Patents by Inventor Kim D. Mason

Kim D. Mason 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).

  • Method and apparatus for guessing correct URLs using tree matching
    Patent number: 7130923
    Abstract: The present invention assists a user in locating an intended address even where an address entered by the user is incorrect. In particular, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an address structure entered by a user containing an existing domain name is considered as a vine of interconnected elements. This vine is then compared to the tree structure of the correctly named domain. A possible match or matches within the domain for the address entered by the user are returned to the user. The possible match or matches may be assigned an accuracy score to assist the user in locating the desired address. The present invention is applicable to any system utilizing addresses that can be considered as a series of elements, such as universal resource locators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kim D. Mason
  • Method and apparatus for guessing correct URLs using tree matching
    Publication number: 20040003115
    Abstract: The present invention assists a user in locating an intended address even where an address entered by the user is incorrect. In particular, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an address structure entered by a user containing an existing domain name is considered as a vine of interconnected elements. This vine is then compared to the tree structure of the correctly named domain. A possible match or matches within the domain for the address entered by the user are returned to the user. The possible match or matches may be assigned an accuracy score to assist the user in locating the desired address. The present invention is applicable to any system utilizing addresses that can be considered as a series of elements, such as universal resource locators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventor: Kim D. Mason