Patents by Inventor Colby Dee Ranger

Colby Dee Ranger 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).

  • Featured items of distributed discussion collaboration
    Patent number: 9871836
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for distributed discussion collaboration is provided. The computer-implemented method includes selecting a featured discussion item for each of one or more collaborators based on information associated with each respective collaborator. The method also includes providing selected featured discussion items for display to respective one or more collaborators. The method further includes receiving voting information for the featured discussion items displayed to the respective one or more collaborators. In another embodiment, a system for distributed discussion collaboration includes a selection module configured to select a featured discussion item for each of one or more collaborators based on information associated with each respective collaborator. The system also includes a view controller and a voting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Taliver Heath, Dave S Young, Colby Dee Ranger