Patents by Inventor Xander POLLOCK
Xander POLLOCK 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).
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Patent number: 11546282Abstract: A system and method for postponing an electronic message displayed for a user of a computing device. Postponement options are displayed for the user. Display of the electronic message at the computing device is inhibited based on received user input. One option enables a user to repeat the most recently selected postponement option. Another option postpones the electronic message until the computing device is at a user-designated location. Some postponement options are generated according to context of the electronic message, such as the content of the electronic message, the date or time when the user requested the postponement, or prior history of user-selected postponements. Some options are based on a sampling of postponement options selected by a plurality of users.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Vijay Umapathy, Xander Pollock, Ryan Proch, Taylor Kourim, Liam Asher Segel-Brown, Ryan James Fioravanti, Michael Christopher Joseph Landry, Shalini Agarwal
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Publication number: 20210112026Abstract: A system and method for postponing an electronic message displayed for a user of a computing device. Postponement options are displayed for the user. Display of the electronic message at the computing device is inhibited based on received user input. One option enables a user to repeat the most recently selected postponement option. Another option postpones the electronic message until the computing device is at a user-designated location. Some postponement options are generated according to context of the electronic message, such as the content of the electronic message, the date or time when the user requested the postponement, or prior history of user-selected postponements. Some options are based on a sampling of postponement options selected by a plurality of users.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Vijay UMAPATHY, Xander POLLOCK, Ryan PROCH, Taylor KOURIM, Liam Asher SEGEL-BROWN, Ryan James FIORAVANTI, Michael Christopher Joseph LANDRY, Shalini AGARWAL
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Patent number: 10904187Abstract: A method postpones a plurality of associated electronic messages displayed for a user of a computing device. Postponement options are displayed for the user. Display of the plurality of electronic messages at the computing device is inhibited based on received user input. One option enables a user to repeat the most recently selected postponement option. Another option postpones the plurality of electronic messages until the computing device is at a user-designated location. Some postponement options are generated according to context of the plurality of electronic messages, such as the content of one or more of the electronic messages in the plurality of electronic messages, the date or time when the user requested the postponement, or prior history of user-selected postponements. Some options are based on a sampling of postponement options selected by a plurality of users.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Vijay Umapathy, Xander Pollock, Ryan Proch, Taylor Kourim, Liam Asher Segel-Brown, Ryan James Fioravanti, Michael Christopher Joseph Landry, Shalini Agarwal
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Publication number: 20200228482Abstract: A method postpones a plurality of associated electronic messages displayed for a user of a computing device. Postponement options are displayed for the user. Display of the plurality of electronic messages at the computing device is inhibited based on received user input. One option enables a user to repeat the most recently selected postponement option. Another option postpones the plurality of electronic messages until the computing device is at a user-designated location. Some postponement options are generated according to context of the plurality of electronic messages, such as the content of one or more of the electronic messages in the plurality of electronic messages, the date or time when the user requested the postponement, or prior history of user-selected postponements. Some options are based on a sampling of postponement options selected by a plurality of users.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Vijay UMAPATHY, Xander POLLOCK, Ryan PROCH, Taylor KOURIM, Liam Asher SEGEL-BROWN, Ryan James FIORAVANTI, Michael Christopher Joseph LANDRY, Shalini AGARWAL
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Patent number: 10645046Abstract: A method postpones an electronic message displayed for a user of a computing device. The user provides input to postpone the electronic message. Postponement options are displayed for the user. The user selects one of the options. Display of the message at the computing device is inhibited accordingly. One option enables a user to repeat the most recently selected postponement option. Another option postpones the message until the computing device is at a user-designated location. Another option inhibits display of the message at the computing device, but enables display of the message at another user-specified second computing device. Some postponement options are generated according to context of the electronic message, such as the content of the electronic message, the date or time when the user requested the postponement, or prior history of user-selected postponements. Some options are based on a sampling of postponement options selected by a plurality of users.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Vijay Umapathy, Xander Pollock, Ryan Proch, Taylor Kourim, Liam Asher Segel-Brown, Ryan James Fioravanti, Michael Christopher Joseph Landry, Shalini Agarwal
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Publication number: 20190149505Abstract: A computing system may generate an email application and a calendar application. The email application may be configured to retrieve at least one task from a task database, retrieve at least one email from an email database, and concurrently present the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved email in an email user interface, the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved email being adjacent and non-overlapping within the email user interface. The calendar application may be configured to retrieve the at least one task from the task database, retrieve at least one appointment from an appointment database, and concurrently present the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved appointment in a calendar user interface, the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved appointment being adjacent and non-overlapping within the calendar user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Vijay Umapathy, Alessandro Suraci, Robyn D. Coultas, Cedomir Segulja, Federico Asara, Scott Andrew Grant, Xander Pollock
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Patent number: 10218670Abstract: A computing system may generate an email application and a calendar application. The email application may be configured to retrieve at least one task from a task database, retrieve at least one email from an email database, and concurrently present the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved email in an email user interface, the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved email being adjacent and non-overlapping within the email user interface. The calendar application may be configured to retrieve the at least one task from the task database, retrieve at least one appointment from an appointment database, and concurrently present the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved appointment in a calendar user interface, the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved appointment being adjacent and non-overlapping within the calendar user interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Vijay Umapathy, Alessandro Suraci, Robyn D. Coultas, Cedomir Segulja, Federico Asara, Scott Andrew Grant, Xander Pollock
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Patent number: 10021053Abstract: A method throttles display of electronic messages. The process displays a list of entries in an email application. The list of entries includes a first electronic message, a first message cluster, and a second message cluster. The process detects the occurrence of a cluster display trigger event for the first message cluster. The trigger event is one of: detection of passage of a predetermined amount of time since refreshing display of the first message cluster, an occurrence of a particular time of day, an occurrence of a predetermined date, or receipt by the first message cluster of a predefined number of new electronic messages since previously refreshing the display of the list. In response to the detected trigger event, the process refreshes the display of the list of entries, including re-ranking the first message cluster within the list of entries. This changes the relative position of the first message cluster.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Phillip Sharp, Xander Pollock, Matthew J. Bolohan
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Patent number: 9892105Abstract: A method of annotating an electronic message executes at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The memory stores one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. The device displays a user interface for an electronic messaging application. The user interface includes a list of messages received by the user, and each displayed message includes a respective message summary that is displayed. The device receives from the user a description of a first task associated with a first message of the displayed messages. The user provides the description using a control in the user interface. The device stores the description as a first annotation associated with the first message and updates the displayed messages in the list of messages. For the first message, the device displays the first annotation as a substitute for the message summary.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Vijay Umapathy, Xander Pollock, Ryan Proch, Taylor Kourim, Liam Asher Segel-Brown
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Patent number: 9805327Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for providing a user with a to-do list of tasks, the method including determining one or more goals associated with a user, the one or more goals including objectives that the user wants to achieve, identifying one or more notifications associated with the user, each notification notifying the user of an event comprising an action by another user with respect to the user, identifying one or more tasks, the one or more tasks contributing to at least one of the one or more goals and providing a response to the event relating to at least one of the one or more notifications and providing the one or more tasks for display to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Xander Pollock, Dorington George Little, IV
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Publication number: 20170085520Abstract: A computing system may generate an email application and a calendar application. The email application may be configured to retrieve at least one task from a task database, retrieve at least one email from an email database, and concurrently present the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved email in an email user interface, the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved email being adjacent and non-overlapping within the email user interface. The calendar application may be configured to retrieve the at least one task from the task database, retrieve at least one appointment from an appointment database, and concurrently present the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved appointment in a calendar user interface, the at least one retrieved task and the at least one retrieved appointment being adjacent and non-overlapping within the calendar user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Vijay Umapathy, Alessandro Suraci, Robyn D. Coultas, Cedomir Segulja, Federico Asara, Scott Andrew Grant, Xander Pollock
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Publication number: 20160307139Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for providing a user with a to-do list of tasks, the method including determining one or more goals associated with a user, the one or more goals including objectives that the user wants to achieve, identifying one or more notifications associated with the user, each notification notifying the user of an event comprising an action by another user with respect to the user, identifying one or more tasks, the one or more tasks contributing to at least one of the one or more goals and providing a response to the event relating to at least one of the one or more notifications and providing the one or more tasks for display to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Xander Pollock, Dorington George Little, IV
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Patent number: 9384467Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for providing a user with a to-do list of tasks, the method including determining one or more goals associated with a user, the one or more goals including objectives that the user wants to achieve, identifying one or more notifications associated with the user, each notification notifying the user of an event comprising an action by another user with respect to the user, identifying one or more tasks, the one or more tasks contributing to at least one of the one or more goals and providing a response to the event relating to at least one of the one or more notifications and providing the one or more tasks for display to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Xander Pollock, Dorington George Little, IV
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Patent number: 9306893Abstract: Systems and methods for managing electronic messages are disclosed. In some implementations, a method includes, at a computing device, causing an electronic message to be displayed to a user in an electronic message folder. Responsive to detecting that the user has read at least a portion of the electronic message, without user intervention, the electronic message is removed from the electronic message folder. In some implementations, the electronic message folder is a message inbox and the electronic message is removed from the message inbox to an archive or delete folder. In some implementations, the computing device includes one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Phillip Sharp, David Nachum, Keith Coleman, Xander Pollock, Jason Briggs Cornwell
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Publication number: 20160062968Abstract: A method of annotating an electronic message executes at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The memory stores one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. The device displays a user interface for an electronic messaging application. The user interface includes a list of messages received by the user, and each displayed message includes a respective message summary that is displayed. The device receives from the user a description of a first task associated with a first message of the displayed messages. The user provides the description using a control in the user interface. The device stores the description as a first annotation associated with the first message and updates the displayed messages in the list of messages. For the first message, the device displays the first annotation as a substitute for the message summary.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Vijay Umapathy, Xander Pollock, Ryan Proch, Taylor Kourim, Liam Asher Segel-Brown
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Publication number: 20160065524Abstract: A method postpones an electronic message displayed for a user of a computing device. The user provides input to postpone the electronic message. Postponement options are displayed for the user. The user selects one of the options. Display of the message at the computing device is inhibited accordingly. One option enables a user to repeat the most recently selected postponement option. Another option postpones the message until the computing device is at a user-designated location. Another option inhibits display of the message at the computing device, but enables display of the message at another user-specified second computing device. Some postponement options are generated according to context of the electronic message, such as the content of the electronic message, the date or time when the user requested the postponement, or prior history of user-selected postponements. Some options are based on a sampling of postponement options selected by a plurality of users.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Vijay UMAPATHY, Xander POLLOCK, Ryan PROCH, Taylor KOURIM, Liam Asher SEGEL-BROWN, Ryan James FIORAVANTI, Michael Christopher Joseph LANDRY, Shalini AGARWAL
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Publication number: 20150358269Abstract: A method throttles display of electronic messages. The process displays a list of entries in an email application. The list of entries includes a first electronic message, a first message cluster, and a second message cluster. The process detects the occurrence of a cluster display trigger event for the first message cluster. The trigger event is one of: detection of passage of a predetermined amount of time since refreshing display of the first message cluster, an occurrence of a particular time of day, an occurrence of a predetermined date, or receipt by the first message cluster of a predefined number of new electronic messages since previously refreshing the display of the list. In response to the detected trigger event, the process refreshes the display of the list of entries, including re-ranking the first message cluster within the list of entries. This changes the relative position of the first message cluster.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Phillip Sharp, Xander Pollock
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Patent number: 9124546Abstract: Systems and methods for throttling display of clustered electronic messages are disclosed. In some implementations, a method includes, at a computing device detecting occurrence of one or more cluster throttling trigger events for a first message cluster, of a first cluster type, in an email application. The method further includes updating a set of properties for the first message cluster in accordance with the one or more cluster throttling trigger events and comparing the updated set of properties for the first message cluster to one or more cluster display throttling rules associated with the first message cluster. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that the set of properties for the first message cluster satisfies the one or more cluster display throttling rules, refreshing display of the first message cluster within a listing of electronic messages.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Phillip Sharp, Xander Pollock
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Publication number: 20150188875Abstract: Systems and methods for throttling display of clustered electronic messages are disclosed. In some implementations, a method includes, at a computing device detecting occurrence of one or more cluster throttling trigger events for a first message cluster, of a first cluster type, in an email application. The method further includes updating a set of properties for the first message cluster in accordance with the one or more cluster throttling trigger events and comparing the updated set of properties for the first message cluster to one or more cluster display throttling rules associated with the first message cluster. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that the set of properties for the first message cluster satisfies the one or more cluster display throttling rules, refreshing display of the first message cluster within a listing of electronic messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Phillip Sharp, Xander Pollock
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Publication number: 20150188870Abstract: Systems and methods for managing electronic messages are disclosed. In some implementations, a method includes, at a computing device, causing an electronic message to be displayed to a user in an electronic message folder. Responsive to detecting that the user has read at least a portion of the electronic message, without user intervention, the electronic message is removed from the electronic message folder. In some implementations, the electronic message folder is a message inbox and the electronic message is removed from the message inbox to an archive or delete folder. In some implementations, the computing device includes one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Phillip SHARP, David NACHUM, Keith COLEMAN, Xander POLLOCK, Jason Briggs CORNWELL