Patents by Inventor David A. Citron

David A. Citron 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: 9288210
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide revocable object access. In an implementation, a user may provide content and an object (e.g., a picture) to be published with the content. The object is uploaded to a storage location, and a uniform resource locator (URL) that includes a token is generated for the object. The token is registered in an access control list (ACL), and token permission settings in the ACL are utilized to control access to the object. The URL may be embedded in the content. When a viewer requests the content, the object may be retrieved from the storage location using the URL. The user may revoke access to the object by changing the token permission settings in the ACL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Bono, Jeffrey E. Steinbok, Brian M. Perrin, Rebecca L. Pezely, Eileen S. Hash, Gyorgy K. Schadt, David A. Citron, Jonathan A. Bockelman, Daniel W. Crevier, Michael F. Matsel, Amy J. Beauford, Shabbir A. Shahpurwala
  • Publication number: 20130066975
    Abstract: Techniques for sharing of items from online storage (e.g., cloud storage) are described herein. In some embodiments, sharing links can be configured as group opt-in links designed to provide recipients with an option to join a group having permissions on a corresponding shared item. A sharing link to an item may be generated and provided to a user for distribution to recipients in various ways. When selected by recipients, the sharing link causes an option to be exposed to the recipients to opt-in to a group having permissions on a corresponding item. Group membership is determined by recipients that exercise the option and recipients that opt-in are granted permissions on the item established for the group. Subsequently, an owner of the item/group may view a list of recipients who have opted-in as members and manage corresponding permissions on an individual basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arcadiy G. Kantor, Jonathan A. Bockelman, Jeffrey E. Steinbok, Sarah M. Filman, David A. Citron
  • Publication number: 20100192211
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide revocable object access. In an implementation, a user may provide content and an object (e.g., a picture) to be published with the content. The object is uploaded to a storage location, and a uniform resource locator (URL) that includes a token is generated for the object. The token is registered in an access control list (ACL), and token permission settings in the ACL are utilized to control access to the object. The URL may be embedded in the content. When a viewer requests the content, the object may be retrieved from the storage location using the URL. The user may revoke access to the object by changing the token permission settings in the ACL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Bono, Jeffrey E. Steinbok, Brian M. Perrin, Rebecca L. Pezely, Eileen S. Hash, Gyorgy K. Schadt, David A. Citron, Jonathan A. Bockelman, Daniel W. Crevier, Michael F. Matsel, Amy J. Beauford, Shabbir A. Shahpurwala