Patents by Inventor Clive Ilan Ross

Clive Ilan Ross 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).

  • Patent number: 11687545
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for conversation context profiles for use with queries submitted using social media. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions, and at least one processor to execute the instructions to identify a first cloud computing resource based on an electronic message including a query, generate a conversation context profile based on overlapping attributes from at least one of a user, group, or service profile associated with the query, generate a search scope of the query to constrain first search information associated with a cloud computing system to the overlapping attributes, in response to determining that the user profile does not include the first cloud computing resource, grant access to at least one of the first cloud computing resource or second search information based on the conversation context profile, and provide one or more search results based on the search scope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross
  • Patent number: 10841268
    Abstract: An example method to generate communication clients in an enterprise network environment involves receiving a status from a resource management system, the status associated with a computing resource of the enterprise network environment. The example method involves determining whether the status satisfies a threshold. When the status satisfies the threshold, the example method involves selecting a plurality of users based on a status agreement. When the status satisfies the threshold, the example method involves generating a communication client associated with the resource. When the status satisfies the threshold, the example method involves inviting the selected plurality of users via a social media interface to access the communication client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross
  • Patent number: 10257143
    Abstract: An example method to generate knowledge base articles involves analyzing user-satisfaction indicators of a plurality of user response messages in a forum message board of a cloud computing system. The user response messages are posted in response to a first message requesting assistance related to a computing resource. One of the user response messages having a highest one of the user-satisfaction indicators relative to others of the plurality of user response messages is selected. A knowledge base article is generated based on the selected user response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross
  • Patent number: 10250539
    Abstract: An example method to manage delivery of messages in an enterprise network environment involves receiving a message from a user of the enterprise network environment via a social media network. The example method involves identifying an occupational position of the user and scanning the message for at least one of identifiers. The example method involves determining whether the message includes at least one of the identifiers. When the message does not include at least one of the identifiers, the example method involves delivering the message to at least one of a first plurality of users of an enterprise entity via the social media network, the first plurality of users characterized by a same occupational position as the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross
  • Patent number: 10075442
    Abstract: An example method to grant authorization to a user for accessing a cloud computing resource involves receiving a first message from a user via a social media interface. The first message includes a request to access a cloud computing resource. The example method involves determining whether the user is authorized to access the cloud computing resource. When the user is not authorized to access the cloud computing resource, the example method involves determining whether the authorization can be automatically granted without human intervention. When the authorization can be automatically granted without human intervention, the authorization is granted to the user. When the authorization cannot be automatically granted, a second message is sent to an administrator to request the human intervention to grant the user the authorization to access the cloud computing resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross
  • Publication number: 20170041435
    Abstract: An example method to generate communication clients in an enterprise network environment involves receiving a status from a resource management system, the status associated with a computing resource of the enterprise network environment. The example method involves determining whether the status satisfies a threshold. When the status satisfies the threshold, the example method involves selecting a plurality of users based on a status agreement. When the status satisfies the threshold, the example method involves generating a communication client associated with the resource. When the status satisfies the threshold, the example method involves inviting the selected plurality of users via a social media interface to access the communication client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross
  • Publication number: 20170041265
    Abstract: An example method to manage delivery of messages in an enterprise network environment involves receiving a message from a user of the enterprise network environment via a social media network. The example method involves identifying an occupational position of the user and scanning the message for at least one of identifiers. The example method involves determining whether the message includes at least one of the identifiers. When the message does not include at least one of the identifiers, the example method involves delivering the message to at least one of a first plurality of users of an enterprise entity via the social media network, the first plurality of users characterized by a same occupational position as the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross
  • Publication number: 20170006032
    Abstract: An example method to grant authorization to a user for accessing a cloud computing resource involves receiving a first message from a user via a social media interface. The first message includes a request to access a cloud computing resource. The example method involves determining whether the user is authorized to access the cloud computing resource. When the user is not authorized to access the cloud computing resource, the example method involves determining whether the authorization can be automatically granted without human intervention. When the authorization can be automatically granted without human intervention, the authorization is granted to the user. When the authorization cannot be automatically granted, a second message is sent to an administrator to request the human intervention to grant the user the authorization to access the cloud computing resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross
  • Publication number: 20170005967
    Abstract: An example method to generate knowledge base articles involves analyzing user-satisfaction indicators of a plurality of user response messages in a forum message board of a cloud computing system. The user response messages are posted in response to a first message requesting assistance related to a computing resource. One of the user response messages having a highest one of the user-satisfaction indicators relative to others of the plurality of user response messages is selected. A knowledge base article is generated based on the selected user response message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross
  • Publication number: 20170004182
    Abstract: An example method involves receiving an electronic message from a user via a social media interface. The electronic message includes a query associated with a resource of a cloud computing system. A search scope is determined based on a profile associated with the user. The search scope is constrained to first information in the cloud computing system. A search is performed based on the query in the cloud computing system. The search is performed on the first information within the search scope. The search excludes second information that is not within the search scope. Search results of the first information are provided to the user via the social media interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Glen Robert Simpson, Didier Giannesini, Clive Ilan Ross