Patents by Inventor Virginia Howard

Virginia Howard 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: 10667077
    Abstract: A hybrid location service maintains a user state for each of a plurality of mobile devices communicably coupled to the hybrid location service via one or more networks. The hybrid location service can receive a request for a location of a mobile device. In response, the hybrid location service can determine a consent source. The consent source can include the mobile device or a network operator of the network used by the mobile device. The hybrid location service determines a response to the request for the location of the mobile device based, at least in part, on a user state of the mobile device and a user consent obtained from the consent source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Avast Software s.r.o.
    Inventors: Virginia Howard, Dan Hodges
  • Patent number: 9740883
    Abstract: A system is provided including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that causes a mobile device to store client states indicating statuses of mobile device functional components. Each client state corresponds to a functional component. A client digest of the client state is stored. A server digest corresponding to a server state and the client digest is received from a server. The server state indicates a status of a mobile device functional component. The server digest is compared with the client digest. A state request is transmitted to the server responsive to a determination of a difference between the server digest and client digest. The server state is received from the server. The functional component is enabled or disabled as indicated by the server state. The server state and digest are stored as the client state and digest respectively. Methods for control of mobile device functional components are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Location Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Anakata, Virginia Howard, Tasos Roumeliotis, Scott Hotes
  • Publication number: 20170132424
    Abstract: A system is provided including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that causes a mobile device to store client states indicating statuses of mobile device functional components. Each client state corresponds to a functional component. A client digest of the client state is stored. A server digest corresponding to a server state and the client digest is received from a server. The server state indicates a status of a mobile device functional component. The server digest is compared with the client digest. A state request is transmitted to the server responsive to a determination of a difference between the server digest and client digest. The server state is received from the server. The functional component is enabled or disabled as indicated by the server state. The server state and digest are stored as the client state and digest respectively. Methods for control of mobile device functional components are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: WaveMarket, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Anakata, Virginia Howard, Tasos Roumeliotis, Scott Hotes
  • Publication number: 20150227752
    Abstract: A system is provided including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that causes a mobile device to store client states indicating statuses of mobile device functional components. Each client state corresponds to a functional component. A client digest of the client state is stored. A server digest corresponding to a server state and the client digest is received from a server. The server state indicates a status of a mobile device functional component. The server digest is compared with the client digest. A state request is transmitted to the server responsive to a determination of a difference between the server digest and client digest. The server state is received from the server. The functional component is enabled or disabled as indicated by the server state. The server state and digest are stored as the client state and digest respectively. Methods for control of mobile device functional components are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: WaveMarket, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Anakata, Virginia Howard, Tasos Roumeliotis, Scott Hotes