Patents by Inventor Neal Foster
Neal Foster 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).
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Publication number: 20240265754Abstract: User access to a physical location (e.g., a homes, businesses, or other locations) may be granted for certain limited tasks based on one or more access procedures stored in a registry and associated with an identity of the user. Such access may be given without including an interaction with an owner, administrator, or manager of the location. User individuals may self-identify themselves to an access server or registry after arriving at the premises and receive corresponding access privileges via one or more devices within the premises based on access procedures stored in the access registry. The access procedures may be executed by the access server through communications with access devices within or about the premises and may be tailored based on the type of user individual or type of access requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: David Wechsler, Neal Foster
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Patent number: 11908257Abstract: User access to a physical location (e.g., a homes, businesses, or other locations) may be granted for certain limited tasks based on one or more access procedures stored in a registry and associated with an identity of the user. Such access may be given without including an interaction with an owner, administrator, or manager of the location. User individuals may self-identify themselves to an access server or registry after arriving at the premises and receive corresponding access privileges via one or more devices within the premises based on access procedures stored in the access registry. The access procedures may be executed by the access server through communications with access devices within or about the premises and may be tailored based on the type of user individual or type of access requested.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: David Wechsler, Neal Foster
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Patent number: 11632347Abstract: Systems herein supply hero cards that display contextual information and actions based on backend systems. The information and actions are related to a trigger content item in an application that does not have access to the backend systems. A hero agent running a user device can communicate the trigger content to a hero server. The hero server can determine which connectors to backend systems relate to the user device, and then can retrieve result information from one or more of the backend systems. The result information populates the hero card, which the hero agent displays within the application. Action buttons on the hero card cause the hero agent to contact one or more of the backend systems to cause an action to take place there.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Adam Cianfichi, Neal Foster, Marshall Anne Busbee, Dan Zeck, Rob Worsnop, Anthony Kueh, Andrew Eye
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Publication number: 20220385616Abstract: Systems herein supply hero cards that display contextual information and actions based on backend systems. The information and actions are related to a trigger content item in an application that does not have access to the backend systems. A hero agent running a user device can communicate the trigger content to a hero server. The hero server can determine which connectors to backend systems relate to the user device, and then can retrieve result information from one or more of the backend systems. The result information populates the hero card, which the hero agent displays within the application. Action buttons on the hero card cause the hero agent to contact one or more of the backend systems to cause an action to take place there.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Adam Cianfichi, Neal Foster, Marshall Anne Busbee, Dan Zeck, Rob Worsnop, Anthony Kueh, Andrew Eye
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Patent number: 11444908Abstract: Systems herein supply hero cards that display contextual information and actions based on backend systems. The information and actions are related to a trigger content item in an application that does not have access to the backend systems. A hero agent running a user device can communicate the trigger content to a hero server. The hero server can determine which connectors to backend systems relate to the user device, and then can retrieve result information from one or more of the backend systems. The result information populates the hero card, which the hero agent displays within the application. Action buttons on the hero card cause the hero agent to contact one or more of the backend systems to cause an action to take place there.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Adam Cianfichi, Neal Foster, Marshall Anne Busbee, Dan Zeck, Rob Worsnop, Anthony Kueh, Andrew Eye
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Publication number: 20220157101Abstract: User access to a physical location (e.g., a homes, businesses, or other locations) may be granted for certain limited tasks based on one or more access procedures stored in a registry and associated with an identity of the user. Such access may be given without including an interaction with an owner, administrator, or manager of the location. User individuals may self-identify themselves to an access server or registry after arriving at the premises and receive corresponding access privileges via one or more devices within the premises based on access procedures stored in the access registry. The access procedures may be executed by the access server through communications with access devices within or about the premises and may be tailored based on the type of user individual or type of access requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: David Wechsler, Neal Foster
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Patent number: 11210878Abstract: User access to a physical location (e.g., a homes, businesses, or other locations) may be granted for certain limited tasks based on one or more access procedures stored in a registry and associated with an identity of the user. Such access may be given without including an interaction with an owner, administrator, or manager of the location. User individuals may self-identify themselves to an access server or registry after arriving at the premises and receive corresponding access privileges via one or more devices within the premises based on access procedures stored in the access registry. The access procedures may be executed by the access server through communications with access devices within or about the premises and may be tailored based on the type of user individual or type of access requested.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: David Wechsler, Neal Foster
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Patent number: 11070506Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing push notifications to a third-party application executing on a client device. An example can include encrypting user credentials, generating a callback Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) with at least a portion of the encrypted credentials embedded into the URL, and requesting notifications from an email service to be provided at the callback URL. Upon receiving a notification at the callback URL, a system component can decrypt the credentials within the URL using a private key and log into the email account using those decrypted credentials. The system component can then generate a push notification based on any changes found in the email account and cause the notification to be delivered to the third-party application on the client device.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Neal Foster, Evan Hurst, Ruben Nieves
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Publication number: 20210194844Abstract: Systems herein supply hero cards that display contextual information and actions based on backend systems. The information and actions are related to a trigger content item in an application that does not have access to the backend systems. A hero agent running a user device can communicate the trigger content to a hero server. The hero server can determine which connectors to backend systems relate to the user device, and then can retrieve result information from one or more of the backend systems. The result information populates the hero card, which the hero agent displays within the application. Action buttons on the hero card cause the hero agent to contact one or more of the backend systems to cause an action to take place there.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Adam Cianfichi, Neal Foster, Marshall Anne Busbee, Dan Zeck, Rob Worsnop, Anthony Kueh, Andrew Eye
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Patent number: 10958612Abstract: Systems herein supply hero cards that display contextual information and actions based on backend systems. The information and actions are related to a trigger content item in an application that does not have access to the backend systems. A hero agent running a user device can communicate the trigger content to a hero server. The hero server can determine which connectors to backend systems relate to the user device, and then can retrieve result information from one or more of the backend systems. The result information populates the hero card, which the hero agent displays within the application. Action buttons on the hero card cause the hero agent to contact one or more of the backend systems to cause an action to take place there.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Adam Cianfichi, Neal Foster, Marshall Anne Busbee, Dan Zeck, Rob Worsnop, Anthony Kueh, Andrew Eye
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Patent number: 10681163Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing push notifications to a third-party application executing on a client device. An example can include encrypting user credentials, generating a callback Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) with at least a portion of the encrypted credentials embedded into the URL, and requesting notifications from an email service to be provided at the callback URL. Upon receiving a notification at the callback URL, a system component can decrypt the credentials within the URL using a private key and log into the email account using those decrypted credentials. The system component can then generate a push notification based on any changes found in the email account and cause the notification to be delivered to the third-party application on the client device.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Neal Foster, Evan Hurst, Ruben Nieves
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Patent number: 10614423Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing push notifications to a third-party application executing on a client device. An example can include encrypting user credentials, generating a callback Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) with at least a portion of the encrypted credentials embedded into the URL, and requesting notifications from an email service to be provided at the callback URL. Upon receiving a notification at the callback URL, a system component can decrypt the credentials within the URL using a private key and log into the email account using those decrypted credentials. The system component can then generate a push notification based on any changes found in the email account and cause the notification to be delivered to the third-party application on the client device.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Neal Foster, Evan Hurst, Ruben Nieves
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Patent number: 10560416Abstract: Systems herein supply hero cards that display contextual information and actions based on backend systems. The information and actions are related to a trigger content item in an application that does not have access to the backend systems. A hero agent running a user device can communicate the trigger content to a hero server. The hero server can determine which connectors to backend systems relate to the user device, and then can retrieve result information from one or more of the backend systems. The result information populates the hero card, which the hero agent displays within the application. Action buttons on the hero card cause the hero agent to contact one or more of the backend systems to cause an action to take place there.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Adam Cianfichi, Neal Foster, Marshall Anne Busbee, Dan Zeck, Rob Worsnop, Anthony Kueh, Andrew Eye
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Publication number: 20190394158Abstract: Systems herein supply hero cards that display contextual information and actions based on backend systems. The information and actions are related to a trigger content item in an application that does not have access to the backend systems. A hero agent running a user device can communicate the trigger content to a hero server. The hero server can determine which connectors to backend systems relate to the user device, and then can retrieve result information from one or more of the backend systems. The result information populates the hero card, which the hero agent displays within the application. Action buttons on the hero card cause the hero agent to contact one or more of the backend systems to cause an action to take place there.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Adam Cianfichi, Neal Foster, Marshall Anne Busbee, Dan Zeck, Rob Worsnop, Anthony Kueh, Andrew Eye
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Patent number: 10484324Abstract: Systems herein supply hero cards that display contextual information and actions based on backend systems. The information and actions are related to a trigger content item in an application that does not have access to the backend systems. A hero agent running a user device can communicate the trigger content to a hero server. The hero server can determine which connectors to backend systems relate to the user device, and then can retrieve result information from one or more of the backend systems. The result information populates the hero card, which the hero agent displays within the application. Action buttons on the hero card cause the hero agent to contact one or more of the backend systems to cause an action to take place there.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Adam Cianfichi, Neal Foster, Marshall Anne Busbee, Dan Zeck, Rob Worsnop, Anthony Kueh, Andrew Eye
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Publication number: 20190213553Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing push notifications to a third-party application executing on a client device. An example can include encrypting user credentials, generating a callback Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) with at least a portion of the encrypted credentials embedded into the URL, and requesting notifications from an email service to be provided at the callback URL. Upon receiving a notification at the callback URL, a system component can decrypt the credentials within the URL using a private key and log into the email account using those decrypted credentials. The system component can then generate a push notification based on any changes found in the email account and cause the notification to be delivered to the third-party application on the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Neal Foster, Evan Hurst, Ruben Nieves
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Publication number: 20190213817Abstract: User access to a physical location (e.g., a homes, businesses, or other locations) may be granted for certain limited tasks based on one or more access procedures stored in a registry and associated with an identity of the user. Such access may be given without including an interaction with an owner, administrator, or manager of the location. User individuals may self-identify themselves to an access server or registry after arriving at the premises and receive corresponding access privileges via one or more devices within the premises based on access procedures stored in the access registry. The access procedures may be executed by the access server through communications with access devices within or about the premises and may be tailored based on the type of user individual or type of access requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: David Wechsler, Neal Foster
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Publication number: 20190215291Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing push notifications to a third-party application executing on a client device. An example can include encrypting user credentials, generating a callback Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) with at least a portion of the encrypted credentials embedded into the URL, and requesting notifications from an email service to be provided at the callback URL. Upon receiving a notification at the callback URL, a system component can decrypt the credentials within the URL using a private key and log into the email account using those decrypted credentials. The system component can then generate a push notification based on any changes found in the email account and cause the notification to be delivered to the third-party application on the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Neal Foster, Evan Hurst, Ruben Nieves
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Publication number: 20190215374Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing push notifications to a third-party application executing on a client device. An example can include encrypting user credentials, generating a callback Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) with at least a portion of the encrypted credentials embedded into the URL, and requesting notifications from an email service to be provided at the callback URL. Upon receiving a notification at the callback URL, a system component can decrypt the credentials within the URL using a private key and log into the email account using those decrypted credentials. The system component can then generate a push notification based on any changes found in the email account and cause the notification to be delivered to the third-party application on the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Neal Foster, Evan Hurst, Ruben Nieves
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Publication number: 20180097768Abstract: Systems herein supply hero cards that display contextual information and actions based on backend systems. The information and actions are related to a trigger content item in an application that does not have access to the backend systems. A hero agent running a user device can communicate the trigger content to a hero server. The hero server can determine which connectors to backend systems relate to the user device, and then can retrieve result information from one or more of the backend systems. The result information populates the hero card, which the hero agent displays within the application. Action buttons on the hero card cause the hero agent to contact one or more of the backend systems to cause an action to take place there.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Ian Ragsdale, Adam Cianfichi, Neal Foster, Marshall Anne Busbee, Dan Zeck, Rob Worsnop, Anthony Kueh, Andrew Eye