Thomas J Tuttle

US Patent:

8374628, Feb 12, 2013

Filed:

Nov 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/943505

Inventors:

Marco Nelissen - San Jose CA, US
Thomas J. Tuttle - West Roxbury MA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04W 24/00

US Classification:

4554561, 4554141, 4554563, 455457

Abstract:

In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a first telephone device and at a second telephone device, a request to accept a telephone call. The method further includes obtaining information that indicates a first current geographic location of the first telephone device or the associated first user based on the second telephone device or an associated second user being a member of a group of call recipients that are permitted to receive the information that indicates the first current geographic location. The method additionally includes, using the obtained information, providing a representation of the first current geographic location of the first telephone device on the second telephone device in association with the telephone call from the first telephone device.

US Patent:

8644847, Feb 4, 2014

Filed:

Sep 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/249127

Inventors:

Marco Nelissen - San Jose CA, US
Thomas J. Tuttle - West Roxbury MA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04M 3/42
H04W 24/00

US Classification:

4554561, 4554563, 4554566, 455415

Abstract:

In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a first telephone device and at a second telephone device, a request to accept a telephone call. The method further includes obtaining information that indicates a first current geographic location of the first telephone device or the associated first user based on the second telephone device or an associated second user being a member of a group of call recipients that are permitted to receive the information that indicates the first current geographic location. The method additionally includes, using the obtained information, providing a representation of the first current geographic location of the first telephone device on the second telephone device in association with the telephone call from the first telephone device.

US Patent:

20140067686, Mar 6, 2014

Filed:

Aug 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/597619

Inventors:

Thomas James Tuttle - Somerville MA, US

Assignee:

GOOGLE INC. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 21/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

705 51, 705 261

Abstract:

Content is pre-downloaded to a client device used by user. The pre-downloaded content is received and stored at the client device and has an access restriction to prevent the user from consuming the pre-downloaded content. The client device interacts with the user to facilitate purchase transactions for the pre-downloaded content. After the pre-downloaded content is purchased, the client device removes the access restriction to allow the user to consume the pre-downloaded content on the client device. Pre-downloading digital content allows the user, for example, to access the pre-downloaded content without needing to download the content at the time of purchase.