Patents by Inventor Ian MacInnes

Ian MacInnes 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).

  • Patent number: 11616698
    Abstract: A method for processing a data package to be sent using an application, by an originator of the data package to at least one recipient, the data package having an associated mode of communication, the method comprising the steps of analysing the data package to determine content of at least one field of the data package. The method also comprises the step of generating a characteristic of the data package, wherein the characteristic is based on the mode of communication and the content of the at least one field of the data package; and an incorrect action by the originator of the data package based on the characteristic is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Egress Software Technologies IP Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Pepper, Neil Larkins, John Goodyear, Ian Macinnes, Hannah Clough
  • Publication number: 20220158906
    Abstract: A method for processing a data package to be sent using an application, by an originator of the data package to at least one recipient, the data package having an associated mode of communication, the method comprising the steps of analysing the data package to determine content of at least one field of the data package. The method also comprises the step of generating a characteristic of the data package, wherein the characteristic is based on the mode of communication and the content of the at least one field of the data package; and an incorrect action by the originator of the data package based on the characteristic is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Anthony PEPPER, Neil LARKINS, John GOODYEAR, Ian MACINNES, Hannah CLOUGH
  • Patent number: 11218379
    Abstract: A method for processing a data package to be sent using an application, by an originator of the data package to at least one recipient, the data package having an associated mode of communication, the method comprising the steps of analysing the data package to determine content of at least one field of the data package. The method also comprises the step of generating a characteristic of the data package, wherein the characteristic is based on the mode of communication and the content of the at least one field of the data package; and an incorrect action by the originator of the data package based on the characteristic is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Egress Software Technologies IP Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Pepper, Neil Larkins, John Goodyear, Ian Macinnes, Hannah Clough
  • Publication number: 20210099357
    Abstract: A method for processing a data package to be sent using an application, by an originator of the data package to at least one recipient, the data package having an associated mode of communication, the method comprising the steps of analysing the data package to determine content of at least one field of the data package. The method also comprises the step of generating a characteristic of the data package, wherein the characteristic is based on the mode of communication and the content of the at least one field of the data package; and an incorrect action by the originator of the data package based on the characteristic is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony PEPPER, Neil LARKINS, John GOODYEAR, Ian MACINNES, Hannah CLOUGH
  • Publication number: 20140047391
    Abstract: An improved method for controlling menu content on an electronic communication device. In one embodiment, the method for controlling menu content can comprise storing in a memory one or more selections and a context, associating each of the context with one or more of the selections, comparing the context to a condition, determining the condition is outside a parameter, and removing each selection associated with the context from a menu hierarchy. In this method, the condition is relating to an electronic device. The context can comprise the parameter. The menu hierarchy is displayable on a screen of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: Ian MacInnes