Patents by Inventor James Michael McCollum

James Michael McCollum 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: 11699030
    Abstract: A detection is made that a user of a platform has provided first question text associated with a question via a user interface (UI). A first answer field format including a first data type associated with one or more first key terms of the question text is identified. The UI is updated to include first answer field options related to the first question text based on at least the first data type of the identified answer field format. In response to a detection that the user has provided second question text associated with the question via the UI, a second answer field format including a second data type associated with second key terms and at least one of the first key terms is identified. The UI is updated to include second answer field options related to the first question text and the second question text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emily Burd, James Michael McCollum, Benjamin Schrom
  • Publication number: 20230188543
    Abstract: A computing system and method that can be used for a video conferencing system including a watchdog to ensure that all data associated with the video conference is encrypted from end-to-end. In particular, aspects of the present disclosure provide a secure and private approach to conducting remote meetings. For example, the watchdog can monitor the data associated with the video conference, ranging from call setup data to video image and audio data transmitted from one or more client computing devices. In particular, the present disclosure provides a method for ensuring that the video conference data is protected by using multiple steps and monitoring the video conference data while the video conference is ongoing such that remedial measures can be taken immediately when a breach in security is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Petersson, Artem Vladimirovich Titarenko, James Michael McCollum, Stefan Lindmark
  • Patent number: 11386262
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide a knowledge-based form creation platform. A form creation component may be initiated at a computing device to present a form creation user interface to a user. Content of a question can be received via a user interface from a user, from which a key term may be obtained. Information relating to the key term may be retrieved from a knowledge database, and the information may indicate an answer field format associated with the question. An answer field for the question may be automatically generated based on the answer field format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Emily Burd, James Michael McCollum, Benjamin Schrom
  • Publication number: 20210273989
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for opening files via local application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jessie Lynne Newman, Frank Pape, III, Ali Akhavan Bitaghsir, Brian Schneider, James Michael McCollum, Eric Huayu Zhang, Rachel Werner Barton, Marc Miller, Rishi Sharma
  • Patent number: 10999354
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for opening files via local applications. A first application on a local device receives a request to open a document specified by a user via a user interface associated with the first application, the document having a document identifier and associated with a first file stored on a server. The first application communicates the request to open the document associated with the first file to a second application on the local device, and receives, from the second application, information identifying one of the plurality of document processing applications that are on the local device and are capable of opening a second file that is stored on the local device and has the same document identifier as the document specified by the user, the second file being a local copy of the first file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jessie Lynne Newman, Frank Pape, III, Ali Akhavan Bitaghsir, Brian Schneider, James Michael McCollum, Eric Huayu Zhang, Rachel Werner Barton, Marc Miller, Rishi Sharma
  • Publication number: 20200153891
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for opening files via local applications. A first application on a local device receives a request to open a document specified by a user via a user interface associated with the first application, the document having a document identifier and associated with a first file stored on a server. The first application communicates the request to open the document associated with the first file to a second application on the local device, and receives, from the second application, information identifying one of the plurality of document processing applications that are on the local device and are capable of opening a second file that is stored on the local device and has the same document identifier as the document specified by the user, the second file being a local copy of the first file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Jessie Lynne Newman, Frank Pape, III, Ali Akhavan Bitaghsir, Brian Schneider, James Michael McCollum, Eric Huayu Zhang, Rachel Werner Barton, Marc Miller, Rishi Sharma
  • Patent number: 10536513
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for opening files via local applications. A first application on a local device receives a request to open a document specified by a user via a user interface associated with the first application, the document having a document identifier and associated with a first file stored on a server, the request comprising the document identifier and a user identifier. The first application forwards the request to open the document associated with the first file to a second application on the local device, and receives, from the second application, a list comprising one or more document processing applications that are on the local device and are capable of opening a second file that is stored on the local device and has the same document identifier as the document specified by the user, the second file being a local copy of the first file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jessie Lynne Newman, Frank Pape, III, Ali Akhavan Bitaghsir, Brian Schneider, James Michael McCollum, Eric Huayu Zhang, Rachel Werner Barton, Marc Miller, Rishi Sharma
  • Patent number: 10474745
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide a knowledge-based form creation platform. A form creation component may be initiated at a computing device to present a form creation user interface to a user. Content of a question can be received via a user interface from a user, from which a key term may be obtained. Information relating to the key term may be retrieved from a knowledge database, and the information may indicate an answer field format associated with the question. An answer field for the question may be automatically generated based on the answer field format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Emily Burd, James Michael McCollum, Benjamin Schrom
  • Publication number: 20180146029
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for opening files via local applications. A first application on a local device receives a request to open a document specified by a user via a user interface associated with the first application, the document having a document identifier and associated with a first file stored on a server, the request comprising the document identifier and a user identifier. The first application forwards the request to open the document associated with the first file to a second application on the local device, and receives, from the second application, a list comprising one or more document processing applications that are on the local device and are capable of opening a second file that is stored on the local device and has the same document identifier as the document specified by the user, the second file being a local copy of the first file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Jessie Lynne NEWMAN, Frank PAPE, III, Ali Akhavan BITAGHSIR, Brian SCHNEIDER, James Michael MCCOLLUM, Eric Huayu ZHANG, Rachel Werner BARTON, Marc MILLER, Rishi SHARMA
  • Patent number: 9876849
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for opening local applications from browsers. A request to open a document associated with a cloud computing system is received from a user. A determination is made that the local device has a copy of the document, and a local application is selected to open the local copy. A message is transmitted to open the local copy with the selected local application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jessie Lynne Newman, Frank Pape, III, Ali Akhavan Bitaghsir, Brian Schneider, James Michael McCollum, Eric Huayu Zhang, Rachel Werner Barton, Marc Miller, Rishi Sharma
  • Publication number: 20160127452
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for opening local applications from browsers. A request to open a document associated with a cloud computing system is received from a user. A determination is made that the local device has a copy of the document, and a local application is selected to open the local copy. A message is transmitted to open the local copy with the selected local application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jessie Lynne Newman, Frank Pape, III, Ali Akhavan Bitaghsir, Brian Schneider, James Michael McCollum, Eric Huayu Zhang, Rachel Werner Barton, Marc Miller, Rishi Sharma
  • Publication number: 20150200885
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a display of attachments for an e-mail message includes receiving an e-mail message with a plurality of attachments at a server, where one of the attachments is a file and a second of the attachments is a link to a file provided by a third party service. A request from the e-mail server is sent to a thumbnail generation service to generate a preview thumbnail for each attachment, where each preview thumbnail has a uniform appearance. The e-mail message and the preview thumbnails generated by the thumbnail generation service are sent to a client computer for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Phillip Sharp, Joshua Hudgins, Alon Shafrir, James Michael McCollum
  • Publication number: 20150118672
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at one or more server computers, an assignment creation request from a leader user account. The assignment creation request identifies a document that is stored at a storage system, identifies a plurality of participant user accounts, and causes creation of an assignment at the one or more server computers. The method also includes storing, at the storage system, a respective copy of the document for each participant user account, wherein an ownership parameter for each respective copy of the document references a respective participant user account from the plurality of participant user accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Yeskel, Kara Ann Levy, James Michael McCollum, Vance Vagell, Cinthya Mohr, Shoshana Holtzblatt, Tamara Olson