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Jan Koum
Also filed as: KOUM JAN · KOUM JAN BORIS
41 granted patents·3 pending applications·114 citations·filing 2010–2022
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44 records- 0196US8923812B1Phone number verification method and systemKOUM JAN·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 30, 2014·27 cites·17 claims
- 0294US9473428B1Dynamic muting of communication notificationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·22 cites·10 claims
- 0393US10582036B2Methods and systems for generating an ephemeral content messageWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 3, 2020·9 cites·17 claims
- 0489US9503485B1Connecting communicating devices in a multi-server communication systemWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 22, 2016·9 cites·16 claims
- 0588US10608978B2Voice communications with real-time status notificationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 31, 2020·5 cites·14 claims
- 0688US9628831B2Multimedia transcoding method and system for mobile devicesKOUM JAN·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 18, 2017·6 cites·32 claims
- 0786US10367892B2System and method for aggregating communication connectionsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 30, 2019·4 cites·15 claims
- 0883US9992258B2Techniques for managing a remote web client from an application on a mobile deviceWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·4 cites·17 claims
- 0983US9226121B2Voice communications with real-time status notificationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 29, 2015·5 cites·18 claims
- 1081US11316965B1Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral con tent messageWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 26, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1181US10778831B2Methods and systems for displaying an ephemeral content messageWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 15, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 1281US9596577B1Relaying mobile communicationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 14, 2017·4 cites·13 claims
- 1379US11265413B1Methods and systems for generating an ephemeral content messageWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 1, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1479US9203960B1Mobile device status and notification method and systemKOUM JAN·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 1, 2015·3 cites·29 claims
- 1578US10375538B1Synthetic communication network method and systemWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 6, 2019·1 cites·14 claims
- 1676US10136272B2Synthetic communication network method and systemWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 20, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 1776US9602985B2Voice communications with real-time status notificationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 21, 2017·2 cites·19 claims
- 1875US11336734B1System and method for aggregating communication connectionsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 17, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1974US9419935B2Voice communications with real-time status notificationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 16, 2016·2 cites·34 claims
- 2073US12219017B1System and method for aggregating communication connectionsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 2172US10225399B2Mobile device status and notificationWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 5, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
- 2271US11882231B1Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral content messageWHATSAPP LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 23, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 2371US11847304B1Techniques for media album display and managementWHATSAPP LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 19, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 2469US9998593B1Mobile device status and notificationWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 12, 2018·1 cites·16 claims
- 2568US8995965B1Synthetic communication network method and systemKOUM JAN·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 31, 2015·1 cites·14 claims
- 2667US11032678B1Synthetic communication network method and systemWHATSAPP LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 8, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 2767US10098090B2Dynamic muting of communication notificationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 9, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 2865US10542396B1Synthetic communication network method and systemWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 21, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 2963US11159478B1Voice communications with real-time status notificationsWHATSAPP LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 26, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3063US9882852B2Techniques for escalating temporary messaging bansWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 30, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 3162US9374457B2Phone number verification method and systemWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 21, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 3260US11106341B1Techniques for media album display and managementWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 31, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3360US10681202B2Methods and systems for processing an ephemeral content messageWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 9, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 3459US10736078B1Dynamic muting of communication notificationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 4, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 3557US9998602B2Voice communications with real-time status notificationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 12, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3655US9819801B2Voice communications with real-time status notificationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 14, 2017·0 cites·17 claims
- 3754US10212213B1Techniques for managing a remote web client from an application on a mobile deviceWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 19, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 3854US10063648B2Relaying mobile communicationsWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 28, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3953US10310719B2Techniques for media album display and managementWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 4, 2019·0 cites·21 claims
- 4049US10412435B2Techniques to dynamically engage a reduced-color mode for streaming video encodingWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 10, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 4145US10313503B2Techniques to reconfigure messaging clients during contact information changesWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 4, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4235US2016364108A1Techniques for interactive media album display and managementWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4335US2017078240A1Techniques to select and configure media for media messagingWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4435US2016364106A1Techniques for dynamic media album display and managementWHATSAPP INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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