Patents by Inventor Matthew Knouse

Matthew Knouse 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).

  • Patent number: 10425439
    Abstract: A non-transitory machine-readable media embodying instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method is provided. In one aspect, the method includes receiving, from a first computing device associated with a first account, a request for interaction with a second computing device associated with a second account, wherein the first account is assigned a quota for interacting with one or more accounts. The method includes determining a cost associated with the interaction. The method includes, when the quota exceeds the cost, determining that the interaction is allowed and deducting the cost from the quota. Systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Bharadwaj Subramanian, Matthew Knouse, Charles Zaffaroni
  • Patent number: 9866579
    Abstract: A non-transitory machine-readable media embodying instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method is provided. In one aspect, the method includes receiving, from a first computing device associated with a first account, a request for interaction with a second computing device associated with a second account, wherein the first account is assigned a quota for interacting with one or more accounts. The method includes determining a cost associated with the interaction. The method includes, when the quota exceeds the cost, determining that the interaction is allowed and deducting the cost from the quota. Systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Bharadwaj Subramanian, Matthew Knouse, Charles Zaffaroni