Patents by Inventor Cees van Dok

Cees van Dok 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 shared browsing among a plurality of online co-users
    Patent number: 7937440
    Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing and maintaining a shared browsing experience are disclosed. A method for establishing a shared browsing experience includes an inviter computer communicating to an invitee computer, via an online messenger communication path, an invitation to establish a co-browsing experience. The invitee computer communicates to the inviter computer, via the first communication path, an acceptance of the invitation. A co-browsing communication path is then established between the inviter computer and the invitee computer. Information relating to the shared browsing experience is then communicated between the inviter and invitee computers via the co-browsing communication path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Lee, Christopher J. Araman, Quji Guo, Cees Van Dok, Joel K. Grossman, Brian D. Wentz, Jordan L. K. Schwartz
  • Identifying likely recipients of a message
    Patent number: 7543243
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for identifying the most likely recipients for a message or other communication from a source and building a most frequently used list of recipients. The present invention utilizes a contact list and determines the likelihood that a list of recipients from that contact list are the intended targets for a current message. The likelihood determination is made using both how recent and how frequent prior communications were made to particular individuals or groups of recipients. Further, a user is able to switch between a most frequently used list of recipients and full list of contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan Luther King Schwartz, Marc Adam Silbey, Ahsan Syed Kabir, Cees Van Dok, Hilary Palmen, Gail Borod Giacobbe, Sandra Barnet, Vivien Park
  • Systems and methods for shared browsing among a plurality of online co-users
    Patent number: 7287054
    Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing and maintaining a shared browsing experience are disclosed. A method for establishing a shared browsing experience includes an inviter computer communicating to an invitee computer, via an online messenger communication path, an invitation to establish a co-browsing experience. The invitee computer communicates to the inviter computer, via the first communication path, an acceptance of the invitation. A co-browsing communication path is then established between the inviter computer and the invitee computer. Information relating to the shared browsing experience is then communicated between the inviter and invitee computers via the co-browsing communication path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Lee, Christopher J. Araman, Quji Guo, Cees van Dok, Joel K. Grossman, Brian D. Wentz, Jordan L. K. Schwartz
  • Method and system for identifying message recipients
    Publication number: 20040135816
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for identifying the most likely recipients for a message or other communication from a source and building a most frequently used list of recipients. The present invention utilizes a contact list and determines the likelihood that a list of recipients from that contact list are the intended targets for a current message. The likelihood determination is made using both how recent and how frequent prior communications were made to particular individuals or groups of recipients. Further, a user is able to switch between a most frequently used list of recipients and full list of contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Jordan Luther King Schwartz, Marc Adam Silbey, Ahsan Syed Kabir, Cees Van Dok, Hilary Palmen, Gail Borod Giacobbe, Sandra Barnet, Vivien Park
  • Systems and methods for shared browsing among a plurality of online co-users
    Publication number: 20030225836
    Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing and maintaining a shared browsing experience are disclosed. A method for establishing a shared browsing experience includes an inviter computer communicating to an invitee computer, via an online messenger communication path, an invitation to establish a co-browsing experience. The invitee computer communicates to the inviter computer, via the first communication path, an acceptance of the invitation. A co-browsing communication path is then established between the inviter computer and the invitee computer. Information relating to the shared browsing experience is then communicated between the inviter and invitee computers via the co-browsing communication path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Oliver Lee, Christopher J. Araman, Quji Guo, Cees Van Dok, Joel K. Grossman, Brian D. Wentz, Jordan L. K. Schwartz
  • Display panel or portion thereof of an electronic navigation device with a computer generated icon
    Patent number: D841671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V., TOM TOM NAVIGATION B.V.
    Inventors: Neil Clavin, Jose Torré, Sijtse Goverts, Bram van der Vlist, Sonja Radenkovic, Cees van Dok, Simone Tertoolen
  • Display panel or portion thereof of an electronic navigation device with a computer generated icon
    Patent number: D899450
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Neil Clavin, José Carlos Silva Da Torre, Sijtse Thomas Goverts, Bram Jan Jacobus van der Vlist, Sonja Radenkovic, Cees van Dok, Simone Francine Tertoolen