Patents by Inventor Mark Kirley

Mark Kirley 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).

  • System, method and computer program for determining tags to insert in communications
    Patent number: 8719091
    Abstract: A method for adding a tag to a message deliverable to a communication device includes monitoring communications to the device to identify a communication with which a tag can be associated. For identified communications with which a tag can be associated, the method includes analyzing at least one of data about the content of the communication, profile data about at least one of the recipient or sender of the communication, data about a commercial relationship between an operator managing communications to the device and an Internet service provider of tags, and data about popularity of an internet site, and selecting a tag to associate with the communication based on the data analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Kirley, Geoffrey Morley
  • System, method and computer program for determining tags to insert in communications
    Publication number: 20090099906
    Abstract: A method for adding a tag to a message deliverable to a communication device includes monitoring communications to the device to identify a communication with which a tag can be associated. For identified communications with which a tag can be associated, the method includes analyzing at least one of data about the content of the communication, profile data about at least one of the recipient or sender of the communication, data about a commercial relationship between an operator managing communications to the device and an Internet service provider of tags, and data about popularity of an internet site, and selecting a tag to associate with the communication based on the data analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: CVON Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Kirley, Geoffrey Morley