Patents by Inventor Thomas James Tuttle

Thomas James Tuttle 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: 9106705
    Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to providing block lists in a social network system. In some embodiments, a method includes enabling one or more first users of a social network system to generate at least one block list containing one or more blocked users, where one or more restrictions are applied to the one or more blocked users. In some embodiments, the method further includes enabling the at least one block list to be shared with one or more second users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas James Tuttle, Florian Rohrweck
  • Publication number: 20140067686
    Abstract: Content is pre-downloaded to a client device used by user. The pre-downloaded content is received and stored at the client device and has an access restriction to prevent the user from consuming the pre-downloaded content. The client device interacts with the user to facilitate purchase transactions for the pre-downloaded content. After the pre-downloaded content is purchased, the client device removes the access restriction to allow the user to consume the pre-downloaded content on the client device. Pre-downloading digital content allows the user, for example, to access the pre-downloaded content without needing to download the content at the time of purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Thomas James Tuttle, Zhen Elizabeth Fong-Jones