Patents by Inventor Roberto F. Figueroa

Roberto F. Figueroa 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: 7836132
    Abstract: A delivery confirmation is provided to the sender of an e-mail message. When the e-mail message is composed, a link, such as a hyperlink, is inserted into the e-mail message, such as in the body or header. The link can include information such as a message identifier and identifiers of the sender and the recipient, which are provided as a query string of the link, while a host field of the link includes the address of an e-mail/web server. When the recipient receives the e-mail message and opens it, the link is displayed along with text that instructs the user to use the link to confirm delivery. The confirmation can include displaying indicia for the e-mail message in a folder view on an interface of the sender, or sending a confirmation e-mail message to the sender, for instance. Voting by e-mail can also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Imran I. Qureshi, Thomas A. Leung, Pablo M. Stern, William R. Hoffman, Eliot C. Gillum, Omar H. Shahine, Michael D. Schackwitz, Roberto F. Figueroa, Vikram S. Sardesai, Robin L. Boyea, Charles R. Little, II