Patents by Inventor Todd Barthelme

Todd Barthelme 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).

  • Switching of emails in a conversation thread
    Patent number: 8429542
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for rendering messages in an email application on a client computer. A plurality of email messages is received from a server computer, including a first email message, a second email message and a third email message. The first email message is rendered on the client computer with a first conversation icon that identifies the first email message as being part of an email conversation thread. When the first conversation icon is selected on the first email message, a view is rendered showing one or more email messages in the conversation thread. When the second email message is selected, the second email message is rendered on the client computer with a second conversation icon. When the second conversation icon is selected on the second email message, the view showing the one or more email messages in the conversation thread is rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Panchadsaram, Karan Misra, Amy Wang, Hui Nee Chin, Todd Barthelme
  • Switching of Emails in a Conversation Thread
    Publication number: 20120131474
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for rendering messages in an email application on a client computer. A plurality of email messages is received from a server computer, including a first email message, a second email message and a third email message. The first email message is rendered on the client computer with a first conversation icon that identifies the first email message as being part of an email conversation thread. When the first conversation icon is selected on the first email message, a view is rendered showing one or more email messages in the conversation thread. When the second email message is selected, the second email message is rendered on the client computer with a second conversation icon. When the second conversation icon is selected on the second email message, the view showing the one or more email messages in the conversation thread is rendered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Panchadsaram, Karan Misra, Amy Wang, Hui Nee Chin, Todd Barthelme