Patents by Inventor Chad Walters
Chad Walters 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: 11936652Abstract: Proxied multi-factor authentication using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including initiating a request by an extension to authenticate a browser to access a data network, the request being associated with an address and transmitted over HTTP, receiving at a proxy browser a first message from the data network in response to the request, the first message comprising authentication data, the authentication data being forwarded to a server in data communication with the proxy browser and the browser, sending a second message from the server to the extension, the second message comprising the authentication data, and transferring authentication data to the data network from the browser and the extension in response to an query from the data network.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Patent number: 11805180Abstract: Native activity tracking using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including detecting a request from an extension installed on a browser to access a data network, initiating another request from the extension to a server to retrieve authentication data to access the data network, transferring from the server to the extension the authentication data and an instruction to the extension to generate a further request, transmitting the further request to the data network from the browser, the request comprising the authentication data from the server without manual input of the authentication data, presenting an overlay on the browser, the overlay being configured to indicate a login status associated with the data network, and storing one or more portions of data transferred between the data network and the browser, the storing being performed by the extension if access to the data network has been provided to the browser in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Publication number: 20230130047Abstract: Native activity tracking using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including detecting a request from an extension installed on a browser to access a data network, initiating another request from the extension to a server to retrieve authentication data to access the data network, transferring from the server to the extension the authentication data and an instruction to the extension to generate a further request, transmitting the further request to the data network from the browser, the request comprising the authentication data from the server without manual input of the authentication data, presenting an overlay on the browser, the overlay being configured to indicate a login status associated with the data network, and storing one or more portions of data transferred between the data network and the browser, the storing being performed by the extension if access to the data network has been provided to the browser in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Patent number: 11601398Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to computer science, data science, application architecture, and computer data security. More specifically, techniques for credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including, but not limited to, multiplexed data exchanges in a scalable data network. For example, a method may include receiving a subset of requests to access a data network. The requests each may originate from an associated computing device having a source identifier. The method also may include data to cause modification of data representing presentation of a hosted page via the data network, monitoring data traffic from the data network and managing actions initiated via a request based on the data traffic. Optionally, data traffic received via an aggregation port may be filtered to origination of a request associated with a source identifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Patent number: 11546331Abstract: Credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including detecting a request from an extension installed on a browser to access a data network, initiating another request from the extension to a server to retrieve authentication data to access the data network, transferring from the server to the extension the authentication data and an instruction to the extension to generate a further request, transmitting the further request to the data network from the browser, the request comprising the authentication data from the server without manual input of the authentication data, presenting an overlay on the browser, the overlay being configured to indicate a login status associated with the data network, and monitoring a cookie and data transferred between the data network and the browser at an application layer or data layer after access to the data network has been provided to the browser in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Patent number: 11470161Abstract: Native activity tracking using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including detecting a request from an extension installed on a browser to access a data network, initiating another request from the extension to a server to retrieve authentication data to access the data network, transferring from the server to the extension the authentication data and an instruction to the extension to generate a further request, transmitting the further request to the data network from the browser, the request comprising the authentication data from the server without manual input of the authentication data, presenting an overlay on the browser, the overlay being configured to indicate a login status associated with the data network, and storing one or more portions of data transferred between the data network and the browser, the storing being performed by the extension if access to the data network has been provided to the browser in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Publication number: 20210250341Abstract: Credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including detecting a request from an extension installed on a browser to access a data network, initiating another request from the extension to a server to retrieve authentication data to access the data network, transferring from the server to the extension the authentication data and an instruction to the extension to generate a further request, transmitting the further request to the data network from the browser, the request comprising the authentication data from the server without manual input of the authentication data, presenting an overlay on the browser, the overlay being configured to indicate a login status associated with the data network, and monitoring a cookie and data transferred between the data network and the browser at an application layer or data layer after access to the data network has been provided to the browser in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Publication number: 20210226952Abstract: Proxied multi-factor authentication using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including initiating a request by an extension to authenticate a browser to access a data network, the request being associated with an address and transmitted over HTTP, receiving at a proxy browser a first message from the data network in response to the request, the first message comprising authentication data, the authentication data being forwarded to a server in data communication with the proxy browser and the browser, sending a second message from the server to the extension, the second message comprising the authentication data, and transferring authentication data to the data network from the browser and the extension in response to an query from the data network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Patent number: 10999278Abstract: Proxied multi-factor authentication using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including initiating a request by an extension to authenticate a browser to access a data network, the request being associated with an address and transmitted over HTTP, receiving at a proxy browser a first message from the data network in response to the request, the first message comprising authentication data, the authentication data being forwarded to a server in data communication with the proxy browser and the browser, sending a second message from the server to the extension, the second message comprising the authentication data, and transferring authentication data to the data network from the browser and the extension in response to an query from the data network.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Publication number: 20210119967Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to computer science, data science, application architecture, and computer data security. More specifically, techniques for credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including, but not limited to, multiplexed data exchanges in a scalable data network. For example, a method may include receiving a subset of requests to access a data network. The requests each may originate from an associated computing device having a source identifier. The method also may include data to cause modification of data representing presentation of a hosted page via the data network, monitoring data traffic from the data network and managing actions initiated via a request based on the data traffic. Optionally, data traffic received via an aggregation port may be filtered to origination of a request associated with a source identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Patent number: 10855657Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to computer science, data science, application architecture, and computer data security. More specifically, techniques for credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including, but not limited to, multiplexed data exchanges in a scalable data network. For example, a method may include receiving a subset of requests to access a data network. The requests each may originate from an associated computing device having a source identifier. The method also may include data to cause modification of data representing presentation of a hosted page via the data network, monitoring data traffic from the data network and managing actions initiated via a request based on the data traffic. Optionally, data traffic received via an aggregation port may be filtered to origination of a request associated with a source identifier.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Chad Walter Gowan, Blake T. Kobelan
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Patent number: 10785222Abstract: Credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including detecting a request from an extension installed on a browser to access a data network, initiating another request from the extension to a server to retrieve authentication data to access the data network, transferring from the server to the extension the authentication data and an instruction to the extension to generate a further request, transmitting the further request to the data network from the browser, the request comprising the authentication data from the server without manual input of the authentication data, presenting an overlay on the browser, the overlay being configured to indicate a login status associated with the data network, and monitoring a cookie and data transferred between the data network and the browser at an application layer or data layer after access to the data network has been provided to the browser in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Publication number: 20200120068Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to computer science, data science, application architecture, and computer data security. More specifically, techniques for credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including, but not limited to, multiplexed data exchanges in a scalable data network. For example, a method may include receiving a subset of requests to access a data network. The requests each may originate from an associated computing device having a source identifier. The method also may include data to cause modification of data representing presentation of a hosted page via the data network, monitoring data traffic from the data network and managing actions initiated via a request based on the data traffic. Optionally, data traffic received via an aggregation port may be filtered to origination of a request associated with a source identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Chad Walter Gowan, BlakeT. T. Kobelan
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Publication number: 20200120167Abstract: Native activity tracking using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including detecting a request from an extension installed on a browser to access a data network, initiating another request from the extension to a server to retrieve authentication data to access the data network, transferring from the server to the extension the authentication data and an instruction to the extension to generate a further request, transmitting the further request to the data network from the browser, the request comprising the authentication data from the server without manual input of the authentication data, presenting an overlay on the browser, the overlay being configured to indicate a login status associated with the data network, and storing one or more portions of data transferred between the data network and the browser, the storing being performed by the extension if access to the data network has been provided to the browser in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Publication number: 20200120096Abstract: Proxied multi-factor authentication using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including initiating a request by an extension to authenticate a browser to access a data network, the request being associated with an address and transmitted over HTTP, receiving at a proxy browser a first message from the data network in response to the request, the first message comprising authentication data, the authentication data being forwarded to a server in data communication with the proxy browser and the browser, sending a second message from the server to the extension, the second message comprising the authentication data, and transferring authentication data to the data network from the browser and the extension in response to an query from the data network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Publication number: 20200120095Abstract: Credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including detecting a request from an extension installed on a browser to access a data network, initiating another request from the extension to a server to retrieve authentication data to access the data network, transferring from the server to the extension the authentication data and an instruction to the extension to generate a further request, transmitting the further request to the data network from the browser, the request comprising the authentication data from the server without manual input of the authentication data, presenting an overlay on the browser, the overlay being configured to indicate a login status associated with the data network, and monitoring a cookie and data transferred between the data network and the browser at an application layer or data layer after access to the data network has been provided to the browser in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Spredfast, Inc.Inventors: Michael Senftleber, Zachary Daniel Kloepping, Derek Joseph Wene, Blake T. Kobelan, Chad Walter Gowan
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Patent number: 9959347Abstract: Subject matter described herein includes a multi-layer search-engine index. Accordingly, the search-engine index is divided into multiple indexes, each of which includes a respective set of information used to serve (i.e., respond to) a query. One index includes a term index, which organizes a set of terms that are found among a collection of documents. Another index includes a document index, which organizes a set of documents that are searchable. A computing device is used to serve the search-engine index (i.e., to analyze the index when identifying documents relevant to a search query). For example, a solid-state device might be used to serve the multi-layer search-engine index.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Hui Shen, Mao Yang, Lintao Zhang, Zhenyu Zhao, Xiao Wu, Ying Yan, Xiaosong Yang, Chad Walters, Choong Soon Chang
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Publication number: 20150161265Abstract: Subject matter described herein includes a multi-layer search-engine index. Accordingly, the search-engine index is divided into multiple indexes, each of which includes a respective set of information used to serve (i.e., respond to) a query. One index includes a term index, which organizes a set of terms that are found among a collection of documents. Another index includes a document index, which organizes a set of documents that are searchable. A computing device is used to serve the search-engine index (i.e., to analyze the index when identifying documents relevant to a search query). For example, a solid-state device might be used to serve the multi-layer search-engine index.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: HUI SHEN, MAO YANG, LINTAO ZHANG, ZHENYU ZHAO, XIAO WU, YING YAN, XIAOSONG YANG, CHAD WALTERS, CHOONG SOON CHANG
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Patent number: 8959077Abstract: Subject matter described herein includes a multi-layer search-engine index. Accordingly, the search-engine index is divided into multiple indexes, each of which includes a respective set of information used to serve (i.e., respond to) a query. One index includes a term index, which organizes a set of terms that are found among a collection of documents. Another index includes a document index, which organizes a set of documents that are searchable. A computing device is used to serve the search-engine index (i.e., to analyze the index when identifying documents relevant to a search query). For example, a solid-state device might be used to serve the multi-layer search-engine index.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Hui Shen, Mao Yang, Lintao Zhang, Zhenyu Zhao, Xiao Wu, Ying Yan, Xiaosong Yang, Chad Walters, Choong Soon Chang
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Patent number: 8738598Abstract: Tools and techniques are described herein for checkpointing iterators during search. These tools may provide methods that include instantiating iterators in response to a search request. The iterators include fixed state information that remains constant over a life of the iterator, and further include dynamic state information that is updated over the life of the iterator. The iterators traverse through postings lists in connection with performing the search request. As the iterators traverse the posting lists, the iterators may update their dynamic state information. The iterators may then evaluate whether to create checkpoints, with the checkpoints including representations of the dynamic state information.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chad Walters, Lukas Biewald, Nitay Joffe, Andrew Alan James