Patents by Inventor Bryson W. HALE

Bryson W. HALE 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).

  • Verification-based access to features in a business context-based social network
    Patent number: 9135601
    Abstract: Access to features in a business context-based social network is provided based on verification of a provided association between a user's social network account and a verified social network account of an organizational entity. The association represents a relationship between the user and the organizational entity outside of the business context-based social network. Based on verification of the account of the organizational entity and on the provided association, access is enabled for the account of the user to one or more features offered by a social network account of another organizational entity in the business context-based social network. The access provided for the account of the user to the one or more features is authorized based on the provided association between the verified account of the organizational entity and the account of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: SAGE Software, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Manry, Bryson W. Hale
  • VERIFICATION-BASED ACCESS TO FEATURES IN A BUSINESS CONTEXT-BASED SOCIAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140012908
    Abstract: Access to features in a business context-based social network is provided based on verification of a provided association between a user's social network account and a verified social network account of an organizational entity. The association represents a relationship between the user and the organizational entity outside of the business context-based social network. Based on verification of the account of the organizational entity and on the provided association, access is enabled for the account of the user to one or more features offered by a social network account of another organizational entity in the business context-based social network. The access provided for the account of the user to the one or more features is authorized based on the provided association between the verified account of the organizational entity and the account of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: SAGE SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: John W. MANRY, Bryson W. HALE