Patents by Inventor Blake Groves

Blake Groves 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: 20240114058
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for providing recommendations for sets of security operations for improving security of documents created or executed within an online document system. A supplier entity may select sets of security operations to be performed for a request provided to a signing entity. The online document system computes an aggregate measure of security for the selected sets of security operations and compares it to a threshold measure of security. If the aggregate measure is less than the threshold measure, the online document system uses a machine-learned model to identify additional sets of security operations that when added, results in an updated aggregate measure of security greater than the threshold. The additional sets of security operations are presented to the supplier entity for inclusion within a security operation workflow in combination with the selected sets of security operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Darren Hon Kit Louie, Blake Thomas Walsh, Reid B. Maker, Mark Groves, Anunay Kumar, Michael Elliot Brickman, Joshua D. Wise
  • Patent number: 10341265
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Blake Groves
  • Patent number: 9621377
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Blake Groves, K. Karl Renner
  • Patent number: 8655701
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Blake Groves
  • Patent number: 8577975
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Groves, W. Karl Renner
  • Publication number: 20130138748
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Blake Groves
  • Publication number: 20130067005
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Blake Groves
  • Publication number: 20130067343
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Blake Groves, K. Karl Renner
  • Publication number: 20130067342
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Blake Groves, K. Karl Renner
  • Publication number: 20110258013
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventor: Blake GROVES
  • Patent number: 7991636
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: AOL Inc.
    Inventor: Blake Groves
  • Publication number: 20110167122
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Blake GROVES, W. Karl Renner
  • Patent number: 7870215
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Groves, W. Karl Renner
  • Patent number: 7599990
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: AOL LLC
    Inventors: Blake Groves, W. Karl Renner
  • Patent number: 7383308
    Abstract: Instant messaging (IM) entities may be invited to an electronic calendar event using an instant message. Selecting the IM entities as invitees to the event may include dragging and dropping names of the IM entities from a buddy list of an IM application to an event from an electronic calendar application, or vice versa. A method of inviting an entity to a calendar event includes providing a calendar event from a calendar application and recognizing, by the calendar application, an IM entity as an invitee to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: AOL LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Blake Groves, W. Karl Renner
  • Publication number: 20020184123
    Abstract: A system and method for performing Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) dispute resolution processing with line item granularity is disclosed. A server makes available to a purchasing entity one or more invoices that each contain one or more line items that have been provided by a providing entity. A designated approver associated with the purchasing entity approves or rejects the line items and submits these decisions to the server. In response to disputed line items, the server initiates a dispute resolution process that includes making an indication of the disputed line items available to the providing entity, facilitating a provider resolution process whereby resolvers associated with the provider may dispute or approve the disputed line items reflected in the indication, and making the results of the provider resolution process available to the purchasing entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Sijacic, Michal Chmielewski, Blake Groves
  • Publication number: 20020184121
    Abstract: A system and method for performing Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) processing at a line item granularity is disclosed. A server enables a purchasing entity to designate approvers for selected departments within the purchasing entity. The server receives from a providing entity invoices that each include one or more line items. The server processes the invoices and stores line item data associated with each line item in a database. Using the line items included in the invoices, the server determines departments that each line item is associated with and whether each department has a designated approver. In response to a notification message from the server, an approver may request access to invoice information associated with their department. The server accesses the database and makes available only information associated with line items included in the invoices that are associated with the approver's corresponding department.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Sijacic, Michal Chmielewski, Blake Groves, Praveena Varadarajan, Ryan Nguyen, Shailendra Goel