Patents by Inventor Louis J. Montulli

Louis J. Montulli 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).

  • Browser having automatic URL generation
    Patent number: 5978817
    Abstract: A browser accesses a remote server over a network, where the server has a URL containing a protocol portion and a server portion. The browser includes a user interface for allowing a viewer to type in said server portion. The typed-in server portion is one of a plurality of possible server portions, each possible server portion having a corresponding protocol portion. The protocol portion that corresponds to the typed-in server portion is determined in response to the typed-in server portion. A complete URL is generated by attaching the determined protocol portion to the typed-in server portion. A connection is opened with the remote server using the generated URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Netscape Communications Corp.
    Inventors: John Giannandrea, Eric J. Bina, Louis J. Montulli