Patents by Inventor Richard Douglas Whitcomb, JR.

Richard Douglas Whitcomb, JR. 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).

  • Automated Social Message Stream Population
    Publication number: 20160124925
    Abstract: A messaging system automatically populates a stream of messages using only a seed selected by the requesting account holder. In one embodiment, the seed includes the streams of one or more of the “top” accounts of the messaging system. Here, “top” is according to any one of a number of different metrics stored in the messaging system. With knowledge of the seed, the messaging system automatically populates a stream for the requesting account holder, without requiring any other input. As a result, an account holder is provided with a fully functioning stream with very little effort or knowledge required on their part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Ben Fleischman, Matthew Miller, Richard Douglas Whitcomb, JR., Mark Watabe, Anthony Sciola