Patents by Inventor Chris Wigley

Chris Wigley 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).

  • PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY IN PRIVATE-USER-DATA ACCESS
    Publication number: 20210350024
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing privacy information to a user of a user device. An example method can include detecting, at a management server, access of the private data by an entity other than the user, such as an administrator who is authorized to access the management server. The method further includes generating an event reflecting the access of the private data. The generated event can be stored as part of an event log in a database. The method further includes providing the event to the user device for display to the user. The event displayed on the user device can include information such as an identity of the accessing entity, a description of the private data that was accessed, and when the access occurred. The user can select a displayed event at the user device and request further information on the event from an administrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ramana Malladi, Achyut Bukkapattanam, Chris Wigley, Nidhi Aggarwal, Sai Kiran Vudutala
  • Providing transparency in private-user-data access
    Patent number: 11087020
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing privacy information to a user of a user device. An example method can include detecting, at a management server, access of the private data by an entity other than the user, such as an administrator who is authorized to access the management server. The method further includes generating an event reflecting the access of the private data. The generated event can be stored as part of an event log in a database. The method further includes providing the event to the user device for display to the user. The event displayed on the user device can include information such as an identity of the accessing entity, a description of the private data that was accessed, and when the access occurred. The user can select a displayed event at the user device and request further information on the event from an administrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: VMWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramana Malladi, Achyut Bukkapattanam, Chris Wigley, Nidhi Aggarwal, Sai Kiran Vudutala
  • PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY IN PRIVATE-USER-DATA ACCESS
    Publication number: 20200167500
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing privacy information to a user of a user device. An example method can include detecting, at a management server, access of the private data by an entity other than the user, such as an administrator who is authorized to access the management server. The method further includes generating an event reflecting the access of the private data. The generated event can be stored as part of an event log in a database. The method further includes providing the event to the user device for display to the user. The event displayed on the user device can include information such as an identity of the accessing entity, a description of the private data that was accessed, and when the access occurred. The user can select a displayed event at the user device and request further information on the event from an administrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Ramana Malladi, Achyut Bukkapattanam, Chris Wigley, Nidhi Aggarwal, Sai Kiran Vudutala