Patents by Inventor Mandy Richau Sladden

Mandy Richau Sladden 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).

  • Publication number: 20230259491
    Abstract: A method that includes receiving a request to select one or more files for a user; identifying a set of editable rules for identifying file request context information associated with the request; in response to receiving the request, identifying the file request context information associated with the request, wherein the file request context information is based at least in part on a current state of a user device and the set of editable rules; identifying one or more candidate files based on the file request context information; identifying a relevance measure for the one or more candidate files based on the file request context information; identifying one or more candidate user contacts based on the file request context information, each of the one or more candidate user contacts having sent communications to or received communications from the user, wherein the communications include at least one of the one or more candidate files; and providing, for display to the user, a display portion of a user inte
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Sorvillo, Mandy Richau Sladden
  • Patent number: 11681654
    Abstract: A method that includes receiving a request to select one or more files for a user; in response to receiving the request, identifying file request context information associated with the request, wherein the file request context information is based at least in part on a current state of a user device; identifying one or more candidate files based on the file request context information; identifying a relevance measure for the one or more candidate files based on the file request context information; identifying one or more candidate user contacts based on the file request context information, each of the one or more candidate user contacts having sent communications to or received communications from the user, wherein the communications include at least one of the one or more candidate files; and providing, for display to the user, a display portion of a user interface for selection pertaining to the one or more files and the one or more candidate user contacts, the display portion including a representation
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sorvillo, Mandy Richau Sladden
  • Patent number: 11669674
    Abstract: An electronic document is provided for display at a first user device associated with a first user. A first input associated with a body portion of the electronic document is received from the first user device of the first user. The first input includes a particular symbol followed by one or more characters that represent a second user. A second input associated with the body portion of the electronic document is received from the first user device of the first user. The second input includes textual input associated with the body portion of the electronic document. The first input associated with the body portion of the electronic document is analyzed to determine one or more user addresses. A message is caused to be sent to a second user device of the second user using the determined one or more user addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Scott M. Johnston, Mandy Richau Sladden, Ian Gunn, Nicholas Cooper
  • Publication number: 20230050784
    Abstract: Content of a first comment corresponding to an electronic document provided by an online document service is received from a first client device associated with a first user. The content of the first comment includes a particular symbol followed by one or more characters that represent a second user. The content of the first comment corresponding to the electronic document is analyzed to determine one or more user addresses. A notification indicating the first comment has been received is sent to a second client device associated with the second user using the determined one or more user addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Scott M. Johnston, Mandy Richau Sladden, Ian Gunn, Nicholas Cooper
  • Publication number: 20220156227
    Abstract: A method that includes receiving a request to select one or more files for a user; in response to receiving the request, identifying file request context information associated with the request, wherein the file request context information is based at least in part on a current state of a user device; identifying one or more candidate files based on the file request context information; identifying a relevance measure for the one or more candidate files based on the file request context information; identifying one or more candidate user contacts based on the file request context information, each of the one or more candidate user contacts having sent communications to or received communications from the user, wherein the communications include at least one of the one or more candidate files; and providing, for display to the user, a display portion of a user interface for selection pertaining to the one or more files and the one or more candidate user contacts, the display portion including a representation
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Sorvillo, Mandy Richau Sladden
  • Patent number: 11243912
    Abstract: A method that includes responsive to a request to access a file stored in a memory of a computing device, identifying a context in which the access to the file is being requested; identifying one or more computer files that at least partially match the context; generating, for a display, a list of stored files selectable by a user, the list of stored files including the identified one or more computer files at least partially matching the context; and generating, for the display, a list of user contacts selectable by the user, the list of user contacts including one or more user contacts identified as having communicated the user that include the identified one or more computer files at least partially matching the context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sorvillo, Mandy Richau Sladden
  • Patent number: 10204086
    Abstract: A plurality of comments associated with a document is received, and a representation of the document and a representation of a comment thread comprising the plurality of comments are displayed simultaneously on a user device. In one embodiment, a first comment is received from a first user and a second comment is received from a second user. The comment thread may be stored. Systems and apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Scott M. Johnston, Mandy Richau Sladden, Ian Gunn, Nicholas Cooper
  • Patent number: 10037332
    Abstract: A cloud storage system receives information associating a user's cloud storage account with a network service account associated with a service provider. The cloud storage system identifies files associated with the network service account, retrieves metadata associated with the files, and provides a list of the files and their associated metadata to the user. The metadata stored by the cloud storage system may indicate the context of the identified files within the network service account. In response to a user command, the cloud storage system may store one of the identified files in the cloud storage account, and may continue to provide the content of the stored file within the network service account even if the stored file is deleted from the network service account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Nowland Clark, Joshua Hudgins, Mandy Richau Sladden
  • Publication number: 20180067959
    Abstract: A method that includes responsive to a request to access a file stored in a memory of a computing device, identifying a context in which the access to the file is being requested; identifying one or more computer files that at least partially match the context; generating, for a display, a list of stored files selectable by a user, the list of stored files including the identified one or more computer files at least partially matching the context; and generating, for the display, a list of user contacts selectable by the user, the list of user contacts including one or more user contacts identified as having communicated the user that include the identified one or more computer files at least partially matching the context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Sorvillo, Mandy Richau Sladden
  • Patent number: 9842113
    Abstract: A context related to user experience with a computing device is acquired. When a user performs a file selection activity on the computing device, the computing device consults the stored context and displays a list of file names based on the context at the time of access. The context can include file name, file creator, last access date and information regarding the file's contents. Using context to display file names can provide enhanced user experience by displaying file names for files most likely to be opened by a user while omitting file names for files not likely to be opened. In the event that no file names belonging to files desired by a user are among the file names displayed, the system can revert to a default file open dialog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael Sorvillo, Mandy Richau Sladden
  • Patent number: 9559996
    Abstract: A cloud storage system receives information associating a user's cloud storage account with a network service account associated with a service provider. The cloud storage system identifies files associated with the network service account, retrieves metadata associated with the files, and provides a list of the files and their associated metadata to the user. The metadata stored by the cloud storage system may indicate the context of the identified files within the network service account. In response to a user command, the cloud storage system may store one of the identified files in the cloud storage account, and may continue to provide the content of the stored file within the network service account even if the stored file is deleted from the network service account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Nowland Clark, Joshua Hudgins, Mandy Richau Sladden
  • Patent number: 9552368
    Abstract: A cloud storage system receives information associating a user's cloud storage account with a network service account associated with a service provider. The cloud storage system identifies files associated with the network service account, retrieves metadata associated with the files, and provides a list of the files and their associated metadata to the user. The metadata stored by the cloud storage system may indicate the context of the identified files within the network service account. In response to a user command, the cloud storage system may store one of the identified files in the cloud storage account, and may continue to provide the content of the stored file within the network service account even if the stored file is deleted from the network service account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Nowland Clark, Joshua Hudgins, Mandy Richau Sladden