Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Norton

Kenneth A. Norton 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).

  • Publication number: 20120203852
    Abstract: Automated systems and methods are provided for establishing or maintaining a personalized trusted social network for a community of users, with little or no input from any given user. To establish the personalized trusted social network, one or more trusted sources are identified for a given user. The identified trusted sources are added to a user profile for the given user. Also, identified are any annotations, bookmarks, or the like that the identified trusted sources have associated with any shared content. These annotations provide access to microcontent items that the identified trusted sources have integrated with the shared content to thereby enhance or enrich its context. One or more profiles are constructed or updated to track the associations between the identified trusted sources and their annotations. The profile information can be applied to enhance and personalize search and browsing experiences for the given user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth Norton
  • Publication number: 20120158834
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Lev Brouk, Kenneth Norton, Jason Douglas, Peter Panec
  • Publication number: 20120158835
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Lev Brouk, Kenneth Norton, Jason Douglas, Peter Panec
  • Patent number: 8190724
    Abstract: Automated systems and methods are provided for establishing or maintaining a personalized trusted social network for a community of users, with little or no input from any given user. To establish the personalized trusted social network, one or more trusted sources are identified for a given user. The identified trusted sources are added to a user profile for the given user. Also, identified are any annotations, bookmarks, or the like that the identified trusted sources have associated with any shared content. These annotations provide access to microcontent items that the identified trusted sources have integrated with the shared content to thereby enhance or enrich its context. One or more profiles are constructed or updated to track the associations between the identified trusted sources and their annotations. The profile information can be applied to enhance and personalize search and browsing experiences for the given user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Norton
  • Publication number: 20120041961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, methods, and user interfaces for browsing a collection of content items saved by a user or by one or more buddies associated with a given user. The method of the present invention comprises saving one or more content items and one or more associated keywords as specified by a user. An interface is generated that displays the one or more saved content items and the one or more associated keywords, as well as the one or more buddies associated with a given user. A user indication of the selection of a given keyword or the selection of a given buddy by the user is received. The one or more displayed content items are filtered according to the selected keyword, buddy, or combination of selected keyword and buddy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Norton, Chung-Man Tam, Jianchang Mao, Zhichen Xu, Adrienne Bassett, Ashley Hall, Nathan Arnold
  • Patent number: 8055634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, methods, and user interfaces for browsing a collection of content items saved by a user or by one or more buddies associated with a given user. The method of the present invention comprises saving one or more content items and one or more associated keywords as specified by a user. An interface is generated that displays the one or more saved content items and the one or more associated keywords, as well as the one or more buddies associated with a given user. A user indication of the selection of a given keyword or the selection of a given buddy by the user is received. The one or more displayed content items are filtered according to the selected keyword, buddy, or combination of selected keyword and buddy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Norton, Chung-Man Tam, Jianchang Mao, Zhichen Xu, Adrienne Bassett, Ashley Hall, Nathan Arnold
  • Publication number: 20100318513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, methods, and user interfaces for browsing a collection of content items saved by a user or by one or more buddies associated with a given user. The method of the present invention comprises saving one or more content items and one or more associated keywords as specified by a user. An interface is generated that displays the one or more saved content items and the one or more associated keywords, as well as the one or more buddies associated with a given user. A user indication of the selection of a given keyword or the selection of a given buddy by the user is received. The one or more displayed content items are filtered according to the selected keyword, buddy, or combination of selected keyword and buddy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Norton, Chung-Man Tam, Jianchang Mao, Zhichen Xu, Adrienne Bassett, Ashley Hall, Nathan Arnold
  • Publication number: 20100306536
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Lev Brouk, Kenneth Norton, Jason Douglas, Peter Panec
  • Patent number: 7797287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, methods, and user interfaces for browsing a collection of content items saved by a user or by one or more buddies associated with a given user. The method of the present invention comprises saving one or more content items and one or more associated keywords as specified by a user. An interface is generated that displays the one or more saved content items and the one or more associated keywords, as well as the one or more buddies associated with a given user. A user indication of the selection of a given keyword or the selection of a given buddy by the user is received. The one or more displayed content items are filtered according to the selected keyword, buddy, or combination of selected keyword and buddy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Norton, Chung-Man Tam, Jianchang Mao, Zhichen Xu, Adrienne Bassett, Ashley Hall, Nathan Arnold
  • Patent number: 7788399
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Lev Brouk, Kenneth Norton, Jason Douglas, Peter Panec
  • Publication number: 20100218245
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Lev Brouk, Kenneth Norton, Jason Douglas, Peter Panec
  • Publication number: 20100217820
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Lev Brouk, Kenneth Norton, Jason Douglas, Peter Panee
  • Patent number: 7761436
    Abstract: A method for sharing content with a user includes receiving from a user a first set of keywords for annotating an annotated user; receiving from the user a second set of keywords that designate whether annotated content annotated by at least one keyword included in the second set of keywords may be shared with the annotated user; storing in a data store a first association of the first set of keywords with the annotated user, and a second association of the second set of keywords with the annotated user; receiving a keyword selection for a select keyword and an identifier for the annotated user; and displaying on the client system content annotated by the select keyword if the annotated user is annotated by at least one keyword in the first set of keywords, and if the select keyword is included in the second set of keywords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Norton, Chung-Man Tam, Jianchang Mao, Zhichen Xu, Adrienne Bassett, Ashley Hall, Nathan Arnold
  • Patent number: 7689711
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Lev Brouk, Kenneth Norton, Jason Douglas, Peter Panec
  • Patent number: 7685209
    Abstract: An annotation method for annotating content includes displaying a set of suggested keywords on an editing interface page configured to receive one or more annotations for the content. A request is received via the editing interface page to annotate the content with at least one keyword from the set of suggested keywords. Association information is generated that associates the at least one keyword with the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Norton, Chung-Man Tam, Jianchang Mao, Zhichen Xu, Adrienne Bassett, Ashley Hall, Nathan Arnold
  • Patent number: 7516191
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Lev Brouk, Kenneth Norton, Jason Douglas, Peter Panec
  • Publication number: 20080091834
    Abstract: Automated systems and methods are provided for establishing or maintaining a personalized trusted social network for a community of users, with little or no input from any given user. To establish the personalized trusted social network, one or more trusted sources are identified for a given user. The identified trusted sources are added to a user profile for the given user. Also, identified are any annotations, bookmarks, or the like that the identified trusted sources have associated with any shared content. These annotations provide access to microcontent items that the identified trusted sources have integrated with the shared content to thereby enhance or enrich its context. One or more profiles are constructed or updated to track the associations between the identified trusted sources and their annotations. The profile information can be applied to enhance and personalize search and browsing experiences for the given user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Norton
  • Publication number: 20080010294
    Abstract: A method for notifying a subscribing user when an annotating user tags a content item with a keyword includes: providing an interface operable by the subscribing user to identify a subscription keyword and/or an annotating user; defining an RSS feed corresponding to the keyword and the annotating user; configuring an annotation server to update the RSS feed in the event that the annotating user tags a content item with the subscription keyword; and providing the subscribing user with access to Corresponding systems are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth Norton, Chung-Man Tam, Zhichen Xu
  • Publication number: 20070156636
    Abstract: A method for sharing content with a user includes receiving from a user a first set of keywords for annotating an annotated user; receiving from the user a second set of keywords that designate whether annotated content annotated by at least one keyword included in the second set of keywords may be shared with the annotated user; storing in a data store a first association of the first set of keywords with the annotated user, and a second association of the second set of keywords with the annotated user; receiving a keyword selection for a select keyword and an identifier for the annotated user; and displaying on the client system content annotated by the select keyword if the annotated user is annotated by at least one keyword in the first set of keywords, and if the select keyword is included in the second set of keywords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Norton, Chung-Man Tam, Jianchang Mao, Zhichen Xu, Adrienne Bassett, Ashley Hall, Nathan Arnold
  • Publication number: 20070011161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, methods, and user interfaces for browsing a collection of content items saved by a user or by one or more buddies associated with a given user. The method of the present invention comprises saving one or more content items and one or more associated keywords as specified by a user. An interface is generated that displays the one or more saved content items and the one or more associated keywords, as well as the one or more buddies associated with a given user. A user indication of the selection of a given keyword or the selection of a given buddy by the user is received. The one or more displayed content items are filtered according to the selected keyword, buddy, or combination of selected keyword and buddy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Norton, Chung-Man Tam, Jianchang Mao, Zhichen Xu, Adrienne Bassett, Ashley Hall, Nathan Arnold