Patents Examined by Michael Young
  • Patent number: 11803927
    Abstract: Techniques described herein are directed to analyzing intellectual-property data according to provide various intellectual property related services to organizations. In particular implementations, information related to products and/or services may be obtained from a number of data sources. Additionally, information related to intellectual-property assets, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and know-how, may be obtained. In various situations, the intellectual-property assets may be mapped to respective products and/or services. The mappings between the products and/or services and intellectual-property assets may be used to provide intellectual property related services that correspond to the intellectual-property assets, such as valuation services, strategy-related services, or risk-related services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: AON RISK SERVICES, INC. OF MARYLAND
    Inventors: Lewis C. Lee, Daniel Crouse, David Craig Andrews, Samuel Cameron Fleming
  • Patent number: 11783296
    Abstract: A method and system are provided to combine best practices with a new discovery method, incentive structure and tracking system for better results in the referral process, particularly in the domain of employment. Crowdsourcing using a tiered peer-to-peer referral incentive system that encourages higher quality inbound leads combined with data analytics and machine learning techniques of identifying high quality referrers and candidates improve success rates, and leveraging online and offline Social and Professional networks creates a frictionless user experience. Tracking technologies and methods inspired by the online advertising industry across a variety of platforms (desktop/handheld/wearable devices) enable improved crowdsourcing and reward strategies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: GARUDA LABS, INC.
    Inventor: Vinayak Ranade
  • Patent number: 11705241
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable enabling online access to encounter data across multiple disparate sources. The method includes providing a synchronizer application configured to access data of a practice group server, receiving, by an aggregator server, a start time and a duration of a healthcare appointment, and determining a completion time of the healthcare appointment. Based on the completion time, the aggregator server transmits a request for encounter data for the healthcare appointment to the synchronizer application and then receives and stores the encounter data in an aggregator database. The aggregator server generates an electronic alert addressed to a computing device accessible by the patient and transmits the alert to the computing device. The aggregator server receives an electronic response to the alert and provides an interactive user interface to the computing device configured to display the encounter data on the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Zocdoc, Inc.
    Inventor: William M. Leszczuk
  • Patent number: 11699202
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system to facilitate gamified arbitration of smart contracts. Further, the system includes a communication device configured for receiving a smart contract data associated with a disputed smart contract from an external system, transmitting an arbitration request to a plurality of arbitrator devices to arbitrate the disputed smart contract, receiving an acceptance of the arbitration request from two or more arbitrator devices in the plurality of arbitrator devices, receiving an arbitration stake from the two or more arbitrator accounts associated with the two or more arbitrator devices, transmitting the smart contract data to the two or more arbitrator devices, and receiving an arbitration result from the two or more arbitrator devices, and a processing device configured for allocating the security deposit fund amongst the plurality of participants and the two or more arbitrators corresponding to the two or more arbitrator devices based on the arbitration result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Vanzetta
  • Patent number: 11682092
    Abstract: A platform receives transaction information for an entity, where the transaction information identifies a plurality of transactions associated with the entity, and receives entity information associated with the entity. The platform identifies, using a first model, a selected set of transactions based on the transaction information and the entity information, where the first model outputs information identifying the selected set of transactions based on the selected set of transactions being associated with an event, a theme, or a transaction parameter. The platform determines, using a second model, potential modifications to a document based on the selected set of transactions, where the second model receives the information identifying the selected set of transactions or information identifying the event, the theme, or the transaction parameter, and where the second model outputs information identifying the potential modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandra Colevas, Sophie Bermudez, Kaylyn Gibilterra, Sarah J. Cunningham, Salik Shah, Michael Saia
  • Patent number: 11657466
    Abstract: A device may receive content data identifying content created by users and metadata associated with the content. The device may receive rules data identifying rules associated with utilization of the content. The device may utilize the metadata to generate digital DNA signatures for the content in near-real time. The device may store, in a repository, the rules data, the content, the digital DNA signatures, and relationships between the digital DNA signatures. The device may receive, from a client device, new content that is generated based on particular content of the content data and new metadata associated with the new content. The device may utilize the new metadata to generate a new digital DNA signature for the new content. The device may process the new digital DNA signature, the rules data, and the digital DNA signatures to determine whether the new content violates one or more rules of the rules data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Mohamed Aftkhar, Teresa Sheausan Tung, Kirby James Linvill, Malek Ben Salem, Zhijie Wang, Aritomo Shinozaki, Steven R. Roberts
  • Patent number: 11551319
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for determining evidence authenticity based on a blockchain ledger. The method includes: identifying target electronic evidence, providing a relatively high authenticity reference score for the target electronic evidence in response to that it is determined that the target electronic evidence is stored by at least one candidate blockchain ledger platform, and providing a relatively low authenticity reference score for the target electronic evidence in response to that it is determined that the target electronic evidence is not stored by at least one candidate blockchain ledger platform. If the target electronic evidence corresponds to a relatively high authenticity reference score, it indicates that the identified target electronic evidence has a relatively high degree of authenticity (possibility of being authentic) and a relatively low possibility of being tampered with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Xinying Yang
  • Patent number: 11494694
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes transaction-enabling systems and methods. A system may include a smart contract wrapper configured to access a distributed ledger including a plurality of intellectual property (IP) licensing terms corresponding to a plurality of IP assets, wherein the plurality of IP assets include an aggregate stack of IP, interpret an IP description value and an IP addition request, and, in response to the IP addition request and the IP description value, to add an IP asset to the aggregate stack of IP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Strong Force TX Portfolio 2018, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella
  • Patent number: 11468409
    Abstract: A hearing aid service system includes a personal communication device (13) acting as a gateway for one or more hearing aids (10, 11) to a remote server (25) accessible via the Internet. The hearing aids (10, 11) have a processor (121) monitoring electrical hearing aid parameters for detecting a change indicating a replacement of a hearing aid component (132; 140), and report the hearing aid component replacement to the remote server (25). The remote server (25) is tracking the consumption of hearing aid components for individual user accounts and identifies a priority item for sale depending on recorded consumption. The priority item for sale is displayed on the hearing aid control application software interface on the personal communication device (13). The remote server (25) completes the transaction based on data stored in the user account. The invention further provides a method for maintenance of a hearing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: WIDEX A/S
    Inventors: Soren Erik Westermann, Svend Vitting Andersen, Anders Westergaard, Niels Erik Boelskift Maretti
  • Patent number: 11468529
    Abstract: In some examples, a method for validating a consistency of sponsorship can include determining, by a DNS registry, that a second-level domain label of a requested domain name in a first top level domain is related to a second-level domain label of an existing domain name in a second top level domain that is grouped in a top level domain database with the first top level domain. The method can also include validating whether there is consistency of sponsorship between the requested domain name in the first top level domain and the existing domain name in the second top level domain. Additionally, the method can include performing an action related to the requested domain name in the first top level domain if there is consistency of sponsorship. Furthermore, the method can include providing results of the request to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Srikanth Veeramachaneni, William Shorter, James Gould
  • Patent number: 11461862
    Abstract: Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Patent number: 11461863
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for systematically evaluating idea quality in accordance with specified rules. In addition, such assessments may also be used to initiate workflows for improving the quality of a given idea. Some embodiments may provide for assessment of the novelty of idea in real-time (e.g., during an innovation or ideation session). Such initial assessments may further be updated in real-time as the idea is discussed further. Such assessment may rely on voice-activated and intelligence-driven searching of various data sources to identify the context of the idea so as to provide an objective basis for the assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: BRIGHT MARBLES, INC.
    Inventors: John Cronin, Burt Cummings, Charles Root, Michael D'Andrea, Jeffrey Goodwin
  • Patent number: 11416956
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a method of machine representation and tracking of contract terms over the lifetime of a contract including a step of defining an object model having object model components. Object model components are associated with other object model components where the object model components have object model component types. Further, words of object model components are evaluated to identify whether the words contain one or more core attributes pertaining to details of the contract terms. From the object model components, and the terms they contain, prevailing terms of the contract are evaluated, stored and updated as changes are made to the object model components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: COUPA SOFTWARE INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jamie Wodetzki, Kevin N. Jansz, Evan D. Greensmith, Justin M. Lipton, Marco Altieri
  • Patent number: 11392897
    Abstract: A system and method for capturing and automated processing aerial images of structures to assess structural damage is disclosed. The system comprises a computing system used to obtain images of selected locations associated with known structures at different points in time before and after a natural disaster. The images are used to automatically create three-dimensional models that are used to detect the specific portions of a structure that may be damaged as well as the spatial extent of that damage. In addition, the imagery can be fed into a damage classifier that automatically classifies the degree of damage and generates accurate estimates of repair costs. The system and method may be deployed to quickly assess damage of structures in a disaster area and provide reports of the damage to homeowners and/or insurers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Jess W. Gingrich, Yangqiu Hu, David Rogers
  • Patent number: 11379899
    Abstract: A control method of an information terminal includes acquiring, by a server device via a network, information relating to a device which leases battery packs and exists in an area set by a user, and displaying the acquired information relating to the device on a display screen provided with the information terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shoichi Toya
  • Patent number: 11282089
    Abstract: A recalled product detection and notification system may include a camera device positioned to capture image data of consumable products and communicate associated image data via the cloud. The system may also include a recalled products server that may include a memory for storing product category data associated with recalled products and product identifier data associated with the recalled products, and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to communicate via the cloud with the camera device and download image data therefrom, and determine if the image data corresponds to a product category of recalled products based upon the product category data, and when so, generate a first user notification. The processor may also be configured to determine if the image data corresponds to a recalled product based upon the product identifier data, and when so, generate a second user notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: INMAR SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Andreas Marc Benamou
  • Patent number: 11062323
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for registering a component is provided. The method includes receiving a request for registration of the component. The method also includes acquiring registration information of the component in response to the request by communicating directly with the component and exacting the registration information and modifying a registration entry associated with the component in a registration database according to the registration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John M. Cohn, Shahrokh Daijavad, Nirmit V. Desai, Martin G. Kienzle, Dinesh Verma
  • Patent number: 11056230
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable enabling online access to encounter data across multiple disparate sources. The method includes providing a synchronizer application configured to access data of a practice group server, receiving, by an aggregator server, a start time and a duration of a healthcare appointment, and determining a completion time of the healthcare appointment. Based on the completion time, the aggregator server transmits a request for encounter data for the healthcare appointment to the synchronizer application and then receives and stores the encounter data in an aggregator database. The aggregator server generates an electronic alert addressed to a computing device accessible by the patient and transmits the alert to the computing device. The aggregator server receives an electronic response to the alert and provides an interactive user interface to the computing device configured to display the encounter data on the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Zocdoc, Inc.
    Inventor: William M. Leszczuk
  • Patent number: 11049152
    Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a system and method for creating and publishing reviews for the determined location. The method includes identifying a user location using location services, requesting the user to review the identified location, receiving the review about the identified location in a chat-based interface, displaying the contextually relevant content in the chat-based interface, receiving the updated review request and publishing the review on the review creation and publication platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventors: Gaurang Gupta, Anupam Mediratta
  • Patent number: 11030663
    Abstract: A rating may be received for a user based on a stay at a lodging establishment, the rating comprising a positive attribute and a negative attribute. The rating may be based on data entered by a user of the lodging establishment and programmatically generated data. An overall rating may be generated based on the rating and a plurality of prior ratings for the user. A request to reserve a second stay at the lodging establishment may be received. A price for the second stay at the lodging establishment may be received. A reduced price for the second stay may be determined based on the overall rating for the user being above a threshold rating. An indication of the reduced price may be outputted for display. A dwelling unit in the lodging establishment for the second stay may be reserved at the reduced price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Sophie Bermudez, Salik Shah, Lea Cody, Michael Mossoba