Patents by Inventor Joseph E Benedek

Joseph E Benedek 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 of preventing a web browser plug-in module from generating a failure
    Patent number: 7398433
    Abstract: The present invention improves the stability of a Web browser by identifying plug-in modules that cause failures. Data in memory at the time of a failure is analyzed and a failure signature is generated. The failure signature is compared to a database of known failure signatures so that the source of the failure may be identified. If a plug-in module to a Web browser is identified as the source of a failure, options are presented to the user who may update the plug-in module with code that does not produce a failure or disable the plug-in module altogether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph E Benedek, Roberto A Franco, Quji Guo, J Craig Hally, Reid T Holmes, Roman Pamucci, Edward J Praitis, Christopher T Sager, Brian D Wentz