Patents by Inventor Mark Womack

Mark Womack 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).

  • Distributing content to a hand-held device after selection and authorization at a computer
    Patent number: 10229249
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for distributing content items to a handheld device using a personal computer. A user can browse and select content using a personal computer or other computer that may be more readily available or more convenient to use than the handheld device. The personal computer can communicate with a web server which receives the user's request for content to be distributed to the handheld device. The web server can retrieve configuration information pertaining to the handheld device and communicate with a content server to determine whether the user's request for content distribution is valid based on information identifying the handheld device and at least some of the configuration information pertaining to the handheld device. The content server can transmit the requested content item to the handheld device if the user's request is valid and if the handheld device is able to receive the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Brunsman, David P. Conway, Pierre Delisle, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Paul Montoy-Wilson, Michael Morrissey, Christian Sonntag, Juliana Tsang, Mark Womack, Peisun Wu
  • Distributing content
    Patent number: 9178964
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for distributing content items to a handheld device using a personal computer. A user can browse and select content using a personal computer or other computer that may be more readily available or more convenient to use than the handheld device. The personal computer can communicate with a web server which receives the user's request for content to be distributed to the handheld device. The web server can retrieve configuration information pertaining to the handheld device and communicate with a content server to determine whether the user's request for content distribution is valid based on information identifying the handheld device and at least some of the configuration information pertaining to the handheld device. The content server can transmit the requested content item to the handheld device if the user's request is valid and if the handheld device is able to receive the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brunsman, David P. Conway, Pierre Delisle, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Paul Montoy-Wilson, Michael Morrissey, Christian Sonntag, Juliana Tsang, Mark Womack, Peisun Wu
  • Distributing content
    Patent number: 8699707
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for distributing content items to a handheld device using a personal computer. A user can browse and select content using a personal computer or other computer that may be more readily available or more convenient to use than the handheld device. The personal computer can communicate with a web server which receives the user's request for content to be distributed to the handheld device. The web server can retrieve configuration information pertaining to the handheld device and communicate with a content server to determine whether the user's request for content distribution is valid based on information identifying the handheld device and at least some of the configuration information pertaining to the handheld device. The content server can transmit the requested content item to the handheld device if the user's request is valid and if the handheld device is able to receive the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brunsman, David Conway, Pierre Delisle, Ficus Kirkpatrick, Paul Montoy-Wilson, Michael Morrissey, Christian Sonntag, Juliana Tsang, Mark Womack, Peisun Wu