Patents by Inventor Maurice Sidi

Maurice Sidi 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).

  • Emulating a messaging operation for mobile devices
    Patent number: 7546131
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of emulating a mobile device messaging operation may include receiving a request from a web browser that includes a text message; submitting the text message to a text message service provider; receiving from the text message service provider a response text message that is responsive to the text message; and generating a response, formatted for display on a web browser, that includes the response text message. The text message may comply with a short messaging service (SMS) format. The text message may include a request for information. The response may include a graphic of a mobile device around the response text message. In some embodiments, before receiving a request from the web browser, the computer-implemented method includes providing for the web browser a document having the graphic of the mobile device and capable of receiving user requests associated with the graphic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice Sidi, Jian Gong Deng, Julie Wu, Hanping Feng