Patents by Inventor Randall J. Stark

Randall J. Stark 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).

  • Mapping the structure of a collection of computer resources
    Patent number: 5935210
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of gathering information about a site of resources in a computer system includes the steps of retrieving a first one of the resources from the site; extracting from the first resource information about embedded hyperlinks to other resources in the site; extracting from the first resource meta-data describing aspects of the first resource and the other resources; and storing in a self-contained persistent data store the information about the hyperlinks and the meta-data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Randall J. Stark