Patents by Inventor Douglas Coburn

Douglas Coburn 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).

  • Universal media firewall
    Patent number: 8166535
    Abstract: A universal media firewall allows a parent to control filtering of multiple media providers via a single firewall policy. The firewall(s) may be a stand-alone device or may be preformed with software on a home computer or at a remote site. Parental controls are accessible by the media provider so that media is filtered according to the parental settings prior to entering the home media network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas Coburn
  • Universal media firewall
    Publication number: 20090100513
    Abstract: A universal media firewall allows a parent to control filtering of multiple media providers via a single firewall policy. The firewall(s) may be a stand-alone device or may be preformed with software on a home computer or at a remote site. Parental controls are accessible by the media provider so that media is filtered according to the parental settings prior to entering the home media network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas Coburn