Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Ann McKenna

Elizabeth Ann McKenna 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).

  • Patent number: 7779023
    Abstract: An internet website which presents a hierarchical menu structure to users includes a personalization engine 14 to automatically modify the menu structure for each user at least according to that user's previous browsing history at the site. In one embodiment the engine 14 provides, as menu options for a selected menu page of the hierarchical menu, a plurality of the most probable links which the user may wish to reach from the selected menu page. In another embodiment there are provided, as additional menu options for a particular menu page, a plurality of links which are similar, as determined by meeting a predetermined similarity metric, to menu options present on the particular menu page other than through meeting the similarity metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Barry Joseph Smyth, Paul Cotter, Elizabeth Ann McKenna, Nigel David Hanby
  • Patent number: 7028261
    Abstract: An internet website which presents a hierarchical menu structure to users includes a personalization engine 14 to automatically modify the menu structure for each user at least according to that user's previous browsing history at the site. In one embodiment the engine 14 provides, as menu options for a selected menu page of the hierarchical menu, a plurality of the most probable links which the user may wish to reach from the selected menu page. In another embodiment there are provided, as additional menu options for a particular menu page, a plurality of links which are similar, as determined by meeting a predetermined similarity metric, to menu options present on the particular menu page other than through meeting the similarity metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Changing World Limited
    Inventors: Barry Joseph Smyth, Paul Cotter, Elizabeth Ann McKenna, Nigel David Hanby
  • Publication number: 20030065706
    Abstract: An internet website which presents a hierarchical menu structure to users includes a personalisation engine 14 to automatically modify the menu structure for each user at least according to that user's previous browsing history at the site. In one embodiment the engine 14 provides, as menu options for a selected menu page of the hierarchical menu, a plurality of the most probable links which the user may wish to reach from the selected menu page. In another embodiment there are provided, as additional menu options for a particular menu page, a plurality of links which are similar, as determined by meeting a predetermined similarity metric, to menu options present on the particular menu page other than through meeting the similarity metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Barry Joseph Smyth, Paul Cotter, Elizabeth Ann McKenna, Nigel David Hanby
  • Publication number: 20030063129
    Abstract: An internet website which presents a hierarchical menu structure to users includes a personalization engine 14 to automatically modify the menu structure for each user at least according to that user's previous browsing history at the site. In one embodiment the engine 14 provides, as menu options for a selected menu page of the hierarchical menu, a plurality of the most probable links which the user may wish to reach from the selected menu page. In another embodiment there are provided, as additional menu options for a particular menu page, a plurality of links which are similar, as determined by meeting a predetermined similarity metric, to menu options present on the particular menu page other than through meeting the similarity metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Barry Joseph Smyth, Paul Cotter, Elizabeth Ann McKenna, Nigel David Hanby