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Brian Heikes
Also filed as: HEIKES BRIAN · HEIKES BRIAN D · HEIKES BRIAN DEAN
30 granted patents·15 pending applications·813 citations·filing 2002–2019
98Inventor score
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45 records- 0196US7685237B1Multiple personalities in chat communicationsAOL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·110 cites·29 claims
- 0295US8577972B1Methods and systems for capturing and managing instant messagesHEIKES BRIAN D·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 5, 2013·55 cites·25 claims
- 0394US8464163B2Sharing on-line media experiencesHEIKES BRIAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 11, 2013·43 cites·18 claims
- 0493US9356894B2Enabled and disabled menu choices based on presence stateAPPELMAN BARRY·Filed 2012·Granted May 31, 2016·21 cites·32 claims
- 0593US8132110B1Intelligently enabled menu choices based on online presence state in address bookAPPELMAN BARRY·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 6, 2012·75 cites·39 claims
- 0692US7653693B2Method and system for capturing instant messagesAOL LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 26, 2010·90 cites·52 claims
- 0792US7386798B1Sharing on-line media experiencesAOL LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 10, 2008·77 cites·63 claims
- 0891US7689649B2Rendering destination instant messaging personalization items before communicating with destinationAOL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2010·68 cites·107 claims
- 0989US8775538B2Methods for capturing electronic messages based on capture rules relating to online contexts of usersHEIKES BRIAN DEAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·12 cites·31 claims
- 1088US7779076B2Instant messaging personalizationAOL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 17, 2010·62 cites·72 claims
- 1186US9215095B2Multiple personalitiesWEAVER ANDREW·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 15, 2015·14 cites·38 claims
- 1286US8554849B2Variable level sound alert for an instant messaging sessionHEIKES BRIAN D·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·7 cites·17 claims
- 1386US8037150B2System and methods for providing multiple personas in a communications environmentAOL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 11, 2011·46 cites·90 claims
- 1485US8775539B2Changing event notification volumesHEIKES BRIAN D·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·5 cites·24 claims
- 1584US9360996B2Intelligently enabled menu choices based on online presence state in address bookAPPELMAN BARRY·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 7, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 1682US10277545B2Sharing on-line media experiencesFACEBOOK INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 30, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 1782US8713120B2Changing sound alerts during a messaging sessionHEIKES BRIAN D·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 1881US9070118B2Methods for capturing electronic messages based on capture rules relating to user actions regarding received electronic messagesHEIKES BRIAN DEAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 30, 2015·5 cites·24 claims
- 1981US7865839B2Focus stealing preventionAOL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 4, 2011·24 cites·4 claims
- 2080US7769811B2Instant messaging sound controlAOL LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 3, 2010·15 cites·20 claims
- 2178US10102504B2Methods for controlling display of electronic messages captured based on community rankingsHEIKES BRIAN DEAN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 16, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 2276US9843545B2Sharing on-line media experiencesHEIKES BRIAN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 12, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 2376US7636751B2Multiple personalitiesAOL LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 22, 2009·25 cites·56 claims
- 2475US9667572B2Offline away messagesAOL INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 30, 2017·3 cites·16 claims
- 2574US10938759B2Sharing on-line media experiencesFACEBOOK INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2674US8452839B2Offline away messagesHEIKES BRIAN D·Filed 2004·Granted May 28, 2013·17 cites·5 claims
- 2773US7818379B1Notification and disposition of multiple concurrent instant messaging sessions involving a single online identityAOL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 19, 2010·18 cites·33 claims
- 2869US9940401B2Buddy shareGANG DAVID·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 10, 2018·7 cites·43 claims
- 2955US10374992B2Sharing on-line media experiencesHEIKES BRIAN·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 6, 2019·0 cites·22 claims
- 3054US2013185655A1Sharing on-line media experiencesFACEBOOK INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3154US2014214989A1Rendering destination instant messaging personalization items before communicating with destinationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3254US2013185656A1Sharing on-line media experiencesFACEBOOK INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3353US2013067339A1Intelligently enabled menu choices based on online presence state in address bookAPPELMAN BARRY·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3452US2013080927A1Multiple personalities in chat communicationsWEAVER ANDREW·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3551US10291556B2Multiple personalitiesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 14, 2019·0 cites·19 claims
- 3650US2013073986A1Focus Stealing PreventionHEIKES BRIAN DEAN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3749US2016294742A1Multiple personalities in chat communicationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3849US2011107257A1Focus stealing preventionAOL INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3947US2004223606A1Host based video clips and transport mechanismFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4047US2005086311A1Regulating self-disclosure for video messengerFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4147US2010174996A1Rendering Destination Instant Messaging Personalization Items Before Communicating With DestinationAOL INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4246US2006167991A1Buddy list filteringHEIKES BRIAN D·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4345US2009144626A1Enabling and exercising control over selected sounds associated with incoming communicationsAPPELMAN BARRY·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4444US2003225847A1Sending instant messaging personalization itemsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4544US2003225848A1Remote instant messaging personalization itemsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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