Patents by Inventor Joe Kromer

Joe Kromer 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: 10303418
    Abstract: In one aspect, a content item presentation server sends, to a first client of the server, browser-executable instructions implementing a presentation application. The instructions are configured to present, at the first client, at least a portion of a content item in the presentation application with at least one user control of the presentation application for navigating the content item in a particular manner disabled. After sending the instructions, the server receives, from a second client of the server, a first command to navigate the content item in the particular manner. In response to receiving the first command, the server sends, to the first client, a second command to navigate the content item in the particular manner thereby causing the presentation application to automatically navigate, at the first client, the content item in the particular manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Marshall, George O'Brien, Joe Kromer
  • Publication number: 20160283184
    Abstract: In one aspect, a content item presentation server sends, to a first client of the server, browser-executable instructions implementing a presentation application. The instructions are configured to present, at the first client, at least a portion of a content item in the presentation application with at least one user control of the presentation application for navigating the content item in a particular manner disabled. After sending the instructions, the server receives, from a second client of the server, a first command to navigate the content item in the particular manner. In response to receiving the first command, the server sends, to the first client, a second command to navigate the content item in the particular manner thereby causing the presentation application to automatically navigate, at the first client, the content item in the particular manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Alex Marshall, George O'Brien, Joe Kromer
  • Patent number: 9407728
    Abstract: In one aspect, a content item presentation server sends, to a first client of the server, browser-executable instructions implementing a presentation application. The instructions are configured to present, at the first client, at least a portion of a content item in the presentation application with at least one user control of the presentation application for navigating the content item in a particular manner disabled. After sending the instructions, the server receives, from a second client of the server, a first command to navigate the content item in the particular manner. In response to receiving the first command, the server sends, to the first client, a second command to navigate the content item in the particular manner thereby causing the presentation application to automatically navigate, at the first client, the content item in the particular manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Marshall, George O'Brien, Joe Kromer
  • Publication number: 20150298006
    Abstract: A system and method for developing an avatar personalized from a user's own DNA, where the avatar can borrow or include additional traits from other avatars. The avatar may be used in a variety of platforms, including games, profiles, etc. An avatar may be created from the DNA of others, such as a celebrity avatar. Examples of traits derived from a helix profile include, but are not limited to: Strength, Speed, Health, and Activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: David Silver, Michael L. Baird, Richard Chmelo, Russ Lamkin, Megan Gossard, Joe Kromer
  • Publication number: 20150134722
    Abstract: In one aspect, a content item presentation server sends, to a first client of the server, browser-executable instructions implementing a presentation application. The instructions are configured to present, at the first client, at least a portion of a content item in the presentation application with at least one user control of the presentation application for navigating the content item in a particular manner disabled. After sending the instructions, the server receives, from a second client of the server, a first command to navigate the content item in the particular manner. In response to receiving the first command, the server sends, to the first client, a second command to navigate the content item in the particular manner thereby causing the presentation application to automatically navigate, at the first client, the content item in the particular manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Marshall, George O'Brien, Joe Kromer