Patents by Inventor Jen Chen-Chuan Hsieh

Jen Chen-Chuan Hsieh 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: 8949956
    Abstract: A system and a computer-implemented methods for email management are disclosed. The method includes storing messages for electronic mail accounts provided by remote electronic mail server systems. The method further includes determining that the remote electronic mail server systems each have a different hostname than the others of the remote electronic mail server systems. The method further includes displaying messages from a first one of the electronic mail accounts and displaying a hostname of a first remote electronic mail server system providing the first one of the electronic mail accounts. The method further includes receiving a request to view messages from a second one of the electronic mail accounts. The method further includes displaying messages from the second one of the electronic mail accounts and displaying a hostname of a second remote electronic mail server system providing the second one of the electronic mail accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Peter G. Baldwin, Derek J. Phillips, Jen Chen-Chuan Hsieh, Neil Richard Thomas
  • Patent number: 8340691
    Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for verifying a venue associated with a user location. A mobile computing device determines an estimated geographic location of the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device wirelessly transmits the estimated geographic location to a server system. The mobile computing device receives from the server system an identification of a suggested venue. An interface element that indicates that the mobile computing device may be located at the suggested venue is provided on a display of the mobile computing device. User input that confirms that the user is at the suggested venue is received. In response to receiving the user input, the suggested venue is identified as a confirmed venue. A wireless communication that identifies that the user is at the confirmed venue is provided from the mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Starenky, Alex Nicolaou, Alex Kennberg, Jen Chen-Chuan Hsieh, Joseph Rideout, Neil Richard Thomas, Brett R. Lider
  • Patent number: 8200247
    Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for verifying a venue associated with a user location. A mobile computing device determines an estimated geographic location of the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device wirelessly transmits the estimated geographic location to a server system. The mobile computing device receives from the server system an identification of a suggested venue. An interface element that indicates that the mobile computing device may be located at the suggested venue is provided on a display of the mobile computing device. User input that confirms that the user is at the suggested venue is received. In response to receiving the user input, the suggested venue is identified as a confirmed venue. A wireless communication that identifies that the user is at the confirmed venue is provided from the mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Starenky, Alexander Nicolaou, Alex Kennberg, Jen Chen-Chuan Hsieh, Joseph Rideout, Neil Richard Thomas, Brett R. Lider