Patents by Inventor William DeBruynkops

William DeBruynkops 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).

  • First-party application data transfer
    Patent number: 12627987
    Abstract: As disclosed herein, a computer-implemented method is provided. In one aspect, the computer-implemented method may include capturing, at a first client device hosting a messaging application, a context code generated for display in a graphical user interface of a second client device hosting the messaging application. The computer-implemented method may include determining, based on the context code, the second client device is authorized to receive from the first client device a dataset associated with a user account of the messaging application. The computer-implemented method may include establishing, based on determining the second client device is authorized, a peer-to-peer connection between the first client device and the second client device. The computer-implemented method may include transferring, by the peer-to-peer connection, the dataset and metadata associated with the dataset from the first client device to the second client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: WhatsApp LLC
    Inventors: Ming Zhou, Alison Luiz de Oliveira Chaves, William DeBruynkops
  • FIRST-PARTY APPLICATION DATA TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20240276228
    Abstract: As disclosed herein, a computer-implemented method is provided. In one aspect, the computer-implemented method may include capturing, at a first client device hosting a messaging application, a context code generated for display in a graphical user interface of a second client device hosting the messaging application. The computer-implemented method may include determining, based on the context code, the second client device is authorized to receive from the first client device a dataset associated with a user account of the messaging application. The computer-implemented method may include establishing, based on determining the second client device is authorized, a peer-to-peer connection between the first client device and the second client device. The computer-implemented method may include transferring, by the peer-to-peer connection, the dataset and metadata associated with the dataset from the first client device to the second client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ming Zhou, Alison Luiz de Oliveira Chaves, William DeBruynkops