The Internet has resulted in a myriad of new ideas and associated inventions. Because the Internet is protocol-driven rather than being subject to a set of regulations, four actions will protect most Internet inventions. Internet inventions come in four major categories. The specific action or combination of actions depends upon the nature of the Internet invention.

Changing the Look and Function of an Internet Site

Internet ideas which change how an Internet site looks and operates are part of the first category of Internet inventions. The look and feel of an Internet site are determined exclusively by the Internet’s protocols related to system operation and interface formats. For example, interface formats are primarily implemented using the Joint Photographic Experts Group construction (JPG or JPEG), Portable Network Graphics formulation (PNG) and Graphics Interchange Format (GIF).