Patents by Inventor Doug Sherrets

Doug Sherrets 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: 20140122532
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and computing system for receiving, on a computing device, a tag associated with a first user concerning a first image within a social network. The method may be further configured to scan the first image to identify whether a human face is present in the first image. If the human face is identified, the method may be configured to compare the human face to that of the first user. If the human face is determined to be that of the first user, the method may be configured to allow the first image to be displayed in a social networking application associated with a second user, wherein the first user and second user are connected within the social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tomasz Charytoniuk, Doug Sherrets
  • Publication number: 20140122531
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and computing system for comparing, on a computing device, data concerning a first image within a social network to data concerning a plurality of images within the social network. A subset of similar images is identified, chosen from the plurality of images, based, at least in part, upon the comparison. At least a portion of the subset is presented to a computing device associated with a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: SCOTT ZUCCARINO, Doug Sherrets, Yumio Saneyoshi
  • Publication number: 20140101551
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying sources associated with video clips uploaded by users and stitching those video clips into a single aggregate video according to a desired parameter and/or order. In particular, video clips uploaded by users can be matched to a source. Based upon processing of the video clip and/or source, a set of video clips with related content can be identified. That set of video clips can be ordered according to an ordering parameter. Overlapping and/or missing content can be identified, and the ordered set can be stitched into an aggregate video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Doug Sherrets, Murali Krishna Viswanathan, Sean Liu, Brett Rolston Lider
  • Publication number: 20140032682
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for off-the-record communication including expiring messages. An example method comprises receiving an electronic communication from a source device, the electronic communication including at least one expiring message, temporarily storing content of the expiring message in a non-durable memory for a predetermined amount of time, durably storing envelope information associated with the expiring message in a durable memory, and determining whether a recipient device for the expiring message is available to accept transmission of the expiring message and determining whether an expiration event has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jason PRADO, Benjamin David EIDELSON, Peter Michal PAWLOWSKI, Doug SHERRETS
  • Patent number: 8640257
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for enabling user privacy for content on a network includes receiving input from a first user instructing at least one change in user access to shared content provided by a network system. The change modifies the user access from an existing set of one or more users of the network system to a different set of one or more users of the network system. The method checks a privacy setting associated with each of one or more referred users of the network system who are referred to by the shared content. The privacy setting indicates whether the associated referred user is to be sent a notification indicating that the at least one change in user access has been instructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Sherrets, Ajmal Arshan Asver, Zach Yeskel
  • Publication number: 20130166653
    Abstract: A method and system of providing Internet content to a user utilizing social networks is disclosed. The method comprises providing Internet usage data for a plurality of users, determining which users belong to the same social network, and providing at least one of the users access to Internet usage data for those other users who are in the same social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Doug Sherrets, Alexander Mittal
  • Patent number: 8380801
    Abstract: A method and system of providing Internet content to a user utilizing social networks is disclosed. The method comprises providing Internet usage data for a plurality of users, determining which users belong to the same social network, and providing at least one of the users access to Internet usage data for those other users who are in the same social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventors: Doug Sherrets, Alexander Mittal
  • Publication number: 20110213762
    Abstract: A method and system of providing Internet content to a user utilizing social networks is disclosed. The method comprises providing Internet usage data for a plurality of users, determining which users belong to the same social network, and providing at least one of the users access to Internet usage data for those other users who are in the same social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Doug Sherrets, Alex Mittal
  • Patent number: 7941535
    Abstract: A method and system of providing Internet content to a user utilizing social networks is disclosed. The method comprises providing Internet usage data for a plurality of users, determining which users belong to the same social network, and providing at least one of the users access to Internet usage data for those other users who are in the same social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Inventors: Doug Sherrets, Alex Mittal
  • Publication number: 20090282144
    Abstract: A method and system of providing Internet content to a user utilizing social networks is disclosed. The method comprises providing Internet usage data for a plurality of users, determining which users belong to the same social network, and providing at least one of the users access to Internet usage data for those other users who are in the same social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Doug Sherrets, Alex Mittal