公开(公告)号：US09742615B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US11464816

申请日：2006-08-15

申请人： Andrew L. Wick ,  Jeremy Rephlo ,  June R. Herold ,  Eric Bosco ,  Justin Uberti

发明人： Andrew L. Wick ,  Jeremy Rephlo ,  June R. Herold ,  Eric Bosco ,  Justin Uberti

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/306 ,  G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30601 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/24

摘要： A method for determining a popularity of an online identity includes identifying an online identity for which a popularity measurement is to be determined, and identifying one or more other online identities based, at least in part, on their being within a specified number of degrees of separation of the online identity. Popularity measurements for the other online identities are accessed and aggregated, and a popularity measurement for the online identity is determined based on at least the aggregated popularity measurements for the other online identities. A computer readable medium includes instructions for generating a graphical user interface for enabling a determination a more popular online identity of two online identities. The graphical user interface includes a first identifier specification mechanism that enables specification of an identifier of a first online identity, and a second identifier specification mechanism that enables specification of an identifier of a second online identity. The graphical user interface includes a display of an indication of whether a popularity of the first online identity exceeds a popularity of the second online identity.

公开(公告)号：US07779076B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US10305015

申请日：2002-11-27

申请人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

发明人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/24 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L67/36

摘要： Perception of a personalization item is enabled in an instant messaging communications session by rendering, on an instant message recipient system, an instant messaging application user interface for an instant messaging communications session involving at least an instant message recipient and an instant message sender. An identifier that enables identification of a personalization item of an individual instant message user is obtained, and the identifier is associated with the personalization item. The personalization item is obtained independently of the message used to obtain the identifier, and the personalization item is rendered at the instant message recipient system.

摘要翻译： 在即时消息通信会话中，通过在即时消息接收方系统上呈现涉及至少即时消息接收者和即时消息发送者的即时消息通信会话的即时消息收发应用程序用户界面来启用个性化项目的感知。 获得能够识别个人化即时消息用户的个性化项目的标识符，并且该标识符与个性化项目相关联。 独立于用于获得标识符的消息获得个性化项目，并且个性化项目在即时消息接收者系统处呈现。

公开(公告)号：US07689649B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-30

申请号：US10334027

申请日：2002-12-31

申请人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

发明人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L51/04 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/36

摘要： Perception of a personalization item in an instant messaging communications session may be enabled by perceiving an identifier corresponding to an intended instant message recipient designated by an instant message sender system, accessing personalization items corresponding to the perceived identifier, and making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.

摘要翻译： 通过感知与由即时消息发送者系统指定的预期即时消息接收者相对应的标识符，访问对应于感知标识符的个性化项目，并且使可感知到的对应于个人化项目的个性化项目可以实现对即时消息通信会话中的个性化项目的感知 所接收的标识符到即时消息发送器系统，用于在即时消息发送器系统上运行的即时消息收发应用程序中呈现，其中使个性化项目在与预期即时消息接收者通信之前被感知。

公开(公告)号：US20100174996A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-08

申请号：US12722755

申请日：2010-03-12

申请人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

发明人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L51/04 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/36

摘要： Perception of a personalization item in an instant messaging communications session may be enabled by perceiving an identifier corresponding to an intended instant message recipient designated by an instant message sender system, accessing personalization items corresponding to the perceived identifier, and making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.

摘要翻译： 通过感知与由即时消息发送者系统指定的预期即时消息接收者相对应的标识符，访问对应于感知标识符的个性化项目，并且使可感知到的对应于个人化项目的个性化项目可以实现对即时消息通信会话中的个性化项目的感知 所接收的标识符到即时消息发送器系统，用于在即时消息发送器系统上运行的即时消息收发应用程序中呈现，其中使个性化项目在与预期即时消息接收者通信之前被感知。

公开(公告)号：US09070118B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-30

申请号：US13619054

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： Brian Dean Heikes ,  Kristine Amber Krantz ,  Kelly Monroe Mathews ,  Russell Scott Medeiros ,  Venkatesh Ramanathan ,  Richard W. Robinson, Jr. ,  Perry E. Miranda Roman ,  Edward L. Sears ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Deborah Ruth Yurow

发明人： Brian Dean Heikes ,  Kristine Amber Krantz ,  Kelly Monroe Mathews ,  Russell Scott Medeiros ,  Venkatesh Ramanathan ,  Richard W. Robinson, Jr. ,  Perry E. Miranda Roman ,  Edward L. Sears ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Deborah Ruth Yurow

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/58

CPC分类号： G06Q10/107 ,  H04L51/04

摘要： Managing instant messages may include receiving instant messages created by or on behalf of one or more message sources for delivery to an intended recipient. From among the received instant messages, qualifying instant messages may be identified that satisfy a capture rule, and two or more of the qualifying instant messages may be captured. The intended recipient may be informed of the captured instant messages unobtrusively, and also may be enabled to manage the captured instant messages.

摘要翻译： 管理即时消息可以包括接收由或代表一个或多个消息源创建的即时消息，以便传送到预期接收者。 从接收到的即时消息中，可以识别满足捕获规则的限定即时消息，并且可以捕获两个或更多个限定即时消息。 预期的接收者可以不引人注意地通知所捕获的即时消息，并且还可以使得能够管理所捕获的即时消息。

公开(公告)号：US08452839B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-28

申请号：US11019538

申请日：2004-12-23

申请人： Brian D. Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Deborah R. Yurow

发明人： Brian D. Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Deborah R. Yurow

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L51/02 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/043

摘要： A computer program or method provides away messages from a first user to other users of a communications system, where the first user has grouped the other users into two or more groups. An interface is provided to the first user that displays representations of the other users in a manner that identifies how the first user has grouped the other users into the groups. The first user is able to select a selected group from the groups using the interface. The first user also is able to set a group away message for the selected group using the interface. The group away message is sent to a second user that has been grouped in the selected group when the second user attempts to communicate with the first user using the communications system and the first user is offline.

摘要翻译： 计算机程序或方法将来自第一用户的消息提供给通信系统的其他用户，其中第一用户将其他用户分组为两个或更多个组。 向第一用户提供一种接口，该用户以识别第一用户如何将其他用户分组到组中的方式显示其他用户的表示。 第一个用户能够使用该界面从组中选择一个选定的组。 第一个用户还可以使用该界面为所选组设置一个群组消息。 当第二用户尝试使用通信系统与第一用户通信并且第一用户离线时，将分组消息发送到已经被分组在所选择的组中的第二用户。

公开(公告)号：US20130067002A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-14

申请号：US13619009

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： Brian Dean Heikes ,  Kristine Amber Krantz ,  Kelly Monroe Mathews ,  Russell Scott Medeiros ,  Venkatesh Ramanathan ,  Richard W. Robinson, JR. ,  Perry E. Miranda Roman ,  Edward L. Sears ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Deborah Ruth Yurow

发明人： Brian Dean Heikes ,  Kristine Amber Krantz ,  Kelly Monroe Mathews ,  Russell Scott Medeiros ,  Venkatesh Ramanathan ,  Richard W. Robinson, JR. ,  Perry E. Miranda Roman ,  Edward L. Sears ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Deborah Ruth Yurow

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/107 ,  H04L51/04

摘要： Managing instant messages may include receiving instant messages created by or on behalf of one or more message sources for delivery to an intended recipient. From among the received instant messages, qualifying instant messages may be identified that satisfy a capture rule, and two or more of the qualifying instant messages may be captured. The intended recipient may be informed of the captured instant messages unobtrusively, and also may be enabled to manage the captured instant messages.

摘要翻译： 管理即时消息可以包括接收由或代表一个或多个消息源创建的即时消息，以便传送到预期接收者。 从接收到的即时消息中，可以识别满足捕获规则的限定即时消息，并且可以捕获两个或更多个限定即时消息。 预期的接收者可以不引人注意地通知所捕获的即时消息，并且还可以使得能够管理所捕获的即时消息。

公开(公告)号：US08701014B1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-15

申请号：US10715213

申请日：2003-11-18

申请人： Heather Allison Schlegel ,  Barry Appelman ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Alan Keister ,  Chris Chih-Shen Chung ,  James A. Odell ,  Barbara McNally ,  Michael Robert Enloe ,  Pei-Lin Wu ,  Russell William Richards ,  Alexis Inch ,  David Cox ,  Xiaopeng Zhang ,  Gregory Cypes ,  David McCormick

发明人： Heather Allison Schlegel ,  Barry Appelman ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Alan Keister ,  Chris Chih-Shen Chung ,  James A. Odell ,  Barbara McNally ,  Michael Robert Enloe ,  Pei-Lin Wu ,  Russell William Richards ,  Alexis Inch ,  David Cox ,  Xiaopeng Zhang ,  Gregory Cypes ,  David McCormick

IPC分类号： G06F3/0481

CPC分类号： H04L51/22

摘要： Linking multiple identities from a single service includes for a user of a single service having multiple identities within the single service, authenticating a primary identity having a first buddy list associated with an account, authenticating a secondary identity having a second buddy list associated with the account, and creating an association between the primary identity and the secondary identity, where the primary identity and the secondary identity simultaneously share a common graphical user interface such that the primary identity interacts with the first buddy list and the secondary identity interacts with the second buddy list using the common graphical user interface.

摘要翻译： 从单个服务链接多个身份包括对于在单个服务中具有多个身份的单个服务的用户，认证具有与帐户相关联的第一个好友列表的主身份，认证具有与该帐户相关联的第二个好友列表的辅助身份 以及在主身份和次身份之间创建关联，其中主身份和辅助身份同时共享公共图形用户界面，使得主身份与第一好友列表交互并且次要身份与第二好友列表交互 使用通用的图形用户界面。

公开(公告)号：US08255950B1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US12705222

申请日：2010-02-12

申请人： Christina Ann Wick ,  Andrew L. Wick

发明人： Christina Ann Wick ,  Andrew L. Wick

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04L51/043 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4788

摘要： Informing a viewer of a television program of the identity of other online identities that represent users concurrently viewing that same television program includes determining dynamically a first television program to which a television viewing device associated with a viewer is tuned and identifying one or more other viewers associated with television viewing devices that are presently tuned to the first television program. Trait information related to the viewer or to the other viewers is stored in a data store related to the first television program. A subset of the other viewers that have similar traits is determined based on the stored trait information. The viewer is graphically informed of the subset of other viewers.

摘要翻译： 向电视节目的用户通知代表用户同时观看相同电视节目的其他在线身份的身份的观看者包括动态地确定与观众相关联的电视观看设备被调谐到的第一电视节目，并识别与其相关联的一个或多个其他观众 具有目前调谐到第一电视节目的电视观看设备。 与观看者或其他观众有关的特征信息被存储在与第一电视节目相关的数据存储器中。 基于存储的特征信息来确定具有相似特征的其他观看者的子集。 观众以图形方式通知其他观众的子集。

公开(公告)号：US06691162B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-10

申请号：US09399750

申请日：1999-09-21

申请人： Andrew L. Wick

发明人： Andrew L. Wick

IPC分类号： G06F15173

CPC分类号： H04L67/24 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： Communicating with and/or monitoring of a targeted used in computer-network environment (e.g., an instant messaging system) involves detecting that the targeted user has signed on to the network, and upon detecting the signon, automatically communicating with the targeted user, for example, by sending an instant message previously specified by a targeting user. Alternatively, or in addition, the targeting user can receive notification that the targeted user has signed on and/or that the instant message has been sent. Instead of, or in addition to, automatically sending an instant message and/or notifying the targeting user, a predefined operation specified by the targeting user (e.g., operating system command, script or executable file) can be performed. These various operations can be performed on one or more client systems, on one or more server systems, or any combination thereof.

摘要翻译： 与计算机网络环境（例如即时消息系统）中使用的目标通信和/或监视涉及检测目标用户已经登录到网络，并且在检测到登录后，自动与目标用户通信，为 例如，通过发送先前由定位用户指定的即时消息。 或者或另外，定位用户可以接收目标用户已经登录的通知和/或即时消息已被发送。 可以执行由定位用户（例如，操作系统命令，脚本或可执行文件）指定的预定义操作，而不是或自动地发送即时消息和/或通知目标用户。 这些各种操作可以在一个或多个客户端系统上，一个或多个服务器系统上或其任何组合上执行。