Doug A Sharp

US Patent:

20220374481, Nov 24, 2022

Filed:

Jul 29, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/876666

Inventors:

- Dulles VA, US
Suhas SADANANDAN - Pleasanton CA, US
Doug SHARP - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 16/951
G06F 16/957
H04L 67/50

Abstract:

Information is collected about a user, e.g., the user's interests, from the user's interaction with digital messaging content. Information collected about the user can be used to identify an interest of the user. The identified interest(s) can be used to select content to be presented to the user. By way of a non-limiting example, information collected in response to the user clicking on a link in an electronic mail, email, message can be used identify one or more content items to be presented to the user. By way of yet another non-limiting example, the identified content item(s) can comprise advertising content, news articles, etc.

US Patent:

20230070278, Mar 9, 2023

Filed:

Oct 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

18/050700

Inventors:

- Dulles VA, US
Gowri KANUGOVI - Fremont CA, US
Jeffrey BONFORTE - Los Altos CA, US
Doug SHARP - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 51/18
H04L 51/42
H04L 51/234

Abstract:

Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically deleting messages from a recipient’s inbox. The disclosed systems and methods provide the ability for automatic actions to be taken on delivered messages based on a passage of time. This enables a sender of messages, email service provider and/or email platform to exert control over sent messages to limit the number and type of operations that may be performed on such messages. For example, operations such as saving, forwarding, printing, copying, or otherwise duplicating the message and/or message data can be prohibited and all together rendered impossible. The disclosed systems and methods enables the purging of messages and associated message data from a recipient’s inbox at a certain specified time, after the passage of a pre-determined amount of time, or upon the detection of a specified event.

US Patent:

20210392101, Dec 16, 2021

Filed:

Aug 27, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/459677

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Gowri KANUGOVI - Fremont CA, US
Jeffrey BONFORTE - Los Altos CA, US
Doug SHARP - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/58

Abstract:

Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically deleting messages from a recipient's inbox. The disclosed systems and methods provide the ability for automatic actions to be taken on delivered messages based on a passage of time. This enables a sender of messages, email service provider and/or email platform to exert control over sent messages to limit the number and type of operations that may be performed on such messages. For example, operations such as saving, forwarding, printing, copying, or otherwise duplicating the message and/or message data can be prohibited and all together rendered impossible. The disclosed systems and methods enables the purging of messages and associated message data from a recipient's inbox at a certain specified time, after the passage of a pre-determined amount of time, or upon the detection of a specified event.

US Patent:

20200021554, Jan 16, 2020

Filed:

Sep 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/581976

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Doug SHARP - San Francisco CA, US
Suhas SADANANDAN - Pleasanton CA, US
Sindhuja SRIDHARAN - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
H04W 4/21
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between electronic mail services and other services, such as social networking service and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatic linking of an electronic messaging service and another service, such as a social networking service. The disclosed systems and methods form a connection between an electronic messaging system and another service external to the electronic messaging system and uses the formed link to perform a number of actions on behalf of the user of the electronic messaging system and the other service.

US Patent:

20180097766, Apr 5, 2018

Filed:

Oct 4, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/285166

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Doug Sharp - San Francisco CA, US
Suhas Sadanandan - Pleasonton CA, US
Sindhuja Sridharan - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
G06F 17/30
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content generating, searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatically generating an aggregate rating for an electronic message using one or both of explicit and implicit rating input from a number of recipients of the electronic message. The disclosed systems and methods communication information about the electronic message using the aggregate rating.

US Patent:

20180054410, Feb 22, 2018

Filed:

Aug 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/238278

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Doug Sharp - San Francisco CA, US
Suhas Sadanandan - Pleasanton CA, US
Sindhuja Sridharan - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between electronic mail services and other services, such as social networking service and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatic linking of an electronic messaging service and another service, such as a social networking service. The disclosed systems and methods form a connection between an electronic messaging system and another service external to the electronic messaging system and uses the formed link to perform a number of actions on behalf of the user of the electronic messaging system and the other service.

US Patent:

20170272525, Sep 21, 2017

Filed:

Mar 18, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/074585

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Suhas Sadanandan - Pleasanton CA, US
Doug Sharp - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04L 12/58

Abstract:

Information is collected about a user, e.g., the user's interests, from the user's interaction with digital messaging content. Information collected about the user can be used to identify an interest of the user. The identified interest(s) can be used to select content to be presented to the user. By way of a non-limiting example, information collected in response to the user clicking on a link in an electronic mail, email, message can be used identify one or more content items to be presented to the user. By way of yet another non-limiting example, the identified content item(s) can comprise advertising content, news articles, etc.

US Patent:

20170193037, Jul 6, 2017

Filed:

Dec 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/984300

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Blake Carpenter - San Francisco CA, US
Mihajlo Grbovic - Mountain View CA, US
Doug Sharp - San Francisco CA, US
Vladan Radosavljevic - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nemanja Djuric - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods transform user search keywords into equivalent keyword formats commonly used and/or found within messaging platforms, and compile a data set from such information from which a search for content can be based. The present disclosure, therefore, provides systems and methods that augment users' search terms with terms found in users' mailboxes for purposes of searching for, identifying and communicating content that is relevant to those users.