Patents by Inventor Chris MacAskill

Chris MacAskill 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).

  • Systems and methods for permissioning remote file access via permissioned links
    Patent number: 9195843
    Abstract: Permissioned links for a novel method of credentialing users and assigning permissions to the user using the link to access repositories holding or intended to hold digital files. The permissioned links comprise a unique identifier that can be correlated to a specific repository of digital files and permission set. Users using the permissioned links for access need not enter a login or password. Moreover, permissioned links are portable, allowing multiple users to access the repository of digital files using the same permissioned link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SMUGMUG, INC.
    Inventors: Don MacAskill, Chris MacAskill, Brian Strong
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO AGGREGATION OF DISPARATE DATABASE CONTENT
    Publication number: 20120209892
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for sharing disparate galleries of files among a plurality of users without duplicating the files in a file storage device. The systems, devices, and methods of this disclosure are effective with photograph files, music files, video files, word processing files, and other types of files that are organized into galleries or sub-galleries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Don MacAskill, Chris MacAskill, Brian Strong
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERMISSIONING REMOTE FILE ACCESS VIA PERMISSIONED LINKS
    Publication number: 20110131633
    Abstract: Permissioned links for a novel method of credentialing users and assigning permissions to the user using the link to access repositories holding or intended to hold digital files. The permissioned links comprise a unique identifier that can be correlated to a specific repository of digital files and permission set. Users using the permissioned links for access need not enter a login or password. Moreover, permissioned links are portable, allowing multiple users to access the repository of digital files using the same permissioned link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Don MacAskill, Chris MacAskill, Brian Strong