Patents by Inventor Steve Eakin

Steve Eakin 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).

  • Methods and systems for user opt-in to data privacy agreements
    Patent number: 11350280
    Abstract: A method for controlling access to a user's personal information includes obtaining, from an application executing on a device of a user of the application, personal information about the user of an application; determining a required permission from the user for at least one proposed use of the personal information; presenting, to the user, a first offer to provide access to at least one enhanced function of the application in exchange for the required permission; and responsive to the user providing the required permission, providing the user with access to the at least one enhanced function of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: VERIPATH, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Hall, Steve Eakin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USER OPT-IN TO DATA PRIVACY AGREEMENTS
    Publication number: 20200084221
    Abstract: A method for controlling access to a user's personal information includes obtaining, from an application executing on a device of a user of the application, personal information about the user of an application; determining a required permission from the user for at least one proposed use of the personal information; presenting, to the user, a first offer to provide access to at least one enhanced function of the application in exchange for the required permission; and responsive to the user providing the required permission, providing the user with access to the at least one enhanced function of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas HALL, Steve Eakin