Patents by Inventor Ronald Bjorn Hegli

Ronald Bjorn Hegli 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).

  • Filtering techniques for managing access to internet sites or other software applications
    Patent number: 7483982
    Abstract: A method and system for providing flexible access resources or services related to particular software applications are described. The system includes a database of Internet sites that have been categorized so that the system determines the category of information that a user is accessing on the Internet. The system is also programmed so users are only allowed to access sites a limited number of times. The system is further programmed to limit a user's access to the Internet based on the network's current bandwidth usage. Moreover, users can requested a postponed access, wherein the resource or service they are requesting is stored to a server, and available to the user at a later time. In addition, if a user chooses to access a resource or service that is within certain predefined categories, they are presented with the option of retrieving the resource or service, but notified that their access will be logged to a file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Websense, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Bjorn Hegli, Hal Case Lonas, Jr., Harold Kester
  • Filtering techniques for managing access to internet sites or other software applications
    Patent number: 6947985
    Abstract: A method and system for providing flexible access resources or services related to particular software applications are described. The system includes a database of Internet sites that have been categorized so that the system determines the category of information that a user is accessing on the Internet. The system is also programmed so users are only allowed to access sites a limited number of times. The system is further programmed to limit a user's access to the Internet based on the network's current bandwidth usage. Moreover, users can requested a postponed access, wherein the resource or service they are requesting is stored to a server, and available to the user at a later time. In addition, if a user chooses to access a resource or service that is within certain predefined categories, they are presented with the option of retrieving the resource or service, but notified that their access will be logged to a file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Websense, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Bjorn Hegli, Hal Case Lonas, Jr., Harold Kester
  • Filtering techniques for managing access to internet sites or other software applications
    Publication number: 20030105863
    Abstract: A method and system for providing flexible access resources or services related to particular software applications are described. The system includes a database of Internet sites that have been categorized so that the system determines the category of information that a user is accessing on the Internet. The system is also programmed so users are only allowed to access sites a limited number of times. The system is further programmed to limit a user's access to the Internet based on the network's current bandwidth usage. Moreover, users can requested a postponed access, wherein the resource or service they are requesting is stored to a server, and available to the user at a later time. In addition, if a user chooses to access a resource or service that is within certain predefined categories, they are presented with the option of retrieving the resource or service, but notified that their access will be logged to a file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Ronald Bjorn Hegli, Hal Case Lonas, Harold Kester