David B Kopans

6421709, Jul 16, 2002

Jul 7, 1999

09/348460

William B. McCormick - Charlottesville VA
David Kopans - Charlottesville VA
George Stojanoff - Charlottesville VA

Accepted Marketing, Inc. - New York NY

G06F 1516

709206, 709207

A system and method of filtering junk e-mails. A user is provided with or compiles a list of e-mail addresses or character strings which a user would not wish to receive to produce a first filter. A second filter is provided including names and character strings which the user wishes to receive. Any e-mail addresses or strings contained in the first filter will be automatically eliminated from the users system. Any e-mail addresses or strings contained in the second filter would be automatically sent to the users âin boxâ. Any e-mail not provided in either of the filtered lists will be sent to a âwaiting roomâ for user review. This user review results in the user rejecting any e-mail, the addresses as well as specific character strings included in this e-mail would be transmitted to a central location to be included in a master list. This master list is periodically sent to each of the users allowing the first filter to be updated. A collaborative filter is used employing message base filtering that is not effected by e-mail header forgery and utilizes the networked intelligence of end users to maintain a highly inaccurate and comprehensive filter.

60237236, Feb 8, 2000

Dec 22, 1997

8/995860

William B. McCormick - Charlottesville VA
David Kopans - Charlottesville VA

Accepted Marketing, Inc. - New York NY

G06F 1720
G06F 1700
G06F 1338
G06F 1517

709206

A system and method of filtering junk e-mails. The user is provided with or compiles a list of e-mail addresses or character strings which the user would not wish to receive to produce a first filter. A second filter is provided including names and character strings which the user wishes to receive. Any e-mail addresses or strings contained in the first filter will be automatically eliminated from the users system. Any e-mail addresses or strings contained in the second filter would be automatically sent to the users "In Box". Any e-mail not provided in either of the filter lists will be sent to a "Waiting Room" for user review. If this user review results in the user rejecting any e-mail, the address as well as specific character strings included in this e-mail would be transmitted to a central location to be included in a master list. This master list is periodically sent to each of the users allowing the first filter to be updated.

20190342238, Nov 7, 2019

Jul 19, 2019

16/516583

- Arlington MA, US
David Kopans - Arlington MA, US

H04L 12/58

A message creator encodes message information into an original message. The message creator transmits the original message to a message recipient via a first medium. The message recipient receives the original message and decodes the original message to extract the encoded message information. The message recipient adds and/or modifies an attribute of the original message and re-encodes the message information in a modified message. The computer system transmits the modified message as if it were transmitted from the message creator to the message recipient. One attribute that the message recipient may modify is the message medium. As a result, the modified message may be transmitted via a different medium than the original message.

20180232815, Aug 16, 2018

Feb 15, 2017

15/433374

David Kopans - Arlington MA, US

G06Q 50/00
H04L 29/06
G06Q 30/02

A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange Sensor Tagged and Rankable Data Structures. The computer system receives sensor input about a sender via at least one sensor. The computer system identifies an identifier of the sender. The computer system identifies an identifier of a recipient. The computer system determines, based on the sensor input, whether the sender approves or disapproves of the recipient, and a degree of approval or disapproval of the recipient (and/or a characteristic of or action performed by the recipient) by the sender. The computer system generates, based on the sender identifier, the recipient identifier, and the sensor input, a Sensor Tagged and Rankable Data Structure containing data representing the sender, the recipient, and the sender's approval or disapproval of the recipient (and/or a characteristic of or action performed by the recipient), and the degree thereof.

20170368457, Dec 28, 2017

Aug 14, 2017

15/676447

- Arlington MA, US
David Kopans - Arlington MA, US

A63F 13/46
G06Q 50/00

A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system may generate various metrics based on one or more SCEs. For example, the computer system may generate a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs may be used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.

20170021277, Jan 26, 2017

Oct 3, 2016

15/283485

- Arlington MA, US
David Kopans - Arlington MA, US

A63F 13/46
G06Q 50/00

A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system may generate various metrics based on one or more SCEs. For example, the computer system may generate a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs may be used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.

20160380935, Dec 29, 2016

Jun 23, 2016

15/190726

- Arlington MA, US
David Kopans - Arlington MA, US

PF Loop Inc. - Arlington MA

H04L 12/58

A message creator encodes message information into an original message. The message creator transmits the original message to a message recipient via a first medium. The message recipient receives the original message and decodes the original message to extract the encoded message information. The message recipient adds and/or modifies an attribute of the original message and re-encodes the message information in a modified message. The computer system transmits the modified message as if it were transmitted from the message creator to the message recipient. One attribute that the message recipient may modify is the message medium. As a result, the modified message may be transmitted via a different medium than the original message.

20150057073, Feb 26, 2015

Aug 8, 2014

14/454915

David Kopans - Arlington MA, US

A63F 13/46

463 25

A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system may generate various metrics based on one or more SCEs. For example, the computer system may generate a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs may be used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.