Patents by Inventor Dawn R. Dodd

Dawn R. Dodd 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).

  • Publication number: 20200005382
    Abstract: Techniques for updating content created for a third party user are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for updating content comprises receiving information for an item associated with a third party user, requesting a search including information for a plurality of items offered for purchase, the search request being based on the received information for the at least one item, and updating content for the third party user with one of the items included in the list of items received in response to the search request. Information for the item associated with the third party user may be received from a list of items associated with the third party user and maintained by the third party user or from a content source associated with an entity other than the third party user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew W. Amacker, Dawn R. Dodd
  • Patent number: 10417689
    Abstract: Techniques for updating content created for a third party user are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for updating content comprises receiving information for an item associated with a third party user, requesting a search including information for a plurality of items offered for purchase, the search request being based on the received information for the at least one item, and updating content for the third party user with one of the items included in the list of items received in response to the search request. Information for the item associated with the third party user may be received from a list of items associated with the third party user and maintained by the third party user or from a content source associated with an entity other than the third party user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: A9.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Amacker, Dawn R. Dodd
  • Patent number: 10325117
    Abstract: One or more elements on a computing device can be selected and locked from use. For example, a first user (e.g., adult) of a computing device can allow a second user (e.g., child) to use the former's device; however, the first user might not want the second user to have access to all of the elements on the device, and so the first user can select which elements he/she wants to share with the second user and which elements he/she does not want to share. For example, the first user can select elements and choose to lock the selected elements, lock all other elements, lock the selected elements for a certain period of time, or lock the selected elements but allow for earned usage, etc. The lock can be removed in response to an unlock event, which can comprise a user-initiated unlock, a timed unlock, or a user-earned locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: A9.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Warren Amacker, Dawn R. Dodd
  • Publication number: 20180046818
    Abstract: One or more elements on a computing device can be selected and locked from use. For example, a first user (e.g., adult) of a computing device can allow a second user (e.g., child) to use the former's device; however, the first user might not want the second user to have access to all of the elements on the device, and so the first user can select which elements he/she wants to share with the second user and which elements he/she does not want to share. For example, the first user can select elements and choose to lock the selected elements, lock all other elements, lock the selected elements for a certain period of time, or lock the selected elements but allow for earned usage, etc. The lock can be removed in response to an unlock event, which can comprise a user-initiated unlock, a timed unlock, or a user-earned locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Warren Amacker, Dawn R. Dodd
  • Publication number: 20180005304
    Abstract: Techniques for updating content created for a third party user are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for updating content comprises receiving information for an item associated with a third party user, requesting a search including information for a plurality of items offered for purchase, the search request being based on the received information for the at least one item, and updating content for the third party user with one of the items included in the list of items received in response to the search request. Information for the item associated with the third party user may be received from a list of items associated with the third party user and maintained by the third party user or from a content source associated with an entity other than the third party user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: A9.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Amacker, Dawn R. Dodd
  • Patent number: 9805219
    Abstract: One or more elements on a computing device can be selected and locked from use. For example, a first user (e.g., adult) of a computing device can allow a second user (e.g., child) to use the former's device; however, the first user might not want the second user to have access to all of the elements on the device, and so the first user can select which elements he/she wants to share with the second user and which elements he/she does not want to share. For example, the first user can select elements and choose to lock the selected elements, lock all other elements, lock the selected elements for a certain period of time, or lock the selected elements but allow for earned usage, etc. The lock can be removed in response to an unlock event, which can comprise a user-initiated unlock, a timed unlock, or a user-earned locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: A9.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Warren Amacker, Dawn R Dodd
  • Patent number: 9785998
    Abstract: Techniques for updating content created for a third party user are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for updating content comprises receiving information for an item associated with a third party user, requesting a search including information for a plurality of items offered for purchase, the search request being based on the received information for the at least one item, and updating content for the third party user with one of the items included in the list of items received in response to the search request. Information for the item associated with the third party user may be received from a list of items associated with the third party user and maintained by the third party user or from a content source associated with an entity other than the third party user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: A9.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Amacker, Dawn R. Dodd
  • Publication number: 20160148009
    Abstract: One or more elements on a computing device can be selected and locked from use. For example, a first user (e.g., adult) of a computing device can allow a second user (e.g., child) to use the former's device; however, the first user might not want the second user to have access to all of the elements on the device, and so the first user can select which elements he/she wants to share with the second user and which elements he/she does not want to share. For example, the first user can select elements and choose to lock the selected elements, lock all other elements, lock the selected elements for a certain period of time, or lock the selected elements but allow for earned usage, etc. The lock can be removed in response to an unlock event, which can comprise a user-initiated unlock, a timed unlock, or a user-earned locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Warren Amacker, Dawn R Dodd
  • Patent number: 9268966
    Abstract: One or more elements on a computing device can be selected and locked from use. For example, a first user (e.g., adult) of a computing device can allow a second user (e.g., child) to use the former's device; however, the first user might not want the second user to have access to all of the elements on the device, and so the first user can select which elements he/she wants to share with the second user and which elements he/she does not want to share. For example, the first user can select elements and choose to lock the selected elements, lock all other elements, lock the selected elements for a certain period of time, or lock the selected elements but allow for earned usage, etc. The lock can be removed in response to an unlock event, which can comprise a user-initiated unlock, a timed unlock, or a user-earned locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Warren Amacker, Dawn R. Dodd
  • Patent number: 8635122
    Abstract: Techniques for updating content created for a third party user are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for updating content comprises receiving information for an item associated with a third party user, requesting a search including information for a plurality of items offered for purchase, the search request being based on the received information for the at least one item, and updating content for the third party user with one of the items included in the list of items received in response to the search request. Information for the item associated with the third party user may be received from a list of items associated with the third party user and maintained by the third party user or from a content source associated with an entity other than the third party user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Amacker, Dawn R. Dodd