Patents by Inventor Andreas Michael Tuerk

Andreas Michael Tuerk 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: 9785758
    Abstract: User content access management and control are described, including determining, based on a user-defined rule, that a triggering event has occurred, wherein the user-defined rule is associated with an account that belongs to the user, and the user-defined rule comprises an action to be performed based on a triggering event; and performing the action based on the triggering event, wherein the action affects access to the account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Keith Enright, Stephan Micklitz, Andreas Michael Tuerk, Sara Adams, Peter Dickman, Andrew Swerdlow, Dan Fredinburg
  • Publication number: 20170091888
    Abstract: Examples of user-triggered reactive emergency account protection are provided, including receiving a request from a first user to suspend online-account activity, wherein the online-account activity includes providing at least one other user with access to information associated with the first user; in response to the request, suspending the online-account activity so that the at least one other user cannot access the information associated with the first user; and providing online interactive guidance to the first user, so as to assist the first user to resume at least a portion of the online-account activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Dan FREDINBURG, Andreas Michael TUERK, Martin ORTLIEB, Elin Roenby PEDERSEN, Lisa PETERSON, Heather Lynn TRAHER, Sebastian Schnorf WILDERMUTH, Kalle KORMANN-PHILIPSON, Sara Elisabeth ADAMS, Jessica STADDON
  • Patent number: 9350599
    Abstract: User content access management and control are described, including determining, based on a user-defined rule, that a triggering event has occurred, wherein the user-defined rule is associated with an account that belongs to the user, and the user-defined rule comprises an action to be performed based on a triggering event; and performing the action based on the triggering event, wherein the action affects access to the account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Keith Enright, Stephan Micklitz, Andreas Michael Tuerk, Sara Adams, Peter Dickman, Andrew Swerdlow, Dan Fredinburg
  • Patent number: 9177163
    Abstract: Data access lockdown is described, including receiving a request from a first user to disable access to all data that are access-controlled by the first user based on at least one setting. The data are shared with at least one other user. In response to the request, modifying, without further action by the first user, the at least one setting by replacing a current value indicative of at least some of the data being shared, with a lockdown value indicative of disablement of access to all the data access-controlled by the first user, so as to prevent the at least one other user from accessing any of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Dan Fredinburg, Andreas Michael Tuerk
  • Patent number: 8510286
    Abstract: A method of providing search results may include receiving a query including search parameters from a client, executing a search of a database based on the search parameters to obtain search results, determining whether one or more of the search results support take-down functionality, appending an indicator to one or more of the search results support take-down functionality, and providing the search results to the client with the appended graphical indicator corresponding to those search results that support take-down functionality. Further, the determining whether the one or more search results support take-down functionality may include obtaining an identifier of the one or more search results, adding a predefined code to the identifier, and determining whether the identifier with the added predefined code is a valid identifier of a resource provided by the same provider that provides the one or more search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Wieland Holfelder, Andreas Michael Tuerk, Stephan Micklitz, Christian Brumm