Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Denton

Thomas A. Denton 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: 11025432
    Abstract: Implementations disclose an access control mechanism for peer-to-peer sharing technology. A method includes receiving, by a processing device of a first user device, an encrypted media item and a wrapped key from a second user device, wherein the wrapped key comprises content masked from the first user device; transmitting, by the first user device, the wrapped key and a request to a media server to determine whether the first user device is authorized to play the encrypted media item; receiving, from the media server, a response indicating the first user device is authorized to play the encrypted media item, the response comprising a cryptographic key derived from the wrapped key; and decrypting the encrypted media item using the cryptographic key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Google, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Isles, Arvind Srinivasan, Samuel Thomas Denton, Thai Duong, Robert Anderson, Edward Knapp, Jonathan Levine, Jyotirmaya Akkad
  • Publication number: 20190280877
    Abstract: Implementations disclose an access control mechanism for peer-to-peer sharing technology. A method includes receiving, by a processing device of a first user device, an encrypted media item and a wrapped key from a second user device, wherein the wrapped key comprises content masked from the first user device; transmitting, by the first user device, the wrapped key and a request to a media server to determine whether the first user device is authorized to play the encrypted media item; receiving, from the media server, a response indicating the first user device is authorized to play the encrypted media item, the response comprising a cryptographic key derived from the wrapped key; and decrypting the encrypted media item using the cryptographic key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Adrian Isles, Arvind Srinivasan, Samuel Thomas Denton, Thai Duong, Robert Anderson, Edward Knapp, Jonathan Levine, Jyotirmaya Akkad
  • Patent number: 10298402
    Abstract: Implementations disclose an access control mechanism for peer-to-peer sharing technology. A method includes receiving, by a processing device of a first user device, an encrypted media item and a wrapped encryption key from a second user device via a peer-to-peer connection; transmitting, by the first user device, the wrapped encryption key and a request to a media server to determine whether the first user device is authorized to play the encrypted media item; receiving, from the media server, a response indicating the first user device is authorized to play the encrypted media item, the response comprising an encryption key derived from the wrapped encryption key; and decrypting the encrypted media item using the encryption key to play the media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Isles, Arvind Srinivasan, Samuel Thomas Denton, Thai Duong, Robert Anderson, Edward Knapp, Jonathan Levine, Jyotirmaya Akkad
  • Publication number: 20170372042
    Abstract: Implementations disclose an access control mechanism for peer-to-peer sharing technology. A method includes receiving, by a processing device of a first user device, an encrypted media item and a wrapped encryption key from a second user device via a peer-to-peer connection; transmitting, by the first user device, the wrapped encryption key and a request to a media server to determine whether the first user device is authorized to play the encrypted media item; receiving, from the media server, a response indicating the first user device is authorized to play the encrypted media item, the response comprising an encryption key derived from the wrapped encryption key; and decrypting the encrypted media item using the encryption key to play the media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Adrian Isles, Arvind Srinivasan, Samuel Thomas Denton, Thai Duong, Robert Anderson, Edward Knapp, Jonathan Levine, Jyotirmaya Akkad
  • Patent number: 5035321
    Abstract: A cleaning supplies caddy for storing and transporting cleaning supplies is disclosed. The compact cleaning supplies caddy can hold four bottles of cleaning fluids or the like, a full roll of paper towels, and has enough room remaining to contain a variety of sponges and brushes. The lid or upper housing of the cleaning supplies caddy can be used as a water bucket. A convenient dispenser for the paper towels is also provided. The cleaning supplies caddy comprises a removable upper housing which latches to a lower housing by means of a twist-lock. The twist-lock provides a convenient means of latching the upper housing to the lower housing while maintaining a watertight seal at the latch such that the upper housing may be inverted and used as a water bucket. The twist-lock has a handle which may be used for both actuating the twist-lock and for carrying the cleaning supplies caddy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas A. Denton
  • Patent number: D319937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas A. Denton
  • Patent number: D324497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Inventor: Thomas A. Denton