Patents by Inventor David Michael Adams

David Michael Adams 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 of storing and classifying selectable web page links and sublinks thereof to a predetermined depth in response to a single user input
    Patent number: 6334145
    Abstract: An improved method for efficiently retrieving data associated with linked network locations utilizing a computer network is disclosed. First, data is retrieved from a network location which has a plurality of links to related network locations. Next, in response to a single user input, the plurality of links and their network addresses are automatically classified into a folder having common subject matter. A user can later efficiently retrieve data associated with the classified network locations utilizing the common category of network addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Michael Adams, John Maddalozzo, Jr., Gerald Francis McBrearty, Johnny Meng Han Shieh
  • Method for extracting hyperlinks from a display document and automatically retrieving and displaying multiple subordinate documents of the display document
    Patent number: 6237030
    Abstract: An improved method for viewing a plurality of network locations in response to a single user input utilizing a computer network. A plurality of network locations are assigned to a predetermined group selectable from a single graphic user interface button. In response to a single user input, data is retrieved which is associated with the predetermined group of network locations. Data is displayed from the predetermining group of location contemporaneously, wherein a user can efficiently view data associated with the assigned plurality of network locations concurrently in response to the single user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Michael Adams, John Maddalozzo, Jr., Gerald Francis McBrearty, Johnny Meng Han Shieh