Patents by Inventor Alma G. Chao

Alma G. Chao 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).

  • Social network based mobile access
    Patent number: 10091207
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes retrieving one or more access rules of a first user account of a plurality of accounts of a social network and storing the retrieved one or more access rules. The method also includes receiving a request from a first user to install a first application on a computing device, wherein the first user is associated with the first user account of the social network. The method further includes determining whether the first user is permitted to install the first application on the computing device based on the stored one or more access rules of the first user account of the social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Alma G. Chao
  • Social Network Based Mobile Access
    Publication number: 20160119361
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes retrieving and storing settings of a first user account of a plurality of accounts of a social network. The method also includes receiving a request from a first user to access a first application on the computing device, the first user being associated with the first user account of the social graph. The method further includes determining whether the first user is permitted to access the first application on the computing device based on the one or more settings of the first user account of the social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Alma G. Chao
  • Social network based mobile access
    Patent number: 9264412
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes retrieving and storing settings of a first user account of a plurality of accounts of a social network. The method also includes receiving a request from a first user to access a first application on the computing device, the first user being associated with the first user account of the social graph. The method further includes determining whether the first user is permitted to access the first application on the computing device based on the one or more settings of the first user account of the social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Alma G. Chao