Patents by Inventor Christopher Brooke Sharp
Christopher Brooke Sharp 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: 12250262Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for remotely commanding a mobile device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input identifying a mobile device, presenting to a user one or more remote commands corresponding to the mobile device, receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands, generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command, and transmitting the remote command message to a server for publication in a message topic. Further, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account can be presented to the user, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device. Additionally, the selectable list of mobile devices can include an indication of whether an included mobile device is online.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stuart Slack, Brendan A. McCarthy, Carsten Guenther, Christopher Brooke Sharp
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Patent number: 10423692Abstract: A system includes storage devices for storing content along with two or more computing devices such as two or more servers. One of the computing devices includes a staging memory that stores content that is received from the storage devices. The computing device also includes a user memory that is assigned to a user and stores content transferred from the staging memory. The user memory is accessible by the user while the staging memory is inaccessible by the user. The system also includes another computing device that has a content manager that initiates transferring of content from the storage devices to the staging memory and transferring content from the staging memory to the user memory for electronic publication of the content.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, John S. Baumgarten
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Publication number: 20180337974Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for remotely commanding a mobile device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input identifying a mobile device, presenting to a user one or more remote commands corresponding to the mobile device, receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands, generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command, and transmitting the remote command message to a server for publication in a message topic. Further, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account can be presented to the user, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device. Additionally, the selectable list of mobile devices can include an indication of whether an included mobile device is online.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Stuart Slack, Brendan A. McCarthy, Carsten Guenther, Christopher Brooke Sharp
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Patent number: 9979776Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for remotely commanding a mobile device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input identifying a mobile device, presenting to a user one or more remote commands corresponding to the mobile device, receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands, generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command, and transmitting the remote command message to a server for publication in a message topic. Further, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account can be presented to the user, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device. Additionally, the selectable list of mobile devices can include an indication of whether an included mobile device is online.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stuart Slack, Brendan A. McCarthy, Carsten Guenther, Christopher Brooke Sharp
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Publication number: 20170308541Abstract: A system includes storage devices for storing content along with two or more computing devices such as two or more servers. One of the computing devices includes a staging memory that stores content that is received from the storage devices. The computing device also includes a user memory that is assigned to a user and stores content transferred from the staging memory. The user memory is accessible by the user while the staging memory is inaccessible by the user. The system also includes another computing device that has a content manager that initiates transferring of content from the storage devices to the staging memory and transferring content from the staging memory to the user memory for electronic publication of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, John S. Baumgarten
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Patent number: 9626449Abstract: A system includes storage devices for storing content along with two or more computing devices such as two or more servers. One of the computing devices includes a staging memory that stores content that is received from the storage devices. The computing device also includes a user memory that is assigned to a user and stores content transferred from the staging memory. The user memory is accessible by the user while the staging memory is inaccessible by the user. The system also includes another computing device that has a content manager that initiates transferring of content from the storage devices to the staging memory and transferring content from the staging memory to the user memory for electronic publication of the content.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, John S. Baumgarten
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Patent number: 9294359Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems to allow, in one embodiment, automatic access from one system to other systems which include an operating system that includes a user login process. In one embodiment, a method includes logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system, a second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing system which has a storage volume storing data and displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Yan Arrouye, John Iarocci, Marc Jason Krochmal, Christopher Brooke Sharp, Christopher Scott Linn, Mikhail Gonodanov, Simon P. Cooper, Richard Murphy
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Publication number: 20150193456Abstract: A system includes storage devices for storing content along with two or more computing devices such as two or more servers. One of the computing devices includes a staging memory that stores content that is received from the storage devices. The computing device also includes a user memory that is assigned to a user and stores content transferred from the staging memory. The user memory is accessible by the user while the staging memory is inaccessible by the user. The system also includes another computing device that has a content manager that initiates transferring of content from the storage devices to the staging memory and transferring content from the staging memory to the user memory for electronic publication of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, John S. Baumgarten
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Patent number: 8949564Abstract: A system includes storage devices for storing content along with two or more computing devices such as a two or more servers. One of the computing devices includes a staging memory that stores content that is received from the storage devices. The computing device also includes a user memory that is assigned to a user and stores content transferred from the staging memory. The user memory is accessible by the user while the staging memory is inaccessible by the user. The system also includes another computing device that has a content manager that initiates transferring of content from the storage devices to the staging memory and transferring content from the staging memory to the user memory for electronic publication of the content.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, John S. Baumgarten
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Publication number: 20140223322Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for remotely commanding a mobile device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input identifying a mobile device, presenting to a user one or more remote commands corresponding to the mobile device, receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands, generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command, and transmitting the remote command message to a server for publication in a message topic. Further, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account can be presented to the user, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device. Additionally, the selectable list of mobile devices can include an indication of whether an included mobile device is online.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stuart Slack, Brendan A. McCarthy, Carsten Guenther, Christopher Brooke Sharp
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Publication number: 20140187207Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are presented for processing a remote lock command message. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, by a mobile device, a remote lock command message comprising a lock command and specifying a passcode to be set by the mobile device, locking the mobile device in response to the received remote lock command message, setting an unlock passcode associated with the mobile device to the specified passcode, and generating an acknowledgement message in response to the remote lock command message. Further, receiving the remote lock command message can include accessing a subscribed topic hosted on a notification service, the subscribed topic being associated with a lock command, and retrieving the remote lock command message from the subscribed topic. Additionally, locking the mobile device can include locking a display such that access to information stored on the mobile device and device functionality are blocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Stuart Slack, Brendan A. McCarthy, Carsten Guenther, Christopher Brooke Sharp
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Patent number: 8732253Abstract: Receiving a notification message by a mobile subscriber can include establishing a session with a notification service; maintaining a persistent communication connection with the notification service after the session is established; subscribing to a node hosted by the notification service, wherein the node is pre-provisioned for use by a mobile subscriber; and receiving from the notification service a notification message corresponding to the subscribed node. Further, a message can be transmitted over the communication connection to the notification service at a predetermined interval and it can be determined whether the communication connection is viable. Additionally, it can be determined that the communication connection is no longer viable if no response is received from the notification service, the period of the predetermined interval can be decreased, and another session with the notification service can be established.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, Brendan A. McCarthy
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Patent number: 8670748Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are presented for processing a remote lock command message. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, by a mobile device, a remote lock command message comprising a lock command and specifying a passcode to be set by the mobile device, locking the mobile device in response to the received remote lock command message, setting an unlock passcode associated with the mobile device to the specified passcode, and generating an acknowledgement message in response to the remote lock command message. Further, receiving the remote lock command message can include accessing a subscribed topic hosted on a notification service, the subscribed topic being associated with a lock command, and retrieving the remote lock command message from the subscribed topic. Additionally, locking the mobile device can include locking a display such that access to information stored on the mobile device and device functionality are blocked.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stuart Slack, Brendan A. McCarthy, Carsten Guenther, Christopher Brooke Sharp
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Patent number: 8666367Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are presented for processing a remote command message. In one aspect, a method includes accessing a subscribed topic hosted on a notification service, the subscribed topic corresponding to a mobile device, retrieving a remote command message included in the subscribed topic that identifies a command to be executed by the mobile device, determining whether the command can be executed by the mobile device, publishing a result message associated with the command, and executing, by the mobile device, the command based on the determining. Publishing the result message further can include identifying in the remote command message a result topic corresponding to the notification service and publishing the result message to the identified result topic. Additionally, the subscribed topic can be uniquely associated with the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, Brendan A. McCarthy, Stuart Slack, Carsten Guenther
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Patent number: 8660530Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for remotely commanding a mobile device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input identifying a mobile device, presenting to a user one or more remote commands corresponding to the mobile device, receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands, generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command, and transmitting the remote command message to a server for publication in a message topic. Further, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account can be presented to the user, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device. Additionally, the selectable list of mobile devices can include an indication of whether an included mobile device is online.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, Brendan A. McCarthy, Stuart Slack, Carsten Guenther, Jeff Lin, Rob Butler
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Patent number: 8612527Abstract: Receiving a notification message by a mobile subscriber can include establishing a session with a notification service; maintaining a persistent communication connection with the notification service after the session is established; subscribing to a node hosted by the notification service, wherein the node is pre-provisioned for use by a mobile subscriber; and receiving from the notification service a notification message corresponding to the subscribed node. Further, a message can be transmitted over the communication connection to the notification service at a predetermined interval and it can be determined whether the communication connection is viable. Additionally, it can be determined that the communication connection is no longer viable if no response is received from the notification service, the period of the predetermined interval can be decreased, and another session with the notification service can be established.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, Brendan A. McCarthy
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Patent number: 8533363Abstract: A system includes a server site that includes a memory for storing update data sets that correspond to data sets stored on multiple computing devices of a user. The system also includes a synchronization manager for determining that one computing device associated with the user and another computing device associated with the user are absent one or more data updates stored in the memory at the server site. The synchronization manager is configured to send in parallel, absent establishing a data transfer lock, the one or more data updates to the both computing devices of the user for updating the corresponding data stored on each computing device.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, Karl Groethe, Andy Belk, Stuart Slack
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Patent number: 8296833Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems to allow, in one embodiment, automatic access from one system to other systems which include an operating system that includes a user login process. In one embodiment, a method includes logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system, a second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing system which has a storage volume storing data and displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Yan Arrouye, John Iarocci, Marc Jason Krochmal, Christopher Brooke Sharp, Christopher Scott Linn, Mikhail Gonodanov, Simon P. Cooper, Richard Murphy
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Patent number: 8266323Abstract: This description relates to methods and systems for providing a connection from a first system to another system using a server. In one embodiment, a method includes establishing at a first data processing system (DPS) a connection with a server providing a service to both the first DPS and a second DPS, the server being operatively coupled to the first DPS and the second DPS, and the server having received from the second DPS an address information; receiving from the server the address information of the second DPS; and establishing at the first DPS a connection, using the address information from the server, with the second DPS to receive a sharing service from the second DPS.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Yan Arrouye, John Iarocci, Marc Jason Krochmal, Christopher Brooke Sharp, Christopher Scott Linn, Mikhail Gonodanov, Simon P. Cooper, Richard Murphy
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Patent number: 8255571Abstract: A system includes a server site that includes a memory for storing update data sets that correspond to data sets stored on multiple computing devices of a user. The system also includes a synchronization manager for determining that one computing device associated with the user and another computing device associated with the user are absent one or more data updates stored in the memory at the server site. The synchronization manager is configured to send in parallel, absent establishing a data transfer lock, the one or more data updates to the both computing devices of the user for updating the corresponding data stored on each computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Brooke Sharp, Karl Groethe, Andy Belk, Stuart Slack