Patents by Inventor Gregory Thomas Caponigro

Gregory Thomas Caponigro 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 based on social network contacts
    Patent number: 10305876
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to sharing Wi-Fi credentials based upon relationships in a computer-implemented social network. At least one server computing device of a Wi-Fi credential sharing service receives an identifier from a mobile device and credentials for a Wi-Fi network from the mobile device. The identifier identifies a user of the mobile device. Moreover, the credentials for the Wi-Fi network are desirably shared by the user. Further, contacts of the user are retrieved from the social network. The credentials for the Wi-Fi network are retained in respective accounts of the contacts of the user from the social network. Further, an account of a contact includes credentials for Wi-Fi networks shared with the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Darya Mazandarany, Triptpal Singh Lamba, Shai Guday, David Neil MacDonald, Tyler Edward Hennessy, Sidharth Nabar, Piyush Goyal, Gregory Thomas Caponigro, Vladimir Holostov, Shi Chen
  • SHARING BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORK CONTACTS
    Publication number: 20150127939
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to sharing Wi-Fi credentials based upon relationships in a computer-implemented social network. At least one server computing device of a Wi-Fi credential sharing service receives an identifier from a mobile device and credentials for a Wi-Fi network from the mobile device. The identifier identifies a user of the mobile device. Moreover, the credentials for the Wi-Fi network are desirably shared by the user. Further, contacts of the user are retrieved from the social network. The credentials for the Wi-Fi network are retained in respective accounts of the contacts of the user from the social network. Further, an account of a contact includes credentials for Wi-Fi networks shared with the contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Darya Mazandarany, Triptpal Singh Lamba, Shai Guday, David Neil MacDonald, Tyler Edward Hennessy, Sidharth Nabar, Piyush Goyal, Gregory Thomas Caponigro, Vladimir Holostov, Shi Chen