Patents by Inventor Matthew Frederick Hillman

Matthew Frederick Hillman 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).

  • Publication number: 20150081800
    Abstract: Configurations of the subject technology integrate with an online social networking service in order to manage membership of contacts within one or more social circles provided by the online social networking service. In one example, a button or other similar graphical element is provided to provide this functionality in a widget displayed in a user's e-mail application. The widget in one example is displayed in a conversation thread view of a conversation including one or more different e-mails from one or more participants. For a selected participant of the conversation thread, the aforementioned button is initially rendered to provide an indication of the participant's inclusion in one or more of the user's social circles. Selecting or hovering over the aforementioned button further allows the user to add the conversation participant to the user's social circles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Henry Bills, Zohair Hyder, Griffith Buckley Hazen, Thompson Alexander Ivor Gawley, Jason Cornwell, Matthew Frederick Hillman, Bella Kazwell
  • Patent number: 8954864
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for integrating a contact list with a social network are disclosed. Some implementations can include displaying a user interface that permits a user to add a profile linked to a contact to one or more selected groups of the social network. The user interface can then be updated to display the groups of the social network to which the profile has been added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Nishant Atul Thakkar, Kobi Reiter, Sean Edward Purcell, Matthew Frederick Hillman, Corinna Hinke