Patents by Inventor Andrei Kalfas

Andrei Kalfas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10404644
    Abstract: Techniques for invitations for establishing relationships are described. In at least some embodiments, an architecture is implemented which provides simple and integrated ways for establishing relationships between various entities. The architecture includes invitations that can be used to invite users to establish relationships with entities. A user that receives an invitation can interact with the invitation, such as to accept or decline an invitation to establish a relationship with an entity. If a user accepts an invitation, a relationship can be established between the user and an inviting entity. In at least some embodiments, the relationship can enable the user to perform various actions and/or access resources associated with the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Lutfiye Umit Yalcinalp, John A. Trammel, Shyama P. Padhi, Christian Elgart, Jason M. Copeland, Alexandru Rosiu, Daniel C. Brotsky, Andrei Kalfas
  • Publication number: 20170310631
    Abstract: Techniques for invitations for establishing relationships are described. In at least some embodiments, an architecture is implemented which provides simple and integrated ways for establishing relationships between various entities. The architecture includes invitations that can be used to invite users to establish relationships with entities. A user that receives an invitation can interact with the invitation, such as to accept or decline an invitation to establish a relationship with an entity. If a user accepts an invitation, a relationship can be established between the user and an inviting entity. In at least some embodiments, the relationship can enable the user to perform various actions and/or access resources associated with the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Lutfiye Umit Yalcinalp, John A. Trammel, Shyama P. Padhi, Christian Elgart, Jason M. Copeland, Alexandru Rosiu, Daniel C. Brotsky, Andrei Kalfas
  • Patent number: 9692721
    Abstract: Techniques for invitations for establishing relationships are described. In at least some embodiments, an architecture is implemented which provides simple and integrated ways for establishing relationships between various entities. The architecture includes invitations that can be used to invite users to establish relationships with entities. A user that receives an invitation can interact with the invitation, such as to accept or decline an invitation to establish a relationship with an entity. If a user accepts an invitation, a relationship can be established between the user and an inviting entity. In at least some embodiments, the relationship can enable the user to perform various actions and/or access resources associated with the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Lutfiye Umit Yalcinalp, John A. Trammel, Shyama P. Padhi, Christian Elgart, Jason M. Copeland, Alexandru Rosiu, Daniel C. Brotsky, Andrei Kalfas
  • Patent number: 9038138
    Abstract: Various techniques for providing a device token protocol for authorization and persistent authentication shared across applications are disclosed. In some embodiments, a device token protocol for authorization and persistent authentication shared across applications includes sending user credentials to a remote server to authenticate a user on a device for a plurality of applications; and receiving a device token from the remote server for the user to authenticate the user for the plurality of applications on the device, in which the device token facilitates authentication and authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: John Trammel, Andrei Kalfas, Lutfiye Umit Yalcinalp, Daniel Carl Brotsky, James Thomas Boag
  • Publication number: 20140289340
    Abstract: Techniques for invitations for establishing relationships are described. In at least some embodiments, an architecture is implemented which provides simple and integrated ways for establishing relationships between various entities. The architecture includes invitations that can be used to invite users to establish relationships with entities. A user that receives an invitation can interact with the invitation, such as to accept or decline an invitation to establish a relationship with an entity. If a user accepts an invitation, a relationship can be established between the user and an inviting entity. In at least some embodiments, the relationship can enable the user to perform various actions and/or access resources associated with the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Lutfiye Umit Yalcinalp, John A. Trammel, Shyama P. Padhi, Christian Elgart, Jason M. Copeland, Alexandru Rosiu, Daniel C. Brotsky, Andrei Kalfas
  • Publication number: 20140075513
    Abstract: Various techniques for providing a device token protocol for authorization and persistent authentication shared across applications are disclosed. In some embodiments, a device token protocol for authorization and persistent authentication shared across applications includes sending user credentials to a remote server to authenticate a user on a device for a plurality of applications; and receiving a device token from the remote server for the user to authenticate the user for the plurality of applications on the device, in which the device token facilitates authentication and authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Trammel, Andrei Kalfas, Lutfiye Umit Yalcinalp, Daniel Carl Brotsky, James Thomas Boag