Patents by Inventor Graham A. Ruffell

Graham A. Ruffell 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).

  • System and method for web-based content scheduling
    Patent number: 6650348
    Abstract: A system and method employ a hierarchical data structure wherein nodes in the structure have a parent/child as well as a temporal relationship. Accordingly, the parent-child relationship of various nodes may change as a function of time. This hierarchical structure is part of a system employed to schedule content on a web site or web page that changes over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rico Mariani, Stephen J. Butler, Graham A. Ruffell, John Clement Gudenkauf, Tara S. Prakriya
  • System and method for web-based content scheduling
    Publication number: 20020093540
    Abstract: A system and method employ a hierarchical data structure wherein nodes in the structure have a parent/child as well as a temporal relationship. Accordingly, the parent-child relationship of various nodes may change as a function of time. This hierarchical structure is part of a system employed to schedule content on a web site or web page that changes over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rico Mariani, Stephen J. Butler, Graham A. Ruffell, John Clement Gudenkauf, Tara S. Prakriya