Patents by Inventor Alison Kao

Alison Kao 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).

  • Secure local server for synchronized online content management system
    Patent number: 9516107
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for securely accessing locally stored synchronized content using a local web server. A client application on a client device may receive from a web browser on the client device a request to access a local content stored on a client device. The client application may be configured to synchronize the local content with a remote content stored in an online content management system. The client application may issue a challenge for the web browser. The client application or the online content management system may then receive a response to the challenge. If the response is a valid response to the challenge, the web browser may be allowed to access the local content via the client application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Josh Kaplan, Andrew Bortz, David Euresti, Sang Tian, Alison Kao
  • SECURE LOCAL SERVER FOR SYNCHRONIZED ONLINE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150358328
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for securely accessing locally stored synchronized content using a local web server. A client application on a client device may receive from a web browser on the client device a request to access a local content stored on a client device. The client application may be configured to synchronize the local content with a remote content stored in an online content management system. The client application may issue a challenge for the web browser. The client application or the online content management system may then receive a response to the challenge. If the response is a valid response to the challenge, the web browser may be allowed to access the local content via the client application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Josh Kaplan, Andrew Bortz, David Euresti, Sang Tian, Alison Kao