Patents by Inventor John S. Fontaine

John S. Fontaine 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).

  • Internet-based education support system, method and medium providing security attributes in modular, extensible components
    Patent number: 7908602
    Abstract: A system, method and medium for providing and/or installing extensions to enhance functionality of a computer system. User roles may be provided or associated with extensible components in determining user access to the enhanced functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Blackboard Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Alcorn, Scott N. Perian, John S. Fontaine, Daniel F. Rinzel, Jr., Dorothy R. Brown, Christopher Etesse, David Yaskin
  • Internet-based education support system, method and medium providing security attributes in modular, extensible components
    Publication number: 20040153508
    Abstract: A system, method and medium for providing and/or installing extensions to enhance functionality of a computer system. User roles may be provided or associated with extensible components in determining user access to the enhanced functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Robert L. Alcorn, Scott N. Perian, John S. Fontaine, Daniel F. Rinzel, Dorothy R. Brown, Christopher E. Etesse, David Yaskin
  • Internet-based education support system, method and medium with modular text-editing component for use in a web-based application
    Publication number: 20040153509
    Abstract: A system, method and medium for accessing a text editor, accessing a text tool, and associating text tool data with the text editor. The text editor may invoke the text tool. The text tool data may be stored as HyperText Markup Language, or translated to a displayable format at run time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Robert L. Alcorn, Scott N. Perian, John S. Fontaine, Daniel F. Rinzel, Dorothy R. Brown, Christopher Etesse, David Yaskin