Patents by Inventor Kevin David Fox

Kevin David Fox 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: 10277551
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing current email addresses or contact information to members within a social network are described. In one described method, an email program application requests an email address for a member within a social network. Using profile information associated with the member, the email address is provided to the email program application which sent the request. The email address is then entered into the send-to parameter field of an email message. In another described method, contact information associated with a first member of a social can be provided to a second member of the social network. The contact information is provided if the relationship between the first and second members is an authorized relationship. The contact information associated with the first member can be used to update the contact information for the first member in an electronic address book associated with the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kevin David Fox, Duane Scott Hess
  • Patent number: 9509647
    Abstract: A system for displaying images associated with a received electronic message concurrently displays the received electronic message, a view-all-images icon and a respective view icon for each image of a plurality of images attached to the received electronic message as a plurality of distinct attachments. In response to a single user selection of the view-all-images icon, where the user selection of the view-all-images icon is made while the received electronic message and the view-all-images icon are concurrently displayed, the system fetches from a document storage system a single document containing the plurality of images and display the plurality of images contained in the document. In response to user selection of the view icon for a respective image attached to the received electronic message, the system displays the respective image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Darick M. Tong, Paul T. Buchheit, Kevin David Fox
  • Publication number: 20160057095
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing current email addresses or contact information to members within a social network are described. In one described method, an email program application requests an email address for a member within a social network. Using profile information associated with the member, the email address is provided to the email program application which sent the request. The email address is then entered into the send-to parameter field of an email message. In another described method, contact information associated with a first member of a social can be provided to a second member of the social network. The contact information is provided if the relationship between the first and second members is an authorized relationship. The contact information associated with the first member can be used to update the contact information for the first member in an electronic address book associated with the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin David Fox, Duane Scott Hess
  • Patent number: 9117181
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing current email addresses or contact information to members within a social network are described. In one described method, an email program application requests an email address for a member within a social network. Using profile information associated with the member, the email address is provided to the email program application which sent the request. The email address is then entered into the send-to parameter field of an email message. In another described method, contact information associated with a first member of a social can be provided to a second member of the social network. The contact information is provided if the relationship between the first and second members is an authorized relationship. The contact information associated with the first member can be used to update the contact information for the first member in an electronic address book associated with the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin David Fox, Duane Scott Hess
  • Patent number: 9075505
    Abstract: A content feed aggregator displays an ordered list of content items, including a selected item and a set of other items. The selected item is displayed in an expanded format while the other items are simultaneously displayed in a compact format. At least one respective item in compact format is displayed above the selected item and at least one respective item in compact format displayed below the selected item. In response to a user action for selecting a second item in the displayed list, the ordered list of content items is redisplayed with the second item displayed in the expanded format and the other items, including the first item, displayed in the compact format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Steven L. Goldberg, Christopher Jason Wetherell, Mihai Parparita, Kevin David Fox
  • Patent number: 8788593
    Abstract: A system for fetching multiple documents associated with a document from a server computer displays the document with an embedded document fetching icon on a client computer's monitor. In response to a single user selection of the document fetching icon, the system downloads from the server computer all the associated documents in a user-specified format to a user-specified location in the client computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Darick M. Tong, Kevin David Fox
  • Publication number: 20140040771
    Abstract: A system for displaying images associated with a received electronic message concurrently displays the received electronic message, a view-all-images icon and a respective view icon for each image of a plurality of images attached to the received electronic message as a plurality of distinct attachments. In response to a single user selection of the view-all-images icon, where the user selection of the view-all-images icon is made while the received electronic message and the view-all-images icon are concurrently displayed, the system fetches from a document storage system a single document containing the plurality of images and display the plurality of images contained in the document. In response to user selection of the view icon for a respective image attached to the received electronic message, the system displays the respective image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Darick M. Tong, Paul T. Buchheit, Kevin David Fox
  • Publication number: 20140006968
    Abstract: At a client computer, a communications list of a computer user is displayed in an inbox view, listing communications in which the computer user is a participant. In response to user selection, from the inbox view, of a respective communication in the displayed list, displaying the user selected communication. Further, in a contact list view distinct from the inbox view, display a contact list of a computer user. While displaying the contact list in the contact list view, receiving a user selection of an entry in the displayed contact list. In response to the user selection of the entry in the displayed contact list, concurrently displaying (A) contact information for a party corresponding to the user selected contact list entry, and (B) a list of communications corresponding to at least a subset of communications in which both the party and the computer user are participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin David Fox, Darick M. Tong
  • Patent number: 8554939
    Abstract: A system for displaying multiple images associated with an electronic message displays an image viewing icon in conjunction with the displayed electronic message on a client computer's monitor. In response to a single user selection of the image viewing icon, the system downloads from a document storage system a single document containing all associated images and displays the single document on the client computer's monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Darick M. Tong, Paul T. Buchheit, Kevin David Fox
  • Patent number: 8538810
    Abstract: Methods and systems for members of a member network to create and target advertisement to other members of the member network. A member can target advertisement to other members in the member network by establishing a member profile that includes associations and/or nexuses with the targeted members. Fees can be charged to members who create and disseminate advertisement to other members in the member network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin David Fox
  • Patent number: 8412780
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing current email addresses or contact information to members within a social network are described. In one described method, an email program application requests an email address for a member within a social network. Using profile information associated with the member, the email address is provided to the email program application which sent the request. The email address is then entered into the send-to parameter field of an email message. In another described method, contact information associated with a first member of a social can be provided to a second member of the social network. The contact information is provided if the relationship between the first and second members is an authorized relationship. The contact information associated with the first member can be used to update the contact information for the first member in an electronic address book associated with the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin David Fox, Duane Scott Hess
  • Patent number: 8230361
    Abstract: A content feed aggregator displays an ordered list of content items, including a selected item and a set of other items. The selected item is displayed in an expanded format while the other items are simultaneously displayed in a compact format. At least one respective item in compact format is displayed above the selected item and at least one respective item in compact format displayed below the selected item. In response to a user action for selecting a second item in the displayed list, the ordered list of content items is redisplayed with the second item displayed in the expanded format and the other items, including the first item, displayed in the compact format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Goldberg, Christopher Jason Wetherell, Mihai Parparita, Kevin David Fox
  • Publication number: 20120060121
    Abstract: A content feed aggregator displays an ordered list of content items, including a selected item and a set of other items. The selected item is displayed in an expanded format while the other items are simultaneously displayed in a compact format. At least one respective item in compact format is displayed above the selected item and at least one respective item in compact format displayed below the selected item. In response to a user action for selecting a second item in the displayed list, the ordered list of content items is redisplayed with the second item displayed in the expanded format and the other items, including the first item, displayed in the compact format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Steven L. Goldberg, Christopher Jason Wetherell, Mihai Parparita, Kevin David Fox
  • Patent number: 7603292
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a gift registry are described. In one described method, gift interest data is identified. A gift registry comprising a gift indicator associated with the gift interest data is generated. An audience criterion is identified, and an inquiry signal is received. The inquiry signal is evaluated for satisfaction of the audience criterion, and the gift registry is output if the inquiry signal satisfies the audience criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Richard William Bragg, Michael John Souza Brazil, Orkut Buyukkokten, Kevin David Fox, Thomas Y. Galloway