An Chen Feng

US Patent:

7207067, Apr 17, 2007

Filed:

Nov 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/294009

Inventors:

An Feng - Cupertino CA, US
Frank Minjarez - Hillsborough CA, US

Assignee:

AOL LLC - Dulles VA

International Classification:

G06F 7/04
G06F 17/30
G06K 9/00
H03M 1/68
H04K 1/00
G06F 12/14
G06F 12/16
G07B 17/02

US Classification:

726 26, 705405, 705 1, 705 50, 705 51, 707 1, 707 2, 707 3, 707 6, 707 9, 713193, 715513, 715507

Abstract:

A system and method are provided for enabling Web services to enforce multiple countries' data protection laws and regulations during data collection, data processing storage and data transfer. The system maintains a dynamic list of countries or entities that have been recognized for their adequate data protection. A data collection form is provided that takes into consideration data protection laws of the sovereign in which the form is being filled out. The system prohibits the transfer of personal data in contravention of a local sovereign's data protection laws.

US Patent:

7305432, Dec 4, 2007

Filed:

Oct 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/279263

Inventors:

An Feng - Cupertino CA, US
Frank Minjarez - Hillsborough CA, US

Assignee:

AOL LLC - Dulles VA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/173
H04L 9/32

US Classification:

709203, 709223, 709224, 709225, 709226, 726 26, 726 27

Abstract:

The invention comprises a system and method for management of Web users' privacy preferences. In the distributed system, a Web user has a single set of privacy preferences. The single set of privacy preferences and any of its modifications are propagated among Web browsers and Web services. The user's own privacy preferences are enforced at Web services based on the requester's privacy policies.

US Patent:

7370270, May 6, 2008

Filed:

Oct 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/279481

Inventors:

An Feng - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

AOL LLC a Delaware limited liability company - Dulles VA

International Classification:

G06N 3/00

US Classification:

715234

Abstract:

A technique for evolving XML schemas is disclosed. The technique involves methods for performing schema manipulating operations and for validating the schema changes so that the current XML documents remain valid against the new schema.

US Patent:

20030065558, Apr 3, 2003

Filed:

Sep 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/954128

Inventors:

Cameron Shaw - San Francisco CA, US
Todd Goldman - Sunnyvale CA, US
Matthew Leacock - Sunnyvale CA, US
An Feng - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/014000

Abstract:

A personalized marketing and registration wizard for businesses is provided. Data is gleaned from a portal profile database to drive one-to-one marketing, registration, upselling, and cross-selling of partner services and centralized portal tools. Using the portal profile database, up-to-date user profile information is collected and shared across multiple vendors. The portal profile database preferably is not accessible by vendors, and each vendor is responsible for storing a desired subset of the user profile in the vendor's own database. In this way, a quasi-intelligent portal for multiple tasks is provided, where each task comprises a business function promoted to an end user in a logical fashion, and such that tasks from various vendors are promoted to the end user in a consistent fashion.

US Patent:

20040143649, Jul 22, 2004

Filed:

Jan 21, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/348664

Inventors:

An Feng - Cupertino CA, US
Conor Cahill - Waterford VA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/219000, 709/229000

Abstract:

The invention comprises Web services in which the sharing of XML documents containing user information between Web service providers (WSPs) and Web service clients (WSCs) provides WSPs with views/filters for different levels of WSC access. Additionally, in the invention a WSC can only view the portion of a user's XML file that its WSC group is allowed to view, as a result of action of the filters on the WSP.