Patents by Inventor Anita L. Chow

Anita L. Chow 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing in-band and out-band message processing
    Patent number: 7159039
    Abstract: A personal messaging agent (220) performs enhanced messaging services. The personal messaging agent (220) includes a user profile (310), a message filter (320), and at least one external helper (330). The user profile (310) stores user preferences for processing messages. The message filter (320) receives messages, performs in-band processing on the messages based on the user preferences, and generates at least one event for triggering out-of-band processing of the messages. The external helpers (330) perform the out-of-band processing of the messages in response to the event(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Hahn, Kevin Brophy, Anita L. Chow, Luis D. Letjer, David C. Robbins