Patents by Inventor Andrew Scheff

Andrew Scheff 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: 10594834
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for managing content items having multiple resolutions may be provided. In some embodiments, a user device may send a request to access one or more images from a content management system. The one or more images may be categorized on the user device by an expected use that determines that the one or more images be in a first version. A second version of the one or more images may be received while a background download of the first version of the one or more images may be performed. In some embodiments, the first version may correspond to a high-resolution image whereas the second version may correspond to a lower resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Grue, Andrew Haven, Andrew Scheff
  • Publication number: 20200014687
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for identifying accounts having shared credentials. In some implementations, a content management system can collect user login context data when a user logs in to or accesses a user account of the content management system. For example, the content management system can collect client device data, client application data, internet protocol (IP) address data, and/or other data from the user's device when the user logs in to the user account. The content management system can analyze the login context data to determine patterns that indicate that the user account login credentials are being shared among multiple users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Kapil Yedidi, Anton Mityagin, Sean Byrne, Andrew Scheff
  • Patent number: 10469497
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for identifying accounts having shared credentials. In some implementations, a content management system can collect user login context data when a user logs in to or accesses a user account of the content management system. For example, the content management system can collect client device data, client application data, internet protocol (IP) address data, and/or other data from the user's device when the user logs in to the user account. The content management system can analyze the login context data to determine patterns that indicate that the user account login credentials are being shared among multiple users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Kapil Yedidi, Anton Mityagin, Sean Byrne, Andrew Scheff
  • Patent number: 10282056
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for forming share bars including collections of content items. In some embodiments, a user interface may be displayed on a display interface of a user device. The user interface may include a first region including a collection of content items and a second region including one or more contact icons. A first gesture may be detected on the display interface that selects one or more content items from the collection of content items and places the one or more content items in a first share bar associated with a first contact of the one or more contacts. One or more share options may be provided to share the first share bar with a first contact corresponding to the first contact icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Yi Wei, Joshua Puckett, Andrew Scheff, Abhay Buch, Rajeev Nayak, Tina Wen
  • Publication number: 20180373420
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include a content navigation system that allows a user to search, browse, and otherwise experience a collection of digital content items. For example, the content navigation system can provide a graphical user interface including a scroll element. One or more embodiments of the scroll element can include various navigational functions that provide a user-friendly interface for browsing and experiencing a collection of digital content items. Furthermore, the content navigation system can provide methods and systems for a user to easily configure the way in which the digital content items are organized within the user interface, thereby customizing the user's browsing experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ramesh Balakrishnan, Yi Wei, Joshua Puckett, Brian Smith, Andrew Scheff, Rajeev Nayak
  • Patent number: 10120528
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for forming share bars including collections of content items. In some embodiments, a user interface may be displayed on a display interface of a user device. The user interface may include a first region including a collection of content items and a second region. A first gesture may be detected with the display interface that selects a first content item from the displayed collection of content items. In response to detecting the first gesture, a first thumbnail of the first content item may be created and placed in the second region. A share option may be provided within the second region that may enable a user of the user device to share any content items that may have a corresponding thumbnail in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Poletto, Yi Wei, Joshua Puckett, Andrew Scheff, Abhay Buch
  • Patent number: 10095398
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include a content navigation system that allows a user to search, browse, and otherwise experience a collection of digital content items. For example, the content navigation system can provide a graphical user interface including a scroll element. One or more embodiments of the scroll element can include various navigational functions that provide a user-friendly interface for browsing and experiencing a collection of digital content items. Furthermore, the content navigation system can provide methods and systems for a user to easily configure the way in which the digital content items are organized within the user interface, thereby customizing the user's browsing experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Ramesh Balakrishnan, Yi Wei, Joshua Puckett, Brian Smith, Andrew Scheff, Rajeev Nayak
  • Patent number: 10067652
    Abstract: A user device has a processing module and a UI module. The processing module may have a permanent connection to the UI module, and an intermittent connection to a content management system over a data network. User requested actions are executed within the UI module. For each such action, a parallel request is sent to the content management system when network connectivity allows. Results of the user requested actions are presented within the UI module as if they had been implemented on the content management system. The user may thus interact with content as if all user requested actions have occurred substantially simultaneously with the request. When network connectivity allows, confirmation is received in the processing module from the content management system that the actions have been implemented, and the state of the user requested actions in the UI module is matched with that on the content management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Andrew Scheff, Anthony Grue, Stephen Poletto, Andrew Haven
  • Publication number: 20170366644
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for managing content items having multiple resolutions may be provided. In some embodiments, a user device may send a request to access one or more images from a content management system. The one or more images may be categorized on the user device by an expected use that determines that the one or more images be in a first version. A second version of the one or more images may be received while a background download of the first version of the one or more images may be performed. In some embodiments, the first version may correspond to a high-resolution image whereas the second version may correspond to a lower resolution image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony Grue, Andrew Haven, Andrew Scheff
  • Publication number: 20170346821
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for identifying accounts having shared credentials. In some implementations, a content management system can collect user login context data when a user logs in to or accesses a user account of the content management system. For example, the content management system can collect client device data, client application data, internet protocol (IP) address data, and/or other data from the user's device when the user logs in to the user account. The content management system can analyze the login context data to determine patterns that indicate that the user account login credentials are being shared among multiple users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kapil Yedidi, Anton Mityagin, Sean Byrne, Andrew Scheff
  • Patent number: 9787799
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for managing content items having multiple resolutions may be provided. In some embodiments, a user device may send a request to access one or more images from a content management system. The one or more images may be categorized on the user device by an expected use that determines that the one or more images be in a first version. A second version of the one or more images may be received while a background download of the first version of the one or more images may be performed. In some embodiments, the first version may correspond to a high-resolution image whereas the second version may correspond to a lower resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Grue, Andrew Haven, Andrew Scheff
  • Publication number: 20150242110
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include a content navigation system that allows a user to search, browse, and otherwise experience a collection of digital content items. For example, the content navigation system can provide a graphical user interface including a scroll element. One or more embodiments of the scroll element can include various navigational functions that provide a user-friendly interface for browsing and experiencing a collection of digital content items. Furthermore, the content navigation system can provide methods and systems for a user to easily configure the way in which the digital content items are organized within the user interface, thereby customizing the user's browsing experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Balakrishnan, Yi Wei, Joshua Puckett, Brian Smith, Andrew Scheff, Rajeev Nayak
  • Publication number: 20150242443
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for dynamically selecting and sending content items to a user device based on various network and device conditions are provided. In some embodiments, a listing of images stored within a user account on a content management system may be generated, and a selection probability value may be assigned to each image within the listing. An available capacity level on the user device may be determined, and images may be dynamically selected to be sent to the user device based on the determined available capacity level and each image's selection probability value. In some embodiments, each image's selection probability value may be based on one or more factors. For example, images that have been recently viewed, recently added to a collection of images, and/or shared within a shared virtual space created by the user, may receive higher selection probability values than other images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Grue, Andrew Haven, Andrew Scheff
  • Publication number: 20150244833
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for managing content items having multiple resolutions may be provided. In some embodiments, a user device may send a request to access one or more images from a content management system. The one or more images may be categorized on the user device by an expected use that determines that the one or more images be in a first version. A second version of the one or more images may be received while a background download of the first version of the one or more images may be performed. In some embodiments, the first version may correspond to a high-resolution image whereas the second version may correspond to a lower resolution image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Grue, Andrew Haven, Andrew Scheff
  • Publication number: 20150177954
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for forming share bars including collections of content items. In some embodiments, a user interface may be displayed on a display interface of a user device. The user interface may include a first region including a collection of content items and a second region including one or more contact icons. A first gesture may be detected on the display interface that selects one or more content items from the collection of content items and places the one or more content items in a first share bar associated with a first contact of the one or more contacts. One or more share options may be provided to share the first share bar with a first contact corresponding to the first contact icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Wei, Joshua Puckett, Andrew Scheff, Abhay Buch, Rajeev Nayak, Tina Wen
  • Publication number: 20150177938
    Abstract: A user device has a processing module and a UI module. The processing module may have a permanent connection to the UI module, and an intermittent connection to a content management system over a data network. User requested actions are executed within the UI module. For each such action, a parallel request is sent to the content management system when network connectivity allows. Results of the user requested actions are presented within the UI module as if they had been implemented on the content management system. The user may thus interact with content as if all user requested actions have occurred substantially simultaneously with the request. When network connectivity allows, confirmation is received in the processing module from the content management system that the actions have been implemented, and the state of the user requested actions in the UI module is matched with that on the content management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Andrew Scheff, Anthony Grue, Stephen Poletto, Andrew Haven
  • Publication number: 20150177922
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for forming share bars including collections of content items. In some embodiments, a user interface may be displayed on a display interface of a user device. The user interface may include a first region including a collection of content items and a second region. A first gesture may be detected with the display interface that selects a first content item from the displayed collection of content items. In response to detecting the first gesture, a first thumbnail of the first content item may be created and placed in the second region. A share option may be provided within the second region that may enable a user of the user device to share any content items that may have a corresponding thumbnail in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Poletto, Yi Wei, Joshua Puckett, Andrew Scheff, Abhay Buch