Patents by Inventor Brendan Berman
Brendan Berman 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).
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Publication number: 20230004529Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that efficiently and effectively generate and utilize collections of content items. For example, systems and methods described herein generate a collection content item including one or more content item references. In one or more embodiments, the collection content item can include content item references for content items located internally or externally, with granular levels of permissions settings and version controls. Additionally, in response to a detected selection of a content item reference, systems and methods described herein generate a rendering of the associated content item that can be viewed regardless of any third party software installed on the viewing client computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Brendan Berman, Yu-Liang Hsu, Dong-Jae Chung, Maureen Mason, Jessie Engstrom, Nicholas Jitkoff, Andrew Schamp
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Patent number: 11461272Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that efficiently and effectively generate and utilize collections of content items. For example, systems and methods described herein generate a collection content item including one or more content item references. In one or more embodiments, the collection content item can include content item references for content items located internally or externally, with granular levels of permissions settings and version controls. Additionally, in response to a detected selection of a content item reference, systems and methods described herein generate a rendering of the associated content item that can be viewed regardless of any third party software installed on the viewing client computing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Brendan Berman, Yu-Liang Hsu, Dong-Jae Chung, Maureen Mason, Jessie Engstrom, Nicholas Jitkoff, Andrew Schamp
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Patent number: 11243502Abstract: Sensor information is received. Based at least in part on at least one state detected using the sensor information, an expected value for automatically performing an action associated with a device controlled by a device controller system is evaluated as compared to an expected value for potentially performing, subject to a user interactive qualification, the action associated with the device controlled by the device controller. It is determined that the expected value of automatically performing the action is insufficient to trigger automatically performing the action without being subject to the user interactive qualification. A confirmatory indication is identified. Based at least in part on the confirmatory indication, an instruction is sent to the device to perform the action.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: BrainofT Inc.Inventors: Ashutosh Saxena, Brendan Berman, Jinjing Zhou, Maurice Chu
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Publication number: 20210073179Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that efficiently and effectively generate and utilize collections of content items. For example, systems and methods described herein generate a collection content item including one or more content item references. In one or more embodiments, the collection content item can include content item references for content items located internally or externally, with granular levels of permissions settings and version controls. Additionally, in response to a detected selection of a content item reference, systems and methods described herein generate a rendering of the associated content item that can be viewed regardless of any third party software installed on the viewing client computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Brendan Berman, Yu-Liang Hsu, Dong-Jae Chung, Maureen Mason, Jessie Engstrom, Nicholas Jitkoff, Andrew Schamp
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Publication number: 20200341436Abstract: Sensor information is received. Based at least in part on at least one state detected using the sensor information, an expected value for automatically performing an action associated with a device controlled by a device controller system is evaluated as compared to an expected value for potentially performing, subject to a user interactive qualification, the action associated with the device controlled by the device controller. It is determined that the expected value of automatically performing the action is insufficient to trigger automatically performing the action without being subject to the user interactive qualification. A confirmatory indication is identified. Based at least in part on the confirmatory indication, an instruction is sent to the device to perform the action.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: BrainofT Inc.Inventors: Ashutosh Saxena, Brendan Berman, Jinjing Zhou, Maurice Chu
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Patent number: 10739733Abstract: Sensor information is received. Based at least in part on at least one state detected using the sensor information, an expected value for automatically performing an action associated with a device controlled by a device controller system is evaluated as compared to an expected value for potentially performing, subject to a user interactive qualification, the action associated with the device controlled by the device controller. It is determined that the expected value of automatically performing the action is insufficient to trigger automatically performing the action without being subject to the user interactive qualification. A confirmatory indication is identified. Based at least in part on the confirmatory indication, an instruction is sent to the device to perform the action.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: BrainofT Inc.Inventors: Ashutosh Saxena, Brendan Berman, Jinjing Zhou, Maurice Chu
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Patent number: 10605470Abstract: A network connected controllable device is automatically controlled. A plurality of inputs that indicate states of a network connected device environment associated with a property of the network connected controllable device to be automatically controlled is received. A plurality of output candidates is evaluated according to an optimization function. The optimization function depends on the plurality of inputs and one or more parameters and the output candidates are associated with candidate settings of the property of the network connected controllable device to be automatically controlled. An output that optimizes the optimization function is selected among the plurality of output candidates.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: BRAINOFT INC.Inventors: Ashutosh Saxena, Chenxia Wu, Ozan Sener, Brendan Berman, Deng Deng, Lukas Kroc
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Patent number: 10535349Abstract: Network connected devices are controlled. A command is received. A graph model is applied to identify a subset of nodes related to the command. The graph model includes a plurality of nodes that each correspond to a device and the graph model includes a plurality of edges that specify relationships between the plurality of nodes. The subset of nodes is activated in response to the command.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: BrainofT Inc.Inventors: Ashutosh Saxena, Brendan Berman, Deng Deng, Lukas Kroc
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Publication number: 20190074011Abstract: Network connected devices are controlled. A command is received. A graph model is applied to identify a subset of nodes related to the command. The graph model includes a plurality of nodes that each correspond to a device and the graph model includes a plurality of edges that specify relationships between the plurality of nodes. The subset of nodes is activated in response to the command.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Ashutosh Saxena, Brendan Berman, Deng Deng, Lukas Kroc
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Patent number: 10157613Abstract: Network connected devices are controlled. A command is received. A graph model is applied to identify a subset of nodes related to the command. The graph model includes a plurality of nodes that each correspond to a device and the graph model includes a plurality of edges that specify relationships between the plurality of nodes. The subset of nodes is activated in response to the command.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: BrainofT Inc.Inventors: Ashutosh Saxena, Brendan Berman, Deng Deng, Lukas Kroc
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Publication number: 20180137858Abstract: Network connected devices are controlled. A command is received. A graph model is applied to identify a subset of nodes related to the command. The graph model includes a plurality of nodes that each correspond to a device and the graph model includes a plurality of edges that specify relationships between the plurality of nodes. The subset of nodes is activated in response to the command.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Ashutosh Saxena, Brendan Berman, Deng Deng, Lukas Kroc