Patents by Inventor Eron Jokipii

Eron Jokipii 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).

  • Multi-language system for online communications
    Patent number: 7870001
    Abstract: An online communications system for converting language. The language conversion is achieved by first storing words and phrases corresponding to a language key and a unique key value in a table at both the transmitting and receiving ends of the communication. The computer located at the transmit end receives and converts the word or phrase into the unique key value and transmits the unique key value to the computer at the receiving end. The computer at the receiving end receives and converts the unique key value into the corresponding word or phrase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Eron A. Jokipii
  • MULTI-LANGUAGE SYSTEM FOR ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20080270113
    Abstract: An online communications system for converting language. The language conversion is achieved by first storing words and phrases corresponding to a language key and a unique key value in a table at both the transmitting and receiving ends of the communication. The computer located at the transmit end receives and converts the word or phrase into the unique key value and transmits the unique key value to the computer at the receiving end. The computer at the receiving end receives and converts the unique key value into the corresponding word or phrase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: Eron A. Jokipii
  • Multi-language system for online communications
    Patent number: 7418390
    Abstract: An online communications system for converting language. The language conversion is achieved by first storing words and phrases corresponding to a language key and a unique key value in a table at both the transmit and receive ends of the communication. The computer located at the transmit end receives and converts the word or phrase into the unique key value and transmits the unique key value to the computer at the receiving end. The computer at the receiving end receives and converts the unique key value into the corresponding word or phrase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Eron A. Jokipii
  • Method and system for providing access to and administering online gaming leagues and tournaments
    Publication number: 20030190960
    Abstract: An online gaming system operative in a client-server environment is provided in which users are provided comprehensive tools and functionalities for creating and managing online gaming leagues in which a group of member users can play the online games with and against one another in a scheduled and organized fashion. Moreover, said online gaming system enables users to create tournaments in which member users compete against one another in various tournament schemes, and records game results so as to rank and rate players relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Eron Jokipii, Chad Lee Walker, Michael Pilip