Patents by Inventor Gordie Freedman

Gordie Freedman 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: 9807600
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that enroll a wireless device into an enterprise service with a management server addressed in a management profile are described. The enrollment may grant a control of configurations of the wireless device to the management server via the management profile. In response to receiving a notification from the management server, a trust of the notification may be verified against the management profile. If the trust is verified, a network session may be established with the management server. The network session may be secured via a certificate in the management profile. Management operations may be performed for management commands received over the secure network session to manage the configurations transparently to a user of the wireless device according to the control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gordie Freedman, David Rahardja
  • Publication number: 20150237498
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that enroll a wireless device into an enterprise service with a management server addressed in a management profile are described. The enrollment may grant a control of configurations of the wireless device to the management server via the management profile. In response to receiving a notification from the management server, a trust of the notification may be verified against the management profile. If the trust is verified, a network session may be established with the management server. The network session may be secured via a certificate in the management profile. Management operations may be performed for management commands received over the secure network session to manage the configurations transparently to a user of the wireless device according to the control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Gordie FREEDMAN, David RAHARDJA
  • Patent number: 9026490
    Abstract: A technique for synchronizing a datum between a plurality of stores, wherein a version history is associated with the datum in each store. The version history has one or more entries, and each entry has an identifier and a value. The identifier identifies a store that has modified the datum, and indicates a number of modifications to the datum. When synchronizing the datum between stores, the version histories of the datum are compared to determine whether one version history is subordinate to another version history. The datum having the subordinate version history is then replaced with the datum having the dominant version history. Conflict resolution is required if the version histories are not identical, if the version histories do not have the same identifiers, and if one version history does not contain all of the identifiers with equal or greater values of those in the other version history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Holt, Gordie Freedman, Scott Forstall
  • Patent number: 9027112
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that enroll a wireless device into an enterprise service with a management server addressed in a management profile are described. The enrollment may grant a control of configurations of the wireless device to the management server via the management profile. In response to receiving a notification from the management server, a trust of the notification may be verified against the management profile. If the trust is verified, a network session may be established with the management server. The network session may be secured via a certificate in the management profile. Management operations may be performed for management commands received over the secure network session to manage the configurations transparently to a user of the wireless device according to the control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gordie Freedman, David Rahardja
  • Patent number: 8868491
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronization including the use of a global equivalency identification datum or set of datum. A universally unique identification datum may be associated with each independently created associated data set. In some embodiments, a synchronization server software element may be responsible for maintaining synchronization for a plurality of clients, including software elements or devices. A record believed to be new by the software elements may verify that the record is actually new. In some embodiments, verification of the record's newness involves assuming that the local ID is a global identification datum and comparing that datum to the all the sets of datum that the Sync-Server knows about. The synchronization server software element may use a table to hold information for all of the records known to that element. In some embodiments these records may have been deleted in the past.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gordie Freedman, Bruce D. Nilo
  • Patent number: 8850140
    Abstract: Improved techniques and apparatus for managing data between a host device (e.g., host computer) and a media device are disclosed. The data being managed can, for example, pertain to media data for media assets. The managing of the media data thus can involve transfer of media assets between the host device and the media device. In one embodiment, the transfer of media assets between a host device and a media device can be referred to as data backup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dallas De Atley, Scott Forstall, Gordie Freedman, David Heller, Steve Jobs, Jeffrey L. Robbin
  • Patent number: 8635209
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of synchronizing a datum between a plurality of stores uses version vectors associated with the datum in each store. Each version vector has one or more entries, and each entry has an identifier and a value. The identifier identifies a store that has modified the datum, and the value indicates a number of modifications to the datum made by the store. When synchronizing the datum between stores, the version vectors of the datum are compared to determine whether one version vector is subordinate to another version vector. The datum in the store having the subordinate version vector is then replaced with the datum having the dominant version vector. When compared, a conflict resolution by a user is required if the version vectors are not identical, if the version vectors do not have all the same identifiers, and if one version vector does not contain all of the identifiers with equal or greater values of those in the other version vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Gordie Freedman
  • Publication number: 20130247166
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that enroll a wireless device into an enterprise service with a management server addressed in a management profile are described. The enrollment may grant a control of configurations of the wireless device to the management server via the management profile. In response to receiving a notification from the management server, a trust of the notification may be verified against the management profile. If the trust is verified, a network session may be established with the management server. The network session may be secured via a certificate in the management profile. Management operations may be performed for management commands received over the secure network session to manage the configurations transparently to a user of the wireless device according to the control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gordie Freedman, David Rahardja
  • Patent number: 8495015
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of synchronizing a datum between a plurality of stores uses version vectors associated with the datum in each store. Each version vector has one or more entries, and each entry has an identifier and a value. The identifier identifies a store that has modified the datum, and the value indicates a number of modifications to the datum made by the store. When synchronizing the datum between stores, the version vectors of the datum are compared to determine whether one version vector is subordinate to another version vector. The datum in the store having the subordinate version vector is then replaced with the datum having the dominant version vector. When compared, a conflict resolution by a user is required if the version vectors are not identical, if the version vectors do not have all the same identifiers, and if one version vector does not contain all of the identifiers with equal or greater values of those in the other version vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Gordie Freedman
  • Patent number: 8473743
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that enroll a wireless device into an enterprise service with a management server addressed in a management profile are described. The enrollment may grant a control of configurations of the wireless device to the management server via the management profile. In response to receiving a notification from the management server, a trust of the notification may be verified against the management profile. If the trust is verified, a network session may be established with the management server. The network session may be secured via a certificate in the management profile. Management operations may be performed for management commands received over the secure network session to manage the configurations transparently to a user of the wireless device according to the control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gordie Freedman, David Rahardja
  • Publication number: 20130031055
    Abstract: A technique for synchronizing a datum between a plurality of stores, wherein a version history is associated with the datum in each store. The version history has one or more entries, and each entry has an identifier and a value. The identifier identifies a store that has modified the datum, and indicates a number of modifications to the datum. When synchronizing the datum between stores, the version histories of the datum are compared to determine whether one version history is subordinate to another version history. The datum having the subordinate version history is then replaced with the datum having the dominant version history. Conflict resolution is required if the version histories are not identical, if the version histories do not have the same identifiers, and if one version history does not contain all of the identifiers with equal or greater values of those in the other version history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Joe Holt, Gordie Freedman, Scott Forstall
  • Patent number: 8321374
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of synchronizing a datum between a plurality of stores is disclosed. A version history is associated with the datum in each store. The version history has one or more entries, and each entry has an identifier and a value. The identifier identifies a store that has modified the datum, and the value indicates a number of modifications to the datum made by the store. When synchronizing the datum between stores, the version histories of the datum are compared to determine whether one version history is subordinate to another version history. The datum in the store having the subordinate version history is then replaced with the datum having the dominant version history. When compared, a conflict resolution by a user is required if the version histories are not identical, if the version histories do not have all the same identifiers, and if one version history does not contain all of the identifiers with equal or greater values of those in the other version history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Holt, Gordie Freedman, Scott Forstall
  • Publication number: 20120030173
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of synchronizing a datum between a plurality of stores uses version vectors associated with the datum in each store. Each version vector has one or more entries, and each entry has an identifier and a value. The identifier identifies a store that has modified the datum, and the value indicates a number of modifications to the datum made by the store. When synchronizing the datum between stores, the version vectors of the datum are compared to determine whether one version vector is subordinate to another version vector. The datum in the store having the subordinate version vector is then replaced with the datum having the dominant version vector. When compared, a conflict resolution by a user is required if the version vectors are not identical, if the version vectors do not have all the same identifiers, and if one version vector does not contain all of the identifiers with equal or greater values of those in the other version vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Gordie Freedman
  • Publication number: 20110264623
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronization including the use of a global equivalency identification datum or set of datum. A universally unique identification datum may be associated with each independently created associated data set. In some embodiments, a synchronization server software element may be responsible for maintaining synchronization for a plurality of clients, including software elements or devices. A record believed to be new by the software elements may verify that the record is actually new. In some embodiments, verification of the record's newness involves assuming that the local ID is a global identification datum and comparing that datum to the all the sets of datum that the Sync-Server knows about. The synchronization server software element may use a table to hold information for all of the records known to that element. In some embodiments these records may have been deleted in the past.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Gordie Freedman, Bruce D. Nilo
  • Publication number: 20110252240
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that enroll a wireless device into an enterprise service with a management server addressed in a management profile are described. The enrollment may grant a control of configurations of the wireless device to the management server via the management profile. In response to receiving a notification from the management server, a trust of the notification may be verified against the management profile. If the trust is verified, a network session may be established with the management server. The network session may be secured via a certificate in the management profile. Management operations may be performed for management commands received over the secure network session to manage the configurations transparently to a user of the wireless device according to the control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Gordie Freedman, David Rahardja
  • Publication number: 20110016089
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for backing up and restoring data to a mobile device. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving data from a mobile device to be included in a backup, the data including data associated with one or more mobile device applications; storing the data in a backup archive; generating a backup mapping file for each of the mobile device applications, each backup mapping file identifying each file in the backup associated with the respective application; and using the backup mapping files to restore the corresponding applications to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Gordie Freedman, Jacob Farkas, Toby Charles Wood Paterson
  • Patent number: 7860826
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronization including the use of a global equivalency identification datum or set of datum. A universally unique identification datum may be associated with each independently created associated data set. In some embodiments, a synchronization server software element may be responsible for maintaining synchronization for a plurality of clients, including software elements or devices. A record believed to be new by the software elements may verify that the record is actually new. In some embodiments, verification of the record's newness involves assuming that the local ID is a global identification datum and comparing that datum to the all the sets of datum that the Sync-Server knows about. The synchronization server software element may use a table to hold information for all of the records known to that element. In some embodiments these records may have been deleted in the past.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gordie Freedman, Bruce D. Nilo
  • Publication number: 20100299444
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for synchronizing data between devices and more particularly for synchronizing data between a plurality of peer-to-peer devices in a decentralized environment where no one device stores the most “recent” or “true” version of the data. Embodiments of the invention relate concepts of discovering synchronizing peers, communication between peers using special techniques, and using a way station concept as an aid for both discovery and synchronization between peers that are not simultaneously available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Nilo, Gordie Freedman, Toby Paterson
  • Patent number: 7760767
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for synchronizing data between devices and more particularly for synchronizing data between a plurality of peer-to-peer devices in a decentralized environment where no one device stores the most “recent” or “true” version of the data. Embodiments of the invention relate concepts of discovering synchronizing peers, communication between peers using special techniques, and using a way station concept as an aid for both discovery and synchronization between peers that are not simultaneously available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Nilo, Gordie Freedman, Toby Paterson
  • Publication number: 20090144343
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of synchronizing a datum between a plurality of stores is disclosed. A version history is associated with the datum in each store. The version history has one or more entries, and each entry has an identifier and a value. The identifier identifies a store that has modified the datum, and the value indicates a number of modifications to the datum made by the store. When synchronizing the datum between stores, the version histories of the datum are compared to determine whether one version history is subordinate to another version history. The datum in the store having the subordinate version history is then replaced with the datum having the dominant version history. When compared, a conflict resolution by a user is required if the version histories are not identical, if the version histories do not have all the same identifiers, and if one version history does not contain all of the identifiers with equal or greater values of those in the other version history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: JOE HOLT, Gordie Freedman, Scott Forstall