Michael H Lloyd

US Patent:

6779178, Aug 17, 2004

Filed:

Sep 16, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/397641

Inventors:

Michael Lloyd - Old Lyme CT
Christopher Shepley - Washington DC
Sean Stidman - Arlington VA
H. Lee Browne - Greenwich CT
Curtis Generous - Great Falls VA
John Lycas - Herndon VA

Assignee:

Signature Mail. Com, LLC - Greenwich CT

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

717174, 707 10, 709206

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an e-mail customization system that incorporates personalized images, including handwritten signatures, into existing e-mail messages. Specifically, the e-mail customization system generates customized software that integrates with existing e-mail systems that provides the ability to select different hand-written signatures. Once a signature is selected, the signature may be included in all e-mail sent from the user. A recipient capable of displaying HTML e-mail messages, views the e-mail message with the signature. This signature provides a readily discernable visual queue indicating the sender of the e-mail message. In case the recipients e-mail system does not recognize HTML formatted messages, a clean copy of the e-mail message and an alternate text version of the image is added to the top of the HTML message. In addition, methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention include handwritten signatures into web-based e-mail systems and electronic greeting cards.

US Patent:

7080161, Jul 18, 2006

Filed:

Jul 10, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/903441

Inventors:

John G. Leddy - Marblehead MA, US
Michael A. Lloyd - San Carlos CA, US
Sean P. Finn - Belmont CA, US
James G. McGuire - San Francisco CA, US
Omar C. Baldonado - Palo Alto CA, US
Herbert S. Madan - Tiburon CA, US

Assignee:

Avaya Technology Corp. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709250, 709219, 709220, 709239, 370392, 370397

Abstract:

Network architectures and protocols to support enhancements to the decision making process of standard routing protocols are described. Embodiments allow decisions to be exchanged between networks, or autonomous systems, about which internetwork paths have been chosen for outbound traffic. Some embodiments of the invention allow information about the measured performance of internetwork paths to be exchanged between autonomous systems. Embodiments allow additional policy information to be communicated between networks, including but not limited to information about why local policy decisions have been made; requests of policies from remote networks; performance information about particular paths; and informational status. Such information may be exchanged dynamically between networks.

US Patent:

20050055627, Mar 10, 2005

Filed:

Jun 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/876914

Inventors:

Michael Lloyd - Old Lyme CT, US
Christopher Shepley - Washington DC, US
Sean Stidman - Arlington VA, US
H. Browne - Greenwich CT, US
Curtis Generous - Great Falls VA, US
John Lycas - Herndon VA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

715505000

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an e-mail customization system that incorporates personalized images, including handwritten signatures, into existing e-mail messages. Specifically, the e-mail customization system generates customized software that integrates with existing e-mail systems that provides the ability to select different hand-written signatures. Once a signature is selected, the signature may be included in all e-mail sent from the user. A recipient capable of displaying HTML e-mail messages, views the e-mail message with the signature. This signature provides a readily discernable visual queue indicating the sender of the e-mail message. In case the recipient's e-mail system does not recognize HTML formatted messages, a clean copy of the e-mail message and an alternate text version of the image is added to the top of the HTML message. In addition, methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention include handwritten signatures into web-based e-mail systems and electronic greeting cards.