Patents by Inventor Timothy Kay

Timothy Kay 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).

  • Method and system for interactively responding to instant messaging requests
    Publication number: 20020103917
    Abstract: A method and system for interactively responding to queries from a user sending messages through an instant messaging network. The query or request is interpreted and appropriate action is taken, such as accessing a local or remote data resource and generating an answer to the user's query. The answer is formatted as appropriate and returned to the user as an instant message or via another route specified by the user. A method and system of providing authenticated access to a given web page via instant messaging is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: Active Buddy, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Kay, Robert Hoffer