Patents by Inventor Andrew Devron Stadler
Andrew Devron Stadler 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).
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Publication number: 20200409747Abstract: A processor of a computing device is described that receives user input to disable an application and determines whether the application is passive-enabled. Responsive to determining that the application is passive-enabled, the computing device causes the application to operate in a passive state. While the application operates in the passive state, one or more essential functions or services provided by the application that are required by an operating system of the computing device are enabled and any remaining functions or services provided by the application are disabled. After causing the application to operate in the passive state: the computing device outputs an indication that the application has been disabled in response to the user input to disable the application, and performs one or more operations that rely on the one or more essential functions or services provided by the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Charmaine D'Silva, Paul Nicholas Gennai, Andrew Devron Stadler, Ritesh Reddy
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Patent number: 9268782Abstract: A computing device has multiple user profiles. While a particular user profile is the currently-active user profile of a computing device, the computing device determines whether a binary that is not associated with the particular user profile is already stored at the computing device. In response to determining that the binary is not already stored at the computing device, the computing device downloads the binary from a computing system other than the computing device and associates the binary with the particular user profile. If the binary is already stored at the computing device, the computing device associates the binary with the particular user profile without downloading the binary again.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Dianne Kyra Hackborn, Andrew Devron Stadler, Amith Yamasani, Kenneth Root
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Patent number: 9182975Abstract: A method for updating an application on a mobile device includes accessing, at the mobile device, application management information. The application management information identifies a plurality of applications installed on the mobile device and one or more granted permission settings associated with each installed application. The method also includes sending, from the mobile device to a server, a request for update information regarding each installed application and receiving, at the mobile device from the server, the update information. The update information identifies an update package for a respective application of the plurality of installed applications. The method also includes installing the update package without user interaction from a user of the mobile device if one or more required permission settings associated with the update package are included in the one or more granted permission settings associated with the respective application of the plurality of installed applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Brunsman, Ilya Firman, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Jasper Lin, Aurash Mahbod, Linda K. Nguyen, Michael Siliski, Christian Sonntag, Andrew Devron Stadler, Christoph Studer
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Publication number: 20150193225Abstract: A method for updating an application on a mobile device includes accessing, at the mobile device, application management information. The application management information identifies a plurality of applications installed on the mobile device and one or more granted permission settings associated with each installed application. The method also includes sending, from the mobile device to a server, a request for update information regarding each installed application and receiving, at the mobile device from the server, the update information. The update information identifies an update package for a respective application of the plurality of installed applications. The method also includes installing the update package without user interaction from a user of the mobile device if one or more required permission settings associated with the update package are included in the one or more granted permission settings associated with the respective application of the plurality of installed applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Jonathan Brunsman, Ilya Firman, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Jasper Lin, Aurash Mahbod, Linda K. Nguyen, Michael Siliski, Christian Sonntag, Andrew Devron Stadler, Christoph Studer
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Patent number: 9075693Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a remote computing device, an update request, the update request including a first signature corresponding to a client-side application package that is stored at the remote computing device. The method also includes identifying a first server-side application package using the first signature. The method also includes generating a differential update package using the first server-side application package and a second server-side application package as inputs, wherein the differential update package, when applied to the client side application package, is operable to modify to the client-side application package such that it is functionally equivalent to the second server-side application package.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Tilman Sporkert, Andrew Devron Stadler, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Ilya Firman, Christian Sonntag
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Publication number: 20150186367Abstract: A computing device has multiple user profiles. While a particular user profile is the currently-active user profile of a computing device, the computing device determines whether a binary that is not associated with the particular user profile is already stored at the computing device. In response to determining that the binary is not already stored at the computing device, the computing device downloads the binary from a computing system other than the computing device and associates the binary with the particular user profile. If the binary is already stored at the computing device, the computing device associates the binary with the particular user profile without downloading the binary again.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Dianne Kyra Hackborn, Andrew Devron Stadler, Amith Yamasani, Kenneth Root
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Patent number: 8990795Abstract: A method for updating an application on a mobile device includes accessing, at the mobile device, application management information. The application management information identifies a plurality of applications installed on the mobile device and one or more granted permission settings associated with each installed application. The method also includes sending, from the mobile device to a server, a request for update information regarding each installed application and receiving, at the mobile device from the server, the update information. The update information identifies an update package for a respective application of the plurality of installed applications. The method also includes installing the update package without user interaction from a user of the mobile device if one or more required permission settings associated with the update package are included in the one or more granted permission settings associated with the respective application of the plurality of installed applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Brunsman, Ilya Firman, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Jasper Lin, Aurash Mahbod, Linda K. Nguyen, Michael Siliski, Christian Sonntag, Andrew Devron Stadler, Christoph Studer
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Patent number: 8984008Abstract: A computing device has multiple user profiles. While a particular user profile is the currently-active user profile of a computing device, the computing device determines whether a binary that is not associated with the particular user profile is already stored at the computing device. In response to determining that the binary is not already stored at the computing device, the computing device downloads the binary from a computing system other than the computing device and associates the binary with the particular user profile. If the binary is already stored at the computing device, the computing device associates the binary with the particular user profile without downloading the binary again.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Dianne Kyra Hackborn, Andrew Devron Stadler, Amith Yamasani, Kenneth Root
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Publication number: 20140259001Abstract: A method for updating an application on a mobile device includes accessing, at the mobile device, application management information. The application management information identifies a plurality of applications installed on the mobile device and one or more granted permission settings associated with each installed application. The method also includes sending, from the mobile device to a server, a request for update information regarding each installed application and receiving, at the mobile device from the server, the update information. The update information identifies an update package for a respective application of the plurality of installed applications. The method also includes installing the update package without user interaction from a user of the mobile device if one or more required permission settings associated with the update package are included in the one or more granted permission settings associated with the respective application of the plurality of installed applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Brunsman, Ilya Firman, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Jasper Lin, Aurash Mahbod, Linda K. Nguyen, Michael Siliski, Christian Sonntag, Andrew Devron Stadler, Christoph Studer
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Publication number: 20140114957Abstract: A computing device has multiple user profiles. While a particular user profile is the currently-active user profile of a computing device, the computing device determines whether a binary that is not associated with the particular user profile is already stored at the computing device. In response to determining that the binary is not already stored at the computing device, the computing device downloads the binary from a computing system other than the computing device and associates the binary with the particular user profile. If the binary is already stored at the computing device, the computing device associates the binary with the particular user profile without downloading the binary again.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Dianne Kyra Hackborn, Andrew Devron Stadler, Amith Yamasani, Kenneth Root
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Publication number: 20140096246Abstract: Systems, methods, routines and/or techniques are described to protect users from undesirable content, for example, on an open platform. One or more embodiments may prevent the installation of an application package or warn a user if the application package may be undesirable (e.g., because it may contain malware). In one or more embodiments, a method may include receiving a first request to install an application package, and receiving and/or capturing metadata related to the application package. The method may include communicating a second request (e.g., including the metadata) to a remote server, such that the remote server can determine whether the application package may be undesirable. The method may include receiving a response from the remote server, where the response may indicate whether the application package may be undesirable, and initiating installation of the application package if the application package is determined to be safe and/or acceptable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Inventors: Michael Gerard Morrissey, Richard Cannings, Joseph Benjamin Gruver, Angana Ghosh, Jonathan Bruce Larimer, Andrew Devron Stadler, Panayiotis Mavrommatis, Niels Holger Gerhard Konstantin Provos, Adrian Ludwig
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Publication number: 20140007074Abstract: A method includes transmitting, from a computing device to one or more server computers, an update request corresponding to a client-side application package that is stored at the computing device. The client side application package contains a plurality of application components. The method also includes receiving a differential update package in response to the request. The differential update package includes a plurality of deltas, wherein each delta corresponds to one of the application components contained in the client side application package. The method also includes applying the plurality of deltas to modify at least some of the application components from the plurality of application components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Tilman Sporkert, Andrew Devron Stadler, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Ilya Firman, Christian Sonntag
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Publication number: 20140007075Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a remote computing device, an update request, the update request including a first signature corresponding to a client-side application package that is stored at the remote computing device. The method also includes identifying a first server-side application package using the first signature. The method also includes generating a differential update package using the first server-side application package and a second server-side application package as inputs, wherein the differential update package, when applied to the client side application package, is operable to modify to the client-side application package such that it is functionally equivalent to the second server-side application package.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Tilman Sporkert, Andrew Devron Stadler, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Ilya Firman, Christian Sonntag
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Publication number: 20130339942Abstract: A method for updating an application on a mobile device includes accessing, at the mobile device, application management information. The application management information identifies a plurality of applications installed on the mobile device and one or more granted permission settings associated with each installed application. The method also includes sending, from the mobile device to a server, a request for update information regarding each installed application and receiving, at the mobile device from the server, the update information. The update information identifies an update package for a respective application of the plurality of installed applications. The method also includes installing the update package without user interaction from a user of the mobile device if one or more required permission settings associated with the update package are included in the one or more granted permission settings associated with the respective application of the plurality of installed applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Jonathan Brunsman, Ilya Firman, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Jasper Lin, Aurash Mahbod, Linda K. Nguyen, Michael Siliski, Christian Sonntag, Andrew Devron Stadler, Christoph Studer