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Patent US8166406 - Internet privacy user interface - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method and system that provide an intuitive user interface and related components for making Internet users aware of Internet cookie-related privacy issues, and enabling users to control Internet privacy through automatic cookie handling. Default privacy settings for handling cookies are provided,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8166406?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8166406 - Internet privacy user interfaceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8166406 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/187,389Publication dateApr 24, 2012Filing dateJun 28, 2002Priority dateDec 4, 2001Also published asUS20120240050Publication number10187389, 187389, US 8166406 B1, US 8166406B1, US-B1-8166406, US8166406 B1, US8166406B1InventorsAaron Goldfeder, Cem Paya, Joseph J. Gallagher, Roberto A. Franco, Stephen J. Purpura, Darren Mitchell, Frank M. Schwieterman, Viresh RamdatmisierOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (31), Non-Patent Citations (94), Referenced by (6), Classifications (12), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInternet privacy user interface
The present invention claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/337,376, filed Dec. 4, 2001. The present invention is related to copending U.S. patent applications entitled �System and Method Facilitating Contextual and/or Downgraded Cookies,� Ser. No. 09/998,702 and �Method and System for Protecting Internet Users' Privacy by Evaluating Web Site Platform for Privacy Preferences Policy, Ser. No. 09/999,175, both of which were filed on Nov. 30, 2001, assigned to the same assignee as the present application, and are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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