Patents by Inventor Jonathan P. Hoffman

Jonathan P. Hoffman 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: 6993559
    Abstract: Method, product, and apparatus of operating one or more Web pages by email. One embodiment of the method includes sending a first Web page to a first email address via a computer network as a first email message. The sent first Web page may include one or more of links or forms for further interaction, and is in a format consistent with an email environment such that the Web page is directly operable in an email browser of the environment. A user receiving the first email containing the first Web page may respond by operating the received first Web page, and this response may lead to a second email message that includes a URL request or form data being sent by the user to a second email address via the computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: BigBow.com, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Jilk, Jr., Daniel A. Checkoway, Jonathan P. Hoffman, Ralph A. Clark
  • Publication number: 20020010746
    Abstract: Method, product, and apparatus of operating one or more Web pages by email. One embodiment of the method includes sending a first Web page to a first email address via a computer network as a first email message. The sent first Web page may include one or more of links or forms for further interaction, and is in a format consistent with an email environment such that the Web page is directly operable in an email browser of the environment. A user receiving the first email containing the first Web page may respond by operating the received first Web page, and this response may lead to a second email message that includes a URL request or form data being sent by the user to a second email address via the computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: David J. Jilk, Daniel A. Checkoway, Jonathan P. Hoffman, Ralph A. Clark