Patents by Inventor Marco Gazzetta

Marco Gazzetta 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).

  • Centrally controllable instant messaging system
    Patent number: 7240214
    Abstract: A system providing real-time communication over an electronic communication network between two or more users includes a client application associated with each user, a first authentication application having authentication information for at least one user and associated with at least one of the client applications, and a messaging service application maintaining the connection status of all of the users. The first authentication application and the client applications associated with the first authentication application reside on a first private network in communication with a public network. A second authentication application associated with at least one of the client applications and having authentication information for at least one other user reside on a second private network in communication with public network. The authentication applications can receive authentication information from directory services of their private networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Yahoo!, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Gazzetta, Warren Wan
  • Centrally controllable instant messaging system
    Publication number: 20040083297
    Abstract: A system providing real-time communication over an electronic communication network between two or more users includes a client application associated with each user, a first authentication application having authentication information for at least one user and associated with at least one of the client applications, and a messaging service application maintaining the connection status of all of the users. The first authentication application and the client applications associated with the first authentication application reside on a first private network in communication with a public network. A second authentication application associated with at least one of the client applications and having authentication information for at least one other user reside on a second private network in communication with public network. The authentication applications can receive authentication information from directory services of their private networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: Yahoo!, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Gazzetta, Warren Wan