Patents by Inventor Zhi-Hua Fan

Zhi-Hua Fan 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).

  • Method and system for processing electronic mail
    Patent number: 8904292
    Abstract: A method and system for processing email messages are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a first signal input indicative of a request that contents of a selected email message be displayed on a display associated with a client computer device, wherein the contents are stored in a memory device associated with a server computer device and include contents of at least one other email message. The method further includes causing displaying of the contents of the selected email message for reviewing by the user. The method additionally includes making a determination of whether the contents of the at least one other email message have been reviewed by the user during the user's review of the contents of the selected email message, and providing an indication regarding whether or to what extent the at least one other email message has been read based upon the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Zhi-Hua Fan, Mark T Ahlenius, Craig J Detter, James C Ferrans, Kun Zhao
  • Method and System for Processing Electronic Mail
    Publication number: 20100262922
    Abstract: A method and system for processing email messages are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a first signal input indicative of a request that contents of a selected email message be displayed on a display associated with a client computer device, wherein the contents are stored in a memory device associated with a server computer device and include contents of at least one other email message. The method further includes causing displaying of the contents of the selected email message for reviewing by the user. The method additionally includes making a determination of whether the contents of the at least one other email message have been reviewed by the user during the user's review of the contents of the selected email message, and providing an indication regarding whether or to what extent the at least one other email message has been read based upon the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Zhi-Hua Fan, Mark T. Ahlenius, Craig J. Detter, James C Ferrans, Kun Zhao