Jason Curtis Walter

US Patent:

7912960, Mar 22, 2011

Filed:

Jun 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/158275

Inventors:

Aditya Bansod - San Francisco CA, US
Charles Reeves Little - San Jose CA, US
Jason D. Walter - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709227, 709249, 370232, 370259, 713193

Abstract:

Publicly accessible linking information is to establish a trusted relationship between reciprocally linked entities controlling web resources, such as websites or web logs. A method of establishing a trust relationship between two entities identifying a user-installed link to a second web resource in a first web resource. Next, the method determines when a reciprocal link is made in the second web resource directed to the first web resource and creates a trust relationship between the entities based on the reciprocal link.

US Patent:

8065421, Nov 22, 2011

Filed:

Feb 15, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/027701

Inventors:

Aditya Bansod - San Francisco CA, US
Charles Reeves Little - San Jose CA, US
Jason D. Walter - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709227, 709228, 709249, 370232, 370259, 713193

Abstract:

Publicly accessible linking information is to establish a trusted relationship between reciprocally linked entities controlling web resources, such as websites or web logs. A method of establishing a trust relationship between two entities identifying a user-installed link to a second web resource in a first web resource. Next, the method determines when a reciprocal link is made in the second web resource directed to the first web resource and creates a trust relationship between the entities based on the reciprocal link.

US Patent:

8195753, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Jan 7, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/350022

Inventors:

Krishna C. Vitaldevara - Fremont CA, US
Eliot C. Gillum - Mountain View CA, US
Jason D. Walter - San Jose CA, US
Mehrdad Bidgoli - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

In a distributed email system, user preferences respected more effectively by presenting messages marked for deletion to secondary messaging servers having access to user preferences. Messages marked for deletion by inbound servers are presented to secondary level servers having access to user white lists and the choice of whether to delete the suspect message is made by the secondary server.

US Patent:

8255468, Aug 28, 2012

Filed:

Feb 11, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/369724

Inventors:

Krishna C. Vitaldevara - Fremont CA, US
Eliot C. Gillum - Mountain View CA, US
Jason D. Walter - San Jose CA, US
Mehrdad Bidgoli - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709207

Abstract:

Methods for assisting email users manage email messages received in an email account. An event is triggered by an action performed by an email user with respect to an email message in an email account. The event identifies an entity associated with the email message (e. g. , sender address, domain, keyword, etc. ). A determination is made whether to assist the user manage their email based on a heuristic. The heuristic assigns weights based on prior events associated with the same entity to determine whether the user is interested in receiving emails from the sender. Based on the heuristics, the method may add the sender to the user's block-list or unsubscribe the user from a mailing list.

US Patent:

8285808, Oct 9, 2012

Filed:

Oct 4, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/253033

Inventors:

Christopher Stephen Joel - San Francisco CA, US
Jason Thomas Walter Benterou - Burlingame CA, US
Lee Hahn Holloway - Santa Cruz CA, US
Matthew Browning Prince - San Francisco CA, US
Ian Gerald Pye - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

CloudFlare, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/00

US Classification:

709213, 709209, 709224, 709233, 345473, 715273, 715234, 715245, 726 12, 726 23

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for improving loading of web resources. A server receives a request for a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document requested by a client network application. The server retrieves the requested document. The server automatically modifies objects referenced in the HTML document that have an external source such that loading of those objects by the client network application will be deferred. The server inserts a client-side script loader or a reference to the client-side script loader into the HTML document. The client-side script loader is configured to, when executed by the client network application, attempt to load the objects that have been deferred. The server transmits the modified HTML document to the client network application.

US Patent:

8626856, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Apr 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/084132

Inventors:

Krishna Vitaldevara - Fremont CA, US
Eliot C. Gillum - Mountain View CA, US
Jason D. Walter - San Jose CA, US
Kevin H. Lau - San Jose CA, US
Geoffrey J. Hulten - Lynnwood WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709207

Abstract:

Geo-data spam filters are described. In one or more implementations, origin data and language data of a message are evaluated to establish a score for the message indicating a likelihood that the message is spam. The evaluation includes comparing the origin data and the language data to ranked lists indicating message origins and languages with which a respective message recipient interacts positively and ranked lists indicating message origins and languages with which the respective recipient interacts negatively. Interactions of the respective recipient with previously sent messages may be tracked to form these lists. Based message, the message is filtered for delivery. on the score established by evaluating the origin data and the language data of the.

US Patent:

20070180031, Aug 2, 2007

Filed:

Jan 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/275824

Inventors:

Pablo M. Stern - San Francisco CA, US
Eliot C. Gillum - Los Gatos CA, US
Jason D. Walter - Redmond WA, US
John E. Tafoya - Granite Bay CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

Email opt-out enforcement is described. Received email messages are processed based on trust levels associated with senders of the email messages, such that email from more trusted senders is not scrutinized as much as email from less trusted senders. When a user requests to opt-out or unsubscribe from a sender's mailings, a record of the user's opt-out request is maintained. If the sender continues to send email to the user subsequent to the opt-out request, the trust level associated with the sender is adjusted to reflect a lesser degree of trust in the sender.

US Patent:

20110246583, Oct 6, 2011

Filed:

Apr 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/752775

Inventors:

Krishna C. Vitaldevara - Fremont CA, US
Eliot C. Gillum - Mountain View CA, US
Jason D. Walter - San Jose CA, US
Mehrdad Bidgoli - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

A computer implemented system and method to enable protection of email users from unsolicited bulk email using a message delivery delay based on characteristics detected in selected messages. Messages are evaluated for characteristics resembling unsolicited bulk email. A determination is made whether a message passing through the email system exhibits such characteristics and whether to delay the message. Suspect messages may be delayed for a period of time, the delay period being dependent on the characteristics giving rise to a determination to delay. Following the period, additional information received during the delay period characterizing the message is used to determine whether to dispose or deliver the message. Messages evaluated can be inbound to the email system, outbound to other email systems, or moving within the email system.