Patents by Inventor Yan Arrouye

Yan Arrouye 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).

  • Apparatus and method for representing electronic mail
    Patent number: 5752059
    Abstract: In a computer system, an apparatus for depicting an electronic mail address in either a field format or a string format. In a field format, the components of the electronic mail address is parsed into a plurality of fields. Each field represents a particular attribute of the electronic mail address. In a string format, the electronic mail address is comprised of a string of characters in a syntax specified by the protocol of the corresponding electronic mail system. A template having syntax information corresponding to the protocol is used to convert an electronic mail address from a field format to a string format and vice versa. Hence, a user has the option of entering an electronic mail address and having it displayed or edited in either a field format or a string format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. Holleran, Yan Arrouye, Cordell R. Ratzlaff, Stephen Fisher, John S. Evans