Patents by Inventor Urs Muller

Urs Muller 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).

  • Publication number: 20130055347
    Abstract: Methods, articles of manufacture, and apparatus for hardware interface access control for mobile applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes restricting an application from accessing a set of hardware interfaces of a mobile device, and providing a virtual interface to the application via which the application is to access a first hardware interface in the set of hardware interfaces, the virtual interface provided by a program in a kernel layer of an operating system of the mobile device to control at least one of access or a method of access to the first hardware interface in the set of hardware interfaces, the first hardware interface that is accessible via the virtual interface being unknown to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Deepak Chawla, Urs A. Muller
  • Publication number: 20130054962
    Abstract: Methods, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to perform policy configuration for mobile device applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes determining whether a digital certificate associated with a application executable on a mobile device has been signed by a first trusted certificate authority, the first trusted certificate authority being included in a list of trusted certificate authorities hard-coded in the mobile device, and when the digital certificate is determined to have been signed by the first trusted certificate authority, configuring the application for execution on the mobile device based on an access privilege indicating a physical interface of the mobile device the application is permitted to access, and execution configuration information associated with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Deepak Chawla, Urs A. Muller
  • Publication number: 20120159578
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to control privileges of mobile device applications are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes assigning a process identifier to an application on a mobile device, the process identifier generated by an operating system of the mobile device, determining via a digital certificate that the application is authorized to be executed on the mobile device and that the application is authorized to access a network interface of the mobile device, configuring a mandatory access control module of the mobile device to enforce access of the network interface by providing the process identifier to the mandatory access control module, and enabling the application to access the network interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Deepak K. Chawla, Urs A. Muller
  • Patent number: 7884103
    Abstract: The invention relates to N-sulfonyl-?-amino-acetic acid derivatives of the general formula (I): including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently of each other stand for an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, R1 and R2 stand independently of each other for hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C-2C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3C6Cycloalkyl; R3 designates hydrogen, C-3C5alkenyl, C3-C5 alkynyl or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl; R4 is optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C-2C5alkenyl, C-2C5aklynyl or optionally substituted C-3C6 cycloalkyl; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C-2C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R7 and R8 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally subst
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventor: Urs Müller
  • Patent number: 7606911
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides information updates which are captured and rendered in a variety of status images which are provided to a user via a Web page or similar facility. The display of information on the Web page is robust against displays from one or more of the information providers since each of the status images and the remainder of the Web page content are rendered independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Lawrence David Jackel, Urs A Muller
  • Patent number: 7593513
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network based voice mail system that includes advantages of traditional answering machines. When a call comes in that is not answered, a Remote Answering Device may pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device may use three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call. When a conference call is established it plays the beep and then plays the message which is being recording live on the speaker. If a call is received by the network based voice mail system that did not first pass through the Remote Answering Device, the network based voice mail system may synchronize the Remote Answering Device with the network based voice mail system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventor: Urs A. Muller
  • Publication number: 20090106456
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for providing an access layer for web-based applications to access at least one resource of a local host. The interface is removed from the application code and the application code exchanges data with the access layer to access the local resources of the local host. Among other things, the invention allows web-based applications to interact with the local file system, to allow end users to browse directory trees of internal or external storage devices, and to work offline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Urs Muller, Paula Muller
  • Publication number: 20080318962
    Abstract: The compound of the general formula (I), wherein W, X, Y, Z, R, R1 and R2 are defined as set forth in the specification, useful as fungicide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Jelf Crowley, Urs Muller, Markus Dobler, John Williams
  • Publication number: 20080280766
    Abstract: The compounds of the general formula (I) wherein R, R1, R2, R8, and R9 are defined as set forth in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicants: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC., SYNGENTA LIMTED
    Inventors: Patrick Jelf Crowley, Urs Muller, Markus Dobler, John Williams
  • Patent number: 7368479
    Abstract: The invention relates to ?-sulfonylamino-acetonitrile derivatives of the general formula (I) including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein Ar1, and Ar2 independently of each other stand for an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, R1, and R2 stand independently of each other for hydrogen, optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R3 designates hydrogen, C3-C5alkenyl, C3-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl; R4 is optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R7, and R8 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally su
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Eberle, Daniel Stierli, Urs Müller
  • Publication number: 20070155748
    Abstract: The invention relates to N-sulfonyl-?-amino-acetic acid derivatives of the general formula (I): including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently of each other stand for an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, R1 and R2 stand independently of each other for hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C-2C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3C6Cycloalkyl; R3 designates hydrogen, C-3C5alkenyl, C3-C5 alkynyl or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl; R4 is optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C-2C5alkenyl, C-2C5aklynyl or optionally substituted C-3C6 cycloalkyl; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C-2C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R7 and R8 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally subst
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventor: Urs Muller
  • Patent number: 7133919
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides information updates which are captured and rendered in a variety of status images which are provided to a user via a Web page or similar facility. The display of information on the Web page is robust against displays from one or more of the information providers since each of the status images and the remainder of the Web page content are rendered independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Lawrence David Jackel, Urs A. Muller
  • Patent number: 7054418
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network based voice mail system that includes advantages of traditional answering machines. When a call comes in that is not answered, a Remote Answering Device may pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device may use three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call. When a conference call is established it plays the beep and then plays the message which is being recording live on the speaker. If a call is received by the network based voice mail system that did not first pass through the Remote Answering Device, the network based voice mail system may synchronize the Remote Answering Device with the network based voice mail system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: AT & T Corp.
    Inventor: Urs A. Muller
  • Publication number: 20060072711
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network based voice mail system that includes advantages of traditional answering machines. When a call comes in that is not answered, a Remote Answering Device may pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device may use three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call. When a conference call is established it plays the beep and then plays the message which is being recording live on the speaker. If a call is received by the network based voice mail system that did not first pass through the Remote Answering Device, the network based voice mail system may synchronize the Remote Answering Device with the network based voice mail system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventor: Urs Muller
  • Publication number: 20050234125
    Abstract: The invention relates to ?-sulfonylamino-acetonitrile derivatives of the general formula (I) including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein Ar1, and Ar2 independently of each other stand for an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, R1, and R2 stand independently of each other for hydrogen, optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R3 designates hydrogen, C3-C5alkenyl, C3-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl; R4 is optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R7, and R8 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1,-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally su
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Eberle, Daniel Stierli, Urs Muller
  • Publication number: 20050015447
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing for enhanced service activation related to an existing messaging account. Information from the existing messaging account is accessed to complete the activation process for one or more enhanced services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Kocheisen, Urs Muller
  • Publication number: 20040234050
    Abstract: A network based voice mail system without losing any of the advantages of traditional answering machines includes a small device, which looks like an answering machine and costs about the same, and three-way calling service. The small device (called a Remote Answering Device) looks just like an ordinary answering machine. It has a speaker, a message number indicator and the basic play back control buttons like “play”, “delete”, “stop”, “rewind”, “skip”, etc. When a call comes in that is not answered by a human, the Remote Answering Device will pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device then uses three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call, by sending a hook flash signal and speed dialing the user's voice mail number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Urs A. Muller
  • Publication number: 20040227300
    Abstract: A device for sealing a gap (7) between a first cylindrical part (2) and a second cylindrical part (5), in which the first cylindrical part (2) is received, includes a sealing ring (8) located in a circumferential groove (9) formed in the outer circumferential surface of the first cylindrical part (2), and at least one elastic element (10) located in the circumferential groove (3) for biasing the sealing ring (8) radially outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Urs Muller, Joachim Thieleke, Thomas Granacher, Gebhard Gantner
  • Publication number: 20040172472
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides information updates which are captured and rendered in a variety of status images which are provided to a user via a Web page or similar facility. The display of information on the Web page is robust against displays from one or more of the information providers since each of the status images and the remainder of the Web page content are rendered independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Lawrence David Jackel, Urs A. Muller
  • Patent number: 6751300
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network based voice mail system that includes advantages of traditional answering machines. When a call comes in that is not answered, a Remote Answering Device may pick up after a preselected number of rings and play a prerecorded greeting that is stored locally and then prompt the caller to wait for the beep. The Remote Answering Device may use three-way calling service to conference the user's voice mail number into the call. When a conference call is established it plays the beep and then plays the message which is being recording live on the speaker. If a call is received by the network based voice mail system that did net first pass through the Remote Answering Device, the network based voice mail system may synchronize the Remote Answering Device with the network based voice mail system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventor: Urs A. Muller