Patents by Inventor Daniel S Struthers

Daniel S Struthers 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).

  • Protected environments for protecting users against undesirable activities
    Patent number: 8028335
    Abstract: Various embodiments protect against undesirable activities, in at least some embodiments, by combining the protection of a data or message filter with the user's own knowledge and judgment. In at least some embodiments, data or a message that is suspected of being associated with an undesirable activity is identified and indicia is provided to a user that the message is suspect. The data or message is presented to the user in a protected environment that allows the user to access the data or message in full fidelity, but prevents them from interacting with the data or message in a manner which would expose them to the undesirable activity. After reviewing the data or message in the protected environment, the user can decide how the message should thereafter be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ojiakonobi Udezue, Bryan T Starbuck, Daniel S Struthers, Geurt B De Raad, Anthony G Thane
  • Protected Environments for Protecting Users Against Undesirable Activities
    Publication number: 20070294763
    Abstract: Various embodiments protect against undesirable activities, in at least some embodiments, by combining the protection of a data or message filter with the user's own knowledge and judgment. In at least some embodiments, data or a message that is suspected of being associated with an undesirable activity is identified and indicia is provided to a user that the message is suspect. The data or message is presented to the user in a protected environment that allows the user to access the data or message in full fidelity, but prevents them from interacting with the data or message in a manner which would expose them to the undesirable activity. After reviewing the data or message in the protected environment, the user can decide how the message should thereafter be treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ojiakonobi Udezue, Bryan T Starbuck, Daniel S Struthers, Geurt B De Raad, Anthony G Thane