Patents by Inventor Dirk Bhagat

Dirk Bhagat 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).

  • Email recipient behavior tracking
    Patent number: 8832206
    Abstract: A system in which a message from a server is transmitted to a recipient device, the message including an image reference that identifies the location of an image. A request is received for the image file from the recipient device. The image file is transmitted to the recipient device and a start time of the transmitting is noted. Upon detecting that the image file has ceased being transmitted, an end time of the transmission is noted. The end time and start time are compared to make a determination of whether the message was read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hostopia.com Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Bhagat, Annie Perrier
  • EMAIL RECIPIENT BEHAVIOR TRACKING
    Publication number: 20100211648
    Abstract: A system in which a message from a server is transmitted to a recipient device, the message including an image reference that identifies the location of an image. A request is received for the image file from the recipient device. The image file is transmitted to the recipient device and a start time of the transmitting is noted. Upon detecting that the image file has ceased being transmitted, an end time of the transmission is noted. The end time and start time are compared to make a determination of whether the message was read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Hostopia.com Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Bhagat, Annie Perrier