Patents by Inventor Tim Waggoner

Tim Waggoner 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).

  • System and method for sending electronic mail and parcel delivery notification using recipient's identification information
    Patent number: 7478140
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for routing e-mails based on the recipient's physical address. The system includes an e-mail server that contains a database that maps physical addresses to e-mail addresses of users. The e-mail server is connected to a network such as the global Internet. The e-mail server includes an electronic mailbox for each physical address in the database. The system also includes a receiving host that is used to connect to the e-mail server via the Internet to enable a recipient user to check e-mail. The e-mail server runs an authoritative process by which user login and password information is checked to assure a secure system. The system also has a parcel delivery notification feature that allows a buyer expecting a parcel to receive delivery status information regarding the particular parcel being shipped to the buyer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Software Inc.
    Inventors: Tim King, Alan Slater, Victor Forman, Tim Waggoner
  • System and method for sending electronic mail and parcel delivery notification using recipient's identification information
    Publication number: 20020002590
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for routing e-mails based on the recipient's physical address. The system includes an e-mail server that contains a database that maps physical addresses to e-mail addresses of users. The e-mail server is connected to a network such as the global Internet. The e-mail server includes an electronic mailbox for each physical address in the database. The system also includes a receiving host that is used to connect to the e-mail server via the Internet to enable a recipient user to check e-mail. The e-mail server runs an authoritative process by which user login and password information is checked to assure a secure system. The system also has a parcel delivery notification feature that allows a buyer expecting a parcel to receive delivery status information regarding the particular parcel being shipped to the buyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Tim King, Alan Slater, Victor Forman, Tim Waggoner