Patents by Inventor Brad Brooks

Brad Brooks 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).

  • Patent number: 9489661
    Abstract: A messaging system may include a messaging client device that may be configured to output web browser renderable code comprising a text message and further configured to manage the web browser renderable code in accordance with a message management policy associated with the text message. The messaging system may further include a messaging server that is configured to validate said messaging client device as complying with the message management policy prior to sending a link to the web browser renderable code. The messaging system may include a second messaging client device configured to validate a first messaging client device as complying with the message management policy prior to authorizing transmission of the message to the first messaging client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: TigerText, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Evans, Brad Brooks
  • Patent number: 9479909
    Abstract: A system having a server for receiving a message from a sending device executing a messaging application and for sending a message notification alert to a recipient, the server having a processor and memory, the memory having computer executable code, comprising receiving the message from the sending device executing the messaging application, the message containing recipient address information provided by the sending device, determining, based on recipient address information, that the recipient is not associated with a recipient device having the messaging application, and transmitting the message notification alert to the recipient via an alternate communications method, the message notification alert comprising a link to view the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: TigerText, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Brooks, Sumeet Bhatia, Sean Whiteley
  • Patent number: 9443227
    Abstract: A messaging system may include a messaging client device that may be configured to receive an impermanent text message and may be further configured to manage the impermanent text message in accordance with a message management policy associated with the impermanent text message. The messaging system may further include an impermanent messaging server configured to validate the messaging client device as complying with the message management policy prior to authorizing a transmission of the impermanent text message to the messaging client device. The messaging system may include a distributed network gateway server configured to validate the messaging client device as complying with a message management policy prior to authorizing transmission of the impermanent text message to the messaging client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: TigerText, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Evans, Brad Brooks
  • Publication number: 20150271653
    Abstract: A system having a server for receiving a message from a sending device executing a messaging application and for sending a message notification alert to a recipient, the server having a processor and memory, the memory having computer executable code, comprising receiving the message from the sending device executing the messaging application, the message containing recipient address information provided by the sending device, determining, based on recipient address information, that the recipient is not associated with a recipient device having the messaging application, and transmitting the message notification alert to the recipient via an alternate communications method, the message notification alert comprising a link to view the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Brad Brooks, Sumeet Bhatia, Sean Whiteley
  • Publication number: 20150264005
    Abstract: A method of facilitating an ephemeral conversation surrounding an object, including presenting a user interface proximate to the object, to permit interaction with an ephemeral conversation widget; presenting a user interface for providing credentials to the ephemeral conversation widget; presenting a user interface for beginning a conversation with at least one contact, such that the conversation is displayed as associated with the object; and removing the conversation from the display proximate to the object after an expiration period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Brad Brooks, Sumeet Bhatia, Sean Whiteley
  • Publication number: 20150264540
    Abstract: A system for sending an alert message having a processor and memory, the processor configured to perform the steps of receiving a message from a sender, sending, via a data channel of a wireless network, the message to a recipient device, determining the message has not been delivered to the recipient via the data channel, and sending, via an SMS message over a control channel of the wireless network, the alert message to the recipient device, wherein the alert message indicates at least the presence of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Brad Brooks, Sumeet Bhatia, Sean Whiteley
  • Publication number: 20120209924
    Abstract: Disclosed are a messaging system, apparatuses circuits and methods of operation thereof. A messaging client device is adapted to receive an impermanent message and to manage the received message in accordance with a message management policy associated with the message. An impermanent messaging server is adapted to validate said messaging client device as complying with message management policies prior to authorizing transmission of the message to said messaging client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey Evans, Brad Brooks
  • Publication number: 20110202598
    Abstract: Disclosed are a messaging system, apparatuses circuits and methods of operation thereof. A messaging client device is adapted to receive an impermanent message and to manage the received message in accordance with a message management policy associated with the message. An impermanent messaging server is adapted to validate said messaging client device as complying with message management policies prior to authorizing transmission of the message to said messaging client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey Evans, Brad Brooks