Patents by Inventor Brandon L. MULLOY

Brandon L. MULLOY 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).

  • File management and transfer using user interface icons associated with applications
    Patent number: 9164657
    Abstract: A method performed by a user device includes receiving a request to open a first application associated with a selected file; retrieving, in response to the request, information regarding a user interface (UI) associated with the first application via which multiple operations on the selected file are automatically performed, and a set of second applications automatically associated with the first application based on a frequency of use of each of the second applications in performing respective ones of the multiple operations with respect to other files via the user device, the information regarding the UI including: information associated with a UI icon corresponding to the first application, and information identifying a set of icons, that each correspond to a respective different one of the set of second applications; presenting, via a display, the UI icon and the identified set of icons, based on the information regarding the UI; receiving, via the UI icon, an instruction to move the selected file to one
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon L. Mulloy, Summer Westbrook
  • FILE MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFER USING USER INTERFACE ICONS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140101566
    Abstract: A method performed by a user device includes receiving a request to open a first application associated with a selected file; retrieving, in response to the request, information regarding a user interface (UI) associated with the first application via which multiple operations on the selected file are automatically performed, and a set of second applications automatically associated with the first application based on a frequency of use of each of the second applications in performing respective ones of the multiple operations with respect to other files via the user device, the information regarding the UI including: information associated with a UI icon corresponding to the first application, and information identifying a set of icons, that each correspond to a respective different one of the set of second applications; presenting, via a display, the UI icon and the identified set of icons, based on the information regarding the UI; receiving, via the UI icon, an instruction to move the selected file to one
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon L. Mulloy, Summer Westbrook
  • File management and transfer using user interface icons associated with applications
    Patent number: 8621386
    Abstract: A user device to receive a request to open an application associated with a file; retrieve information regarding a remora user interface (UI) associated with the application via which operations on the file are automatically performed, where the information regarding the remora UI includes information associated with a UI corresponding to the application, and information associated with a group of remora icons that correspond to a group of other applications, each of the group of remora icons corresponding to a respective different one of the group of other applications; present, for display, the remora UI based on the information regarding the remora UI; receive, via the remora UI, an instruction to transfer the file to one of the group of remora icons; and performs the operation on the file using a particular application, of the group of other applications, that corresponds to the one of the group of remora icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon L. Mulloy, Summer Westbrook
  • FILE MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFER USING A REMORA
    Publication number: 20120017178
    Abstract: A user device to receive a request to open an application associated with a file; retrieve information regarding a remora user interface (UI) associated with the application via which operations on the file are automatically performed, where the information regarding the remora UI includes information associated with a UI corresponding to the application, and information associated with a group of remora icons that correspond to a group of other applications, each of the group of remora icons corresponding to a respective different one of the group of other applications; present, for display, the remora UI based on the information regarding the remora UI; receive, via the remora UI, an instruction to transfer the file to one of the group of remora icons; and performs the operation on the file using a particular application, of the group of other applications, that corresponds to the one of the group of remora icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon L. MULLOY, Summer WESTBROOK