Patents by Inventor Timothy Thomas Sullivan

Timothy Thomas 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).

  • Managing electronic messages using contact information
    Patent number: 7469292
    Abstract: A system may include an electronic messaging management application that may access contact information. The contact information may include information maintained by one or more system users. The electronic messaging management application may determine how to process an incoming electronic message using at least a portion of the contact information. The electronic messaging management application may determine whether to send a challenge-response message to a sender of an electronic message using at least a portion of the contact information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: AOL LLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Landsman, Timothy Thomas Sullivan, Jay Dare Logue