Patents by Inventor Vincent Lloyd Harding

Vincent Lloyd Harding 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).

  • Develop and multiply your network at events
    Patent number: 11025736
    Abstract: A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method as described herein are directed to an Event Network Engine. The Event Network Engine determines a presence of a target member account of a social networking service within a threshold distance from a physical location during an event time range. The Event Network Engine determines a presence of a second member account of the social networking service within the threshold distance from the physical location during the event time range is concurrent with the presence of the target member account. The Event Network Engine determines, based on social network member data, a relationship between the target member account and the second member account exists in the social networking service. Based on the relationship, the Event Network Engine causes a display of a notification for display on a client device associated with the target member account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sezhiyan Balasubramaniam, Vincent Lloyd Harding
  • DEVELOP AND MULTIPLY YOUR NETWORK AT EVENTS
    Publication number: 20170257448
    Abstract: A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method as described herein are directed to an Event Network Engine. The Event Network Engine determines a presence of a target member account of a social networking service within a threshold distance from a physical location during an event time range. The Event Network Engine determines a presence of a second member account of the social networking service within the threshold distance from the physical location during the event time range is concurrent with the presence of the target member account. The Event Network Engine determines, based on social network member data, a relationship between the target member account and the second member account exists in the social networking service. Based on the relationship, the Event Network Engine causes a display of a notification for display on a client device associated with the target member account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Sezhiyan Balasubramaniam, Vincent Lloyd Harding