Patents by Inventor Jack Edward Porter

Jack Edward Porter 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).

  • Method and apparatus for document management utilizing a messaging system
    Patent number: 6675299
    Abstract: The content of a document is stored in a file system, while the profile of the document is stored in a messaging system. The profile of the document is accessed upon request, and the document content is accessed based upon the content of the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: iManage, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Edward Porter, Geoffrey Leroy Brimhall, William Montgomery Crane, Liam Patrick O'Gorman
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT UTILIZING A MESSAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20020120858
    Abstract: The content of a document is stored in a file system, while the profile of the document is stored in a messaging system. The profile of the document is accessed upon request, and the document content is accessed based upon the content of the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: JACK EDWARD PORTER, GEOFFREY LEROY BRIMHALL, WILLIAM MONTGOMERY CRANE, LIAM PATRICK O'GORMAN
  • Method and apparatus for document management utilizing a messaging system
    Patent number: 5845067
    Abstract: The content of a document is stored in a file system, while the profile of the document is stored in a messaging system. The profile of the document is accessed upon request, and the document content is accessed based upon the content of the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventors: Jack Edward Porter, Geoffrey Leroy Brimhall, William Montgomery Crane, Liam Patrick O'Gorman