Patents by Inventor Mason Forrest Hugus

Mason Forrest Hugus 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).

  • Sharing content in social networks
    Patent number: 10063559
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and software for sharing content in social networks. A request from a user of the social network to share content is received, the request comprising the content and at least one sharing parameter. A command is sent to the social network on behalf of the user to cause the content to be published to a profile related to the user on the social network, the command comprising an URL associated with the content. Requests to retrieve the content may then be received from the social network, the requests comprising the URL associated with the content. When requests to retrieve the content are received, it is determined whether the content is authorized for viewing based on the at least one sharing parameter. If the content is authorized for viewing, the content is returned in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Van Azul Media, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Evans, Elliott Rothman, Mason Forrest Hugus, Matt Cohen
  • SHARING CONTENT IN SOCIAL NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20160255091
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and software for sharing content in social networks. A request from a user of the social network to share content is received, the request comprising the content and at least one sharing parameter. A command is sent to the social network on behalf of the user to cause the content to be published to a profile related to the user on the social network, the command comprising an URL associated with the content. Requests to retrieve the content may then be received from the social network, the requests comprising the URL associated with the content. When requests to retrieve the content are received, it is determined whether the content is authorized for viewing based on the at least one sharing parameter. If the content is authorized for viewing, the content is returned in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Gary Evans, Elliott Rothman, Mason Forrest Hugus, Matt Cohen
  • SHARING CONTENT IN SOCIAL NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20140229544
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and software for sharing content in social networks. A request from a user of the social network to share content is received, the request comprising the content and at least one sharing parameter. A command is sent to the social network on behalf of the user to cause the content to be published to a profile related to the user on the social network, the command comprising an URL associated with the content. Requests to retrieve the content may then be received from the social network, the requests comprising the URL associated with the content. When requests to retrieve the content are received, it is determined whether the content is authorized for viewing based on the at least one sharing parameter. If the content is authorized for viewing, the content is returned in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: BackPeddle, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Evans, Elliott Rothman, Mason Forrest Hugus, Matt Cohen