Patents by Inventor MEN T. LIEN

MEN T. LIEN 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).

  • Interacting with phone numbers and other contact information contained in browser content
    Patent number: 9886505
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for handling contact information in a communication device. The method can include a step of presenting content within a visual interface of the communication device. A contact detection algorithm can execute to detect contact items included in the content. A visual indication can be presented next to each detected contact item. User input can be received, which causes the communication device to perform a contact action relating to one of the contact items. The contact action can add contact information to an address book, can initiate a communication session, and/or can place the contact item in a memory space for later use by an application other than one in which the content was presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Oscar J. Blass, Men T. Lien, Rodrigo Jose Pastrana, Roberto Vila
  • INTERACTING WITH PHONE NUMBERS AND OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN BROWSER CONTENT
    Publication number: 20080282164
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for handling contact information in a communication device. The method can include a step of presenting content within a visual interface of the communication device. A contact detection algorithm can execute to detect contact items included in the content. A visual indication can be presented next to each detected contact item. User input can be received, which causes the communication device to perform a contact action relating to one of the contact items. The contact action can add contact information to an address book, can initiate a communication session, and/or can place the contact item in a memory space for later use by an application other than one in which the content was presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: OSCAR J. BLASS, MEN T. LIEN, RODRIGO JOSE PASTRANA, ROBERTO VILA