Patents by Inventor Matthew P. Chivers

Matthew P. Chivers 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).

  • URL (uniform resource locator) shortening service including a content integrity check
    Patent number: 12086640
    Abstract: A uniform resource identifier (URI) shortening service, such as a URL shortening service, creates the shortened URI along with “synopsis” data relating to the human understandable content of the resource, such as the text and images in a typical web site. Later, when users use the shortened URI to retrieve the resource, if the synopsis data for the resource has changed too much relative to the synopsis data as created at the earlier time of the URI shortening, then the requesting users are given some type of notification or warning that the content of the resource has changed. This can save the end users from wasting time retrieving and reviewing a resource that is no longer of interest due to the changes in the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew P Chivers, Michael John Coleman, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, David James Nice
  • URL (UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR) SHORTENING SERVICE INCLUDING A CONTENT INTEGRITY CHECK
    Publication number: 20230409399
    Abstract: A uniform resource identifier (URI) shortening service, such as a URL shortening service, creates the shortened URI along with “synopsis” data relating to the human understandable content of the resource, such as the text and images in a typical web site. Later, when users use the shortened URI to retrieve the resource, if the synopsis data for the resource has changed too much relative to the synopsis data as created at the earlier time of the URI shortening, then the requesting users are given some type of notification or warning that the content of the resource has changed. This can save the end users from wasting time retrieving and reviewing a resource that is no longer of interest due to the changes in the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew P. Chivers, Michael John Coleman, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, David James Nice