Patents by Inventor Jackson Cowan

Jackson Cowan 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: 11443052
    Abstract: A system is provided for controlling access to data stored in a cloud-based storage service. Data associated with a user account is stored at the cloud-based storage service. A first request to cause a portion of the data to be associated with a heightened authentication protocol is received. In response, the portion of the data is caused to require the heightened authentication protocol for access. A second request for a file that is stored in the area that is associated with the heightened authentication protocol is received. The second request is authenticated based on the heightened authentication protocol. In response to authenticating the second request, permission is granted to access the file. In response to a failure to authenticate the second request, access to the file is denied, while access to files stored in other areas associated with the user account is allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Filip C. Lazar, Steven J. Bailey, John D. Rodrigues, Andrew Keith Glover, Jyotsana Rathore, Jose A. Barreto, Kevin Andrew Chan, Gregory P. Young, Jacob C. Schieber, Jackson Cowan, Meir E. Abergel
  • Patent number: 10868684
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processing operations configured for management of proactive suggestion(s) that may be utilized to manage the sharing of meeting content. The present disclosure further describes optimization of a user interface whereby a user interface experience is improved through new user interface features and actions that enable proactive presentation of suggestions for syncing content with a meeting as well as sharing synced content. Various intelligent signals such as user's calendar, GPS location, camera roll content, capture content (including OCR, whiteboard detection, etc.) and capture time, are collected and analyzed to make smart suggestions to the user to share content with specific set of people (e.g., those involved in meeting).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rayyan Jaber, Jackson Cowan, Kevin Tomas Hernandez, Guangcai Wang, Gregory Powell Young
  • Publication number: 20200304516
    Abstract: A system is provided for controlling access to data stored in a cloud-based storage service. Data associated with a user account is stored at the cloud-based storage service. A first request to cause a portion of the data to be associated with a heightened authentication protocol is received. In response, the portion of the data is caused to require the heightened authentication protocol for access. A second request for a file that is stored in the area that is associated with the heightened authentication protocol is received. The second request is authenticated based on the heightened authentication protocol. In response to authenticating the second request, permission is granted to access the file. In response to a failure to authenticate the second request, access to the file is denied, while access to files stored in other areas associated with the user account is allowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Filip C. LAZAR, Steven J. BAILEY, John D. RODRIGUES, Andrew Keith GLOVER, Jyotsana RATHORE, Jose A. BARRETO, Kevin Andrew CHAN, Gregory P. YOUNG, Jacob C. SCHIEBER, Jackson COWAN, Meir E. ABERGEL
  • Publication number: 20200145240
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processing operations configured for management of proactive suggestion(s) that may be utilized to manage the sharing of meeting content. The present disclosure further describes optimization of a user interface whereby a user interface experience is improved through new user interface features and actions that enable proactive presentation of suggestions for syncing content with a meeting as well as sharing synced content. Various intelligent signals such as user's calendar, GPS location, camera roll content, capture content (including OCR, whiteboard detection, etc.) and capture time, are collected and analyzed to make smart suggestions to the user to share content with specific set of people (e.g., those involved in meeting).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Rayyan Jaber, Jackson Cowan, Kevin Tomas Hernandez, Guangcai Wang, Gregory Powell Young