Patents by Inventor Perry E. Roman

Perry E. Roman 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).

  • Methods and systems for capturing and managing instant messages
    Patent number: 8577972
    Abstract: Managing instant messages may include receiving instant messages created by or on behalf of one or more message sources for delivery to an intended recipient. From among the received instant messages, qualifying instant messages may be identified that satisfy a capture rule, and two or more of the qualifying instant messages may be captured. The intended recipient may be informed of the captured instant messages unobtrusively, and also may be enabled to manage the captured instant messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Heikes, Kristine Amber Krantz, Kelly Monroe Matthews, Russell Scott Medeiros, Venkatesh Ramanathan, Richard W. Robinson, Perry E. Roman, Edward L. Sears, Andrew L. Wick, Deborah R. Yurow