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US 7313617
Methods and systems for a communications and information resource manager
Current assignee: Meta Platforms Inc
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Patent summary
Title, assignee, inventors, filing/issue dates, abstract, and a plain-language overview of the claims.
Patent Overview: US7313617
Title: Methods and systems for a communications and information resource manager
Patent number: US7313617B2 | Application: US09/966,703
Inventors: Dale Malik; Robert A. Koch; Peter Hill; Richard A. Anderson
Assignee: Original assignee listed as "Individual"; assignment records show BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION (2002-03-25), AT&T entities (2014-01-20), FACEBOOK, INC. (2014-01-20), and META PLATFORMS, INC. (2021-12-20, a change of name from Facebook). Current assignee listed: [Meta Platforms Inc.](/litigations/by-plaintiff/Meta%20Platforms%20Inc.)
Key dates: Priority/filing 2001-09-28; publication 2007-12-25; granted 2007-12-25. Status: Expired – Lifetime; adjusted expiration 2024-04-07.
Purpose and plain-language scope (as far as the excerpt shows):
The patent concerns a "communications and information resource manager." The excerpt's prior-art keywords are "user," "information," "communications," "data," and "manager," indicating management of communications and information resources for a user. Classifications place it in: e-mail management and office automation/time management (G06Q10/10, G06Q10/107, G06Q10/109); information retrieval and web retrieval (G06F16/00–G06F16/958); data protection and access control (G06F21/60, G06F21/62); GUI interaction with lists of selectable items (G06F3/0482); and commerce/marketing, including advertisements, targeted advertisements, user-requested advertisements, and wireless devices (G06Q30/02, G06Q30/0241, G06Q30/0251, G06Q30/0257, G06Q30/0267).
Taken together, these indicate a system for managing a user's communications and information, presented through a list-based user interface, with data-protection features, and possibly advertising relevance to wireless devices.
What the excerpt does not establish:
It provides no claims, no claim language, no detailed description, no drawing descriptions, and no abstract text. It names no specific prior-art references and does not address validity, infringement, or litigation. The legal status and priority date are expressly labeled assumptions in the source and are not legal conclusions. The classifications and prior-art keywords are indicative only and cannot substitute for claim construction. The listed assignees "may be inaccurate," per the source's own disclaimer.
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7313617/en
Note: the supplied text was an excerpt; omitted portions may contain material facts not reflected above.
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