Patents by Inventor Richard W. Jamison

Richard W. Jamison 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).

  • Patent number: 11902227
    Abstract: A system for introducing live content into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area sent through an e-mail service provider system comprises memory and a click manager. The memory includes live content comprising image data and expiration data. The click manager receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, wherein the click manager accesses the memory to retrieve live content and send the retrieved live content for rendering in the dynamic live content area of the e-mail message opened by the one of the plurality of recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Scott McCorkle, Richard W. Jamison
  • Publication number: 20220150199
    Abstract: A system for introducing live content into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area sent through an e-mail service provider system comprises memory and a click manager. The memory includes live content comprising image data and expiration data. The click manager receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, wherein the click manager accesses the memory to retrieve live content and send the retrieved live content for rendering in the dynamic live content area of the e-mail message opened by the one of the plurality of recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Scott McCorkle, Richard W. Jamison
  • Patent number: 11233755
    Abstract: A system for introducing live content into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area sent through an e-mail service provider system comprises memory and a click manager. The memory includes live content comprising image data and expiration data. The click manager receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, wherein the click manager accesses the memory to retrieve live content and send the retrieved live content for rendering in the dynamic live content area of the e-mail message opened by the one of the plurality of recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Scott McCorkle, Richard W. Jamison
  • Patent number: 11216574
    Abstract: A system for controlling access within an enterprise to information associated with recipients of an electronic message campaign of the enterprise sent to a plurality of recipient devices wherein the enterprise includes hierarchically structured Business Units having an enterprise level Business Unit at the highest level and a plurality of second level Business Units and an enterprise system communicatively coupled to a network and including an enterprise level device communicatively coupled to a plurality of second level devices includes a server and an electronic message engine The server is configured to assign an enterprise account to the enterprise system and to allow the enterprise level device to communicate selected portions of the recipient list. The electronic message engine is configured to generate electronic messages within a message campaign for sending to recipients identified by each of the second level devices from the selected portions of the recipient list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Matt Beard, D. Thomas Waltz, Richard W. Jamison, Jack Fisher, Jeff Middlesworth
  • Patent number: 10565612
    Abstract: A system for introducing behaviorally tested live content (18) into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area (1006) sent through an e-mail service provider system (16) comprises memory and a click manager (28). The memory 5 includes behaviorally tested live content comprising image data. The click manager (28) receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, whereupon the click manager (28) accesses the memory to retrieve behaviorally tested live content (18) and send the retrieved behaviorally tested live content (18) for rendering in the dynamic live content area (1006) of the electronic mail message opened by the one of the plurality of 0 recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. Jamison, James McIntosh
  • Publication number: 20200042736
    Abstract: A system for controlling access within an enterprise to information associated with recipients of an electronic message campaign of the enterprise sent to a plurality of recipient devices wherein the enterprise includes hierarchically structured Business Units having an enterprise level Business Unit at the highest level and a plurality of second level Business Units and an enterprise system communicatively coupled to a network and including an enterprise level device communicatively coupled to a plurality of second level devices includes a server and an electronic message engine The server is configured to assign an enterprise account to the enterprise system and to allow the enterprise level device to communicate selected portions of the recipient list. The electronic message engine is configured to generate electronic messages within a message campaign for sending to recipients identified by each of the second level devices from the selected portions of the recipient list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Matt Beard, D. Thomas Waltz, Richard W. Jamison, Jack Fisher, Jeff Middlesworth
  • Patent number: 10445520
    Abstract: A system for controlling access within an enterprise to information associated with recipients of an electronic message campaign of the enterprise sent to a plurality of recipient devices wherein the enterprise includes hierarchically structured Business Units having an enterprise level Business Unit at the highest level and a plurality of second level Business Units and an enterprise system communicatively coupled to a network and including an enterprise level device communicatively coupled to a plurality of second level devices includes a server and an electronic message engine The server is configured to assign an enterprise account to the enterprise system and to allow the enterprise level device to communicate selected portions of the recipient list. The electronic message engine is configured to generate electronic messages within a message campaign for sending to recipients identified by each of the second level devices from the selected portions of the recipient list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Matt Beard, D. Thomas Waltz, Richard W. Jamison, Jack Fisher, Jeff Middlesworth
  • Publication number: 20190097956
    Abstract: A system for introducing live content into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area sent through an e-mail service provider system comprises memory and a click manager. The memory includes live content comprising image data and expiration data. The click manager receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, wherein the click manager accesses the memory to retrieve live content and send the retrieved live content for rendering in the dynamic live content area of the e-mail message opened by the one of the plurality of recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Scott McCorkle, Richard W. Jamison
  • Patent number: 10063500
    Abstract: A system for introducing live content into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area sent through an e-mail service provider system comprises memory and a click manager. The memory includes live content comprising image data and expiration data. The click manager receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, wherein the click manager accesses the memory to retrieve live content and send the retrieved live content for rendering in the dynamic live content area of the e-mail message opened by the one of the plurality of recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Scott McCorkle, Richard W. Jamison
  • Publication number: 20180096160
    Abstract: A system for controlling access within an enterprise to information associated with recipients of an electronic message campaign of the enterprise sent to a plurality of recipient devices wherein the enterprise includes hierarchically structured Business Units having an enterprise level Business Unit at the highest level and a plurality of second level Business Units and an enterprise system communicatively coupled to a network and including an enterprise level device communicatively coupled to a plurality of second level devices includes a server and an electronic message engine The server is configured to assign an enterprise account to the enterprise system and to allow the enterprise level device to communicate selected portions of the recipient list. The electronic message engine is configured to generate electronic messages within a message campaign for sending to recipients identified by each of the second level devices from the selected portions of the recipient list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Matt Beard, D. Thomas Waltz, Richard W. Jamison, Jack Fisher, Jeff Middlesworth
  • Patent number: 9785788
    Abstract: A system for controlling access within an enterprise to information associated with recipients of an electronic message campaign of the enterprise sent to a plurality of recipient devices wherein the enterprise includes hierarchically structured Business Units having an enterprise level Business Unit at the highest level and a plurality of second level Business Units and an enterprise system communicatively coupled to a network and including an enterprise level device communicatively coupled to a plurality of second level devices includes a server and an electronic message engine The server is configured to assign an enterprise account to the enterprise system and to allow the enterprise level device to communicate selected portions of the recipient list. The electronic message engine is configured to generate electronic messages within a message campaign for sending to recipients identified by each of the second level devices from the selected portions of the recipient list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Matt Beard, D. Thomas Waltz, Richard W. Jamison, Jack Fisher, Jeff Middlesworth
  • Publication number: 20170140415
    Abstract: A system for introducing behaviorally tested live content (18) into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area (1006) sent through an e-mail service provider system (16) comprises memory and a click manager (28). The memory 5 includes behaviorally tested live content comprising image data. The click manager (28) receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, whereupon the click manager (28) accesses the memory to retrieve behaviorally tested live content (18) and send the retrieved behaviorally tested live content (18) for rendering in the dynamic live content area (1006) of the electronic mail message opened by the one of the plurality of 0 recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Richard W. Jamison, James McIntosh
  • Publication number: 20160352660
    Abstract: A system for introducing live content into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area sent through an e-mail service provider system comprises memory and a click manager. The memory includes live content comprising image data and expiration data. The click manager receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, wherein the click manager accesses the memory to retrieve live content and send the retrieved live content for rendering in the dynamic live content area of the e-mail message opened by the one of the plurality of recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Scott McCorkle, Richard W. Jamison
  • Patent number: 9508060
    Abstract: A system for introducing behaviorally tested live content into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area sent through an e-mail service provider system is disclosed. The system includes a memory including a plurality of live content comprising image data, wherein the plurality of live content is behaviorally tested for campaign effectiveness, and a click manager that receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, wherein, after receiving the indication, the click manager, accesses the memory to retrieve at least one of the plurality of live content and sends the retrieved live content for rendering in the dynamic live content area of the e-mail message opened by the one of the plurality of recipients, wherein the at least one of the plurality of live content is retrieved based at least in part on the campaign effectiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Richard W. Jamison, James McIntosh
  • Patent number: 9275373
    Abstract: A system for introducing live content into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area sent through an e-mail service provider system comprises memory and a click manager. The memory includes live content comprising image data and expiration data. The click manager receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, wherein the click manager accesses the memory to retrieve live content and send the retrieved live content for rendering in the dynamic live content area of the e-mail message opened by the one of the plurality of recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: EXACTTARGET, INC.
    Inventors: James Michael Cianco-Bunch, Scott McCorkle, Richard W. Jamison
  • Publication number: 20150100604
    Abstract: A system for controlling access within an enterprise to information associated with recipients of an electronic message campaign of the enterprise sent to a plurality of recipient devices wherein the enterprise includes hierarchically structured Business Units having an enterprise level Business Unit at the highest level and a plurality of second level Business Units and an enterprise system communicatively coupled to a network and including an enterprise level device communicatively coupled to a plurality of second level devices includes a server and an electronic message engine The server is configured to assign an enterprise account to the enterprise system and to allow the enterprise level device to communicate selected portions of the recipient list. The electronic message engine is configured to generate electronic messages within a message campaign for sending to recipients identified by each of the second level devices from the selected portions of the recipient list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: James Michael CIANCIO-BUNCH, Matt BEARD, Tom WALTZ, Richard W. JAMISON, Jack FISHER, Jeff MIDDLESWORTH
  • Patent number: 8949351
    Abstract: A system for controlling access within an enterprise to information associated with recipients of an electronic message campaign of the enterprise sent to a plurality of recipient devices wherein the enterprise includes hierarchically structured Business Units having an enterprise level Business Unit at the highest level and a plurality of second level Business Units and enterprise system communicatively coupled to a network and including an enterprise level device communicatively coupled to a plurality of second level devices includes a server and an electronic message engine The server is configured to assign an enterprise account to the enterprise system and to allow the enterprise level device to communicate selected portions of the recipient list. The electronic message engine is configured to generate electronic messages within a message campaign for sending to recipients identified by each of the second level devices from the selected portions of the recipient list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Exacttarget, Inc.
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Matt Beard, Richard W. Jamison, Tom Waltz, Jack Fisher, Jeff Middlesworth
  • Publication number: 20120059906
    Abstract: A system for controlling access within an enterprise to information associated with recipients of an electronic message campaign of the enterprise sent to a plurality of recipient devices wherein the enterprise includes hierarchically structured Business Units having an enterprise level Business Unit at the highest level and a plurality of second level Business Units and enterprise system communicatively coupled to a network and including an enterprise level device communicatively coupled to a plurality of second level devices includes a server and an electronic message engine The server is configured to assign an enterprise account to the enterprise system and to allow the enterprise level device to communicate selected portions of the recipient list. The electronic message engine is configured to generate electronic messages within a message campaign for sending to recipients identified by each of the second level devices from the selected portions of the recipient list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Matt Beard, Richard W. Jamison, Tom Waltz, Jack Fisher, Jeff Middlesworth
  • Publication number: 20120042025
    Abstract: A system for introducing behaviorally tested live content (18) into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area (1006) sent through an e-mail service provider system (16) comprises memory and a click manager (28). The memory 5 includes behaviorally tested live content comprising image data. The click manager (28) receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, whereupon the click manager (28) accesses the memory to retrieve behaviorally tested live content (18) and send the retrieved behaviorally tested live content (18) for rendering in the dynamic live content area (1006) of the electronic mail message opened by the one of the plurality of 0 recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Richard W. Jamison, James McIntosh
  • Publication number: 20110066692
    Abstract: A system for introducing live content into an electronic mail message comprising at least one dynamic live content area sent through an e-mail service provider system comprises memory and a click manager. The memory includes live content comprising image data and expiration data. The click manager receives an indication of the opening of the message by a recipient, wherein the click manager accesses the memory to retrieve live content and send the retrieved live content for rendering in the dynamic live content area of the e-mail message opened by the one of the plurality of recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: James Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Scott McCorkle, Richard W. Jamison