Patents by Inventor Nathan Daniel Cox

Nathan Daniel Cox 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: 20180232136
    Abstract: Authentication of a computing device involves displaying an authentication code display area and an authentication code input area on a touchscreen display of a computing device, detecting a touch contact at a first touch point in the authentication code input area, presenting a first character associated with the first touch point on the display, detecting a first swipe gesture from the first touch point to a second touch point, presenting a second character associated with the second touch point, detecting a confirmation gesture associated with the second touch point, and authenticating the computing device based at least in part on the second character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Paul SPARANDARA, Emilio Castro PASSI, Nathan Daniel COX, Jared Terry BENSON, Shayne Sierra INGHAM
  • Publication number: 20180232123
    Abstract: Authentication of a computing device involves displaying a plurality of subareas on a touchscreen display of a computing device, detecting a touch contact in a first subarea of the plurality of subareas, detecting a first swipe gesture from the first subarea to a second subarea of the plurality of subareas, detecting a first confirmation gesture associated with the first swipe gesture, and authenticating the computing device based at least in part on the first swipe gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Paul SPARANDARA, Emilio Castro PASSI, Nathan Daniel COX, Jared Terry BENSON, Shayne Sierra INGHAM
  • Patent number: 9542060
    Abstract: User interfaces for selecting content for presentation or other actions is described in this disclosure. Using a small number of input controls a user may quickly and easily navigate content available for presentation from one or more content providers. Additional information may be presented to the user to facilitate selection of the content. Users may select content using one or more of a graphical user interface, or voice input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Brenner, Jared T. Benson, Eric A. Breitbard, Michael Patrick Bauerly, Vincent G. Uttley, Panos Vassiliadis, Lowell W. Goss, Nathan Daniel Cox