Patents by Inventor Fil Zembowicz

Fil Zembowicz 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: 11663396
    Abstract: A method to incorporate a first edit and a second edit into an electronic document includes receiving the first edit and the second edit having a shared position in the electronic document, and determining whether the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit. The method further includes responsive to determining that the second edit is not privileged relative to the first edit, requiring the second edit to be independently accepted prior to incorporating the second edit into the electronic document, and responsive to determining that the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit, incorporating the second edit into the electronic document without requiring the second edit to be independently accepted, and responsive to receiving an acceptance of the first edit, causing the first edit and the second edit to be incorporated into the electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Vance Julius Vagell, Fil Zembowicz, Luiz Amaral Franca Pereira Filho, Ian Gunn, Nikita Rybak
  • Patent number: 11243934
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for modifying suggestion metadata in an electronic document. A copy request is received to copy a portion of the electronic document. The portion of the electronic document includes a first suggestion having metadata that indicates the suggestion was made by a first user. The copy request is received from a second user. A paste request to paste the copied portion is received from the second user. The metadata of the suggestion is modified based on the paste request to obtain modified metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Robert Voytko, Luiz Do Amaral De Franca Pereira Filho, Fil Zembowicz
  • Publication number: 20220027488
    Abstract: A method to incorporate a first edit and a second edit into an electronic document includes receiving the first edit and the second edit having a shared position in the electronic document, and determining whether the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit. The method further includes responsive to determining that the second edit is not privileged relative to the first edit, requiring the second edit to be independently accepted prior to incorporating the second edit into the electronic document, and responsive to determining that the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit, incorporating the second edit into the electronic document without requiring the second edit to be independently accepted, and responsive to receiving an acceptance of the first edit, causing the first edit and the second edit to be incorporated into the electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Vance Julius VAGELL, Fil Zembowicz, Luiz Amaral Franca Pereira Filho, Ian Gunn, Nikita Rybak
  • Patent number: 11087075
    Abstract: A method to incorporate a first edit and a second edit into an electronic document includes receiving the first edit and the second edit having a shared position in the electronic document, and determining whether the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit. The method further includes responsive to determining that the second edit is not privileged relative to the first edit, requiring the second edit to be independently accepted prior to incorporating the second edit into the electronic document, and responsive to determining that the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit, incorporating the second edit into the electronic document without requiring the second edit to be independently accepted, and responsive to receiving an acceptance of the first edit, causing the first edit and the second edit to be incorporated into the electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Vance Julius Vagell, Fil Zembowicz, Luiz Amaral Franca Pereira Filho, Ian Gunn, Nikita Rybak
  • Publication number: 20190361964
    Abstract: A method to incorporate a first edit and a second edit into an electronic document includes receiving the first edit and the second edit having a shared position in the electronic document, and determining whether the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit. The method further includes responsive to determining that the second edit is not privileged relative to the first edit, requiring the second edit to be independently accepted prior to incorporating the second edit into the electronic document, and responsive to determining that the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit, incorporating the second edit into the electronic document without requiring the second edit to be independently accepted, and responsive to receiving an acceptance of the first edit, causing the first edit and the second edit to be incorporated into the electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Vance Julius VAGELL, Fil Zembowicz, Luiz Amaral Franca Pereira Filho, Ian Gunn, Nikita Rybak
  • Patent number: 10380232
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to present an incorporation of a second edit into a first edit in an electronic document. A method includes present the first edit and the second edit in the electronic document, the first edit and the second edit representing concurrent updates to the electronic document by multiple users comprising a first user and a second user and having different privilege levels, the first edit and the second edit having a shared position in the electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Vance Julius Vagell, Fil Zembowicz, Luiz Amaral Franca Pereira Filho, Ian Gunn, Nikita Rybak
  • Patent number: 10346382
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for modifying suggestion metadata in an electronic document. A copy request is received to copy a portion of the electronic document. The portion of the electronic document includes a first suggestion having metadata that indicates the suggestion was made by a first user. The copy request is received from a second user. A paste request to paste the copied portion is received from the second user. The metadata of the suggestion is modified based on the paste request to obtain modified metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Robert Voytko, Luiz Do Amaral De Franca Pereira Filho, Fil Zembowicz
  • Publication number: 20180260368
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to present an incorporation of a second edit into a first edit in an electronic document. A method includes present the first edit and the second edit in the electronic document, the first edit and the second edit representing concurrent updates to the electronic document by multiple users comprising a first user and a second user and having different privilege levels, the first edit and the second edit having a shared position in the electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Vance Julius VAGELL, Fil Zembowicz, Luiz Amaral Franca Pereira Filho, Ian Gunn, Nikita Rybak
  • Patent number: 9971752
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for incorporating a second edit into a first edit in an electronic document. The first edit and the second edit in the electronic document are received, and a shared position of the first edit and the second edit in the electronic document is identified. The second edit is determined to be privileged relative to the first edit by determining that the first edit is made by a first user with a first set of permissions and the second edit is made by a second user with a second set of permissions larger than the first set of permissions. When the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit, the second edit is incorporated into the first edit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Vance Julius Vagell, Fil Zembowicz, Luiz Amaral Franca Pereira Filho, Ian Gunn, Nikita Rybak
  • Patent number: 9372858
    Abstract: A method for providing automated suggestions in a document stored on a cloud computing service includes providing collaborators with access to the document, who may each insert suggested edits into the document. The cloud computing service provides a plurality of suggestion robots for the collaborators to activate within the document, where each suggestion robot has an associated editing objective. The cloud computing service receives a request from a first collaborator to activate a first suggestion robot and activates the robot to present to the first collaborator a plurality of suggested edits of the document according to the editing objective of the robot, where the plurality of suggested edits by the first suggestion robot are displayed with any suggested edits by the one or more collaborators, and the first collaborator may accept or reject each of the plurality of suggested edits of the robot and the collaborators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Vance Julius Vagell, Peter James Solderitsch, Fil Zembowicz, Samuel Benjamin Messing, Luiz Do Amaral De Franca Pereira Filho
  • Publication number: 20150052427
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for incorporating a second edit into a first edit in an electronic document. The first edit and the second edit in the electronic document are received, and a shared position of the first edit and the second edit in the electronic document is identified. The second edit is determined to be privileged relative to the first edit by determining that the first edit is made by a first user with a first set of permissions and the second edit is made by a second user with a second set of permissions larger than the first set of permissions. When the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit, the second edit is incorporated into the first edit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Vance Julius Vagell, Fil Zembowicz, Luiz Amaral Franca Pereira Filho, Ian Gunn, Nikita Rybak