Patents by Inventor Richard Buff

Richard Buff 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).

  • System, method and apparatus for navigating and selectively pre-caching data from a heterarchical network of databases
    Publication number: 20040254913
    Abstract: An improved method for navigating links in a heterarchical database such as the World Wide Web that operates stand-alone, apart from a conventional browser or as a sidebar window in conjunction with a conventional browser, allowing links to be collected, displaying a list of collected links and optionally pre-caching them in real time. Links are displayed along with a download status indicator in a selectable list or hierarchical tree structure. When a link in the list is selected the corresponding page is navigated to and displayed in a conventional browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: David Bernstein, Richard Buff