Patents by Inventor Flynn John Heiss

Flynn John Heiss 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).

  • Systems and methods for classifying computing devices based on device attributes
    Patent number: 9842157
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can acquire a set of attributes for each computing device of a plurality of computing devices. The set of attributes can be associated with device performance. Each computing device of the plurality of computing devices can be classified into a device class year of a plurality of class years based at least in part on the set of attributes. The device class year can correspond to a level of device performance associated with the set of attributes. At least one feature to be provided on the computing device can be enabled based at least in part on the device class year.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Luhrs, Flynn John Heiss
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING COMPUTING DEVICES BASED ON DEVICE ATTRIBUTES
    Publication number: 20160267164
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can acquire a set of attributes for each computing device of a plurality of computing devices. The set of attributes can be associated with device performance. Each computing device of the plurality of computing devices can be classified into a device class year of a plurality of class years based at least in part on the set of attributes. The device class year can correspond to a level of device performance associated with the set of attributes. At least one feature to be provided on the computing device can be enabled based at least in part on the device class year.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Luhrs, Flynn John Heiss