Patents by Inventor Jim Spohrer

Jim Spohrer 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 improving web site accessibility
    Patent number: 6714963
    Abstract: A system and method of improving the accessibility of Web sites and pages through the use of accessibility descriptors that can be assigned to a Web site and/or each page of a Web site. The descriptors enable the page(s) of the site to be assessed and then displayed according to a particular user's needs, or if appropriate may notify the user if a page cannot be used or rendered more accessible. The system can be set up to require a user fee for the service, thus encouraging Web creators to design Web pages that can be modified in accordance with the accessibility descriptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James L. Levine, Peter G. Fairweather, Jim Spohrer