Bing Ping Chen

US Patent:

8244669, Aug 14, 2012

Filed:

Dec 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/346748

Inventors:

Deanna Ellis - Pasadena CA, US
Bing Chen - Glendale CA, US

Assignee:

Blackboard Connect Inc. - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707609, 707613, 707623, 709223, 709226

Abstract:

A method for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, is disclosed. The method includes associating a set of potential recipients of notifications with at least one descriptor and dynamically forming a group of recipients to receive at least one notification based on the descriptors currently associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications. The method also includes issuing the at least one notification to the group of recipients. A system for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, is also provided.

US Patent:

20100162364, Jun 24, 2010

Filed:

Dec 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/344112

Inventors:

Joshua ROTH - Pacific Palisades CA, US
Bing CHEN - Glendale CA, US

Assignee:

BLACKBOARD CONNECT INC. - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 4

Abstract:

A method for determining access privileges for transmitting mass notifications, is disclosed. The method includes storing information regarding user-level access privileges of a group to transmit a notification. The user group includes a user that inherits the user-level access privileges of the user group. The method also includes storing information regarding administrator-level access privileges of an administrator group, and permitting access to transmit the notification by the user based on the user's access privileges, the at least one notification, and the at least one recipient. The administrator group includes an administrator that inherits the administrator-level access privileges. The administration module is configurable by the administrator based on the administrator's access privileges. A system for determining access privileges for transmitting mass notifications is also provided.