Patents by Inventor Brett Alten
Brett Alten 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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Patent number: 10621324Abstract: User authentication for a user device can leverage one or more fingerprint sensor regions capable of detecting and/or recognizing a user's fingerprints. The user can define a fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures as a passcode, with access to a protected function being conditional on the user performing the defined fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures. Different fingerprint gestures or fingerprint gesture sequences can invoke or authorize different functions of the device. Fingerprint gestures from two or more users in the same location or in different locations can be used to unlock a protected function of a device.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventor: Brett Alten
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Patent number: 10270254Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling an interconnection device may be provided. Sockets of the interconnection device may be configured to electrically couple to respective energy-generation modules. In some examples, the interconnection device may include a connector, memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions for managing the electrical configuration of the sockets.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: SolarCity CorporationInventors: Sandeep Narla, Alex Mayer, Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20190108325Abstract: User authentication for a user device can leverage one or more fingerprint sensor regions capable of detecting and/or recognizing a user's fingerprints. The user can define a fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures as a passcode, with access to a protected function being conditional on the user performing the defined fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures. Different fingerprint gestures or fingerprint gesture sequences can invoke or authorize different functions of the device. Fingerprint gestures from two or more users in the same location or in different locations can be used to unlock a protected function of a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventor: Brett Alten
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Patent number: 10210166Abstract: Content items stored in an online content management service can be organized and shared. Content items can be associated with sharing profiles that include various sharing-specific metadata, such as details of how an item is shared or with whom it is shared. In some embodiments, the metadata stored in the sharing profiles can be used to organize shared content into shared folders automatically and/or to sort a list of content items.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventor: Brett Alten
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Patent number: 10176312Abstract: User authentication for a user device can leverage one or more fingerprint sensor regions capable of detecting and/or recognizing a user's fingerprints. The user can define a fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures as a passcode, with access to a protected function being conditional on the user performing the defined fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures. Different fingerprint gestures or fingerprint gesture sequences can invoke or authorize different functions of the device. Fingerprint gestures from two or more users in the same location or in different locations can be used to unlock a protected function of a device.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventor: Brett Alten
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Patent number: 10097005Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling an energy-generation device may be provided. Sockets of the device may be configured to electrically couple to respective energy-generation modules. In some examples, the device may include a connector, memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions for managing the electrical configuration of the sockets.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: SolarCity CorporationInventors: Sandeep Narla, Alex Mayer, Brett Alten
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Patent number: 9910973Abstract: User authentication for a user device can leverage one or more fingerprint sensor regions capable of detecting and/or recognizing a user's fingerprints. The user can define a fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures as a passcode, with access to a protected function being conditional on the user performing the defined fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures. Different fingerprint gestures or fingerprint gesture sequences can invoke or authorize different functions of the device. Fingerprint gestures from two or more users in the same location or in different locations can be used to unlock a protected function of a device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventor: Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20170300682Abstract: User authentication for a user device can leverage one or more fingerprint sensor regions capable of detecting and/or recognizing a user's fingerprints. The user can define a fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures as a passcode, with access to a protected function being conditional on the user performing the defined fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures. Different fingerprint gestures or fingerprint gesture sequences can invoke or authorize different functions of the device. Fingerprint gestures from two or more users in the same location or in different locations can be used to unlock a protected function of a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventor: Brett Alten
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Patent number: 9742865Abstract: Content items stored in an online content management service can be organized and shared. Content items can be associated with sharing profiles that include various sharing-specific metadata, such as details of how an item is shared or with whom it is shared. In some embodiments, the metadata stored in the sharing profiles can be used to organize shared content into shared folders automatically and/or to sort a list of content items.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventor: Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20170054297Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling an interconnection device may be provided. Sockets of the interconnection device may be configured to electrically couple to respective energy-generation modules. In some examples, the interconnection device may include a connector, memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions for managing the electrical configuration of the sockets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: SolarCity CorporationInventors: Sandeep Narla, Alex Mayer, Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20170054406Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling an energy-generation device may be provided. Sockets of the device may be configured to electrically couple to respective energy-generation modules. In some examples, the device may include a connector, memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions for managing the electrical configuration of the sockets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: SOLARCITY CORPORATIONInventors: Sandeep Narla, Alex Mayer, Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20160378966Abstract: User authentication for a user device can leverage one or more fingerprint sensor regions capable of detecting and/or recognizing a user's fingerprints. The user can define a fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures as a passcode, with access to a protected function being conditional on the user performing the defined fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures. Different fingerprint gestures or fingerprint gesture sequences can invoke or authorize different functions of the device. Fingerprint gestures from two or more users in the same location or in different locations can be used to unlock a protected function of a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventor: Brett Alten
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Patent number: 9465930Abstract: User authentication for a user device can leverage one or more fingerprint sensor regions installed in the device capable of detecting and/or recognizing a user's fingerprints. The user can define a fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures as a passcode, with access to a protected function being conditional on the user performing the defined fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures. In some instances, different fingerprint gestures or fingerprint gesture sequences can invoke or authorize different functions of the device. In some instances, fingerprint gestures from two or more users in the same location or in different locations can be used to unlock a protected function of a device.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventor: Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20160203150Abstract: Content items stored in an online content management service can be organized and shared. Content items can be associated with sharing profiles that include various sharing-specific metadata, such as details of how an item is shared or with whom it is shared. In some embodiments, the metadata stored in the sharing profiles can be used to organize shared content into shared folders automatically and/or to sort a list of content items.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventor: Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20160198017Abstract: Content items stored in an online content management service can be organized and shared. Content items can be associated with sharing profiles that include various sharing-specific metadata, such as details of how an item is shared or with whom it is shared. In some embodiments, the metadata stored in the sharing profiles can be used to organize shared content into shared folders automatically and/or to sort a list of content items.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventor: Brett Alten
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Patent number: 9288283Abstract: Content items stored in an online content management service can be organized and shared. Content items can be associated with sharing profiles that include various sharing-specific metadata, such as details of how an item is shared or with whom it is shared. In some embodiments, the metadata stored in the sharing profiles can be used to organize shared content into shared folders automatically and/or to sort a list of content items.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventor: Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20160063230Abstract: User authentication for a user device can leverage one or more fingerprint sensor regions installed in the device capable of detecting and/or recognizing a user's fingerprints. The user can define a fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures as a passcode, with access to a protected function being conditional on the user performing the defined fingerprint gesture or sequence of fingerprint gestures. In some instances, different fingerprint gestures or fingerprint gesture sequences can invoke or authorize different functions of the device. In some instances, fingerprint gestures from two or more users in the same location or in different locations can be used to unlock a protected function of a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventor: Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20150156274Abstract: Content items stored in an online content management service can be organized and shared. Content items can be associated with sharing profiles that include various sharing-specific metadata, such as details of how an item is shared or with whom it is shared. In some embodiments, the metadata stored in the sharing profiles can be used to organize shared content into shared folders automatically and/or to sort a list of content items.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.Inventor: Brett Alten
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Publication number: 20150142897Abstract: Message management services for text messages can include converting, modifying, or copying a text message so as to create an email that a corresponds to the text message; adding a subject line to a corresponding email to facilitate grouping, threading, and searching; linking a corresponding email to the original text message to enable a text-message reply to a corresponding email; email-address-lookup services to enable an email reply to a corresponding email; and so on.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Brett Alten, Adam Cue
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Patent number: 8731225Abstract: A wireless communication headset having both wired and wireless modes is provided. The wireless headset can include a headset connector assembly that can be coupled to a cable connector of a cable, which can in turn be connected to a telephone. When the wireless headset is coupled to the telephone, it can advantageously be operable to exchange audio information with the telephone through the cable, receive electrical power from the telephone through the cable, or both. In addition, the cable connector can advantageously be coupled to the wireless headset without obstructing airflow to a microphone that is located in the headset connector assembly, through use of apparatus of the invention located on the cable connector, such as an acoustic tunnel, a microphone-speaker pair, or a microphone that is coupled to control circuitry operable to disable the microphone of the headset.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John Tang, Brett Alten