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Kobashikawa
Alvin Y. Kobashikawa, Aiea, HI US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090099413 | ELECTRONIC VARIABLE STROKE DEVICES AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL AND INTERACTIVE PLAY - An electronic variable stroke device comprise a base portion containing a motor-driven screw shaft, an upper portion extending from the base portion having the screw shaft extending longitudinally therein, a traveler engaged with the screw shaft to drive it in reciprocating longitudinal motion. The traveler has an annular shape with an aperture therethrough which is driven in reciprocating longitudinal motions for use as a male sex toy. The device configuration may include a pair of screw threads spaced apart in parallel with the traveler engaged in between them, and/or multiple travelers arranged at different longitudinal positions of the screw shaft(s). A remote controller unit may be provided for ergonomic operation by the user. A network connection unit may be provided to connect the user's device to an external service provider on a network for conducting interactive sessions remotely with another user or users. The device may be adapted as a male toy that can exchange control signals with another user operating a female toy. | 04-16-2009 |
Brian Kobashikawa, San Francisco, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20100070585 | PRESENCE INDICATION CONFIGURATION METHODOLOGY - A presence model is maintained for a messaging system to message among a plurality of computing device users. A permission is maintained for providing to a first computing device a presence indication for a user of a second computing device. Based on an indication of a user of the first computing device not being in a messaging list for the user of the second computing device, the permission is maintained to provide only a basic presence indication to the first computing device for the user of the second computing device. From the first computing device, a message is caused to be sent to the second computing device. Based on the maintained permission, the basic presence indication for the user of the second computing device is provided to the first computing device and a user interface element is provided via which the user of the first computing device can be added to a messaging list for the user of the second computing device. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100153854 | PRESENCE INDICATION CONFIGURATION METHODOLOGY - A presence model is maintained for a messaging system to message among a plurality of computing device users. A permission is maintained for providing to a first computing device a presence indication for a user of a second computing device. Based on an indication of a user of the first computing device not being in a messaging list for the user of the second computing device, the permission is maintained to provide only a basic presence indication to the first computing device for the user of the second computing device. From the first computing device, a message is caused to be sent to the second computing device. Based on the maintained permission, the basic presence indication for the user of the second computing device is provided to the first computing device and a user interface element is provided via which the user of the first computing device can be added to a messaging list for the user of the second computing device. | 06-17-2010 |
Brian Kobashikawa, Sunnyvale, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090244000 | USER INTERFACE FOR INTEGRATING DIVERSE METHODS OF COMMUNICATION - An integrated communication interface is provided for composing and sending messages. The interface is multi-configurable to seamlessly switch between different communication methods, e.g., electronic mail, instant messaging, SMS, chat, voice, and the like, without loss of message content. The interface allows a user to begin composing a message to be sent using one communication method, such as electronic mail, and subsequently change the communication method and send the message via a second communication method, such as instant messaging. When the communication method is changed, the user interface may also change to include elements specific to a particular communication method. The integrated communication interface may display information about participants in the communication, such as the participants' presence, i.e., whether they are online and available for communication, and may automatically choose the best method of communication based on the preferences and online presence of the participants. | 10-01-2009 |
Brian Kobashikawa, Mountain View, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20080250107 | INSTANT MESSAGE ARCHIVE VIEWING - Techniques for traversing a conversation history between a first user and a second user are provided. A window is displayed that is used to send messages from the second user to the first user. The window includes a conversation history window. The second user scrolls through the conversation history (associated with the first user) to find a particular message that was sent between the first user and the second user. In response, a plurality of capsules is displayed. Each capsule represents messages that were sent during a particular time period (e.g., a one month period). One or more of the capsules may be expanded to display: (a) additional capsules of finer time granularity (e.g., one week) or (b) actual messages. Each capsule may display text or graphics that clue the second user as to the messages that were sent during the time range represented by the corresponding capsule. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090019117 | SUPER-EMOTICONS - Techniques are described for generating and displaying “super-emoticons”. Super-emoticons are similar to smileys in that they may be generated in response to a participant in a textual conversation entering a specific sequence of textual characters. However, super-emoticons differ from smileys in that super-emoticons are programmed to demonstrate more sophisticated behaviors, including but not limited to: moving out of the text insertion location, interacting with other display elements, interacting with users, changing appearance based on context, exhibiting randomly selected behaviors, and making use of information from services. | 01-15-2009 |
Brian Tadao Kobashikawa, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110119593 | COLLECTING AND PRESENTING DATA INCLUDING LINKS FROM COMMUNICATIONS SENT TO OR FROM A USER - Information is presented to a user of a user device by a method including: collecting data relating to communications sent to or from the user, including to or from a first person, each communication including a link of a plurality of links; generating personal profiles from the collected data, the profiles comprising a first personal profile of the first person and including a first link of the plurality of links; and presenting the first personal profile to the user, comprising displaying the first link in a user interface on the user device. | 05-19-2011 |