Patents by Inventor Kelly D. Berger

Kelly D. Berger 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: 7844906
    Abstract: A method implemented on a data processing device is described comprising: receiving an incoming electronic message having an identifiable sender address; querying data storage to determine if the sender address is a known sender address; if the sender address is a known sender address, then automatically retrieving alternate contact information associated with the sender address; and automatically generating an interface containing the alternate contact information, the interface accessible by the user of the data processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Kelly D. Berger
  • Publication number: 20100269036
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for designing an online stationery is described. One embodiment of the computer-implemented method comprises: defining a plurality of textboxes, each of the textboxes comprising text and/or variable codes, coordinate data defining textbox positioning, and a style class defining font, font size and/or font color; defining a layout comprising specific textboxes from the plurality of textboxes; defining a global template comprising one or more of the layouts; extracting metadata from a file or other content provided by a stationery designer; and generating a product template using information contained in the global template and the metadata extracted from the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Kelly D. Berger, Jeffrey Michael marion, Xuyen Vuong, Mohammed Pedhiwala
  • Publication number: 20090144634
    Abstract: A method implemented on a data processing device is described comprising: receiving an incoming electronic message having an identifiable sender address; querying data storage to determine if the sender address is a known sender address; if the sender address is a known sender address, then automatically retrieving alternate contact information associated with the sender address; and automatically generating an interface containing the alternate contact information, the interface accessible by the user of the data processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Kelly D. Berger
  • Patent number: 7117445
    Abstract: A system and method for providing multi-mode communication options on a data processing device. A method according to one embodiment of the invention includes: receiving an incoming electronic message having an identifiable sender address; querying data storage to determine if the sender address is a known sender address; if the sender address is a known sender address, then automatically retrieving alternate contact information associated with the sender address; and automatically generating an interface containing the alternate contact information, the interface accessible by the user of the data processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Danger, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly D. Berger
  • Publication number: 20040267887
    Abstract: A system is described for managing presence information comprising: a plurality of data processing devices capable of supporting communication over a plurality of different communication channels; a presence management module to manage presence information associated with a first user of the plurality of users, the presence management module to automatically provide the presence information to one or more other users, the presence information including an indication of one or more preferred communication channels for contacting the first user of the plurality of users; and a multi-mode communication module to generate a communication interface on data processing devices of the one or more other users, the communication interface containing a selectable list of the one or more preferred communication channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Kelly D. Berger, Brian A. MacDonald
  • Publication number: 20040268265
    Abstract: A method implemented on a data processing device is described comprising: receiving an incoming electronic message having an identifiable sender address; querying data storage to determine if the sender address is a known sender address; if the sender address is a known sender address, then automatically retrieving alternate contact information associated with the sender address; and automatically generating an interface containing the alternate contact information, the interface accessible by the user of the data processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: Kelly D. Berger