James M Totton

Address:

303 Columbus Ave UNIT 701, Boston, MA 02116

Phone:

857 277-1458

VIN:

WAULFAFH9BN001035

Make:

AUDI

Model:

A5

Year:

2011

US Patent:

20070233807, Oct 4, 2007

Filed:

Mar 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/394296

Inventors:

William D. Nix - Austin TX, US
Mark K. Anderson - Austin TX, US
Gary D. Huber - Austin TX, US
James M. Totton - Kirkland TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217

Abstract:

A system and method is disclosed that allows ActiveX functionality to be conditionally invoked by a non-ActiveX-enabled browser, such as those based on Mozilla technology, through the implementation of user-defined controls to mitigate system security vulnerability. ActiveX controls can be identified from within a Mozilla-based browser and the user can be presented with a choice of actions instead of ActiveX controls being automatically downloaded and activated by a browser extension such as E View. By referencing one or more user-definable lists containing domains, URLs, and ActiveX controls along with their respective attributes the method of the invention allows a user to specify the preferred behavior of a non-IE browser when attempting to render Web pages containing ActiveX controls.