Patents by Inventor Tyler J. Close

Tyler J. Close 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).

  • INTUITIVE FILE SHARING WITH TRANSPARENT SECURITY
    Publication number: 20100198871
    Abstract: A file sharing system includes authorization-based security to control access to shared files; and a synchronizer which uses the authorization-based security to monitor the shared files for changes and propagating the changes according to sharing relationships. A method for file sharing includes using authorization-based security to control access to a shared file; and monitoring the shared file for changes using a synchronizer which incorporates the authorization-based security to access the shared file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Marc D. Stiegler, Alan H. Karp, Mark S. Miller, Tyler J. Close
  • VISUALIZING FEATURES OF MESSAGES COMMUNICATED BETWEEN USERS
    Publication number: 20100070593
    Abstract: In a computerized method of visualizing features of messages communicated between a first user and a plurality of other users, a topic is identified and a visualization based upon messages containing at least one of the topic and a resource related to the topic is created. More particularly, the visualization is created to include at least one of user graphical representations and message graphical representations, and a resource graphical representation, such that, a user may easily identify features of the messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Craig Peter Sayers, Tyler J. Close, Malena Rosa Mesarina, Brett Bausk, John Ludd Recker