Patents by Inventor Poul A. Costinsky

Poul A. Costinsky 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).

  • Safe URL shortening
    Patent number: 8381276
    Abstract: A safe URL shortening service creates a short URL from any valid long URL. At resolution time, the service determines if the resulting URL points to a known bad, known good, or unknown site. Depending on the determination results, the service may redirect a user to the target site, block redirection, or present a warning page that allows the user to manually activate the target link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Poul A. Costinsky
  • SAFE URL SHORTENING
    Publication number: 20120047577
    Abstract: A safe URL shortening service creates a short URL from any valid long URL. At resolution time, the service determines if the resulting URL points to a known bad, known good, or unknown site. Depending on the determination results, the service may redirect a user to the target site, block redirection, or present a warning page that allows the user to manually activate the target link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Poul A. Costinsky