Patents by Inventor Timoth T. Sullivan

Timoth T. Sullivan 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).

  • Centralized behavioral information system
    Patent number: 8713175
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing the number of challenge messages that are sent in response to an incoming message in situations where the incoming message is likely not unsolicited. The systems and methods include evaluating the behavior of a sender with regard to one or more federated messaging services and determining if the sender is approved or unapproved. If the sender is approved, the incoming message is deliver to a recipient's inbox without issuing a challenge message. Unapproved senders are required to respond to a challenge message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Richard A. Landsman, Timoth T. Sullivan, Susan Rayl Goldman
  • Federated Challenge Credit System
    Publication number: 20130080552
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing the number of challenge messages that are sent in response to an incoming message in situations where the incoming message is likely not unsolicited. The systems and methods include evaluating the behavior of a sender with regard to one or more federated messaging services and determining if the sender is approved or unapproved. If the sender is approved, the incoming message is deliver to a recipient's inbox without issuing a challenge message. Unapproved senders are required to respond to a challenge message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Richard A. Landsman, Timoth T. Sullivan, Susan Rayl Goldman