Patents by Inventor Steven Eakin

Steven Eakin 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).

  • Methods and systems for user opt-in to data privacy agreements
    Patent number: 10476884
    Abstract: A method for controlling access to a user's personal information includes obtaining, from an application executing on a device of a user of the application, personal information about the user of an application; determining a required permission from the user for at least one proposed use of the personal information; presenting, to the user, a first offer to provide access to at least one enhanced function of the application in exchange for the required permission; and responsive to the user providing the required permission, providing the user with access to the at least one enhanced function of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: VERIPATH, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Hall, Steven Eakin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USER OPT-IN TO DATA PRIVACY AGREEMENTS
    Publication number: 20180367545
    Abstract: A method for controlling access to a user's personal information includes obtaining, from an application executing on a device of a user of the application, personal information about the user of an application; determining a required permission from the user for at least one proposed use of the personal information; presenting, to the user, a first offer to provide access to at least one enhanced function of the application in exchange for the required permission; and responsive to the user providing the required permission, providing the user with access to the at least one enhanced function of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: VenPath, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Hall, Steven Eakin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USER OPT-IN TO DATA PRIVACY AGREEMENTS
    Publication number: 20180262514
    Abstract: A method for controlling access to a user's personal information includes obtaining, from an application executing on a device of a user of the application, personal information about the user of an application; determining a required permission from the user for at least one proposed use of the personal information; presenting, to the user, a first offer to provide access to at least one enhanced function of the application in exchange for the required permission; and responsive to the user providing the required permission, providing the user with access to the at least one enhanced function of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas Hall, Steven Eakin
  • Methods and systems for user opt-in to data privacy agreements
    Patent number: 10075451
    Abstract: A method for controlling access to a user's personal information includes obtaining, from an application executing on a device of a user of the application, personal information about the user of an application; determining a required permission from the user for at least one proposed use of the personal information; presenting, to the user, a first offer to provide access to at least one enhanced function of the application in exchange for the required permission; and responsive to the user providing the required permission, providing the user with access to the at least one enhanced function of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Venpath, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Hall, Steven Eakin