Patents Examined by Christine M. Behncke
  • Patent number: 11263697
    Abstract: Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for investigating an insurance claim. A system may be configured to perform operations including establishing a video conferencing session with a mobile device associated with an insurance product and providing a user interface configured to provide a claims adjuster with remote control of a set of functions on the mobile device associated with the insurance product during the video conferencing session. The operations further include receiving, via the user interface, instructions for requesting the mobile device to perform at least one function in the set of functions on the mobile device and transmitting, to the mobile device, a request to perform the at least one function on the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Esurance Insurance Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph S. Laurentino, Philip Rodoni
  • Patent number: 11250440
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for payment collection are disclosed. An example method comprises: obtaining, at a code scanner, payment account information comprised in a payment code of a purchasing user by scanning the payment code; sending, at the code scanner, the payment account information to a processor; determining, at the processor, a payment amount due, to construct a payment request comprising the payment amount due, the payment account information, and the device identifier; sending, at the processor, the payment request to a communication module; and sending, at the communication module, the payment request to the target server for the target server to, according to the payment request, deduct the payment amount due from a payment account of the purchasing user corresponding to the payment account information, and add the payment amount due to the payment receiving account corresponding to the device identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liansheng Zhao, An Li, Lei Jiao
  • Patent number: 11241835
    Abstract: Financial instruments are produced at a remote location by a 3D printer. In one embodiment, a request is made for a financial instrument, such as a prepaid gift instrument, by user system(s) at the remote location(s). The user system(s) may be at one or more of a retailer location, a money transfer agent location, or an instrument holder or recipient location (such as at an instrument holder/recipient's residence). An instrument issuer may transmit a print file to a user system which may in turn provide the print file to the 3D printer in order to produce the instrument. At least of a portion of the print file may be rendered unusable at the user system after being provided to or used by the 3D printer, in order to prevent use of the print file to produce unauthorized copies of the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Western Union Company
    Inventor: Scott R. Paintin
  • Patent number: 11182860
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating photo-based estimation are described. In an aspect, a server is configured to send via a communications module to a remote computing device a first signal comprising a chat interface. The server may receive, via the communications module and from the remote computing device, a second signal representing input received at the remote computing device through the chat interface. The server may identify an account associated with the remote computing device and retrieve policy data associated with the identified account from the data store. The server may automatically evaluate the input and policy data against predetermined criteria to determine whether a claim has a low risk level and, when the claim is determined to have a low risk level, engage a photo-based estimation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
    Inventors: Denny Devasia Kuruvilla, Esli Gjini, Sarah Reeve, Harjot Singh Panag, Justin Seto, Naomi Sarah Feth, Anurag Thakur
  • Patent number: 11062395
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining fault for an accident involving a vehicle having one or more autonomous and/or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, performance data indicative of the performance of the features may be used to determine fault for a vehicle accident, such as a collision, by allocating fault for the accident between a vehicle operator, the autonomous operation features, or a third party. The allocation of fault may be used to determine an adjustment to an insurance policy and/or adjust coverage levels for an insurance policy. The allocation of fault may further be used to adjust risk levels or profiles associated with the autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features, which may be applied to other vehicles having the same or similar features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Blake Konrardy, Scott T. Christensen, Gregory Hayward, Scott Farris
  • Patent number: 11055772
    Abstract: The method and system involves instant loan decisions by generating a risk profile of a small business (SMB). The risk profile is generated based on accounting data and other third party business management application (BMA) data of the SMB. In particular, the accounting data and other third party BMA data are retrieved from a BMA (e.g., accounting application, payroll application, tax preparation application, personnel application, etc.) as a software-as-an-service (SaaS) used by the SMB. Specifically, the risk profile represents the likelihood of the SMB to be delinquent and/or to default on a loan. The risk profile is then provided to a lender for making an expedient lending decision with respect to the SMB. In addition, statistics of lenders' lending decisions based on provided risk profiles are analyzed to generate a correlation. Accordingly, the algorithm(s) used to generate the risk profile from the accounting data and other third party BMA data are adjusted to maximize the correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Siddharth Ram, Richard N. Preece, Joseph Timothy Callinan, Jr., Kathy Tsitovich, Eva Diane Chang
  • Patent number: 11037236
    Abstract: A method for modeling risk of a derogatory financial event. The method includes generating a risk profile of a small business (SMB) using a risk model based on accounting data and other third party business management application (BMA) data of the SMB. In particular, the risk model is generated using a training data set that includes accounting data and other third party BMA data of multiple SMBs over particular time periods related to historic derogatory events (e.g., to be delinquent and/or to default on a loan) of these SMBs. Generated using the risk model, the risk profile of the SMB represents the likelihood of a derogatory financial event occurring to the SMB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Siddharth Ram, Richard N. Preece, Joseph Timothy Callinan, Jr., Kathy Tsitovich, Eva Diane Chang, Madhu Shalini Iyer
  • Patent number: 11004056
    Abstract: As opposed to using one type of technology from the beginning of a transaction to the end of a transaction at the point of sale, embodiments of the present invention are related to useful techniques for conducting mixed mode transactions. A mixed mode transaction combines at least two modes of communication used in transaction processing. A transaction may start by initiating the transaction using a first communication mode between a first device and a second device. The first device may be a consumer's mobile device, and the device may be a merchant access device or point of sale terminal. To continue the transaction, a second mode of communication may be initiated. The first and second communications modes may be a physical interaction-based mode, a contact or contactless chip mode, a Bluetooth mode, a WiFi mode, an infrared (IR) mode, or any other suitable communication mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Patrick L. Faith
  • Patent number: 11004146
    Abstract: A method for generating a business health score of a business entity that includes identifying tools used to manage the business entity, obtaining business information from the tools, filtering the business information into at least one data category to obtain categorized business information, populating the categorized business information into a data silo, and analyzing, by a computer processor, the categorized business information in the data silo to create a composite business factor. The method also includes applying an algorithm to the composite business factor to generate a result, generating, based on the result, the business health score of the business entity, and providing the business health score to an interested entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Siddharth Ram, Richard N. Preece, Joseph Timothy Callinan, Jr., Kathy Tsitovich, Eva Diane Chang
  • Patent number: 10943292
    Abstract: Methods and systems for accessing customer account information involve, for example, binding a computing device with a customer's profile via one or more attributes of the computing device and an encrypted token stored on the computing device and thereafter receiving an authentication request consisting at least in part of the computing device attributes and the encrypted token stored on the computing device. A determination is made as to whether or not entry of a customer credential was received within a pre-determined preceding interval of time, and predefined customer account information is displayed on the computing device without requiring entry of the customer credential when a determination is made that entry of the customer credential was received within the pre-determined preceding interval of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: CITIBANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Andres Wolberg-Stok, Sonia Olivo Alfieri, Dominic Varacalli, Syed Rahat, Wayne Browning
  • Patent number: 10909482
    Abstract: Using remote image acquisition, image processing, and computational systems and methods, it has become possible to obtain actual building dimensions that can be used to generate construction estimates for repairing or maintaining buildings. For example, actual roof dimensions can be used to provide a computer-based estimate of materials and/or materials overage needed. Instead of simply applying a generic overage percentage based on roof shape, a computer-based approach can take into account cut lines as a percentage of total roof area. The resulting computer-generated estimate is shown to be more accurate, less expensive, and faster than using a human on-site estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.
    Inventors: Dale R. Thornberry, Christopher T. Thornberry, Thom S. Salter
  • Patent number: 10902536
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cognitive emergency task coordination are disclosed. In embodiments, computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, by a computing device, participant data from one or more participant devices; inferring, by the computing device, skills or expertise of one or more available participants based on the participant data; generating, by the computing device, a task list including tasks associated with an emergency; assigning, by the computing device, select participants of the one or more available participants to one or more of the tasks in the task list based on the inferred skills or expertise; and sending, by the computing device, coordination data to the select participants, the coordination data including information regarding the one or more of the tasks assigned to the respective select participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Mary D. Swift, Edgar A. Zamora Duran
  • Patent number: 10904980
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a light output signal emitted by a set of light sources comprising at least one light source, wherein said light output signal includes a modulation signal which carries individual information, such that the method includes recurrently: remotely detecting the light output signal of said set of light sources; determining at least one quality measure of said remote detection of the light output signal; and adjusting the modulation signal on basis of said at least one quality measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk, Lorenzo Feri, Hongming Yang
  • Patent number: 10885235
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for developing a product. A product development environment comprises a system. The system further comprises a virtual product online world manager and a transformer. The virtual product online world manager is configured to manage elements for a product under development in a virtual product online world. The transformer is configured to exchange the elements with a number of product development systems developing the elements over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Matthew M. Symmonds
  • Patent number: 10885477
    Abstract: A device receives a command to identify an automation evaluation for a role, determines tasks of the role based on data relating to the role, and determines activities for the tasks based on the data relating to the role. The device determines one or more automation scores, which correspond to a suitability for automation of the activities, based on a set of characteristics of the activities and based on the data relating to the role. The automation scores are determined using a machine learning model to parse natural language descriptions of the activities and score parsed portions of the natural language descriptions. The device generates, for the role, an aggregate automation score based on the automation scores, determines the automation evaluation for the role based on the aggregate automation score and characteristics of an entity associated with the role, and performs an action relating to the automation evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Bhaskar Ghosh, Srikanth Nr, Rajendra T. Prasad, Shankaranand Mallapur, Sarvesh Madhusudan Damle, Prashant Bhadre, Anandakrishnan Rajaram, Mohan Sekhar
  • Patent number: 10884991
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for analyzing and fulfilling file requests within an organization, the file requests including multiple data items. The system and method includes storing delivered data items in at least one computer memory and executing instructions using at least one computer processor to perform multiple steps. The file request may be received over a network from a system user and analyzed to identify data items corresponding to the delivered data items. The request may then be cleansed by creating a delta list removing the data items corresponding to the delivered data items. The cleansed request may be transmitted for fulfillment to a fulfillment source. When a file corresponding to the fulfilled request is received, a response file combining the file corresponding to the received request with the data items corresponding to the delivered data items is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Anant N. Karandikar, Uma Atluri, Mohamed Ahmed Nouh, Lakshmikanthan Venkataraman, Ludwig A. D'Angelo
  • Patent number: 10872390
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein concern dealer control for gaming establishments, such as casinos. Using an electronic management system, authentication and authorization of dealers can be provided in a controlled manner that complies with predetermined rules. The predetermined rules can implement business or governmental restrictions on dealers, gaming apparatus or gaming. Gaming devices that are operated by dealers can also be controlled by an electronic management system. Through such electronic control, gaming apparatus can be controlled to be placed in a locked or unlocked condition. The electronic control system can also provide or facilitate monitoring of dealer status and actions and/or gaming apparatus status and events. Further, the electronic control system can provide notification, such as alerts, to dealers, managers and/or players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Empire Technological Group Limited
    Inventors: Frank Feng, Daryn Kiely
  • Patent number: 10867273
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for an interface for expanding logical combinations based on relative placement are provided. Logical combinations are built using a consistent logical layout specifying logical operators and order of operations based on direction of expansion and relative positions. The interface allows the user to add or move objects at specific positions relative to existing objects to select the logical operators for integrating the objects into the logical combination. Based on the specific pathway that the direction follows, an associated logical operator is selected to connect an existing object to the new or moved object. The logical combinations that are built in Visual Information Builder (VIB) can be automatically translated into corresponding business rule code for evaluation and execution by a rules engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Angus Graham, Celine Beck, Artashes Gamarian, Thierry Bonfante, Jeremy Ashley
  • Patent number: 10860557
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing change value indication and historical value comparison at a user interface including means for storing records in a database, wherein updates to the records are recorded into a historical trending data object to maintain historical values for the records when the records are updated in the database; receiving input from a user device specifying data to be displayed at the user device; receiving historical filter input from the user device; querying the records stored in the database for the data to be displayed; querying the historical trending data object for the historical values of the data to be displayed; comparing the data to be displayed with the historical values of the data to be displayed to determine one or more changed values corresponding to the data to be displayed; and displaying a change value indication GUI to the user device displaying at least the data to be displayed and a changed value indication based on the one or more changed v
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Eberl, Abraham Adam, Alex Gitelman, Daphne Kao, Eric Nash, Harish Bellamane, Michael Tang, Twisha Mehta, Venkatachalam Muthukrishnan
  • Patent number: 10789576
    Abstract: A meeting management method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include a target determination circuit configured to determine a target of an agenda for a meeting, the target of the agenda including which users correspond to a topic, a behavior capturing circuit configured to capture behavior of the users during the meeting, a tracking and identifying circuit configured to track the behavior of the users during the meeting and identify a user of the users corresponding to the behavior, and a difference determination circuit configured to determine if a difference between the behavior of the users and the target of the agenda is greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy, Jonathan Hudson Connell, II, Robert George Farrell, Brian Paul Gaucher, Jonathan Lenchner, David Osmond Scott Melville, Valentina Salapura