Patents by Inventor Robert D. WHITON

Robert D. WHITON 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).

  • Social network system with tracked unread messages
    Patent number: 9479473
    Abstract: A social network system that tracks unread messages across a social network for a social network user receives a request from the user to display unread messages across the social network and generates and displays a list of one or more conversations, where the user is a member of the displayed conversations. The system then, for each conversation, determines and displays the number of unread messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ana Ramirez Chang, Terry M. Olkin, Jeffrey Olkin, Daniel G. Rabe, Lenny Karpel, Jeremy Michael Crosbie, Robert D. Whiton
  • SOCIAL NETWORK SYSTEM WITH TRACKED UNREAD MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20140324984
    Abstract: A social network system that tracks unread messages across a social network for a social network user receives a request from the user to display unread messages across the social network and generates and displays a list of one or more conversations, where the user is a member of the displayed conversations. The system then, for each conversation, determines and displays the number of unread messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ana Ramirez CHANG, Terry M. OLKIN, Jeffrey OLKIN, Daniel G. RABE, Lenny KARPEL, Jeremy Michael Crosbie, Robert D. WHITON