Patents by Inventor Iain Gregory Dodsworth

Iain Gregory Dodsworth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11165739
    Abstract: A method for displaying messages includes receiving, from a social network system, a plurality of messages, and filtering the plurality of messages into at least two filtered sets of messages based on a group where each of the at least two filtered sets of messages include a different subset of the plurality of messages. The method can include assigning each of the at least two filtered sets of messages to a column, triggering concurrent display of the at least two filtered sets of messages in the assigned column, and analyzing data related to an interaction of a user with at least one filtered set of messages from the at least two filtered messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain Gregory Dodsworth
  • Patent number: 11153257
    Abstract: A method for displaying messages receiving from a social network system, a plurality of messages, and filtering the plurality of messages into at least two filtered sets of messages based on at least one feature of the plurality of messages where each of the at least two filtered sets of messages includes a different subset of the plurality of messages. The method can include assigning a first of two filtered sets of messages to a first column, analyzing an interaction of the user with the first of the two filtered set of messages, and triggering display of a second of the two filtered sets of messages in a second column in response to the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain Gregory Dodsworth
  • Patent number: 10523626
    Abstract: A system and method for managing and displaying data messages includes a computing device configured to receive stream data, assign data messages of the stream data to one or more display columns of a graphical user interface, and display the data messages in the assigned columns. The stream data may be embodied as short data messages such as text messages having predetermined maximum character length. The data messages may be assigned to the display columns based on meta-data associated with the data messages such as the author of the data message, the source of the data message, and/or the type of the data message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain Gregory Dodsworth
  • Patent number: 9614808
    Abstract: A system and method for managing and displaying data messages includes a computing device configured to receive stream data, assign data messages of the stream data to one or more display columns of a graphical user interface, and display the data messages in the assigned columns. The stream data may be embodied as short data messages such as text messages having predetermined maximum character length. The data messages may be assigned to the display columns based on meta-data associated with the data messages such as the author of the data message, the source of the data message, and/or the type of the data message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain Gregory Dodsworth
  • Patent number: 9166935
    Abstract: A system and method for managing and displaying data messages includes a computing device configured to receive stream data, assign data messages of the stream data to one or more display columns of a graphical user interface, and display the data messages in the assigned columns. The stream data may be embodied as short data messages such as text messages having predetermined maximum character length. The data messages may be assigned to the display columns based on meta-data associated with the data messages such as the author of the data message, the source of the data message, and/or the type of the data message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain Gregory Dodsworth
  • Patent number: 8656289
    Abstract: A system and method for managing and displaying data messages includes a computing device configured to receive stream data, assign data messages of the stream data to one or more display columns of a graphical user interface, and display the data messages in the assigned columns. The stream data may be embodied as short data messages such as text messages having predetermined maximum character length. The data messages may be assigned to the display columns based on meta-data associated with the data messages such as the author of the data message, the source of the data message, and/or the type of the data message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Tweetdeck, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain Gregory Dodsworth
  • Publication number: 20110004662
    Abstract: A system and method for managing and displaying data messages includes a computing device configured to receive stream data, assign data messages of the stream data to one or more display columns of a graphical user interface, and display the data messages in the assigned columns. The stream data may be embodied as short data messages such as text messages having predetermined maximum character length. The data messages may be assigned to the display columns based on meta-data associated with the data messages such as the author of the data message, the source of the data message, and/or the type of the data message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventor: Iain Gregory Dodsworth
  • Patent number: D874490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain Gregory Dodsworth