Patents by Inventor Andrew V. Echols

Andrew V. Echols 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).

  • Publication number: 20160224780
    Abstract: A facility for managing the state of an electronic device is described. A facility determines a maximum-inactivity-to-lock period length and a grace period length. The facility subtracts the grace period length from the maximum-inactivity-to-lock period length to obtain an inactivity-to-disable-display period length. During a time when the device is unlocked and a visual display of the device is enabled, the facility receives one or more first user input events. At a time that is the inactivity-to-disable-display period length after the latest first user input event is received, the facility disables the visual display to begin a grace period. At a time that is less than the grace period length later than the beginning of the grace period, the facility receives a second user input event. In response, the facility enables the visual display in order to provide authenticated access to the device without imposing any further authentication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Prajav Kukreja, Ibrahim Mohammad Ismail, Octavian Tony Ureche, Nathan Ide, Andrew V. Echols, Paresh Maisuria, Neeraj Kumar Singh, Yashar Bahman