Patents by Inventor Patrick Greer Franklin

Patrick Greer Franklin 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).

  • UNIFIED AND BEST MESSAGING SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150057037
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Unified and best messaging systems for communication devices
    Patent number: 8942358
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Group Limited
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • UNIFIED AND BEST MESSAGING SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140120963
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: UNWIRED PLANET, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Unified and best messaging systems for communication devices
    Patent number: 8644462
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Unwired Planet, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Unified and best messaging systems for communication devices
    Patent number: 8391450
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Unwired Planet, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Unified and best messaging systems for communication devices
    Patent number: 7756256
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Openwave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Unified and Best Messaging Systems for Communication Devices
    Publication number: 20100169417
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin