Patents by Inventor Nicholas Dayl Bingell

Nicholas Dayl Bingell 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).

  • Fake check-in entries posted on behalf of social network users
    Patent number: 8863090
    Abstract: An approach is provided in a fake check-in event is received at a software application corresponding to a user of the software application. Fake check-ins are initiated on behalf of the user in response to the fake check-in event. The software application posts a set of fake check-in entries on behalf of the user while the user is away. The posted fake check-ins are visible by other users of the software application and are used to obfuscate others that the user is out-of-town. In one embodiment, check-in entries that are received from the user after fake check-ins have been initiated are cached. In this embodiment, a local check-in event is received when the user is within the user's geographical local area and the cached check-in entries are posted so that they are now visible by the other users of the software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Dayl Bingell, Erich Paul Hoppe, Andrew Ivory, David Michael Stecher
  • Fake check-in entries posted on behalf of social network users
    Patent number: 8719794
    Abstract: An approach is provided in a fake check-in event is received at a software application corresponding to a user of the software application. Fake check-ins are initiated on behalf of the user in response to the fake check-in event. The software application posts a set of fake check-in entries on behalf of the user while the user is away. The posted fake check-ins are visible by other users of the software application and are used to obfuscate others that the user is out-of-town. In one embodiment, check-in entries that are received from the user after fake check-ins have been initiated are cached. In this embodiment, a local check-in event is received when the user is within the user's geographical local area and the cached check-in entries are posted so that they are now visible by the other users of the software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Dayl Bingell, Erich Paul Hoppe, Andrew Ivory, David Michael Stecher
  • Fake check-in entries posted on behalf of social network users
    Patent number: 8707271
    Abstract: An approach is provided in a fake check-in event is received at a software application corresponding to a user of the software application. Fake check-ins are initiated on behalf of the user in response to the fake check-in event. The software application posts a set of fake check-in entries on behalf of the user while the user is away. The posted fake check-ins are visible by other users of the software application and are used to obfuscate others that the user is out-of-town. In one embodiment, check-in entries that are received from the user after fake check-ins have been initiated are cached. In this embodiment, a local check-in event is received when the user is within the user's geographical local area and the cached check-in entries are posted so that they are now visible by the other users of the software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Dayl Bingell, Erich Paul Hoppe, Andrew Ivory, David Michael Stecher
  • Fake Check-In Entries Posted on Behalf of Social Network Users
    Publication number: 20140108548
    Abstract: An approach is provided in a fake check-in event is received at a software application corresponding to a user of the software application. Fake check-ins are initiated on behalf of the user in response to the fake check-in event. The software application posts a set of fake check-in entries on behalf of the user while the user is away. The posted fake check-ins are visible by other users of the software application and are used to obfuscate others that the user is out-of-town. In one embodiment, check-in entries that are received from the user after fake check-ins have been initiated are cached. In this embodiment, a local check-in event is received when the user is within the user's geographical local area and the cached check-in entries are posted so that they are now visible by the other users of the software application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Dayl Bingell, Erich Paul Hoppe, Andrew Ivory, David Michael Stecher
  • Fake Check-In Entries Posted on Behalf of Social Network Users
    Publication number: 20120297368
    Abstract: An approach is provided in a fake check-in event is received at a software application corresponding to a user of the software application. Fake check-ins are initiated on behalf of the user in response to the fake check-in event. The software application posts a set of fake check-in entries on behalf of the user while the user is away. The posted fake check-ins are visible by other users of the software application and are used to obfuscate others that the user is out-of-town. In one embodiment, check-in entries that are received from the user after fake check-ins have been initiated are cached. In this embodiment, a local check-in event is received when the user is within the user's geographical local area and the cached check-in entries are posted so that they are now visible by the other users of the software application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Dayl Bingell, Erich Paul Hoppe, Andrew Ivory, David Michael Stecher