Patents by Inventor Fred Bierhaus

Fred Bierhaus 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).

  • Typing indicator for IMAP messaging
    Patent number: 9391940
    Abstract: A message server may establish an internet message access protocol (“IMAP”) IDLE session with a first client device. The IMAP IDLE session may be used to transmit one or more notifications to the first client device. The message server may determine a status notification associated with a second client device. The status notification may include information associated with an action being performed using the second client device. The message server may determine that the first client device is an intended recipient of the status notification. The message server may transmit the status notification, toward the first client device, via the IMAP IDLE session, based on determining that the first client device is the intended recipient of the status notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Zhijian Lin, Fred Bierhaus, Jerry M. Kupsh
  • TYPING INDICATOR FOR IMAP MESSAGING
    Publication number: 20140379816
    Abstract: A message server may establish an internet message access protocol (“IMAP”) IDLE session with a first client device. The IMAP IDLE session may be used to transmit one or more notifications to the first client device. The message server may determine a status notification associated with a second client device. The status notification may include information associated with an action being performed using the second client device. The message server may determine that the first client device is an intended recipient of the status notification. The message server may transmit the status notification, toward the first client device, via the IMAP IDLE session, based on determining that the first client device is the intended recipient of the status notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Zhijian LIN, Fred Bierhaus, Jerry M. Kupsh