Patents by Inventor Ken Leftin

Ken Leftin 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).

  • Cloud-to-device messaging for application activation and reporting
    Patent number: 9648097
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for updating application data for a first instance of an application via C2DM is disclosed. An application server may receive a request from the first client computing device for updated application data via a network connection. The updated application data may correspond to a second instance of the application at a second client computing device. In response to determining the second instance of the application at the second client computing device supports push notifications, the system and method may generate a C2DM message including a user ID corresponding to the first client computing device and the request for updated application data. A server may then send the C2DM message to the second client computing device, wherein the C2DM message causes the second instance to wake up and generate the updated application data. The updated application data may be returned to the first client computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Oplinger, Ken Leftin, Philip C. Verghese, Kenneth Norton, Joseph LaPenna
  • Cloud-to-Device Messaging for Application Activation and Reporting
    Publication number: 20150142867
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for updating application data for a first instance of an application via C2DM is disclosed. An application server may receive a request from the first client computing device for updated application data via a network connection. The updated application data may correspond to a second instance of the application at a second client computing device. In response to determining the second instance of the application at the second client computing device supports push notifications, the system and method may generate a C2DM message including a user ID corresponding to the first client computing device and the request for updated application data. A server may then send the C2DM message to the second client computing device, wherein the C2DM message causes the second instance to wake up and generate the updated application data. The updated application data may be returned to the first client computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Oplinger, Ken Leftin, Philip C. Verghese, Kenneth Norton, Joseph LaPenna
  • Cloud-to-device messaging for application activation and reporting
    Patent number: 8949307
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for updating application data for a first instance of an application via C2DM is disclosed. An application server may receive a request from the first client computing device for updated application data via a network connection. The updated application data may correspond to a second instance of the application at a second client computing device. In response to determining the second instance of the application at the second client computing device supports push notifications, the system and method may generate a C2DM message including a user ID corresponding to the first client computing device and the request for updated application data. A server may then send the C2DM message to the second client computing device, wherein the C2DM message causes the second instance to wake up and generate the updated application data. The updated application data may be returned to the first client computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Oplinger, Ken Leftin, Philip C. Verghese, Kenneth Norton, Joseph LaPenna
  • CLOUD-TO-DEVICE MESSAGING FOR APPLICATION ACTIVATION AND REPORTING
    Publication number: 20130124595
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for updating application data for a first instance of an application via C2DM is disclosed. An application server may receive a request from the first client computing device for updated application data via a network connection. The updated application data may correspond to a second instance of the application at a second client computing device. In response to determining the second instance of the application at the second client computing device supports push notifications, the system and method may generate a C2DM message including a user ID corresponding to the first client computing device and the request for updated application data. A server may then send the C2DM message to the second client computing device, wherein the C2DM message causes the second instance to wake up and generate the updated application data. The updated application data may be returned to the first client computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Oplinger, Ken Leftin, Philip C. Verghese, Kenneth Norton, Joseph LaPenna