Patents by Inventor Caleb M. DAVENPORT

Caleb M. DAVENPORT 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).

  • Companion device authentication
    Patent number: 12244604
    Abstract: The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for companion device authentication. A user of a first device may not have access to a service that can be provided by the first device. The service may be a streaming service, a cloud-based service, or the like. Companion device authentication can allow the user, or another user, to authorize access to the service at the first device, using a companion device to the first device. The first device and the companion device may exchange communications to nominate the companion device prior to notifying a user of the companion device of a companion device authentication request for the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb M. Davenport, Quenton D. Jones, Paul J. Sholtz, Peter J. Hare
  • User switching for multi-user devices
    Patent number: 11588903
    Abstract: User switching for multi-user devices is provided. Each of multiple users of the multi-user device can have multiple external accounts that are each associated with one or more applications installed at the device. The user switching is provided such that each application installed at the device can be operated using user-specific data for the correct account of the correct user. The user switching is provided such that an app developer of an application for the multi-user device does not have to manage multiple data stores for multiple users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Sundaram, Caleb M. Davenport, Patrick L. Coffman
  • COMPANION DEVICE AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20220345464
    Abstract: The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for companion device authentication. A user of a first device may not have access to a service that can be provided by the first device. The service may be a streaming service, a cloud-based service, or the like. Companion device authentication can allow the user, or another user, to authorize access to the service at the first device, using a companion device to the first device. The first device and the companion device may exchange communications to nominate the companion device prior to notifying a user of the companion device of a companion device authentication request for the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Caleb M. DAVENPORT, Quenton D. JONES, Paul J. SHOLTZ, Peter J. HARE
  • USER SWITCHING FOR MULTI-USER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210377360
    Abstract: User switching for multi-user devices is provided. Each of multiple users of the multi-user device can have multiple external accounts that are each associated with one or more applications installed at the device. The user switching is provided such that each application installed at the device can be operated using user-specific data for the correct account of the correct user. The user switching is provided such that an app developer of an application for the multi-user device does not have to manage multiple data stores for multiple users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Vijay SUNDARAM, Caleb M. DAVENPORT, Patrick L. COFFMAN