Patents by Inventor Steve Falkenburg
Steve Falkenburg 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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Patent number: 12189634Abstract: Search results are improved, in one embodiment, through the use of subscription information about the status of a subscription to content. The subscription information can be transmitted to a cloud storage service used by a user account of a device; later, a search query from the device causes the receipt of search results from a search using the subscription information and these search results can show the status of the subscription such as whether the content is playable.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Anshu Chimalamarri, John Hornkvist, Kevin Decker, Steve Falkenburg
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Publication number: 20220261407Abstract: Search results are improved, in one embodiment, through the use of subscription information about the status of a subscription to content. The subscription information can be transmitted to a cloud storage service used by a user account of a device; later, a search query from the device causes the receipt of search results from a search using the subscription information and these search results can show the status of the subscription such as whether the content is playable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Anshu Chimalamarri, John Hornkvist, Kevin Decker, Steve Falkenburg
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Patent number: 11347750Abstract: Search results are improved, in one embodiment, through the use of subscription information about the status of a subscription to content. The subscription information can be transmitted to a cloud storage service used by a user account of a device; later, a search query from the device causes the receipt of search results from a search using the subscription information and these search results can show the status of the subscription such as whether the content is playable.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Anshu Chimalamarri, John Hornkvist, Kevin Decker, Steve Falkenburg
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Patent number: 11227063Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a privacy mechanism to protect user data when transmitting the data to a server that estimates a frequency of such data amongst a set of client devices. In one embodiment, a differential privacy mechanism is implemented using a count-mean-sketch technique that can reduce resource requirements required to enable privacy while providing provable guarantees regarding privacy and utility. For instance, the mechanism can provide the ability to tailor utility (e.g. accuracy of estimations) against the resource requirements (e.g. transmission bandwidth and computation complexity).Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Abhishek Bhowmick, Andrew H. Vyrros, Umesh S. Vaishampayan, Kevin W. Decker, Conrad Shultz, Steve Falkenburg, Mateusz Rajca
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Publication number: 20200410134Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a privacy mechanism to protect user data when transmitting the data to a server that estimates a frequency of such data amongst a set of client devices. In one embodiment, a differential privacy mechanism is implemented using a count-mean-sketch technique that can reduce resource requirements required to enable privacy while providing provable guarantees regarding privacy and utility. For instance, the mechanism can provide the ability to tailor utility (e.g. accuracy of estimations) against the resource requirements (e.g. transmission bandwidth and computation complexity).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Abhishek Bhowmick, Andrew H. Vyrros, Umesh S. Vaishampayan, Kevin W. Decker, Conrad Shultz, Steve Falkenburg, Mateusz Rajca
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Patent number: 10776511Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a privacy mechanism to protect user data when transmitting the data to a server that estimates a frequency of such data amongst a set of client devices. One embodiment uses a differential privacy mechanism to enhance a user experience by inferring potential user preferences from analyzing crowdsourced user interaction data. Based on a statistical analysis of user interactions in relation to various features or events, development efforts with respect to application behavior may be refined or enhanced. For example, user interactions in relation to the presentation of content such as content from online sources may be analyzed. Accordingly, presentation settings or preferences may be defined based on the crowdsourced user interaction data.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kevin W. Decker, Conrad Shultz, Steve Falkenburg, Mateusz Rajca, Abhishek Bhowmick, Andrew H. Vyrros, Umesh S. Vaishampayan
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Publication number: 20200218726Abstract: Search results are improved, in one embodiment, through the use of subscription information about the status of a subscription to content. The subscription information can be transmitted to a cloud storage service used by a user account of a device; later, a search query from the device causes the receipt of search results from a search using the subscription information and these search results can show the status of the subscription such as whether the content is playable.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Anshu Chimalamarri, John Hornkvist, Kevin Decker, Steve Falkenburg
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Patent number: 10599867Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a privacy mechanism to protect user data when transmitting the data to a server that estimates a frequency of such data amongst a set of client devices. In one embodiment, a differential privacy mechanism is implemented using a count-mean-sketch technique that can reduce resource requirements required to enable privacy while providing provable guarantees regarding privacy and utility. For instance, the mechanism can provide the ability to tailor utility (e.g. accuracy of estimations) against the resource requirements (e.g. transmission bandwidth and computation complexity).Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Abhishek Bhowmick, Andrew H. Vyrros, Umesh S. Vaishampayan, Kevin W. Decker, Conrad Shultz, Steve Falkenburg, Mateusz Rajca
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Patent number: 10534778Abstract: Search results are improved, in one embodiment, through the use of subscription information about the status of a subscription to content. The subscription information can be transmitted to a cloud storage service used by a user account of a device; later, a search query from the device causes the receipt of search results from a search using the subscription information and these search results can show the status of the subscription such as whether the content is playable.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anshu Chimalamarri, John Homkvist, Kevin Decker, Steve Falkenburg
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Publication number: 20180349637Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a privacy mechanism to protect user data when transmitting the data to a server that estimates a frequency of such data amongst a set of client devices. One embodiment uses a differential privacy mechanism to enhance a user experience by inferring potential user preferences from analyzing crowdsourced user interaction data. Based on a statistical analysis of user interactions in relation to various features or events, development efforts with respect to application behavior may be refined or enhanced. For example, user interactions in relation to the presentation of content such as content from online sources may be analyzed. Accordingly, presentation settings or preferences may be defined based on the crowdsourced user interaction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Kevin W. Decker, Conrad Shultz, Steve Falkenburg, Mateusz Rajca, Abhishek Bhowmick, Andrew H. Vyrros, Umesh S. Vaishampayan
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Publication number: 20160357823Abstract: Search results are improved, in one embodiment, through the use of subscription information about the status of a subscription to content. The subscription information can be transmitted to a cloud storage service used by a user account of a device; later, a search query from the device causes the receipt of search results from a search using the subscription information and these search results can show the status of the subscription such as whether the content is playable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Anshu Chimalamarri, John Homkvist, Kevin Decker, Steve Falkenburg
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Patent number: 6651217Abstract: A system and method is provided for populating a plurality of fields appearing on a form such as an HTML-based form rendered on a browser. When a user first populates a form and submits it for processing, a web browser employing the inventive principles determines whether the user has completed a profile containing commonly used fields (e.g., name, address, phone number and the like). If no profile has been completed, data values from the form populated by the user are extracted, matched to the commonly used fields, and used to populate the profile, which is stored for future use. The user is also invited to supply missing data values for other fields contained in the profile. Thereafter, when the user displays the same or a different form, the user is given the option to automatically populate the form using values stored in the profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 1999Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kevin Kennedy, David Clancy, Steve Falkenburg