Paula M Prudenti

US Patent:

7213261, May 1, 2007

Filed:

Oct 24, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/695175

Inventors:

Alirio I. Gomez - East Meadow NY, US
Christopher E. Chalsen - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
Maria G. Doulos - Massapequa NY, US
Paula M. Prudenti - Patchogue NY, US

Assignee:

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

726 7, 726 19, 726 21

Abstract:

The present invention provides an interactive library system having a computer in telecommunication link with at least one user computer and computer of at least one content provider requiring payment for information access. The interactive library system performs the following: Receiving, by the library system computer, user identification and password from the user computer. Comparing, by the library system computer, the received user identification and password with authorized user identifications and corresponding passwords stored in the library system to determine whether to grant access to the interactive library system. If the comparison results in grant of access, then the interactive library system provides one or both of the following: (1) Receiving, by the library system computer, input from the user computer specifying type of information desired by the user. Establishing, by the library system computer, telecommunication link with the content provider computer. Transmitting, by the library system computer, the type of information desired by the user as search request to the content provider computer.

US Patent:

7272851, Sep 18, 2007

Filed:

Jun 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/150523

Inventors:

Alirio I. Gomez - East Meadow NY, US
Christopher E. Chalsen - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
Maria G. Doulos - Massapequa NY, US
Paula M. Prudenti - Patchogue NY, US

Assignee:

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/04
G06F 7/58
G06F 15/16
G06F 17/30
G06F 9/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

726 5, 7155011, 707 4, 705 14, 705 32

Abstract:

The present invention provides an interactive library system having a computer in telecommunication link with at least one user computer and computer of at least one content provider requiring payment for information access. The interactive library system provides information from the content provider to the user by the following steps: Receiving, by the library system computer, user identification and password from the user computer. Comparing, by the library system computer, the received user identification and password with authorized user identifications and corresponding passwords stored in the library system to determine whether to grant access to the interactive library system. If the comparison results in grant of access, then the interactive library system provides the following steps: Receiving, by the library system computer, input from the user computer specifying type of information desired by the user. Establishing, by the library system computer, telecommunication link with the content provider computer. Transmitting, by the library system computer, the type of information desired by the user as search request to the content provider computer.

US Patent:

8181242, May 15, 2012

Filed:

Apr 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/785277

Inventors:

Alirio I. Gomez - East Meadow NY, US
Christopher E. Chalsen - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
Maria G. Doulos - Massapequa NY, US
Paula M. Prudenti - Patchogue NY, US

Assignee:

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

726 21, 726 7, 726 19

Abstract:

An interactive library system is disclosed which receives, by a library system computer, a user identification and password from a user computer. The library system computer compares the user identification and password with authorized user identifications and corresponding passwords stored in the library system to determine whether to grant access to the interactive library system. If comparison results in grant of access, the interactive library system provides a user with desired information and sets the user's privileges.

US Patent:

6938168, Aug 30, 2005

Filed:

Oct 8, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/415578

Inventors:

Alirio I. Gomez - New York NY, US
Christopher E. Chalsen - New York NY, US
Maria G. Doulos - New York NY, US
Paula M. Prudenti - New York NY, US

International Classification:

G06F011/30
G06F012/14
H04L009/00
H04L009/32

US Classification:

713201, 713200, 713202

Abstract:

The present invention provides an interactive library system having a computer in telecommunication link with at least one user computer and computer of at least one content provider requiring payment for information access. The interactive library system provides information from the content provider to the user by the following steps: Receiving, by the library system computer, user identification and password from the user computer. Comparing, by the library system computer, the received user identification and password with authorized user identifications and corresponding passwords stored in the library system to determine whether to grant access to the interactive library system. If the comparison results in grant of access, then the interactive library system provides the following steps: Receiving, by the library system computer, input from the user computer specifying type of information desired by the user. Establishing, by the library system computer, telecommunication link with the content provider computer. Transmitting, by the library system computer, the type of information desired by the user as search request to the content provider computer.