Patents by Inventor Joy Sato
Joy Sato 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).
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Patent number: 9021249Abstract: The need for upload security arises during content sharing between users in communication link with each other and a server. In one embodiment, providing the upload security involves the server identifying a mobile device that sends an upload message destined to a user. Providing the upload security further involves the server accessing opt-in parameters predetermined by the user, determining if the identity of the sending mobile device is included in the opt-in parameters, and, if so, allowing the upload to the user's account, otherwise blocking the upload. The opt-in parameters include the identity of mobile devices that are authorized by the user to upload data to the user's account. In one embodiment, the communication link includes a wireless carrier network with capability for security screening of the upload message before it reaches the server based on the identity of the wireless carrier network.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Zhaowei Charlie Jiang, Christopher Wu, Joy Sato, Yingqing Lawrence Cui
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Publication number: 20110061099Abstract: The need for upload security arises during content sharing between users in communication link with each other and a server. In one embodiment, providing the upload security involves the server identifying a mobile device that sends an upload message destined to a user. Providing the upload security further involves the server accessing opt-in parameters predetermined by the user, determining if the identity of the sending mobile device is included in the opt-in parameters, and, if so, allowing the upload to the user's account, otherwise blocking the upload. The opt-in parameters include the identity of mobile devices that are authorized by the user to upload data to the user's account. In one embodiment, the communication link includes a wireless carrier network with capability for security screening of the upload message before it reaches the server based on the identity of the wireless carrier network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Zhaowei Charlie Jiang, Christopher Wu, Joy Sato, Yingqing Lawrence Cui
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Patent number: 7797529Abstract: The need for upload security arises during content sharing between users in communication link with each other and a server. In one embodiment, providing the upload security involves the server identifying a mobile device that sends an upload message destined to a user. Providing the upload security further involves the server accessing opt-in parameters predetermined by the user, determining if the identity of the sending mobile device is included in the opt-in parameters, and, if so, allowing the upload to the user's account, otherwise blocking the upload. The opt-in parameters include the identity of mobile devices that are authorized by the user to upload data to the user's account. In one embodiment, the communication link includes a wireless carrier network with capability for security screening of the upload message before it reaches the server based on the identity of the wireless carrier network.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2004Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Zhaowei Charlie Jiang, Christopher Wu, Joy Sato, Yingqing Lawrence Cui
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Patent number: 7584225Abstract: The need for backup and restore arises in a mobile device based system when a client application is discarded along with its historical record. In a system that provides the backup and restore capability, a server is configured with a request handler, an application storage upload/download handler, and a device storage mirror database. In a mobile device (also client), the transaction listener provides a transaction associated with memory items to the crumb sticker which, in turn, sends to the request handler a recording request with the transaction along with a request URL (uniform resource locator). The data for the recording request is channeled from the client storage to the device storage mirror database via the application storage upload/download handler. The memory items are accumulated in a file at the client and in a backup at the device storage mirror database, and are restorable to the client from the backup.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2004Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Zhaowei Charlie Jiang, Christopher Wu, Joy Sato, Yingqing Lawrence Cui
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Publication number: 20050197141Abstract: A wireless system includes a plurality of mobile devices having a ‘back’ command input that prompts backwards navigation. The system further includes a carrier network, a network including the Internet, and a server. The plurality of mobile devices are interconnected with the server via the carrier network and the network and are capable of communicating with each other via the server. One or more than one mobile devices has, in addition to the ‘back’ command input, a memory for receiving a mobile client application from the server. The mobile client application is responsive to the ‘back’ command input by providing for the backwards navigation through screens in ‘back in sequence’ mode and ‘back a level’ mode. The ‘back’ logic that provides the backwards navigation is implemented in the mobile client application outside the browser environment and independent of the platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Zhaowei Jiang, Christopher Wu, Joy Sato, Yingqing Cui
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Publication number: 20050114798Abstract: A wireless system includes a plurality of mobile devices equipped with a touch-activated ‘back’ command input, button or soft key, that prompts backwards navigation. The system further includes a carrier network, a network including at least the Internet, and a server. The plurality of mobile devices are interconnected with the server via the carrier network and the network and are capable of communicating with each other via the server. One or more than one mobile devices has a touch-activated ‘back’ command input and a memory with sufficient space for receiving a mobile client application from the server, wherein the mobile client application is responsive to the touch-activated ‘back’ command input by providing the backwards navigation through screens in ‘back in sequence’ mode or ‘back a level’ mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Zhaowei Jiang, Christopher Wu, Joy Sato, Yingqing Cui
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Publication number: 20050102329Abstract: The need for backup and restore arises in a mobile device based system when a client application is discarded along with its historical record. In a system that provides the backup and restore capability, a server is configured with a request handler, an application storage upload/download handler, and a device storage mirror database. In a mobile device (also client), the transaction listener provides a transaction associated with memory items to the crumb sticker which, in turn, sends to the request handler a recording request with the transaction along with a request URL (uniform resource locator). The data for the recording request is channeled from the client storage to the device storage mirror database via the application storage upload/download handler. The memory items are accumulated in a file at the client and in a backup at the device storage mirror database, and are restorable to the client from the backup.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Zhaowei Jiang, Christopher Wu, Joy Sato, Yingqing Cui
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Publication number: 20050102381Abstract: The need for upload security arises during content sharing between users in communication link with each other and a server. In one embodiment, providing the upload security involves the server identifying a mobile device that sends an upload message destined to a user. Providing the upload security further involves the server accessing opt-in parameters predetermined by the user, determining if the identity of the sending mobile device is included in the opt-in parameters, and, if so, allowing the upload to the user's account, otherwise blocking the upload. The opt-in parameters include the identity of mobile devices that are authorized by the user to upload data to the user's account. In one embodiment, the communication link includes a wireless carrier network with capability for security screening of the upload message before it reaches the server based on the identity of the wireless carrier network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Zhaowei Jiang, Christopher Wu, Joy Sato, Yingqing Cui
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Publication number: 20050102638Abstract: The need for minimizing the impact of image movement on the memory bandwidth consumption in a mobile device is addressed, in part, by the proposed approach to image movement. The approach for moving an image in a mobile device involves maintaining place holders and a selected holder in the memory of the mobile device. The approach further involves attributing indicia to the image, assigning the indicia of the image to one of the place holders, maintaining a selected holder in the memory, selecting the image and saving in the selected holder the screen location associated with the place holder to which indicia of the selected image is assigned. To move the selected image, the additionally involves reassigning the indicia of the selected image to a different one of the place holders and replacing in the selected holder the saved screen location associated with the place holder with the screen location associated with the different place holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Zhaowei Jiang, Joy Sato, Jonathan Grubb, Yingquing Cui