Patents by Inventor Eric B. Mayers

Eric B. Mayers 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).

  • Selecting viewports in a messaging application with multiple viewports for presenting messages in different orders
    Patent number: 9219619
    Abstract: In a method for displaying messages, a system displays messages from a single user account in multiple viewports. Each viewport orders messages based on an importance score that is calculated based on the user's prior interactions with messages in his user account through that viewport. Each viewport associated with the user account orders messages using a distinct message importance model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Eric B. Mayers, Douglas T. Hudson
  • Messaging application with multiple viewports for presenting messages in different orders
    Patent number: 8185492
    Abstract: In a method for displaying messages, a system displays messages from a single user account in multiple viewports. Each viewport orders messages based on an importance score that is calculated based on the user's prior interactions with messages in his user account through that viewport. Each viewport associated with the user account orders messages using a distinct message importance model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Eric B. Mayers, Douglas T. Hudson
  • Messaging Application with Multiple Viewports for Presenting Messages in Different Orders
    Publication number: 20100042570
    Abstract: In a method for displaying messages, a system displays messages from a single user account in multiple viewports. Each viewport orders messages based on an importance score that is calculated based on the user's prior interactions with messages in his user account through that viewport. Each viewport associated with the user account orders messages using a distinct message importance model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Eric B. Mayers, Douglas T. Hudson