Patents by Inventor Tai Toh

Tai Toh 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: 9619451
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide a system and method for enabling users to annotate e-books and to transfer annotated e-books.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Rakuten Kobo Inc.
    Inventors: Tai Toh, Pamela Hilborn
  • Patent number: 9454756
    Abstract: Examples described herein include a computing system or environment that enables the user to acquire an option to re-transfer a purchased digital content item at a later date. Data corresponding to the option can be recorded and linked with the user. Subsequent requests from the user to re-transfer the digital content item can be permitted or denied based on whether the user is authorized by way of having acquired the corresponding option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: RAKUTEN KOBO INC.
    Inventors: Tai Toh, James Wu, Anthony O'Donoghue
  • Patent number: 9232017
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing profiles for electronic content. The methods and systems may involve profiles for a plurality of electronic content items. If a user interaction with an electronic content item of the plurality of electronic content items meets an event definition, the user interaction may be identified as an event associated with the electronic content and recorded in the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Kobo, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Leibu, Jason Gambien, James Wu, Michael Serbinis, Pamela Hilborn, Richard Penner, Tai Toh, Dan Galperin, Tony O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20150006383
    Abstract: Examples described herein include a computing system or environment that enables the user to acquire an option to re-transfer a purchased digital content item at a later date. Data corresponding to the option can be recorded and linked with the user. Subsequent requests from the user to re-transfer the digital content item can be permitted or denied based on whether the user is authorized by way of having acquired the corresponding option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Tai Toh, James Wu, Anthony O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20150007344
    Abstract: One or more processors at least partially implement a transfer of the right of possession of a digital content item by deleting or disabling the one or more files corresponding to the content portion of the particular digital content item. The one or more processors delete or disable the one or more files corresponding to the content portion, without deleting or disabling the one or more files corresponding to the metadata for visually representing the particular digital content item. The one or more processors further provide an interface that accesses the data store in order to display the visual representation of each digital content item in the collection, including the visual representation of the particular digital content for which the right of possession has been transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: James Wu, Tai Toh, Anthony O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20150007013
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide a system and method for enabling users to annotate e-books and to transfer annotated e-books.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Kobo Inc.
    Inventors: Tai Toh, Pamela Hilborn
  • Publication number: 20130254683
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing profiles for electronic content. The methods and systems may involve profiles for a plurality of electronic content items. If a user interaction with an electronic content item of the plurality of electronic content items meets an event definition, the user interaction may be identified as an event associated with the electronic content and recorded in the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Kobo Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Leibu, Jason Gambien, James Wu, Michael Serbinis, Pamela Hilborn, Richard Penner, Tai Toh, Dan Galperin, Tony O'Donoghue
  • Patent number: 8478757
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing profiles for electronic content. The methods and systems may involve profiles for a plurality of electronic content items. If a user interaction with an electronic content item of the plurality of electronic content items meets an event definition, the user interaction may be identified as an event associated with the electronic content and recorded in the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Kobo Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Leibu, Jason Gamblen, James Wu, Michael Serbinis, Pamela Hilborn, Richard Penner, Tai Toh, Dan Galperin, Tony O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20120191764
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing profiles for electronic content. The methods and systems may involve profiles for a plurality of electronic content items. If a user interaction with an electronic content item of the plurality of electronic content items meets an event definition, the user interaction may be identified as an event associated with the electronic content and recorded in the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel Leibu, Jason Gamblen, James Wu, Michael Serbinis, Pamela Hilborn, Richard Penner, Tai Toh, Dan Galperin, Tony O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20120191545
    Abstract: Systems and methods of managing a profile of a user of at least one device having access to electronic content. The systems and methods may involve receiving a user identifier for a user of at least one device configured to access electronic content; storing a profile of the user in a memory, where the profile of the user comprises the user identifier; if a user activity meets at least one event definition, identifying the user activity as an event; receiving data associated with the event; and recording at least a portion of the data associated with the event in the profile of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel Leibu, Damian Lewis, Ian Barlow, Jason Gamblen, Jim Dovey, Jordan Christensen, Michael Serbinis, Pamela Hilborn, Richard Penner, Tai Toh, Dan Galperin, Tony O'Donoghue, Jeff Howard