Patents by Inventor John P. Mullally, IV

John P. Mullally, IV 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).

  • Content feedback for authors of web syndications
    Patent number: 8099459
    Abstract: Transmit user feedback from a user to a web syndication author. A first communication link is opened. Content data from the web syndication author is received. The received content data is stored on a first client device. The opened first communication link is terminated after receiving the content data. User behavior data is collected as a function of user interactions with the received content data on the first client device after terminating the first communication link. User feedback including the collected user behavior data is transmitted to the web syndication author by opening a second communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Plastina, Andrew J. Jaffray, Andrew L. Silverman, John P. Mullally, IV, Joshuah Vincent
  • Providing community-based media item ratings to users
    Patent number: 7890513
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for providing a user with media item ratings based upon media item ratings of a community of related users. The user sends information about herself to the system. The system places the user in a community of users based upon the user information and provides media item ratings to members of the community based upon media item ratings by other community members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Plastina, Edward T. Gausman, John P. Mullally, IV, Michael Novak, Pradeep Jha