Patents by Inventor Surya Vakkalanka

Surya Vakkalanka 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).

  • System and method for streaming videos inline with an e-mail
    Patent number: 7917591
    Abstract: A method of facilitating the organization and presentation of video e-mails containing embedded video provides a repository for distinguishing video e-mails from regular e-mails, displays the contents of the repository (e.g., as a list of thumbnails, etc.), and, in response to their selection, streams embedded videos from within the e-mail client where the body of an e-mail is usually displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Surya Vakkalanka
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMING VIDEOS INLINE WITH AN E-MAIL
    Publication number: 20090030991
    Abstract: A method of facilitating the organization and presentation of video e-mails containing embedded video provides a repository for distinguishing video e-mails from regular e-mails, displays the contents of the repository (e.g., as a list of thumbnails, etc.), and, in response to their selection, streams embedded videos from within the e-mail client where the body of an e-mail is usually displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventor: Surya Vakkalanka
  • Screen with a transitional graphical user interface for a video inbox
    Patent number: D593114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Surya Vakkalanka