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Patents Citing Douglas Quine (by citing patent number)

U. S. Patent #5,774,088 - Melvin Kreithen (University of Pittsburgh): "Method and System for Warning Birds of Hazards" (June 30, 1998) cites:

Kreithen ML, Quine DB. 1979. "Infrasound detection by the homing pigeon: A behavioral audiogram." Journal of Comparative Physiology 129: 1-4
Quine DB, Kreithen ML. 1981. "Frequency shift discrimination: Can homing pigeons locate infrasounds by Doppler shifts?" Journal of Comparative Physiology 141: 153-155

U. S. Patent #6,963,929 - Soobok Lee (Kangnam-ku): "Internet e-mail add-on service system" (November 8, 2005) cites:

Quine & Schumacher patent #6,839,738 "System and method for cleansing addresses for electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,016,700 - Shinya Takahashi (et al, Toshiba): "Communication terminal unit capable of receiving a message and method for identifying a message sender in the same" (March 21, 2006) cites:

Quine & Schumacher patent application #10/016875 (publication 20020087647) "Method for determining a correct recipient for an undeliverable e-mail message"

U. S. Patent #7,028,895 - Shahpour Ashaari (United States Postal Service): "System and method for managing postal induction, tracking, and delivery" (April 18, 2006) cites:

Sansone, Cordery, MacKay, Sussmeier, Bodie, Ryan, Quine patent application #10/703651 (publication 20040094615) "Recipient elected messaging services enabled by processing codes printed on mail"

U. S. Patent #7,051,077 - Wei Lin (MX Logic Inc): "Fuzzy logic voting method and system for classifying e-mail using inputs from multiple spam classifiers" (May 23, 2006) cites:

Quine & Blue patent application #10/222340 (publication 20030187942) "System for selective delivery of electronic communications"

U. S. Patent #7,057,495 - Wayne Debord et al (Paksense): "Perishable product electronic label including time and temperature measurement" (June 6, 2006) cites:

Quine patent #6,795,376 "Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date"

U. S. Patent #7,062,564 - Quenton Lanier Gilbert et al (Cingular): "Systems and methods for an e-mail clearing house" (June 13, 2006) cites:

Quine patent #6,832,246 "Dynamic electronic forwarding system"
Quine and Schumacher patent #6,839,738 "System and method for cleansing addresses for electronic messages"
Quine and Schumacher patent #6,895,427 "System and method for cleansing addresses for electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,072,944 - Chris Lalonde et al (eBay): "Method and apparatus for authenticating electronic mail" (July 4, 2006) cites:

Quine & Blue patent application #10/222340 (publication 20030187942) "System for selective delivery of electronic communications"

U. S. Patent #7,111,047 - Steven J. McCarthy et al (Teamon): "Communications system providing message aggregation features and related methods" (Sept. 19, 2006) cites:

Quine & Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,120,671 - Carl Phillip Gusler et al (IBM): "Method and system for multiple-party, electronic mail receipts" (Oct. 10, 2006) cites:

Quine patent #6,988,129 "Method for providing address change notification in an electronic message forwarding system"

U. S. Patent #7,136,939 - Toshimichi Kishimoto et al (Hitachi): "Storage device and method of setting configuration information of same" (Nov. 14, 2006) cites:

Quine patent application #09/748994 (publication 20020080417) "Method for verifying the authenticity of an electronic document"

U. S. Patent #7,149,507 - Ichimi Koshihara (NTT DoCoMo, Inc.): "Mail server, and mobile communication terminal" (Dec. 12, 2006) cites:

Quine patent application #10/016875 (publication 20020087647)" Method for determining a correct recipient for an undeliverable e-mail message"

U. S. Patent #7,155,523 - Quenton Lanier Gilbert et al (Cingular): "Systems and methods for an e-mail clearing house" (Dec. 26, 2006) cites:

Quine and Schumacher patent #6,895,427 "System and method for cleansing addresses for electronic messages"
Quine and Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"
Quine patent #6,988,129 "Method for providing address change notification in an electronic message forwarding system"

U. S. Patent #7,165,093 - Ian E. Smith et al (Xerox): "Active electronic messaging system" (Jan. 16, 2007) cites:

Quine and Schumacher patent #6,895,427 "System and method for cleansing addresses for electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,167,720 - Shinya Takahashi et al (Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba): "Communication terminal unit capable of receiving a message and method for identifying a message sender in the same" (Jan. 23, 2007) cites:

Quine and Schumacher application #10/016,875 (publication 20020087647) "Method For Determining A Correct Recipient For An Undeliverable E-Mail Message"

U. S. Patent #7,171,487 - Andreas Herkersdorf et al (IBM): "Method and system for application specific packet forwarding" (Jan. 30, 2007) cites:

Quine and Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,181,496 - Eric Jeffrey Edwards et al (Infowave Software): "Automatic email forwarding rule creation" (February 20, 2007) cites:

Quine patent #6,832,246 "Dynamic electronic forwarding system"
Quine and Schumacher patent #7,149,780 "Method for determining e-mail address format rules"

U. S. Patent #7,182,339 - Edward S. Engarto et al (Lockheed Martin): "Thickness measuring system, having improved software, for use within a mail handling system, and method of using same" (February 27, 2007) cites:

Quine & Baker patent #7,004,396 "System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter"

U. S. Patent #7,185,002 - Rick Allen et al (BellSouth): "Systems and methods for data retrieval, manipulation, and delivery" (February 27, 2007) cites:

Quine & Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,194,484 - Norihiro Edwin Aoki (America Online): "Correction of address information" (March 20, 2007) cites:

Quine & Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,197,376 - Peter Berdelle-Hilge (Siemens): "Mail processing system and method of delivering mail items to delivery location therein" (March 27, 2007) cites:

Quine & Baker patent #7,004,396 "System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter"

U. S. Patent #7,213,076 - William Kress Bodin et al (IBM): "Dynamic indication of email capabilities" (May 1, 2007) cites:

Quine & Schumacher publication #20020087647 "Method for determining a correct recipient for an undeliverable e-mail message"

U. S. Patent #7,216,808 - Darryl Rathbun et al (Pitney Bowes): "Method for a user to answer questions or queries using electrical contacts" (May 15, 2007) cites:

Stemmle et al patent #7,156,290 "System and method for determining and reporting whether a mail piece has been opened by a recipient "

U. S. Patent #7,218,923 - Auvo Hartikainen (Nokia): "Control of terminal applications in a network environment" (May 15, 2007) cites:

Quine & Schumacher patent #7,149,780 "Method for determining e-mail address format rules"

U. S. Patent #7,228,331 - Bing Wang (Nokia): "User oriented penalty count random rejection of electronic messages" (June 5, 2007) cites:

Quine & Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,228,334 - Royce Jordan, Jr. (BellSouth): "Systems methods to selectively control forwarding of electronic mail" (June 5, 2007) cites:

Quine & Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,248,147 - Wayne Debord et al (PakSense): "Perishable product electronic label including time and temperature measurement" (July 24, 2007) cites:

Quine patent #6,795,376 "Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date"

U. S. Patent #7,252,198 - Yoshifusa Togawa et al (Fujitsu): "Mail system, mail address managing apparatus, mail transmitting method, and computer-readable recording medium in which mail system program is recorded" (August 7, 2007) cites:

Quine and Schumacher patent #6,895,427 "System and method for cleansing addresses for electronic messages"
Quine & Baker publication #20020087647 "System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter "

U. S. Patent #7,254,573 - Thomas Burke: "System and method for identifying alternate contact information in a database related to entity, query by identifying contact information of a different type than was in query which is related to the same entity" (August 7, 2007) cites:

Quine patent #6,988,129 "Method for providing address change notification in an electronic message forwarding system"
Quine patent #7,016,938 "E-Mail Forwarding System Having Archival Database"

U. S. Patent #7,263,501 - Jody Ann Tirinato, et al (I-Stat Corp.): "Point-of-care inventory management system and method" (August 28, 2007) cites:

Quine patent #6,985,408 "Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date"

U. S. Patent #7,266,387 - Shinya Takahashi et al (Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba): "Communication terminal unit capable of receiving a message and method for identifying a message sender in the same" (September 4, 2007) cites:

Quine publication #20020087647 "Method for determining a correct recipient for an undeliverable e-mail message"

U. S. Patent #7,266,584 - Shawn Patrick Mullen et al (IBM): "Electronic mail distribution via a network of computer controlled display terminals with interactive display interfaces enabling senders/receivers to view sequences of only text from sequences of E-Mail having same headers" (September 4, 2007) cites:

Quine patent #6,717,957 "Method for delivering information in a closed loop multimedia system"

U. S. Patent #7,272,662 - Pascal Chesnais et al (NMS Communications Corporation): "Systems and methods for routing messages to communications devices over a communications network" (September 18, 2007) cites:

Quine patent #6,782,415 "Business-to-employee messaging system"

U. S. Patent #7,299,260 - Tomonori Shino (Panasonic Communications Co): "Apparatus and method for receiving e-mail" (November 20, 2007) cites:

Quine publication #20020023138 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,302,470 - Noritaka Oizumi (NEC Corporation): "Method and apparatus for confirming before sending an e-mail attached with image data" (November 27, 2007) cites:

Quine publication #20020087647 "Method for determining a correct recipient for an undeliverable e-mail message"

U. S. Patent #7,320,021 - Chris Lalonde et al (eBay Inc): "Authenticating electronic communications" (January 15, 2008) cites:

Quine publication #20030187942 "System for selective delivery of electronic communications"

U. S. Patent #7,333,223 - Junious Gupton et al (Genworth Financial, Inc.): "System and method for electronically delivering documents" (February 19, 2008) cites:

Quine patent #6,782,415 "Business-to-employee messaging system"
Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,362,661 - Mark R. Yager et al (K. & M. International, Inc.): "Device for teaching time" (April 22, 2008) cites:

Quine patent #6,795,376 "Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date"

U. S. Patent #7,376,704 - David L. Wellons et al (AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.): "Methods, systems, and products for converting between legacy systems" (May 20, 2008) cites:

Quine publication #20020080416 "Appparatus for verifying a facsimile document via the internet"

U. S. Patent #7,376,705 - Riko Nagai et al (NTT DoCoMo): "Method and system for restricting content redistribution" (May 20, 2008) cites:

Quine publication #20020023138 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,389,351 - Eric J. Horvitz (Microsoft Corporation): "System and method for identifying and establishing preferred modalities or channels for communications based on participants' preferences and contexts" (June 17, 2008) cites:

Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,391,527 - Cory Irwin et al (Hewlett-Packard Development Company): "Method and system of using a multifunction printer to identify pages having a text string" (June 24, 2008) cites:

Quine publication #20040202386 "Automatic paper to digital converter and indexer"

U. S. Patent #7,406,503 - Charles Reeves Little, II et al (Microsoft Corporation): "Dictionary attack e-mail identification" (July 29, 2008) cites:

Quine publication #20030187942 "System for selective delivery of electronic communications"

U. S. Patent #7,408,681 - Yoshifumi Tanimoto (Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha): "Facsimile server that distributes received image data to a secondary destination" (August 5, 2008) cites:

Quine patent #6,782,415 "Business-to-employee messaging system"

U. S. Patent #7,416,125 - Ynjiun P. Wang et al (Hand Held Products, Inc.): "Synthesis decoding and methods of use thereof" (August 26, 2008) cites:

Quine publication #20060113387 "Bar code recognition method and system for paper handling equipment"

U. S. Patent #7,418,101 - Gary M. Nobel et al (Hewlett-Packard Development Company): "Securely transferring user data using first and second communication media" (August 26, 2008) cites:

Quine publication #20020080416 "Appparatus for verifying a facsimile document via the internet"

U. S. Patent #7,426,652 - John Liccione et al (MessageOne, Inc.): "System and method for application monitoring and automatic disaster recovery for high-availability" (September 16, 2008) cites:

Quine patent #6,957,248 "System and method for forwarding electronic messages"

U. S. Patent #7,428,996 - Leon A. Pintsov et al (Pitney Bowes Inc.): "Method and system for encoding information into a bar code with different module size" (September 30, 2008) cites:

Quine patent #7,229,025 "Barcode with enhanced additional stored data"

U. S. Patent #7,436,549 - Dennis L. Venable et al (Xerox Corporation): "Patch codes for color calibration job identification encoding" (October 14, 2008) cites:

Quine patent #7,229,025 "Barcode with enhanced additional stored data"

U. S. Patent #7,440,567 - David L. Wellons et al (AT&T Intellectual Property): "Healthcare virtual private network methods and systems" (October 21, 2008) cites:

Quine publication # 20020080416 "Appparatus for verifying a facsimile document via the internet"

U. S. Patent #7,444,380 - Marc Diamond (self): "Method and system for dispensing and verification of permissions for delivery of electronic messages" (October 28, 2008) cites:

Quine publication #20030187942 "System for selective delivery of electronic communications"

U. S. Patent #7,457,955 - Harish Seshadri et al (Brandmail Solutions, Inc.): "Method and apparatus for trusted branded email" (November 25, 2008 ) cites:

Quine publication #20020080417 "Method for verifying the authencity of an electronic document"

U. S. Patent #7,466,823 - Steve Vestergaard et al: "Digital media distribution method and system" (December 16, 2008 ) cites:

Quine patent #6717957 "Method for delivering information in a closed loop multimedia system "
Quine patent #6782415 "Business-to-employee messaging system"

U. S. Patent #7,490,128 - Richard Paul White et al (Engate Technology Corporation): "Unsolicited message rejecting communications processor" (February 10, 2009) cites:

Quine and Blue patent application #10/222340 "System for selective delivery of electronic communications"

U. S. Patent #7,493,189 - Peter Berdelle-Hilge et al (Siemens AG): "Method for sorting mailings according to the distribution sequence" (February 17, 2009) cites:

Quine and Baker patent application #10/980,584 "Sorting method and system with dynamically re-allocated sortation bins"

U. S. Patent #7,495,558 - Gary Pope et al (Infratab, Inc.): "Shelf-life monitoring sensor-transponder system" (February 24, 2009) cites:

Quine patent #6795376 "Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date"

U. S. Patent #7,496,629 - Yasuhito Niikura et al (Canon Kabushiki Kaisha): "Communication apparatus and communication control method in the apparatus" (February 24, 2009) cites:

Quine patent #7016938 "E-mail forwarding system having archival database"

U. S. Patent #7,499,976 - Richard Thomas Cato (IBM): "Warning and avoidance of sending email messages to unintended recipients" (March 3, 2009) cites:

Quine and Schumacher patent application #10/016,875 "Method for determining a correct recipient for an undeliverable e-mail message"

U. S. Patent #7,500,598 - Joan-Astrid Davis et al (American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.): "Negotiable instruments and systems and processing same" (March 10, 2009) cites:

Quine patent application #09/975,403 "System and method for electronically reconciling financial accounts"

U. S. Patent #7,516,889 - Anthony Baldassari et al (United Parcel Service of America, Inc.): "Systems and methods for package sortation and delivery using radio frequency identification technology" (April 14, 2009) cites:

Stemmle and Quine patent application #11/885,231 "System and Method for Full Escort Mixed Mail Sorter Using Mail Clamps "

U. S. Patent #7,522,067 - Thomas Jensen et al (PakSense, Inc.): "Variable display" (April 21, 2009) cites:

Quine patent #6795376 "Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date"

U. S. Patent #7,523,865 - Hiroshi Tomita (Konica Minolta Systems Laboratory, Inc.): "High resolution barcode and document including verification features" (April 28, 2009) cites:

Quine patent application #10/412,518 "Automatic paper to digital converter and indexer"

U. S. Patent #7,527,261 - Denis Stemmle (Lockheed Martin): "Mailpiece container for stacking mixed mail and method for stacking mail therein" (May 5, 2009) cites:

Quine and Baker patent #7004396 "System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter"
Quine and Baker patent application #2006/0124512 "System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter"

U. S. Patent #7,528,722 - David G. Nelson: "System and method for notifying a package recipient of package arrival" (May 5, 2009) cites:

Sansone, Cordery, MacKay, Sussmeier, Bodie, Ryan, Quine patent application #10/703,651 "Recipient elected messaging services enabled by processing codes printed on mail"

U. S. Patent #7,529,712 - John Heaven et al (Yangaroo Inc.): "Content distribution system and method" (May 5, 2009) cites:

Quine patent #6717957 "Method for delivering information in a closed loop multimedia system"

U. S. Patent #7,532,106 - Wayne K. Debord et al (PakSense, Inc.): "Perishable product electronic label including time and temperature measurement" (May 12, 2009) cites:

Quine patent #6795376 "Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date"

European Patent Application EP1443468 - Ian Morris et al (Neopost Ind SA): "Optical sensor, printing station and printing method" (April 8, 2004) cites:

Allport, Nicholls, Capelli, Quine German patent DE69935493D "Closed system meter having address correction capabilities"

Citations of Douglas Quine's Patents (listed by Quine Patent number)

U. S. Patent #6,717,957 - Quine: "Method for delivering information in a closed loop multimedia system" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,266,584 - Shawn Patrick Mullen et al (IBM): "Electronic mail distribution via a network of computer controlled display terminals with interactive display interfaces enabling senders/receivers to view sequences of only text from sequences of E-Mail having same headers" (September 4, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,466,823 - Steve Vestergaard et al: "Digital media distribution method and system" (December 16, 2008 )
U. S. Patent #7,529,712 - John Heaven et al (Yangaroo Inc.): "Content distribution system and method" (May 5, 2009)

U. S. Patent #6,782,415 - Quine: "Business-to-employee messaging system" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,272,662 - Pascal Chesnais et al (NMS Communications Corporation): "Systems and methods for routing messages to communications devices over a communications network" (September 18, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,333,223 - Junious Gupton et al (Genworth Financial, Inc.): "System and method for electronically delivering documents" (February 19, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,408,681 - Yoshifumi Tanimoto (Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha): "Facsimile server that distributes received image data to a secondary destination" (August 5, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,466,823 - Steve Vestergaard et al: "Digital media distribution method and system" (December 16, 2008 )

U. S. Patent #6,795,376 - Quine: "Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date"" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,057,495 - Wayne Debord et al (Paksense): "Perishable product electronic label including time and temperature measurement" (June 6, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,248,147 - Wayne Debord et al (PakSense): "Perishable product electronic label including time and temperature measurement" (July 24, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,362,661 - Mark R. Yager et al (K. & M. International, Inc.): "Device for teaching time" (April 22, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,495,558 - Gary Pope et al (Infratab, Inc.): "Shelf-life monitoring sensor-transponder system" (February 24, 2009)
U. S. Patent #7,522,067 - Thomas Jensen et al (PakSense, Inc.): "Variable display" (April 21, 2009)
U. S. Patent #7,532,106 - Wayne K. Debord et al (PakSense, Inc.): "Perishable product electronic label including time and temperature measurement" (May 12, 2009)

U. S. Patent #6,832,246 - Quine: "Dynamic electronic forwarding system" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,062,564 - Quenton Lanier Gilbert et al (Cingular): "Systems and methods for an e-mail clearing house" (June 13, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,181,496 - Eric Jeffrey Edwards et al (Infowave Software): "Automatic email forwarding rule creation" (February 20, 2007)

U. S. Patent #6,839,738 - Quine and Schumacher: "System and method for cleansing addresses for electronic messages" cited by:

U. S. Patent #6,963,929 - Soobok Lee (Kangnam-ku): "Internet e-mail add-on service system" (November 8, 2005)
U. S. Patent #7,062,564 - Quenton Lanier Gilbert et al (Cingular): "Systems and methods for an e-mail clearing house" (June 13, 2006)

U. S. Patent #6,895,427 - Quine and Schumacher: "System and method for cleansing addresses for electronic messages" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,062,564 - Quenton Lanier Gilbert et al (Cingular): "Systems and methods for an e-mail clearing house" (June 13, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,155,523 - Quenton Lanier Gilbert et al (Cingular): "Systems and methods for an e-mail clearing house" (Dec. 26, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,165,093 - Ian E. Smith et al (Xerox): "Active electronic messaging system" (Jan. 16, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,252,198 - Yoshifusa Togawa et al (Fujitsu): "Mail system, mail address managing apparatus, mail transmitting method, and computer-readable recording medium in which mail system program is recorded" (August 7, 2007)

U. S. Patent #6,957,248 - Quine and Quine: "System and method for forwarding electronic messages" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,111,047 - Steven J. McCarthy et al (Teamon): "Communications system providing message aggregation features and related methods" (Sept. 19, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,155,523 - Quenton Lanier Gilbert et al (Cingular): "Systems and methods for an e-mail clearing house" (Dec. 26, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,171,487 - Andreas Herkersdorf et al (IBM): "Method and system for application specific packet forwarding" (Jan. 30, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,185,002 - Rick Allen et al (BellSouth): "Systems and methods for data retrieval, manipulation, and delivery" (February 27, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,194,484 - Norihiro Edwin Aoki (America Online): "Correction of address information" (March 20, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,228,331 - Bing Wang (Nokia): "User oriented penalty count random rejection of electronic messages" (June 5, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,228,334 - Royce Jordan, Jr. (BellSouth): "Systems methods to selectively control forwarding of electronic mail" (June 5, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,299,260 - Tomonori Shino (Panasonic Communications Co): "Apparatus and method for receiving e-mail" (November 20, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,333,223 - Junious Gupton et al (Genworth Financial, Inc.): "System and method for electronically delivering documents" (February 19, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,376,705 - Riko Nagai et al (NTT DoCoMo): "Method and system for restricting content redistribution" (May 20, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,389,351 - Eric J. Horvitz (Microsoft Corporation): "System and method for identifying and establishing preferred modalities or channels for communications based on participants' preferences and contexts" (June 17, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,426,652 - John Liccione et al (MessageOne, Inc.): "System and method for application monitoring and automatic disaster recovery for high-availability" (September 16, 2008)

U. S. Patent #6,985,408 - Quine: "Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,263,501 - Jody Ann Tirinato, et al (I-Stat Corp.): "Point-of-care inventory management system and method" (August 28, 2007)

U. S. Patent #6,988,129 - Quine: "Method for providing address change notification in an electronic message forwarding system" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,120,671 - Carl Phillip Gusler et al (IBM): "Method and system for multiple-party, electronic mail receipts" (Oct. 10, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,155,523 - Quenton Lanier Gilbert et al (Cingular): "Systems and methods for an e-mail clearing house" (Dec. 26, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,254,573 - Thomas Burke: "System and method for identifying alternate contact information in a database related to entity, query by identifying contact information of a different type than was in query which is related to the same entity" (August 7, 2007)

U. S. Patent #7,004,396 - Quine and Baker: "System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,182,339 - Edward S. Engarto et al (Lockheed Martin): "Thickness measuring system, having improved software, for use within a mail handling system, and method of using same" (February 27, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,197,376 - Peter Berdelle-Hilge (Siemens): "Mail processing system and method of delivering mail items to delivery location therein" (March 27, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,527,261 - Denis Stemmle (Lockheed Martin): "Mailpiece container for stacking mixed mail and method for stacking mail therein" (May 5, 2009)

U. S. Patent #7,016,938 - Quine: "E-Mail Forwarding System Having Archival Database" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,254,573 - Thomas Burke: "System and method for identifying alternate contact information in a database related to entity, query by identifying contact information of a different type than was in query which is related to the same entity" (August 7, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,496,629 - Yasuhito Niikura et al (Canon Kabushiki Kaisha): "Communication apparatus and communication control method in the apparatus" (February 24, 2009)

U. S. Patent #7,149,780 - Quine and Schumacher: "Method for determining e-mail address format rules" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,181,496 - Eric Jeffrey Edwards et al (Infowave Software): "Automatic email forwarding rule creation" (February 20, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,218,923 - Auvo Hartikainen (Nokia): "Control of terminal applications in a network environment" (May 15, 2007)

U. S. Patent #7,156,290 - Stemmle et al: "System and method for determining and reporting whether a mail piece has been opened by a recipient" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,216,808 - Darryl Rathbun et al (Pitney Bowes): "Method for a user to answer questions or queries using electrical contacts" (May 15, 2007)

U. S. Patent #7,229,025 - Sussmeier et al: "Barcode with enhanced additional stored data" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,428,996 - Leon A. Pintsov et al (Pitney Bowes Inc.): "Method and system for encoding information into a bar code with different module size" (September 30, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,436,549 - Dennis L. Venable et al (Xerox Corporation): "Patch codes for color calibration job identification encoding" (October 14, 2008)

Citations of Douglas Quine's Patent Applications (listed by Quine Application number)

Quine patent application #09/74,8996 (publication 20020080416) "Apparatus for verifying a facsimile document via the internet" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,376,704 - David L. Wellons et al (AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.): "Methods, systems, and products for converting between legacy systems" (May 20, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,418,101 - Gary M. Nobel et al (Hewlett-Packard Development Company): "Securely transferring user data using first and second communication media" (August 26, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,440,567 - David L. Wellons et al (AT&T Intellectual Property): "Healthcare virtual private network methods and systems" (October 21, 2008)/li>

Quine patent application #09/748,994 (publication 20020080417) "Method for verifying the authenticity of an electronic document" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,136,939 - Toshimichi Kishimoto et al (Hitachi): "Storage device and method of setting configuration information of same" (Nov. 14, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,457,955 - Harish Seshadri et al (Brandmail Solutions, Inc.): "Method and apparatus for trusted branded email" (November 25, 2008 )

Quine patent application #09/975,403 (publication 20030074288) "System and method for electronically reconciling financial accounts" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,500,598 - Joan-Astrid Davis et al (American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.): "Negotiable instruments and systems and processing same" (March 10, 2009)

Quine and Schumacher patent application #10/016,875 (publication 20020087647) "Method for determining a correct recipient for an undeliverable e-mail message" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,016,700 - Shinya Takahashi et al (Toshiba): "Communication terminal unit capable of receiving a message and method for identifying a message sender in the same" (March 21, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,149,507 - Ichimi Koshihara (NTT DoCoMo, Inc.): "Mail server, and mobile communication terminal" (Dec. 12, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,167,720 - Shinya Takahashi et al (Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba): "Communication terminal unit capable of receiving a message and method for identifying a message sender in the same" (Jan. 23, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,213,076 - William Kress Bodin et al (IBM): "Dynamic indication of email capabilities" (May 1, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,252,198 - Yoshifusa Togawa et al (Fujitsu): "Mail system, mail address managing apparatus, mail transmitting method, and computer-readable recording medium in which mail system program is recorded" (August 7, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,266,387 - Shinya Takahashi et al (Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba): "Communication terminal unit capable of receiving a message and method for identifying a message sender in the same" (September 4, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,302,470 - Noritaka Oizumi (NEC Corporation): "Method and apparatus for confirming before sending an e-mail attached with image data" (November 27, 2007)
U. S. Patent #7,499,976 - Richard Thomas Cato (IBM): "Warning and avoidance of sending email messages to unintended recipients" (March 3, 2009)

Quine & Blue patent application #10/222,340 (publication 20030187942) "System for selective delivery of electronic communications" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,051,077 - Wei Lin (MX Logic Inc): "Fuzzy logic voting method and system for classifying e-mail using inputs from multiple spam classifiers" (May 23, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,072,944 - Chris Lalonde et al (eBay): "Method and apparatus for authenticating electronic mail" (July 4, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,320,021 - Chris Lalonde et al (eBay Inc): "Authenticating electronic communications" (January 15, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,406,503 - Charles Reeves Little, II et al (Microsoft Corporation): "Dictionary attack e-mail identification" (July 29, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,444,380 - Marc Diamond (self): "Method and system for dispensing and verification of permissions for delivery of electronic messages" (October 28, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,490,128 - Richard Paul White et al (Engate Technology Corporation): "Unsolicited message rejecting communications processor" (February 10, 2009)

Quine patent application #10/412,518 (publication 20040202386) "Automatic paper to digital converter and indexer" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,391,527 - Cory Irwin et al (Hewlett-Packard Development Company): "Method and system of using a multifunction printer to identify pages having a text string" (June 24, 2008)
U. S. Patent #7,523,865 - Hiroshi Tomita (Konica Minolta Systems Laboratory, Inc.): "High resolution barcode and document including verification features" (April 28, 2009)

Sansone, Cordery, MacKay, Sussmeier, Bodie, Ryan, and Quine patent application #10/703,651 (publication 20040094615) "Recipient elected messaging services enabled by processing codes printed on mail" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,028,895 - Shahpour Ashaari (United States Postal Service): "System and method for managing postal induction, tracking, and delivery" (April 18, 2006)
U. S. Patent #7,528,722 - David G. Nelson: "System and method for notifying a package recipient of package arrival" (May 5, 2009)

Quine and Baker patent application #10/968,522 (publication 20060124512) "System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,527,261 - Denis Stemmle (Lockheed Martin): "Mailpiece container for stacking mixed mail and method for stacking mail therein" (May 5, 2009)

Quine and Baker patent application #10/980,584 (publication 20060113223) "Sorting method and system with dynamically re-allocated sortation bins" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,493,189 - Peter Berdelle-Hilge et al (Siemens AG): "Method for sorting mailings according to the distribution sequence" (February 17, 2009)

Baker and Quine patent application #11/001,478 (publication 20060113387) "Bar code recognition method and system for paper handling equipment" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,416,125 - Ynjiun P. Wang et al (Hand Held Products, Inc.): "Synthesis decoding and methods of use thereof" (August 26, 2008)

Stemmle and Quine patent application #11/885,231 (publication 20080230449) "System and Method for Full Escort Mixed Mail Sorter Using Mail Clamps" cited by:

U. S. Patent #7,516,889 - Anthony Baldassari et al (United Parcel Service of America, Inc.): "Systems and methods for package sortation and delivery using radio frequency identification technology" (April 14, 2009)

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