Patents by Inventor Jonathan E. Fay

Jonathan E. Fay 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).

  • Assisted management of bookmarked web pages
    Patent number: 8126879
    Abstract: In a method of assisting in management of a collection of bookmarked web pages, browsing information is received. The browsing information is related to a history of web browser use. A ranked list of web pages is generated from a plurality of web pages which is received in the browsing information. The generating is based upon a function including one or more statistical elements of the browsing information. Management information is provided based upon the ranked list of web pages. The management information is for assisting in management of a collection of bookmarked web pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David James Gemmell, Jonathan E. Fay
  • Method and system for obfuscating data structures by deterministic natural data substitution
    Patent number: 7672967
    Abstract: A method and system create a data structure from an obfuscated data structure. First, the system operates on a first data structure whose obfuscation is desired, and creates a data string based on a portion of the first data structure. Next, based on the data string, a second data structure is deterministically generated from a third data structure and the second data structure replaces the first data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Jonathan E. Fay
  • Assisted management of bookmarked web pages
    Publication number: 20080288492
    Abstract: In a method of assisting in management of a collection of bookmarked web pages, browsing information is received. The browsing information is related to a history of web browser use. A ranked list of web pages is generated from a plurality of web pages which is received in the browsing information. The generating is based upon a function including one or more statistical elements of the browsing information. Management information is provided based upon the ranked list of web pages. The management information is for assisting in management of a collection of bookmarked web pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David James Gemmell, Jonathan E. Fay