Patents by Inventor Colin Westlake

Colin Westlake 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).

  • Accessing information from an internet user's web session
    Patent number: 8775608
    Abstract: A pre-existing reference number on a legacy website provided by a legacy website provider may be supplemented with an enhanced reference number capable of identifying an internet user engaged in a web session on the legacy website. A check may be made to establish whether the internet user's computing device has a state object, including a web user ID (wUID) unique to the internet user's computing device. A processor may create an enhanced reference number based on the pre-existing reference number upon receipt of a request, and an association between the wUID and the enhanced reference number may be stored in a database accessible by the website provider. The enhanced reference number may be made available to the user by displaying it in place of the pre-existing reference number on the legacy website via the web session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Cardeasy Limited
    Inventor: Colin Westlake
  • Accessing Information From An Internet User's Web Session
    Publication number: 20110145401
    Abstract: A pre-existing reference number on a legacy website provided by a legacy website provider may be supplemented with an enhanced reference number capable of identifying an internet user engaged in a web session on the legacy website. A check may be made to establish whether the internet user's computing device has a state object, including a web user ID (wUID) unique to the internet user's computing device. A processor may create an enhanced reference number based on the pre-existing reference number upon receipt of a request, and an association between the wUID and the enhanced reference number may be stored in a database accessible by the website provider. The enhanced reference number may be made available to the user by displaying it in place of the pre-existing reference number on the legacy website via the web session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Colin Westlake