Patents by Inventor Bret Kümmel Thaeler

Bret Kümmel Thaeler 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).

  • Delivery of an electronic communication using a lifespan
    Patent number: 7496631
    Abstract: Providing an electronic notification to an intended recipient includes communicating an electronic notification directed to an intended recipient, determining a lifespan related to a duration of relevance of the electronic notification, and providing the electronic notification to the intended recipient when the lifespan has not expired. The duration of relevance describes a time period during which information of the electronic notification reasonably may be expected usefully to inform an action or interest of the intended recipient. After the lifespan expires, provision of the electronic notification to the intended recipient may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: AOL LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Emery Austin-Lane, Shauna Harris, Albert Lekuo Lee, Jason White, Lea-Ying Amy Lin, Bret Kümmel Thaeler