Josh Jacobson

I build & launch marquee products for start-ups and large corporations in the areas of software, media, and communications. Currently, I am the Director of Product Management for Xobni. Previously, I ran the Yahoo! Messenger product team, which included Windows, Mac, and Web-based clients. Prior to that, I was a founding member of Kick.com, a media sidebar application that was acquired by Sony. While based in Tokyo at Sony, I led a portable audio experience design group.

• Simultaneous sharing communication interface

  • United States Patent Application 20080168154
  • Filed January 5, 2007
  Inventors: Josh Jacobson, Eric Burke, Matthew Skyrm

  A user can share (show) multimedia information while simultaneously communicating (telling) with one or more other users over a network. Multimedia information is received from at least one source. The multimedia information may be manually and/or automatically annotated and shared with other users. The multimedia information may be displayed in an integrated live view simultaneously with other modes of communication, such as video, voice, or text. A simultaneous sharing communication interface provides an immersive experience that lets a user communicate via text, voice, video, sounds, music, or the like, with one or more other users while also simultaneously sharing media such as photos, videos, movies, images, graphics, illustrations, animations, presentations, narratives, music, sounds, applications, files, and the like. The simultaneous sharing interface enables a user to experience a higher level of intimacy in their communication with others over a network.

• Systems and methods to provide assistance during address input

  • United States Patent 7930430
  • Issued April 19, 2011
  Inventors: Josh Jacobson, Greg Thatcher, Frank Cort, Adam Smith

  Fantastical, magical, Xobni-powered AutoSuggest.

• Systems and methods to provide assistance during address input

  • United States Patent 7805492
  • Issued September 28, 2010
  Inventors: Josh Jacobson, Frank Cort, Adam Smith, Greg Thatcher

  Fantastical, magical, Xobni-powered AutoSuggest (variation).

• Collecting and Presenting Data Including Links from Communications Sent to or from a User

  • United States Patent Application 12/944,650
  • Filed November 11, 2010
  Inventors: Josh Jacobson, Frank Cort, Brian Kobashikawa, Rob Radez, Greg Thatcher

  Xobni's links exchanged feature.

• Providing User Input Suggestions for Conflicting Data Using Rank Determinations

  • United States Patent Application 12/875,996
  • Filed September 3, 2010
  Inventors: Josh Jacobson, Frank Cort

  Xobni Cloud contact data merging and resolution.

• Providing Profile Information Using Servers

  • United States Patent Application 12/875,982
  • Filed September 3, 2010
  Inventors: Josh Jacobson, Frank Cort

  Xobni Cloud profile creation, ranking, and delivery.

• Presenting Suggestions for User Input Based on Client Device Characteristics

  • United States Patent Application 12/875,603
  • Filed September 3, 2010
  Inventors: Josh Jacobson, Frank Cort

  Xobni Rank, and how it can be influenced by many factors including location and device type.

• Systems and Methods for Spam Filtering

  • United States Patent Application 12/535,659
  • Filed August 4, 2009
  Inventors: Josh Jacobson, Adam Smith

  Xobni Spam Rescue (uses Xobni Rank to help identify spammers and non-spammers).

Websites:

• Company Website

Groups and Associations:

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  BayCHI
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  Fans of Xobni
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  SONY
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  Stanford Product Design and Joint Program in Design
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  Stanford University Alumni
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  Yahoo Employees and Alumni Group
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  Yahoo!