Patents by Inventor Chris Szeto

Chris Szeto 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).

  • Provisioning instant communications for a community of users
    Patent number: 9544359
    Abstract: Techniques that enable instant communications services to be provisioned for an online community of users such that the members of the community can interact with each other using instant communications including using instant messaging (IM). In one embodiment, an instant communications facilitator operating from a first domain may provision instant communication services for members of an online community maintained in different domains from the first domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Hunt, Chris Szeto, James Rodgers, Vijay Raghunathan
  • Provisioning instant communications for a community of users
    Patent number: 8788949
    Abstract: Techniques that enable instant communications services to be provisioned for an online community of users such that the members of the community can interact with each other using instant communications including using instant messaging (IM). In one embodiment, an instant communications facilitator operating from a first domain may provision instant communication services for members of an online community maintained in different domains from the first domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Hunt, Chris Szeto, James Rodgers, Vijay Raghunathan
  • Techniques for sharing content on a web page
    Patent number: 8756519
    Abstract: Techniques that enable content from a web page to be shared directly with one or more targets, which may be an application, a buddy from a buddy list (e.g., in a chat application), and the like. An embodiment of the present invention can identify contents on a web page that are to be made sharable and make the identified contents sharable. The content that is made sharable can then be shared with a share target using, for example, drag and drop operations. For example, a user may select sharable content on a web page, drag the content to a target, and drop it directly on the target thereby sharing the content with the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Hunt, Chris Szeto
  • PROVISIONING INSTANT COMMUNICATIONS FOR A COMMUNITY OF USERS
    Publication number: 20100107088
    Abstract: Techniques that enable instant communications services to be provisioned for an online community of users such that the members of the community can interact with each other using instant communications including using instant messaging (IM). In one embodiment, an instant communications facilitator operating from a first domain may provision instant communication services for members of an online community maintained in different domains from the first domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Meebo, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Hunt, Chris Szeto, James Rodgers, Vijay Raghunathan
  • TECHNIQUES FOR SHARING CONTENT ON A WEB PAGE
    Publication number: 20100070899
    Abstract: Techniques that enable content from a web page to be shared directly with one or more targets, which may be an application, a buddy from a buddy list (e.g., in a chat application), and the like. An embodiment of the present invention can identify contents on a web page that are to be made sharable and make the identified contents sharable. The content that is made sharable can then be shared with a share target using, for example, drag and drop operations. For example, a user may select sharable content on a web page, drag the content to a target, and drop it directly on the target thereby sharing the content with the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Meebo, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Hunt, Chris Szeto