Patents by Inventor Elaine Lu

Elaine Lu 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: 11349839
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing improved tools (e.g., user interfaces) that can be used for managing access permissions to cloud or other network resources. In general, the systems and methods include providing a user interface that can function in at least two modes which together can provide an improved user experience for intuitively and effectively developing code. As an example, the two interface modes can include a builder mode in which the user interface includes one or more interactive elements that enable a user to modularly build a set of computer-readable code that controls access permissions to one or more computing resources and an editor mode in which the user interface allows the user to directly edit the set of computer-readable code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yuanzhen Wang, Matthew Terich, Tristan Andrew Swadell, Elaine Lu, Laura Rebeca Pina, John Josef Kloninger, Himanshu Agrawal, Blake Michael Tyra
  • Publication number: 20200412724
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing improved tools (e.g., user interfaces) that can be used for managing access permissions to cloud or other network resources. In general, the systems and methods include providing a user interface that can function in at least two modes which together can provide an improved user experience for intuitively and effectively developing code. As an example, the two interface modes can include a builder mode in which the user interface includes one or more interactive elements that enable a user to modularly build a set of computer-readable code that controls access permissions to one or more computing resources and an editor mode in which the user interface allows the user to directly edit the set of computer-readable code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Yuanzhen Wang, Matthew Terich, Tristan Andrew Swadell, Elaine Lu, Laura Rebeca Pina, John Josef Kloninger, Himanshu Agrawal, Blake Michael Tyra
  • Patent number: 10560463
    Abstract: Techniques allow DevOps personnel to perform incident management for cloud computing environments in a manner that maintains control over restricted data and the data plane. The DevOps personnel do not have access to restricted data or the ability to modify the cloud computing environment to gain access to restricted data. The incident management techniques include executing automatic operations to resolve an incident and allowing DevOps personnel to execute remote operations without providing the DevOps personnel access. A further incident management technique provides DevOps personnel with just-in-time (JIT) access that is limited to a certain level or type of access and limited in time. Still another technique for incident management is using an escort model, in which an escort session between operating personnel and DevOps personnel is established and connected to the cloud computing environment to allow the DevOps personnel access to the production environment while escorted by the operating personnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Somak Chattopadhyay, Thomas Knudson, Chetan Shankar, Maisem Ali, Lilei Cui, Sandeep Kalarickal, Pradeep Ayyappan Nair, Tom Keane, Siddhartha Pasumarthy, Shont Miller, Lu Jin, Qin Zhou, Maria Black, Elaine Lu, Damien Gallot, Christopher Geisbush, David Sauntry, Peter Miller
  • Patent number: 9762630
    Abstract: A method implemented by a server in communication with a client for supporting an online communication platform for parents of children enrolled at a school. The method includes receiving a class search request from the client describing class search criteria. The server sends a set of virtual classes associated with the selected virtual school that match the class search criteria. The server receives a selection of a virtual class from the client where the virtual class responds to a real-world class offered during an academic term. The server adds a user as a member of the virtual class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventors: Elaine Lu, Robert Huang
  • Publication number: 20170134392
    Abstract: Techniques allow DevOps personnel to perform incident management for cloud computing environments in a manner that maintains control over restricted data and the data plane. The DevOps personnel do not have access to restricted data or the ability to modify the cloud computing environment to gain access to restricted data. The incident management techniques include executing automatic operations to resolve an incident and allowing DevOps personnel to execute remote operations without providing the DevOps personnel access. A further incident management technique provides DevOps personnel with just-in-time (JIT) access that is limited to a certain level or type of access and limited in time. Still another technique for incident management is using an escort model, in which an escort session between operating personnel and DevOps personnel is established and connected to the cloud computing environment to allow the DevOps personnel access to the production environment while escorted by the operating personnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Somak Chattopadhyay, Thomas Knudson, Chetan Shankar, Maisem Ali, Lilei Cui, Sandeep Kalarickal, Pradeep Ayyapan Nair, Tom Keane, Siddhartha Pasumarthy, Shont Miller, Lu Jin, Qin Zhou, Maria Black, Elaine Lu, Damien Gallot, Christopher Geisbush, David Sauntry, Peter Miller
  • Publication number: 20160358502
    Abstract: A portable posture correction and enforcement device is provided for aligning a user at a sitting workspace. The device includes a distance bar and an attachment mechanism coupled to one end of the distance bar, the attachment mechanism to removably couple the distance bar to the workspace. The portable posture correction and enforcement device further may include a horizontal bar coupled to the distance bar, the horizontal bar providing additional guidance to the user on a horizontal plane, and a timer coupled to the distance bar and the attachment mechanism, the timer configured to provide timing for training for improving posture of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Elaine Lu, Robert Huang
  • Publication number: 20140222918
    Abstract: A method implemented by a server in communication with a client for supporting an online communication platform for parents of children enrolled at a school. The method includes receiving a class search request from the client describing class search criteria. The server sends a set of virtual classes associated with the selected virtual school that match the class search criteria. The server receives a selection of a virtual class from the client where the virtual class responds to a real-world class offered during an academic term. The server adds a user as a member of the virtual class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Elaine Lu, Robert Huang