Patents by Inventor Philip L. Childs

Philip L. Childs 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: 11762960
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for secure file distribution. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to divide a file that is intended for a recipient into a plurality of portions. The code is executable by the processor to associate each of the plurality of portions with a different one of the recipient's electronic devices. The code is executable by the processor to assemble the plurality of portions of the file for the recipient in response to authenticating the recipient on each of the recipient's electronic devices that is associated with a portion of the plurality of portions of the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Lee, Philip L. Childs
  • Patent number: 11456886
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: supporting, using a meeting application of an information handling device, a mixed meeting, wherein the mixed meeting comprises participants originating from at least two connection mediums; attempting, using a processor, to determine the identities of each of the participants in the mixed meeting; and providing an indication of each of the determined identities to at least one of the participants. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tobias Christensen, Matthew William Fardig, Philip L. Childs
  • Patent number: 11245541
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, with reference to a predetermined ruleset for an online meeting, a list of eligible required participants; identifying, using at least one identity-determining technique, identities for present participants in the online meeting; determining, with reference to the predetermined ruleset and upon comparison of the list of the eligible required participants to the identified identities of the present participants, whether a minimum threshold number of the eligible required participants are present in the online meeting; and performing an action based upon the determination. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tobias Christensen, Matthew William Fardig, Philip L. Childs
  • Publication number: 20210303659
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for secure file distribution. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to divide a file that is intended for a recipient into a plurality of portions. The code is executable by the processor to associate each of the plurality of portions with a different one of the recipient's electronic devices. The code is executable by the processor to assemble the plurality of portions of the file for the recipient in response to authenticating the recipient on each of the recipient's electronic devices that is associated with a portion of the plurality of portions of the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Lee, Philip L. Childs
  • Publication number: 20210306172
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, based upon a permissions policy, a list of authorized participants associated with at least one segment of an online meeting; identifying, using at least one identity-determining technique, an identity of each participant that joins the online meeting; determining, by comparing the identity of each participant against the list of authorized participants, whether an unauthorized participant is present in the at least one segment; and preventing, responsive to determining that the unauthorized participant is present, the unauthorized participant access to meeting data associated with the at least one segment. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Christensen, Matthew William Fardig, Philip L. Childs
  • Publication number: 20210306170
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: supporting, using a meeting application of an information handling device, a mixed meeting, wherein the mixed meeting comprises participants originating from at least two connection mediums; attempting, using a processor, to determine the identities of each of the participants in the mixed meeting; and providing an indication of each of the determined identities to at least one of the participants. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Christensen, Matthew William Fardig, Philip L. Childs
  • Publication number: 20210306171
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, with reference to a predetermined ruleset for an online meeting, a list of eligible required participants; identifying, using at least one identity-determining technique, identities for present participants in the online meeting; determining, with reference to the predetermined ruleset and upon comparison of the list of the eligible required participants to the identified identities of the present participants, whether a minimum threshold number of the eligible required participants are present in the online meeting; and performing an action based upon the determination. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Christensen, Matthew William Fardig, Philip L. Childs
  • Publication number: 20210264007
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using one or more sensors of an information handling device, at least two biometric inputs provided by a user during an authentication process; authenticating the user responsive to determining that at least one biometric input of the at least two biometric inputs shares a threshold level of similarity with stored biometric information; determining, using a processor, that another biometric input of the at least two biometric inputs does not share the threshold level of similarity with the stored biometric information; and updating the stored biometric information with retained characteristics of the another biometric input. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Co Lee, Nathan Andrew Hatfield, Philip L. Childs
  • Publication number: 20210192467
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, one or more meeting parameters corresponding to a recurring meeting and provided by a user; accessing a schedule for each of a plurality of attendees and a schedule for possible meeting locations for the recurring meeting; and based upon the one or more meeting parameters, the schedule for each of the plurality of attendees, and the possible meeting locations, scheduling times and locations for each recurrence of the recurring meeting. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Philip L. Childs, Jonathan Co Lee
  • Publication number: 20210192466
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an event request for a user; determining, using a processor and based on context data, a priority associated with the event request; and performing, based on the determined priority associated with the event request, an action. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Russell Speight VanBlon, Jonathan Co Lee
  • Publication number: 20210192465
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a processor, a user as a receiver of an event request; receiving, at an information handling device, an acceptance indication of the event request from the user; determining, using a processor, whether an overlap exists between an event associated with the accepted event request and at least one other event; and performing, responsive to determining that the overlap exists, an action to resolve a conflict created by the overlap. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Jonathan Co Lee, Philip L. Childs
  • Patent number: 10594681
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving authentication input, at a device, that is sent to an aggregate service device; requesting file system data, retrieved by the aggregate service device, analogous to data stored on a remote device and data stored on a cloud storage device; receiving at the device, after providing the authentication input to the aggregate service device, the file system data from the aggregate service device; and displaying, on the device, a user interface in the form of a file manager application generated from the requested file system data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, James Anthony Hunt
  • Patent number: 10511608
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: sending, from a device, input from a user requesting access to data retrievable by an aggregate service device; sending, from the device, input from the user selecting, from the aggregate service device, a selection of data; and sending a distribution command; wherein the distribution command comprises information related to distributing a pointer indicating the selection of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, James Anthony Hunt
  • Patent number: 10506040
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; authenticating, at the aggregate service device, the user to provide access to at least one remote device; providing, by the aggregate service device, data analogous to data of the at least one remote device; receiving, by the aggregate service device, a selection of data accessible by the user from the at least one remote device; and facilitating data transfer associated with the selection of data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Donald Oman, Tony Eugene Thompson, Daniel Robert Carter, Christopher Scott Long, Trevin Michael Forkert, Philip L. Childs
  • Patent number: 9652465
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, comprising: receiving, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; authenticating, at an aggregate service device, the user to provide access to a plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user hosted by a single cloud storage service; providing, by the aggregate service device, data analogous to data of the plurality of cloud storage accounts; receiving, by the aggregate service device, a selection of data accessible by the user from the plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user; and facilitating data transfer associated with the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Jose Roberto Rodriguez, Matthew Jacyno, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, Carmelo Antonio Gazzia, Timothy Mark Robbins, Mei-Wen Sun
  • Publication number: 20160127347
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving authentication input, at a device, that is sent to an aggregate service device; requesting file system data, retrieved by the aggregate service device, analogous to data stored on a remote device and data stored on a cloud storage device; receiving at the device, after providing the authentication input to the aggregate service device, the file system data from the aggregate service device; and displaying, on the device, a user interface in the form of a file manager application generated from the requested file system data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, James Anthony Hunt
  • Publication number: 20160127383
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: sending, from a device, input from a user requesting access to data retrievable by an aggregate service device; sending, from the device, input from the user selecting, from the aggregate service device, a selection of data; and sending a distribution command; wherein the distribution command comprises information related to distributing a pointer indicating the selection of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, James Anthony Hunt
  • Publication number: 20160125098
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, involving receiving, at a device, input from a user; requesting, using the input, access to an aggregate service device having access to data stored on at least one non-local user device; receiving, at the device, search criteria from the user; receiving results produced by searching the data stored on at least one non-local user device utilizing the search criteria; and displaying, at the device, the results of the searching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Tony Euqene Thompson
  • Publication number: 20160127338
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; authenticating, at the aggregate service device, the user to provide access to at least one remote device; providing, by the aggregate service device, data analogous to data of the at least one remote device; receiving, by the aggregate service device, a selection of data accessible by the user from the at least one remote device; and facilitating data transfer associated with the selection of data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Donald Oman, Tony Euqene Thompson, Daniel Robert Carter, Christopher Scott Long, Trevin Michael Forket, Philip L. Childs
  • Publication number: 20160127339
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, comprising: receiving, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; authenticating, at an aggregate service device, the user to provide access to a plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user hosted by a single cloud storage service; providing, by the aggregate service device, data analogous to data of the plurality of cloud storage accounts; receiving, by the aggregate service device, a selection of data accessible by the user from the plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user; and facilitating data transfer associated with the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Jose Roberto Rodriguez, Matthew Jacyno, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, Carmelo Antonio Gazzia, Timothy Mark Robbins, Mei-Wen Sun