Patents by Inventor Christopher Anthony Leach

Christopher Anthony Leach 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).

  • Publication number: 20230412609
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Patent number: 11777946
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Publication number: 20220239656
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Patent number: 11310240
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Publication number: 20200244665
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Patent number: 10652251
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Publication number: 20190166131
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Publication number: 20190132710
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to implementing a secret mode in a social networking system. The secret mode provides a separate space for users to share and interact with particular friends. To implement the secret mode, each user may have a feed that is separate from the user's primary feed, the feed sometimes referred to as a secondary feed. Accordingly, a first user and a second user may each have a secondary feed. The first user may identify the second user as included in an audience of the first user. Based on the second using being included in the audience of the first user, content posted to the audience of the first user may be sent to the secondary feed of the second user such that the second user may view the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Valerie Chao, Jonathan Smiley, Jason Wei, Gabriela Alcala Murga
  • Patent number: 10237277
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Publication number: 20180048652
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Publication number: 20180013714
    Abstract: Techniques for messaging using replication of a client database are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Felix Leupold, Nicholas Miles Tuckett, Jonathan Richard Millican, Vishal Kathuria, Leigh Jonathan Henry Pauls
  • Patent number: D840413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Patent number: D875748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews
  • Patent number: D923641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Anthony Leach, Eugenio Padilla Garza, Anthony Tran, Russell William Andrews