Patents by Inventor Colin E. Birge

Colin E. Birge 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 for web page rules compliance testing
    Patent number: 7451391
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of testing a hypertext document for compliance with a selected criterion. The method (200) provides user prompts (201) for accepting user selections (202) of parameters to test a web page (or web pages) for compliance with selected rules. The web page is obtained (203) and sent, with selected rules, to a rules engine (204) for an analysis based on the selected rules (206). The raw analysis data is generated and stored (208). The analysis data is compiled and presented (210) to a user for error tracking and/or correction (212).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul W. Coleman, Colin E. Birge, Brian D. Davia, Stephen Michael McKain