Joshua C Allen

US Patent:

7200677, Apr 3, 2007

Filed:

Apr 27, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/560703

Inventors:

Joshua Allen - Kirkland WA, US
Jeffrey L. Ranck - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709245, 709223, 709203, 714 46, 7155011

Abstract:

A Web address converter helps dynamic Web sites get the attention of spiders of Internet search engines. With the Web address converter, requests from Web browsers using static addresses access corresponding dynamic Web pages and requests from search engines generate an instance of a Web page having links with static addresses pointing to corresponding dynamic Web pages. The Web address converter performs both Dynamic-to-Static (D-to-S) address conversion and Static-to-Dynamic (S-to-D) address conversion. D-to-S address conversion is done when generating a spider-friendly main page for a spider of a search engine to crawl. S-to-D address conversion is used when a browser uses a static address to access a corresponding dynamic Web page. The static address that the browser uses was originally created when the spider-friendly main page was generated.

US Patent:

7228360, Jun 5, 2007

Filed:

Nov 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/997265

Inventors:

Joshua Allen - Kirkland WA, US
Jeffrey L. Ranck - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709245, 109223, 109203, 714 46, 7155011

Abstract:

Herein is described an implementation of a Web address converter, which helps dynamic Web sites get the attention of spiders of Internet search engines.

US Patent:

7275114, Sep 25, 2007

Filed:

Jul 16, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/893006

Inventors:

Joshua Allen - Kirkland WA, US
Jeffrey L. Ranck - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709245, 709223, 709203, 714 46, 7155011

Abstract:

Herein is described an implementation of a Web address converter, which helps dynamic Web sites get the attention of spiders of Internet search engines. With the Web address converter, requests from Web browsers using static addresses access corresponding dynamic Web pages and requests from search engines generate an instance of a Web page having links with static addresses pointing to corresponding dynamic Web pages. The Web address converter performs both Dynamic-to-Static (D-to-S) address conversion and Static-to-Dynamic (S-to-D) address conversion. D-to-S address conversion is done when generating a spider-friendly main page for a spider of a search engine to crawl. S-to-D address conversion is used when a browser uses a static address to access a corresponding dynamic Web page. The static address that the browser uses was originally created when the spider-friendly main page was generated.

US Patent:

7299298, Nov 20, 2007

Filed:

Nov 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/997237

Inventors:

Joshua Allen - Kirkland WA, US
Jeffrey L. Ranck - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709245, 709223, 709203, 714 46, 7155011

Abstract:

Herein is described an implementation of a Web address converter, which helps dynamic Web sites get the attention of spiders of Internet search engines. With the Web address converter, requests from Web browsers using static addresses access corresponding dynamic Web pages and requests from search engines generate an instance of a Web page having links with static addresses pointing to corresponding dynamic Web pages. The Web address converter performs either or both Dynamic-to-Static (D-to-S) address conversion and Static-to-Dynamic (S-to-D) address conversion. D-to-S address conversion is done when generating a spider-friendly main page for a spider of a search engine to crawl. S-to-D address conversion is used when a browser uses a static address to access a corresponding dynamic Web page. The static address that the browser uses was originally created when the spider-friendly main page was generated.

US Patent:

7428641, Sep 23, 2008

Filed:

Oct 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/975723

Inventors:

Joshua Allen - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 9/00
H04K 1/00
G06F 7/04
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

713182, 713183, 713184, 713185, 726 3, 726 4, 726 5, 726 6, 726 7, 726 8, 726 9, 709223, 709224, 709225, 709226, 709228

Abstract:

Without actually storing session-state information, the described exemplary implementations of session-state manager identify a user, validate the user's current logon state, and determine whether the user's session should expire. User identification and logon validation are checked by a server in a stateless network by generating a mathematically session-state token and sending that token to a user. Subsequently, the server receives a mathematically session-state token from the user and checks that token. If that token checks out, then the user is allowed continuing access under the same session. If it doesn't check out, then the user may be forced to start a new session by logging-on again. Alternatively, the server may check to see if the token would check out if it had come at an earlier time block. The session-state tokens are mathematical encoded and are generated using a one-way encryption scheme.

US Patent:

7478245, Jan 13, 2009

Filed:

Oct 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/975289

Inventors:

Joshua Allen - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

713185, 713182, 707 10, 709228, 726 5, 726 9, 726 20

Abstract:

Without actually storing session-state information, the described exemplary implementations of session-state manager identify a user, validate the user's current logon state, and determine whether the user's session should expire. User identification and logon validation are checked by a server in a stateless network by generating a mathematically session-state token and sending that token to a user. Subsequently, the server receives a mathematically session-state token from the user and checks that token. If that token checks out, then the user is allowed continuing access under the same session. If it doesn't check out, then the user may be forced to start a new session by logging-on again. Alternatively, the server may check to see if the token would check out if it had come at an earlier time block. The session-state tokens are mathematical encoded and are generated using a one-way encryption scheme.

US Patent:

7512710, Mar 31, 2009

Filed:

Dec 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/614647

Inventors:

Joshua Allen - Kirkland WA, US
Jeffrey L. Ranck - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709245, 709223, 709203, 714 46, 7155011

Abstract:

A Web address converter helps dynamic Web sites get the attention of spiders of Internet search engines. With the Web address converter, requests from Web browsers using static addresses access corresponding dynamic Web pages and requests from search engines generate an instance of a Web page having links with static addresses pointing to corresponding dynamic Web pages. The Web address converter performs both Dynamic-to-Static (D-to-S) address conversion and Static-to-Dynamic (S-to-D) address conversion. D-to-S address conversion is done when generating a spider-friendly main page for a spider of a search engine to crawl. S-to-D address conversion is used when a browser uses a static address to access a corresponding dynamic Web page. The static address that the browser uses was originally created when the spider-friendly main page was generated.

US Patent:

8230053, Jul 24, 2012

Filed:

Jan 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/360759

Inventors:

Joshua Allen - Kirkland WA, US
Jeffrey L. Ranck - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709223, 709220, 709203, 714 46, 7155011

Abstract:

A Web address converter helps dynamic Web sites get the attention of spiders of Internet search engines. With the Web address converter, requests from Web browsers using static addresses access corresponding dynamic Web pages and requests from search engines generate an instance of a Web page having links with static addresses pointing to corresponding dynamic Web pages. The Web address converter performs both Dynamic-to-Static (D-to-S) address conversion and Static-to-Dynamic (S-to-D) address conversion. D-to-S address conversion is done when generating a spider-friendly main page for a spider of a search engine to crawl. S-to-D address conversion is used when a browser uses a static address to access a corresponding dynamic Web page. The static address that the browser uses was originally created when the spider-friendly main page was generated.