Patents by Inventor Dennis T. Tsai

Dennis T. Tsai 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).

  • ASSIGNING ACCESS PRIVILEGES IN A SOCIAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20100005518
    Abstract: A system and method of assigning access privileges in a social network includes a first step (100) of determining a vector of social network characteristics of a member of the social network. A next step (102) includes computing a distance between vectors of social network characteristics of the member and other members of the social network already having defined access privileges. An optional next step (104) includes deciding whether the distance is less than a threshold. A next step (106) includes assigning the member the same access privilege of another member of the social network having the smallest distance from the vector of the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Tirpak, Dennis T. Tsai