Patents by Inventor Noboru Umenai

Noboru Umenai 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).

  • Supporting message sharing
    Patent number: 10257144
    Abstract: A method and system for processing an email. A mail hub device receives the email from a first mail server, a Mail Thread ID (MTID) from a Mail Thread Board (MTB) server, and additional data from the MTB server. The mail hub device transmits, to a second mail client, the email with the added MTID and the added additional data and in response, receives, from the second email client, a selection of a message from messages contained in the additional data. The mail hub device transmits, to the MTB server, a request to generate an update of the additional data based on the selection of the message. The mail hub device receives, from the MTB server, the updated additional data based on the selection of the message. The mail hub device transmits, to the first mail server, the updated additional data based on the selection of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Amemiya, Hiroyuki Murayama, Kotaro Sano, Noboru Umenai
  • SUPPORTING MESSAGE SHARING
    Publication number: 20180048605
    Abstract: A method and system for processing an email. A mail hub device receives the email from a first mail server, a Mail Thread ID (MTID) from a Mail Thread Board (MTB) server, and additional data from the MTB server. The mail hub device transmits, to a second mail client, the email with the added MTID and the added additional data and in response, receives, from the second email client, a selection of a message from messages contained in the additional data. The mail hub device transmits, to the MTB server, a request to generate an update of the additional data based on the selection of the message. The mail hub device receives, from the MTB server, the updated additional data based on the selection of the message. The mail hub device transmits, to the first mail server, the updated additional data based on the selection of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi Amemiya, Hiroyuki Murayama, Kotaro Sano, Noboru Umenai
  • Supporting message sharing
    Patent number: 9819625
    Abstract: A method and system for processing an email. A mail hub device receives the email from a first mail server, a Mail Thread ID (MTID) from a Mail Thread Board (MTB) server, and additional data from the MTB server. The mail hub device transmits, to a second mail client, the email with the added MTID and the added additional data and in response, receives, from the second email client, a selection of a message from messages contained in the additional data. The mail hub device transmits, to the MTB server, a request to generate an update of the additional data based on the selection of the message. The mail hub device receives, from the MTB server, the updated additional data based on the selection of the message. The mail hub device transmits, to the first mail server, the updated additional data based on the selection of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Amemiya, Hiroyuki Murayama, Kotaro Sano, Noboru Umenai
  • SUPPORTING MESSAGE SHARING
    Publication number: 20160112361
    Abstract: A method and system for processing an email. A mail hub device receives the email from a first mail server, a Mail Thread ID (MTID) from a Mail Thread Board (MTB) server, and additional data from the MTB server. The mail hub device transmits, to a second mail client, the email with the added MTID and the added additional data and in response, receives, from the second email client, a selection of a message from messages contained in the additional data. The mail hub device transmits, to the MTB server, a request to generate an update of the additional data based on the selection of the message. The mail hub device receives, from the MTB server, the updated additional data based on the selection of the message. The mail hub device transmits, to the first mail server, the updated additional data based on the selection of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichi Amemiya, Hiroyuki Murayama, Kotaro Sano, Noboru Umenai