Patents by Inventor Evan Gridley

Evan Gridley 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).

  • SHARING DATA WITHIN AN INSTANT MESSAGING SESSION
    Publication number: 20120290954
    Abstract: Sharing data within an instant messaging session is described. A user participating in an instant messaging session may request a data access key. The key, which provides access to data associated with the user, may then be transmitted via the instant messaging session to one or more other participants in the instant messaging session. The other instant messaging session participants can then use the key to access, via the instant messaging session, the data associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Imran Qureshi, Evan Gridley
  • Sharing data within an instant messaging session
    Patent number: 8271595
    Abstract: Sharing data within an instant messaging session is described. A user participating in an instant messaging session may request a data access key. The key, which provides access to data associated with the user, may then be transmitted via the instant messaging session to one or more other participants in the instant messaging session. The other instant messaging session participants can then use the key to access, via the instant messaging session, the data associated with the user. Users may be granted various levels of access to another user's data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Imran Qureshi, Evan Gridley
  • Sharing Data Within an Instant Messaging Session
    Publication number: 20100100632
    Abstract: Sharing data within an instant messaging session is described. A user participating in an instant messaging session may request a data access key. The key, which provides access to data associated with the user, may then be transmitted via the instant messaging session to one or more other participants in the instant messaging session. The other instant messaging session participants can then use the key to access, via the instant messaging session, the data associated with the user. Users may be granted various levels of access to another user's data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Imran Qureshi, Evan Gridley
  • Providing keys to share data within an instant messaging session
    Patent number: 7660904
    Abstract: Sharing data within an instant messaging session is described. A user participating in an instant messaging session may request a data access key. The key, which provides access to data associated with the user, may then be transmitted via the instant messaging session to one or more other participants in the instant messaging session. The other instant messaging session participants can then use the key to access, via the instant messaging session, the data associated with the user. Users may be granted various levels of access to another user's data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Imran Qureshi, Evan Gridley
  • Sharing data within an instant messaging session
    Publication number: 20050267975
    Abstract: Sharing data within an instant messaging session is described. A user participating in an instant messaging session may request a data access key. The key, which provides access to data associated with the user, may then be transmitted via the instant messaging session to one or more other participants in the instant messaging session. The other instant messaging session participants can then use the key to access, via the instant messaging session, the data associated with the user. Users may be granted various levels of access to another user's data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Imran Qureshi, Evan Gridley