Patents by Inventor Song Thanh Trinh

Song Thanh Trinh 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).

  • Simplifying browser search requests
    Patent number: 6928429
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for searching for information. In response to receiving an input string, the input string is parsed for a universal resource identifier and a search string, wherein the universal resource identifier and the search string are separated from each other in the input string by a selected character. The information corresponding to the search string is searched through a Web page identified by the universal resource identifier. The information may be searched by at least one of (a) locating a search object on the Web page, and using the search object to search for the information; and (b) searching the Web page for information corresponding to the search string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Carl Brunssen, David Paul Kuiken, Song Thanh Trinh
  • Simplifying browser search requests
    Publication number: 20020143750
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for searching for information. In response to receiving an input string, the input string is parsed for a universal resource identifier and a search string, wherein the universal resource identifier and the search string are separated from each other in the input string by a selected character. The information corresponding to the search string is searched through a Web page identified by the universal resource identifier. The information may be searched by at least one of (a) locating a search object on the Web page, and using the search object to search for the information; and (b) searching the Web page for information corresponding to the search string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Carl Brunssen, David Paul Kuiken, Song Thanh Trinh