Patents by Inventor Kelly A. Wanser

Kelly A. Wanser 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).

  • Publication number: 20120215892
    Abstract: A highly advantageous domain name system and method are disclosed for receiving and replying to queries for information associated with at least one Internet connected domain in which replies to queries are based at least in part on the identity of the querying entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Kelly Wanser, Hilda Fontana, Bryan Costales, Ajay Gopal Royan
  • Publication number: 20120173644
    Abstract: A multi-user e-mail messaging system is described that is interfaced through the Internet and includes a first user group sharing a first server, which first server is interfaced to the Internet. In this system, after an e-mail message has been originated by an originating user of the first user group, the e-mail message is directed onto an e-mail enhancement path, and additional content is added to the e-mail message using the e-mail enhancement path to produce an enhanced e-mail message. Thereafter, the enhanced e-mail message from the e-mail enhancement path to the intended recipient. In one feature, the path taken by an incoming e-mail message is different from an outgoing path taken by an e-mail message sent from the first user group. The outgoing path defined to the intended recipient includes the enhancement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser
  • Patent number: 8156192
    Abstract: A multi-user e-mail messaging system is described that is interfaced through the Internet and includes a first user group sharing a first server, which first server is interfaced to the Internet. In this system, after an e-mail message has been originated by an originating user of the first user group, the e-mail message is directed onto an e-mail enhancement path, and additional content is added to the e-mail message using the e-mail enhancement path to produce an enhanced e-mail message. Thereafter, the enhanced e-mail message from the e-mail enhancement path to the intended recipient. In one feature, the path taken by an incoming e-mail message is different from an outgoing path taken by an e-mail message sent from the first user group. The outgoing path defined to the intended recipient includes the enhancement path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser
  • Patent number: 8108476
    Abstract: In a messaging system interfaced through the Internet, a method for processing a message from a sender and intended for delivery to at least one recipient, which sender is interfaced to the Internet through a sender server and which recipient is interfaced to the Internet through a recipient server, where the message includes at least recipient information and message body, is disclosed. The method includes testing the recipient information by establishing a temporary test connection through the Internet from the sender server to the recipient server, before relying on the recipient information for sending the message, so as to provide an indication of deliverability of the message to the recipient without using an SMTP VRFY command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Quest Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser, Victor Ganora, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110225253
    Abstract: A multi-user e-mail messaging system is described that is interfaced through the Internet and includes a first user group sharing a first server, which first server is interfaced to the Internet. In this system, after an e-mail message has been originated by an originating user of the first user group, the e-mail message is directed onto an e-mail enhancement path, and additional content is added to the e-mail message using the e-mail enhancement path to produce an enhanced e-mail message. Thereafter, the enhanced e-mail message from the e-mail enhancement path to the intended recipient. In one feature, the path taken by an incoming e-mail message is different from an outgoing path taken by an e-mail message sent from the first user group. The outgoing path defined to the intended recipient includes the enhancement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser
  • Patent number: 7970843
    Abstract: A multi-user e-mail messaging system is described that is interfaced through the Internet and includes a first user group sharing a first server, which first server is interfaced to the Internet. In this system, after an e-mail message has been originated by an originating user of the first user group, the e-mail message is directed onto an e-mail enhancement path, and additional content is added to the e-mail message using the e-mail enhancement path to produce an enhanced e-mail message. Thereafter, the enhanced e-mail message from the e-mail enhancement path to the intended recipient. In one feature, the path taken by an incoming e-mail message is different from an outgoing path taken by an e-mail message sent from the first user group. The outgoing path defined to the intended recipient includes the enhancement path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser
  • Publication number: 20110141902
    Abstract: In a computer network system based on an open system interconnection model, where the computer network system includes at least a network layer (Layer 3) and an application layer (Layer 7), a system and a method for managing electronic message traffic into and out of the computer network system including defining a communication channel between Layer 3 and Layer 7 for exchanging data directly therebetween for use in enhancing flow of the electronic message traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser, Paul Trout
  • Publication number: 20100299399
    Abstract: A highly advantageous message policy management system and method are disclosed for managing email message flow with a sender set of policies which recommend actions to be taken by receivers based on characteristics of the email message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Kelly Wanser, Eve Phillips
  • Patent number: 7760640
    Abstract: In a computer network system based on an open system interconnection model, where the computer network system includes at least a network layer (Layer 3) and an application layer (Layer 7), a system and a method for managing electronic message traffic into and out of the computer network system including defining a communication channel between Layer 3 and Layer 7 for exchanging data directly therebetween for use in enhancing flow of the electronic message traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: ColdSpark, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser, Paul Trout
  • Publication number: 20100049812
    Abstract: A multi-user e-mail messaging system is described that is interfaced through the Internet and includes a first user group sharing a first server, which first server is interfaced to the Internet. In this system, after an e-mail message has been originated by an originating user of the first user group, the e-mail message is directed onto an e-mail enhancement path, and additional content is added to the e-mail message using the e-mail enhancement path to produce an enhanced e-mail message. Thereafter, the enhanced e-mail message from the e-mail enhancement path to the intended recipient. In one feature, the path taken by an incoming e-mail message is different from an outgoing path taken by an e-mail message sent from the first user group. The outgoing path defined to the intended recipient includes the enhancement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser
  • Publication number: 20090240780
    Abstract: In a messaging system interfaced through the Internet, a method for processing a message from a sender and intended for delivery to at least one recipient, which sender is interfaced to the Internet through a sender server and which recipient is interfaced to the Internet through a recipient server, where the message includes at least recipient information and message body, is disclosed. The method includes testing the recipient information by establishing a temporary test connection through the Internet from the sender server to the recipient server, before relying on the recipient information for sending the message, so as to provide an indication of deliverability of the message to the recipient without using an SMTP VRFY command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser, Victor Ganora, JR.
  • Patent number: 7584251
    Abstract: A multi-user e-mail messaging system is described that is interfaced through the Internet and includes a first user group sharing a first server, which first server is interfaced to the Internet. In this system, after an e-mail message has been originated by an originating user of the first user group, the e-mail message is directed onto an e-mail enhancement path, and additional content is added to the e-mail message using the e-mail enhancement path to produce an enhanced e-mail message. Thereafter, the enhanced e-mail message from the e-mail enhancement path to the intended recipient. In one feature, the path taken by an incoming e-mail message is different from an outgoing path taken by an e-mail message sent from the first user group. The outgoing path defined to the intended recipient includes the enhancement path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser
  • Publication number: 20060164992
    Abstract: In a computer network system based on an open system interconnection model, where the computer network system includes at least a network layer (Layer 3) and an application layer (Layer 7), a system and a method for managing electronic message traffic into and out of the computer network system including defining a communication channel between Layer 3 and Layer 7 for exchanging data directly therebetween for use in enhancing flow of the electronic message traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Scott Brown, Kelly Wanser, Paul Trout
  • Publication number: 20050010644
    Abstract: In a messaging system interfaced through the Internet, a method for processing a message from a sender and intended for delivery to at least one recipient, which sender is interfaced to the Internet through a sender server and which recipient is interfaced to the Internet through a recipient server, where the message includes at least recipient information and message body, is disclosed. The method includes testing the recipient information by establishing a temporary test connection through the Internet from the sender server to the recipient server, before relying on the recipient information for sending the message, so as to provide an indication of deliverability of the message to the recipient without using an SMTP VRFY command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Scott Brown, Kelly Wanser, Victor Ganora
  • Publication number: 20020078158
    Abstract: A multi-user e-mail messaging system is described that is interfaced through the Internet and includes a first user group sharing a first server, which first server is interfaced to the Internet. In this system, after an e-mail message has been originated by an originating user of the first user group, the e-mail message is directed onto an e-mail enhancement path, and additional content is added to the e-mail message using the e-mail enhancement path to produce an enhanced e-mail message. Thereafter, the enhanced e-mail message from the e-mail enhancement path to the intended recipient. In one feature, the path taken by an incoming e-mail message is different from an outgoing path taken by an e-mail message sent from the first user group. The outgoing path defined to the intended recipient includes the enhancement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Scott T. Brown, Kelly A. Wanser