Patents by Inventor Christa Minks-Brown

Christa Minks-Brown 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: 9886182
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus in which a computing device is configured to present as part of its lock-screen interface an image selected from a user's digital image library, and to receive user input designating a classification of the presented image and respond to that user input by not only recording a classification of the image but also unlocking the device. Further, each time the computing device again presents its lock-screen interface, the computing device may present a next image from the user's image library, thereby allowing the user to concurrently classify that next image as well while unlocking the device. Consequently, as a user repeatedly interacts with the lock-screen interface over time, the user may not only enjoy seeing various images from the user's image library but may also conveniently classify those images as an integral part of the user's repeated unlocking of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Christa Minks-Brown, Jason Rincker
  • Patent number: D765124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Christa Minks-Brown, Jason Rincker, Jeremy Himmelberg
  • Patent number: D765125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Christa Minks-Brown, Jason Rincker, Jeremy Himmelberg
  • Patent number: D780782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Christa Minks-Brown, Jason Rincker, Jeremy Himmelberg