Patents by Inventor Eric S. VanBeek

Eric S. VanBeek 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: 20250071103
    Abstract: A method for accessing content is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for accessing content includes generating, at a primary device, an access code; transmitting, to a secondary device, the access code; determining that the access code is valid; presenting, via a user interface of the secondary device, a content database comprising one or more content items based on the access code, wherein the access code enables the secondary device to view the content database comprising the one or more content items; receiving, at the primary device from the secondary device, an access request, wherein the access request comprises a request for a subset of the one or more content items from the content database; and providing access, to the secondary device, to the subset of the one or more content items corresponding to the access request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Eric S. VanBeek, Adeel S. Fahimullah, Drew H. Kutilek, Mohamad H. Monibi, Mark A. Shurgot
  • Patent number: 12184629
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods to enable users to access content authorized to other users. A method for accessing content may include receiving an access activation request from a primary device or a primary user account corresponding to a content item accessible by the primary user account, generating an access identifier corresponding to the content item, where the access identifier identifies the content item and includes access information, receiving an access request including the access identifier from a secondary device or a second user account, determining that the access identifier is valid, and delivering the content item to the secondary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric S. VanBeek, Adeel S. Fahimullah, Drew H. Kutilek, Mohamad H. Monibi, Mark A. Shurgot
  • Publication number: 20210288947
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods to enable users to access content authorized to other users. A method for accessing content may include receiving an access activation request from a primary device or a primary user account corresponding to a content item accessible by the primary user account, generating an access identifier corresponding to the content item, where the access identifier identifies the content item and includes access information, receiving an access request including the access identifier from a secondary device or a second user account, determining that the access identifier is valid, and delivering the content item to the secondary device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Eric S. VanBeek, Adeel S. Fahimullah, Drew H. Kutilek, Mohamad H. Monibi, Mark A. Shurgot