Frank Lin, Chris Lee, Vahid Vahedi, Thomas A. Kamp, Alan J. Miller, Saurabh Ullal, Harmeet Singh
  • Publication number: 20060287751
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for performing one or more defect-related functions are provided. One method for identifying noise in inspection data includes identifying events detected in a number of sets of inspection data that is less than a predetermined number as noise. One method for binning defects includes binning the defects into groups based on defect characteristics and the sets of the inspection data in which the defects were detected. One method for selecting defects for defect analysis includes binning defects into group(s) based on proximity of the defects to each other and spatial signatures formed by the group(s). A different method for selecting defects for defect analysis includes selecting defects having the greatest diversity of defect characteristic(s) for defect analysis. One method includes classifying defects on a specimen using inspection data generated for the specimen combined with defect review data generated for the specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Dishner, Chris Lee, Sharon McCauley, Patrick Huet, David Wang
  • Patent number: 7141505
    Abstract: A method for etching a bilayer resist defined over a substrate in a plasma etch chamber is provided. The method initiates with introducing the substrate having a pattern defined on a first layer of the bilayer resist into the etch chamber. Then SiCl4 gas flows into the etch chamber. Next, a plasma is struck in the etch chamber while flowing the SiCl4 gas. Then the bilayer resist is etched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Wendy Nguyen, Chris Lee
  • Publication number: 20060223118
    Abstract: A method of producing a chemical compound library comprises extracting at least one extract from at least one species of plant; processing at least one of the extract(s) to remove at least one type of chemical interference to produce a processed extract; chromatographically separating the processed extract into a plurality of chromatographic fractions, each containing an amount of chemical compounds; determining the amount of chemical compounds in at least one of the chromatographic fractions; and normalizing the chromatographic fractions in which the amounts were determined to produce normalized chromatographic fractions, each such fraction comprising from about 1 microgram to about 500 micrograms of each of from one to seven chemical compounds that were present in lower concentrations in the extract and that each have a log P of from about ?1 to about 5 and a molecular weight less than about 1000 Daltons; thereby to produce a chemical compound library from at least one species of plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Gary Eldridge, Lu Zeng, Peader Cremin, Chris Lee, Helene Vervoort, Marilyn Ghanem
  • Patent number: 7110324
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a universal replaceable back radar, wherein a head sleeve and a vehicle-reversing module thereof are separately designed and coated, an ultrasonic head is coupled to the connecting block of the vehicle-reversing module, an angle-adjust pad is also clamped to the connecting block of the vehicle-reversing module, and a big and a small hook platelets each with different heights are separately installed at both sides of one face of the angle-adjust pad and press against the internal face of a downward-tilt or an upward-tilt bumper. The universal replaceable back radar of the present invention can simplify the assemblage thereof and save the coating step thereof and its man-hour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Whetron Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jenchun Ho, Chris Lee
  • Patent number: PP17914
    Abstract: ‘CABp Fuji’ is a new and distinct apple tree notable for its large, attractive fruit, having a pronounced stripe and superior color as compared to its parent ‘Nagafu-6’ and other known cultivars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: CABp 4 Limited
    Inventors: Chris Lee, Brian Edwards, Allan Delugar