Patents by Inventor Ivan Poliakov

Ivan Poliakov 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).

  • Wi-Fi location determination
    Patent number: 10348856
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for a client device to access a communication network. One or more of the computing devices is associated with a social-networking system, and the request includes data identifying the client device based on a certificate signed by one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system. The method also includes associating the access request with a user profile of the social-networking system based on the certificate signed by one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system; and granting the client device access to the communication network based at least in part on the association of the access request to the user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Hughes, Ivan Poliakov
  • Wi-Fi Location Determination
    Publication number: 20180063279
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for a client device to access a communication network. One or more of the computing devices is associated with a social-networking system, and the request includes data identifying the client device based on a certificate signed by one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system. The method also includes associating the access request with a user profile of the social-networking system based on the certificate signed by one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system; and granting the client device access to the communication network based at least in part on the association of the access request to the user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Charles J. Hughes, Ivan Poliakov
  • Local-area network (LAN)-based location determination
    Patent number: 9854059
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for the client device to access a communication network. The request includes data identifying the client device based on an intermediate device certificate signed by one or more of the computing devices. The method also includes associating the request with a user profile of a social-networking system; and granting the client device access to the communication network based at least in part on the association of the request to the user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Hughes, Ivan Poliakov
  • Local-Area Network (LAN) -Based Location Determination
    Publication number: 20170257454
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for the client device to access a communication network. The request includes data identifying the client device based on an intermediate device certificate signed by one or more of the computing devices. The method also includes associating the request with a user profile of a social-networking system; and granting the client device access to the communication network based at least in part on the association of the request to the user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Charles J. Hughes, Ivan Poliakov