Patents by Inventor Joe Connors

Joe Connors 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: 11269940
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing related content on social networking platforms. One of the methods includes displaying multiple messages of a social networking platform, wherein each of the multiple messages of the social networking platform has an associated user-selectable user interface element; receiving, from a user, a first request for content related to a user-selected message, wherein the first request is submitted by selecting the associated user-selectable user interface element; in response to receiving the first request, processing the user's social network profile to obtain multiple user-related signals; processing the user-selected message to obtain multiple message-related signals; and obtaining, based on the multiple user-related and message-related signals, multiple terms and multiple relevant messages; and displaying, in a second client user interface, the multiple terms and the multiple relevant messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiao Zhu, Joe Connors
  • Patent number: 7961853
    Abstract: A method of sorting a received information message in which a source of delivery of the message is indicated by a unique identifier accompanying the message, for example, in an e-mail or voice message system. The method includes steps of receiving the message, looking-up the identifier in a database, assigning a code for the message per the result of the step of looking-up, and prioritizing or forwarding the message according to the code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: S.F. IP Properties 30 LLC
    Inventors: Michael Voticky, Joe Connor
  • Publication number: 20070036301
    Abstract: A method of sorting a received information message in which a source of delivery of the message is indicated by a unique identifier accompanying the message, for example, in an e-mail or voice message system. The method includes steps of receiving the message, looking-up the identifier in a database, assigning a code for the message per the result of the step of looking-up, and prioritizing or forwarding the message according to the code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Voticky, Joe Connor