Patents by Inventor Tim Van Damme

Tim Van Damme 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).

  • Publication number: 20240089338
    Abstract: Generation of filtering rules for incoming messages can be activated by a user through a gesture-based input. When the user activates filtering rule generation, the message management service can cause a user device to display a prompt requesting additional data to be used to generate the filtering rule. The gesture can be a swipe and hold gesture, where the swipe is associated with an action (archiving, deleting, deferring, or adding the message to a list), and the swipe and hold action can activate filtering rule generation associated with the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, George Milton Underwood, IV, Tim Van Damme
  • Patent number: 11849004
    Abstract: Generation of filtering rules for incoming messages can be activated by a user through a gesture-based input. When the user activates filtering rule generation, the message management service can cause a user device to display a prompt requesting additional data to be used to generate the filtering rule. The gesture can be a swipe and hold gesture, where the swipe is associated with an action (archiving, deleting, deferring, or adding the message to a list), and the swipe and hold action can activate filtering rule generation associated with the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, George Milton Underwood, IV, Tim Van Damme
  • Publication number: 20220392775
    Abstract: Generation of filtering rules for incoming messages can be activated by a user through a gesture-based input. When the user activates filtering rule generation, the message management service can cause a user device to display a prompt requesting additional data to be used to generate the filtering rule. The gesture can be a swipe and hold gesture, where the swipe is associated with an action (archiving, deleting, deferring, or adding the message to a list), and the swipe and hold action can activate filtering rule generation associated with the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, George Milton Underwood, IV, Tim Van Damme
  • Patent number: 11444899
    Abstract: Generation of filtering rules for incoming messages can be activated by a user through a gesture-based input. When the user activates filtering rule generation, the message management service can cause a user device to display a prompt requesting additional data to be used to generate the filtering rule. The gesture can be a swipe and hold gesture, where the swipe is associated with an action (archiving, deleting, deferring, or adding the message to a list), and the swipe and hold action can activate filtering rule generation associated with the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, George Milton Underwood, IV, Tim Van Damme
  • Patent number: 11128594
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing, drafts of an electronic document (e.g., an electronic note, an electronic message, an electronic calendar invitation, and/or other types of electronic documents) between client devices. Such an electronic document can be composed using different clients, such that composing the document can be continued using different clients. A draft of an electronic document can be stored by clients and/or the message management service as a metadata. A message management service can be implemented as an intermediary computing system to manage a current version of a draft in local storage when a draft is composed using a client device. The message management service can manage version information of a draft that is exists, if any, on each of the client devices. The message management service can synchronize a draft of the message with client devices when a draft is composed using a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, Tim Van Damme, George Milton Underwood, IV, Sean Beausoleil, Belinda Preno, Steven Kabbes, David Barshow, Anthony DeVincenzi
  • Publication number: 20200220834
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing, drafts of an electronic document (e.g., an electronic note, an electronic message, an electronic calendar invitation, and/or other types of electronic documents) between client devices. Such an electronic document can be composed using different clients, such that composing the document can be continued using different clients. A draft of an electronic document can be stored by clients and/or the message management service as a metadata. A message management service can be implemented as an intermediary computing system to manage a current version of a draft in local storage when a draft is composed using a client device. The message management service can manage version information of a draft that is exists, if any, on each of the client devices. The message management service can synchronize a draft of the message with client devices when a draft is composed using a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, Tim Van Damme, George Milton Underwood, IV, Sean Beausoleil, Belinda Preno, Steven Kabbes, David Barshow, Anthony DeVincenzi
  • Patent number: 10664510
    Abstract: Clustering media items includes: identifying a first plurality of media items associated with a first map view of a map; grouping the first plurality of media items into a first set of one or more clusters that correspond to a first set of one or more respective regions; displaying the first set of one or more clusters using a first set of one or more representative media items; in response to a request to change the first map view: identifying a second plurality of media items in a second map view associated with the request; grouping the second plurality of media items into a second set of one or more clusters that corresponds to a second set of one or more respective regions; and displaying the second set of one or more clusters using a second set of one or more representative media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregor Hochmuth, Tim Van Damme, Philip McAllister, Kevin Systrom
  • Patent number: 10623367
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing drafts of an electronic document (e.g., an electronic note, an electronic message, an electronic calendar invitation, and/or other types of electronic documents) between client devices. Such an electronic document can be composed using different clients, such that composing the document can be continued using different clients. A draft of an electronic document can be stored by clients and/or the message management service as a metadata. A message management service can be implemented as an intermediary computing system to manage a current version of a draft in local storage when a draft is composed using a client device. The message management service can manage version information of a draft that is exists, if any, on each of the client devices. The message management service can synchronize a draft of the message with client devices when a draft is composed using a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, Tim Van Damme, George Milton Underwood, IV, Sean Beausoleil, Belinda Preno, Steven Kabbes, David Barshow, Anthony DeVincenzi
  • Publication number: 20190108186
    Abstract: Processing a plurality of media items that are associated with a respective plurality of locations includes: obtaining the plurality of media items; selecting a first media item that defines a first region on a map; determining a first set of media items that are located within the first region; selecting a second media item that defines a second region on the map, the second media item being selected among media items that are not located within the first region; determining a second set of media items that are located within the second region; and processing the first set of media items and the second set of media items as distinct groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gregor Hochmuth, Tim Van Damme, Philip McAllister, Kevin Systrom
  • Patent number: 10140743
    Abstract: Clustering media items includes: selecting a first representative media item that defines a first region, wherein the first region is defined based at least in part on a size of a reduced resolution image associated with the first representative media item; determining a first set of media items that belong to the first region; selecting a second representative media item that does not belong to the first region and that defines a second region; determining a second set of media items that belong to the second region; and sending the reduced resolution image associated with the first representative media item and a reduced resolution image associated with the second representative media item to be displayed; wherein the reduced resolution image associated with the first representative media item and the reduced resolution image associated with the second representative media item are displayed on a map in a non-overlapping fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregor Hochmuth, Tim Van Damme, Philip McAllister, Kevin Systrom
  • Publication number: 20170302603
    Abstract: Generation of filtering rules for incoming messages can be activated by a user through a gesture-based input. When the user activates filtering rule generation, the message management service can cause a user device to display a prompt requesting additional data to be used to generate the filtering rule. The gesture can be a swipe and hold gesture, where the swipe is associated with an action (archiving, deleting, deferring, or adding the message to a list), and the swipe and hold action can activate filtering rule generation associated with the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Adam Cue, George Milton Underwood, IV, Tim Van Damme
  • Publication number: 20170187671
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing drafts of an electronic document (e.g., an electronic note, an electronic message, an electronic calendar invitation, and/or other types of electronic documents) between client devices. Such an electronic document can be composed using different clients, such that composing the document can be continued using different clients. A draft of an electronic document can be stored by clients and/or the message management service as a metadata. A message management service can be implemented as an intermediary computing system to manage a current version of a draft in local storage when a draft is composed using a client device. The message management service can manage version information of a draft that is exists, if any, on each of the client devices. The message management service can synchronize a draft of the message with client devices when a draft is composed using a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Adam Cue, Tim Van Damme, George Milton Underwood, IV, Sean Beausoleil, Belinda Preno, Steven Kabbes, David Barshow, Anthony DeVincenzi
  • Publication number: 20170069123
    Abstract: Clustering media items includes: selecting a first representative media item that defines a first region, wherein the first region is defined based at least in part on a size of a reduced resolution image associated with the first representative media item; determining a first set of media items that belong to the first region; selecting a second representative media item that does not belong to the first region and that defines a second region; determining a second set of media items that belong to the second region; and sending the reduced resolution image associated with the first representative media item and a reduced resolution image associated with the second representative media item to be displayed; wherein the reduced resolution image associated with the first representative media item and the reduced resolution image associated with the second representative media item are displayed on a map in a non-overlapping fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Gregor Hochmuth, Tim Van Damme, Philip McAllister, Kevin Systrom
  • Patent number: 9537805
    Abstract: Generation of filtering rules for incoming messages can be activated by a user through a gesture-based input. When the user activates filtering rule generation, the message management service can cause a user device to display a prompt requesting additional data to be used to generate the filtering rule. The gesture can be a swipe and hold gesture, where the swipe is associated with an action (archiving, deleting, deferring, or adding the message to a list), and the swipe and hold action can activate filtering rule generation associated with the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, George Milton Underwood, IV, Tim Van Damme
  • Patent number: 9529800
    Abstract: Displaying media items on a map includes: determining, among a plurality of media items, a set of media items that belongs to a region on a map, including: selecting, among the plurality of media items, a representative media item of the set of media items; defining the region on the map, a size of the region being dependent at least in part on a size of a reduced resolution image associated with the representative media item; and determining one or more other media items whose corresponding one or more pixel locations on a display are within the region, and including the one or more other media items in the set of media items; and displaying the reduced resolution image of the representative media item in the region on the map to represent the set of media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregor Hochmuth, Tim Van Damme, Philip McAllister, Kevin Systrom
  • Patent number: 9503402
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing drafts of an electronic document (e.g., an electronic note, an electronic message, an electronic calendar invitation, and/or other types of electronic documents) between client devices. Such an electronic document can be composed using different clients, such that composing the document can be continued using different clients. A draft of an electronic document can be stored by clients and/or the message management service as a metadata. A message management service can be implemented as an intermediary computing system to manage a current version of a draft in local storage when a draft is composed using a client device. The message management service can manage version information of a draft that is exists, if any, on each of the client devices. The message management service can synchronize a draft of the message with client devices when a draft is composed using a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Cue, Tim Van Damme, George Milton Underwood, IV, Sean Beausoleil, Belinda Preno, Steven Kabbes, David Barshow, Anthony DeVincenzi
  • Publication number: 20160203134
    Abstract: Processing a plurality of media items that are associated with a respective plurality of locations includes: obtaining the plurality of media items; selecting a first media item that defines a first region on a map; determining a first set of media items that are located within the first region; selecting a second media item that defines a second region on the map, the second media item being selected among media items that are not located within the first region; determining a second set of media items that are located within the second region; and processing the first set of media items and the second set of media items as distinct groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Gregor Hochmuth, Tim Van Damme, Philip McAllister, Kevin Systrom
  • Patent number: 9323855
    Abstract: Processing a plurality of media items that are associated with a respective plurality of locations includes: obtaining the plurality of media items; selecting a first media item that defines a first region on a map; determining a first set of media items that are located within the first region; selecting a second media item that defines a second region on the map, the second media item being selected among media items that are not located within the first region; determining a second set of media items that are located within the second region; and processing the first set of media items and the second set of media items as distinct groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregor Hochmuth, Tim Van Damme, Philip McAllister, Kevin Systrom
  • Publication number: 20160050177
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing drafts of an electronic document (e.g., an electronic note, an electronic message, an electronic calendar invitation, and/or other types of electronic documents) between client devices. Such an electronic document can be composed using different clients, such that composing the document can be continued using different clients. A draft of an electronic document can be stored by clients and/or the message management service as a metadata. A message management service can be implemented as an intermediary computing system to manage a current version of a draft in local storage when a draft is composed using a client device. The message management service can manage version information of a draft that is exists, if any, on each of the client devices. The message management service can synchronize a draft of the message with client devices when a draft is composed using a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Adam Cue, Tim Van Damme, George Milton Underwood, IV, Sean Beausoleil, Belinda Preno, Steven Kabbes, David Barshow, Anthony DeVincenzi
  • Publication number: 20150281155
    Abstract: Generation of filtering rules for incoming messages can be activated by a user through a gesture-based input. When the user activates filtering rule generation, the message management service can cause a user device to display a prompt requesting additional data to be used to generate the filtering rule. The gesture can be a swipe and hold gesture, where the swipe is associated with an action (archiving, deleting, deferring, or adding the message to a list), and the swipe and hold action can activate filtering rule generation associated with the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Adam Cue, George Milton Underwood, IV, Tim Van Damme