Patents by Inventor Sean L. G. Livingston

Sean L. G. Livingston 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).

  • Persistent mutable sharing of electronic content
    Patent number: 10547621
    Abstract: A computing system is configured to provide access to electronic content. The computing system includes a processor, a data store, an access control system, and a user interface component. The data store is coupled to the processor and is configured to store the electronic content. The access control system control system is configured to selectively allow a requestor to access the electronic content based on a stored metadata setting that is associated with the link. The user interface component is configured to receive a setting change related to a share associated with the link and to persist metadata associated with the setting change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSIFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene S. Lin, Robert G. Hawking, Hui Huang, Rafael Lopez-Uricoechea, Sean L. G. Livingston
  • PERSISTENT MUTABLE SHARING OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT
    Publication number: 20180152460
    Abstract: A computing system is configured to provide access to electronic content. The computing system includes a processor, a data store, an access control system, and a user interface component. The data store is coupled to the processor and is configured to store the electronic content. The access control system control system is configured to selectively allow a requestor to access the electronic content based on a stored metadata setting that is associated with the link. The user interface component is configured to receive a setting change related to a share associated with the link and to persist metadata associated with the setting change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Eugene S. Lin, Robert G. Hawking, Hui Huang, Rafael Lopez-Uricoechea, Sean L. G. Livingston