Patents by Inventor Chris Paul David JOHNSON

Chris Paul David JOHNSON 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).

  • Controlling access to meetings
    Patent number: 9210378
    Abstract: Implementations generally relate to controlling access to meetings. In some implementations, a method includes determining a locked state of a meeting, wherein, in the locked state, the meeting is restricted to a first set of users. The method further includes changing the meeting to an unlocked state based on one or more predetermined unlock criteria, wherein, in the unlocked state, the meeting is open to the first set of users and to a second set of users. The method further includes changing the meeting back to the locked state based on one or more predetermined lock criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew John Leske, David Scrymgeour Bennett, Chris Paul David Johnson
  • CONTROLLING ACCESS TO MEETINGS
    Publication number: 20150215580
    Abstract: Implementations generally relate to controlling access to meetings. In some implementations, a method includes determining a locked state of a meeting, wherein, in the locked state, the meeting is restricted to a first set of users. The method further includes changing the meeting to an unlocked state based on one or more predetermined unlock criteria, wherein, in the unlocked state, the meeting is open to the first set of users and to a second set of users. The method further includes changing the meeting back to the locked state based on one or more predetermined lock criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Matthew John LESKE, David Scrymgeour BENNETT, Chris Paul David JOHNSON