Patents by Inventor Nathan David Toone

Nathan David Toone 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).

  • Patent number: 7587488
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically rating Internet content. A computer receives an indication that at least one URL is available to be rated and that resources (e.g., a content rater) are available for rating the URL. The computer selects a URL, which identifies a portion of Internet content, and transfers the URL to at least two different content classifiers. The computer accesses first rating data corresponding to the identified portion of Internet from a first content classifier. The computer accesses second rating data corresponding to the identified portion of Internet from a second content classifier. The computer combines at least the first rating data and the second rating data into a combined rating corresponding to a specified content category. The computer indicates that the identified portion of Internet content is included in the specified content category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Lyman Ahlander, J. Michael Fonnesbeck, Nathan David Toone, Mikko Valimaki