Patents by Inventor Brian T. Kobashikawa

Brian T. Kobashikawa 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).

  • Apparatus, system and method for use in generating and maintaining an electronic address book
    Patent number: 7539699
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus, system and method for use in generating and maintaining an electronic address book. The address book is generated and maintained by searching through archives of e-mails for e-mail addresses, evaluating the e-mail addresses based on criteria, and adding the e-mail addresses to an address book if the criteria is satisfied. In some embodiments, the address book is generating and maintaining by accessing an archive, searching the archive for the e-mail addresses, retrieving e-mail addresses, applying criteria to retrieved e-mail addresses, and adding addresses to an electronic address book if the criteria is met. The apparatus for use in establishing and updating an electronic address book includes means for scanning an archive and retrieving e-mail addresses, means for filtering the e-mail addresses if a criterion is met, and means for adding the e-mail addresses to the address book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Kobashikawa, Brooke A. Thompson, Gitanjali Bhatia, Pauli Wang, Ryan K. Miller
  • Apparatus, system and method for use in generating and maintaining an electronic address book
    Publication number: 20040186848
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus, system and method for use in generating and maintaining an electronic address book. The address book is generated and maintained by searching through archives of e-mails for e-mail addresses, evaluating the e-mail addresses based on criteria, and adding the e-mail addresses to an address book if the criteria is satisfied. In some embodiments, the address book is generating and maintaining by accessing an archive, searching the archive for the e-mail addresses, retrieving e-mail addresses, applying criteria to retrieved e-mail addresses, and adding addresses to an electronic address book if the criteria is met. The apparatus for use in establishing and updating an electronic address book includes means for scanning an archive and retrieving e-mail addresses, means for filtering the e-mail addresses if a criterion is met, and means for adding the e-mail addresses to the address book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc. a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: Brian T. Kobashikawa, Brooke A. Thompson, Gitanjali Bhatia, Pauli Wang, Ryan K. Miller