Patents by Inventor Patrick G. Franklin

Patrick G. Franklin 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: 10049226
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating access of computing system users to restricted functionality, such as internal functionality of a business or other organization (e.g., internal systems and/or confidential information available to some or all business employees or other organization members). The restricted functionality access may in some situations be provided in conjunction with publicly available information from the organization, such as to use that publicly available information as part of a user interface that allows an authorized subset of users to access the restricted functionality. In some situations, the restricted functionality access may be facilitated by an access provider system that executes on a client computing system of an authorized user, such as a program operating in conjunction with another presentation program that presents publicly available information (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick G. Franklin, Zheyin Li, James K. Keiger, Suresh Kumar
  • Patent number: 9015596
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating access of computing system users to restricted or other functionality, such as internal functionality of a business or other organization. The functionality access may be facilitated by an access provider system that executes on a client computing system of an authorized user, such as a program operating in conjunction with another presentation program that presents publicly available information by modifying interactions available to the user when using the presentation program or otherwise providing additional information to the user. In some situations, the additional information is provided by temporarily modifying the information being presented by the presentation program, such as to provide additional information that is related to functionality corresponding to a subject area of the currently presented information and/or corresponding to an aspect of the currently presented information that is indicated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick G. Franklin, Zheyin Li, James K. Keiger, Suresh Kumar, Ramanathan Palaniappan, Kamil Jiwa, Ares Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8689109
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating access of computing system users to restricted or other functionality, such as internal functionality of a business or other organization. The functionality access may be facilitated by an access provider system that executes on a client computing system of an authorized user, such as a program operating in conjunction with another presentation program that presents publicly available information by modifying interactions available to the user when using the presentation program or otherwise providing additional information to the user. In some situations, the additional information is provided by temporarily modifying the information being presented by the presentation program, such as to provide additional information that is related to functionality corresponding to a subject area of the currently presented information and/or corresponding to an aspect of the currently presented information that is indicated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick G. Franklin, Zheyin Li, James K. Keiger, Suresh Kumar, Ramanathan Palaniappan, Kamil Jiwa, Ares Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8606656
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating access of computing system users to restricted functionality, such as internal functionality of a business or other organization (e.g., internal systems and/or confidential information available to some or all business employees or other organization members). The restricted functionality access may in some situations be provided in conjunction with publicly available information from the organization, such as to use that publicly available information as part of a user interface that allows an authorized subset of users to access the restricted functionality. In some situations, the restricted functionality access may be facilitated by an access provider system that executes on a client computing system of an authorized user, such as a program operating in conjunction with another presentation program that presents publicly available information (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick G. Franklin, Zheyin Li, James K. Keiger, Suresh Kumar
  • Patent number: 8407577
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating access of computing system users to restricted or other functionality, such as internal functionality of a business or other organization. The functionality access may be facilitated by an access provider system that executes on a client computing system of an authorized user, such as a program operating in conjunction with another presentation program that presents publicly available information by modifying interactions available to the user when using the presentation program or otherwise providing additional information to the user. In some situations, the additional information is provided by temporarily modifying the information being presented by the presentation program, such as to provide additional information that is related to functionality corresponding to a subject area of the currently presented information and/or corresponding to an aspect of the currently presented information that is indicated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick G. Franklin, Zheyin Li, James K. Keiger, Suresh Kumar, Ramanathan Palaniappan, Kamil Jiwa, Ares Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8407608
    Abstract: A user interface of an electronic content rendering device implements input assistance to enhance user experience when browsing linked content. As a touch input moves along a trajectory, an input assistance application provides enhanced fields associated with various navigation elements as the touch input draws toward the navigation elements. Responsive to detecting deceleration of the touch input within a threshold distance of a navigation element, the input assistance application enhances the associated field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick G Franklin, Jonathan Ian McCormack
  • Patent number: 8386927
    Abstract: A user interface of an electronic content rendering device implements gravity-based link assist to enhance user experience when browsing linked content. As a user moves a pointer along a trajectory across various links and objects, gravitational fields surrounding the links and objects provide a pulling effect that draws the pointer toward these fields. Responsive to pointer deceleration being detected when the pointer resides within a gravitational field, the link assist repositions the pointer to a center of the link or object relative to the trajectory of the pointer within the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick G Franklin, Jonathan Ian McCormack
  • Patent number: 8341529
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating access of computing system users to restricted or other functionality, such as internal functionality of a business or other organization. The functionality access may be facilitated by an access provider system that executes on a client computing system of an authorized user, such as a program operating in conjunction with another presentation program that presents publicly available information by modifying interactions available to the user when using the presentation program or otherwise providing additional information to the user. In some situations, the additional information is provided by temporarily modifying the information being presented by the presentation program, such as by modifying a temporary copy of the information in volatile memory that is used to generate a visual representation being presented to the user by the presentation program, and then later removing the modifications after the user has completed use of the additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zheyin Li, James K. Keiger, Patrick G. Franklin
  • Patent number: 5881223
    Abstract: A dynamically configurable arrangement for determining performance of a microprocessor. A plurality of functional units in a microprocessor are coupled to a performance counter, wherein the performance counter is incremented in response to occurrence of a predetermined event. A plurality of repeaters coupled between the plurality of functional units and the performance counter. Control circuitry coupled to the plurality of repeaters, wherein the control circuitry selectively enables the repeaters such that only one functional unit is coupled to the performance counter at a particular time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sumeet Agrawal, Andrew F. Glew, Patrick G. Franklin, Reed Spotten
  • Patent number: 5796637
    Abstract: A system for filtering multiple event signals from multiple event-generating sources. A selection circuit receives the multiple event signals and selects one of the event signals. A filter circuit is coupled to the selection circuit and receives the selected event signal from the selection circuit. The filter circuit produces a filtered event signal. A counter receives the filtered event signal from the filter circuit and is incremented in response to the filtered event signal. The filter circuit includes a comparison logic circuit and an edge detection logic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew F. Glew, Sumeet Agrawal, Kamla P. Huck, Patrick G. Franklin