Patents Examined by Scott C Anderson
  • Patent number: 11763336
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and computer-readable media for generating incentives for a loyalty system are described. A method includes: receiving, at at least one processor, data reflective of transactions conducted by a plurality of customers; processing, at the at least one processor, the data to determine a set of attributes for each of the plurality of customers; classifying, at the at least one processor, each of the plurality of customers according to at least one of a plurality of customer groups based on the determined set of attributes; and generating, at the at least one processor, an incentive targeting customers in at least one of the plurality of customer groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: EDATANETWORKS INC.
    Inventors: Terrance Patrick Tietzen, Matthew Arnold Macpherson Bates
  • Patent number: 11756011
    Abstract: Disclosed are example methods, systems, and devices for integrating payment API services provided by a service provider computing system with a client application. The client application running on a user device may allow a user to make payments and/or to submit payments for approval and may communicate payment information to a client computing system. If a payment is submitted for approval via the client application, the client computing system may make API calls to the service provider computing system to, for example, submit, view, and/or cancel payments. Payments may be approved by a second user using a second device. The service provider computing system initiates fund transfers for approved payments. Payments may be submitted within the operating environment of the client application without use of an application or website of the service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Lila Fakhraie, Jo Anne Graham, Andrea Renee Leighton, Peter L. Shen, Ravi K. Thota
  • Patent number: 11756128
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed with respect to using a distributed ledger, such as a blockchain, for managing smart vehicle data. The managed data may relate to a detected vehicle event, such as: a motion or position detected by a motion or position sensor as a GPS chip, an accelerometer, a compass, a speedometer, a gyroscope, etc.; braking detected by a braking sensor; turn input detected by a steering wheel sensor; wheel position detected by a wheel sensor; engine temperature detected by a temperature gauge; oil temperature detected by a temperature gauge; a seatbelt status detected by a seatbelt and/or seat sensor; etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Ronny S. Bryant, Stacie A. McCullough, Mitchell J. Hill, Jacob J. Alt, Jaime Skaggs, Shawn M. Call, Eric Bellas, Vicki King, Melinda Teresa Magerkurth
  • Patent number: 11756067
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a system, method and computer program for enabling local or regional merchants to participate in an automated cause marketing (ACM) program. The ACM program that may provide benefits to several parties involved in fundraising for one or more supported organizations, including one or more supported organizations, advertising providers, merchants, and individuals. Merchants are able to access enhanced analytics regarding their transactions with members and non-members of the ACM program and can use these enhanced analytics to realize an increased number of or revenue from transactions with members. The present invention also teaches a system and method for enabling advertising providers to acquire and analyze data associated with consumers-merchant transactions. The present invention provides the above advantages optimally using a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: EDATANETWORKS INC.
    Inventor: Terrance Patrick Tietzen
  • Patent number: 11756009
    Abstract: The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A PUBLISHING AND SUBSCRIBING PLATFORM OF DEPOSITING NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (hereinafter “PS-PLATFORM”) provides a negotiable instrument data publish and subscribe framework, whereby financial institutions may exchange negotiable instrument deposit data and/or validation information within the publish and subscribe framework. In one embodiment, the PS-PLATFORM may register a financial institution as a subscriber and provide financial transaction information to the financial institution based on the subscription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Bharat Prasad, Rickey Dale Burks, Minya Liang
  • Patent number: 11750897
    Abstract: A system for generating a sequential visual narrative is provided. The system includes a media analyzer to obtain media and descriptive data pertaining to a subject and to categorize the media into narrative categories. The system includes a description generator to process the descriptive data and the narrative categories to generate text descriptions describing the subject in relation to the media. The system includes a visual display generator to sequence the media in a narrative sequence, map the narrative sequence to a display layout, and to generate and output a visual display including the text descriptions in visual association with the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: STUDEO REALTY MARKETING INC.
    Inventors: Nir Betan, Rebecca Eva Rose, Brodie Hanbuch
  • Patent number: 11748812
    Abstract: A tracking liquidity order and related market center and process are disclosed which allow posting market centers (e.g. exchanges) to fill routable, smaller orders that would have otherwise routed off the posting market center. Such tracking liquidity orders increase the liquidity of that posting market center and allow it to execute more orders internally, without having to route them to an away market center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NYSE Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Adcock, Michael A. Cormack, Thomas F. Haller, Robert A. Hill
  • Patent number: 11748783
    Abstract: An online system receives information describing a target group of online system users from a third party system that includes one or more user properties, which may identify an action performed by a an online user within a time interval to include the user in the target group. When an opportunity to present advertisement requests to a user is identified, the online system retrieves actions associated with the user and times associated with the actions. If an action associated with the user matches the action identified by the user properties and occurred within the time interval identified by the user properties, and other characteristics of the user satisfy at least a threshold number of the user properties, the online system includes the user in the target group. Advertisement requests having targeting criteria, including the target group, satisfied by characteristics of the user are evaluated for presentation to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Yi Huang, Peng Fan, Zhimin Chen, Keyun Tong
  • Patent number: 11748822
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically restructuring debt are disclosed. An example system may include a data collection circuit to monitor and collect information about at least one entity involved in a loan; and a smart contract circuit to automatically restructure a debt related to the loan based on the monitored and collected information about the at least one entity involved in the loan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force TX Portfolio 2018, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella
  • Patent number: 11748751
    Abstract: Described herein is a network apparatus with secure element and related systems, methods, and apparatuses. A described method includes receiving a request to perform a transaction. The method also includes obtaining confirmation that a network address associated with the request corresponds to a registered physical address. The method further includes obtaining account data and conducting a transaction using the account data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Howard Marc Wettan
  • Patent number: 11741553
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic classification of loan refinancing interactions and outcomes are disclosed. An example system may include a data collection circuit to collect a training set of loan interactions between entities, wherein the training set of loan interactions comprises a set of loan refinancing activities and a set of loan refinancing outcomes; an artificial intelligence circuit to classify the set of loan refinancing activities, wherein the artificial intelligence circuit is trained on the training set of loan interactions; and a robotic process automation circuit to perform a second loan refinancing activity on behalf of a party to a second loan, wherein the robotic process automation circuit is trained on the set of loan refinancing activities and the set of loan refinancing outcomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force TX Portfolio 2018, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella
  • Patent number: 11741689
    Abstract: An automated, dynamic digital financial management tool is described herein. The financial management tool enables a user to access all forms of payments, debt and transactions to be deducted automatically depending on which form of payment is chosen. The financial management tool documents every item/service purchased. The documentation enables a company/manufacturer/store to provide marketing and recall information to the user. The financial management tool is able to include any and/or all financial aspects of a user's life. The financial management tool is able to be implemented using a universal card. The financial management tool is able to include a pay station to receive payments. The financial management tool is able to include automated services. An automated, dynamic health management system is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: David Godwin Frank
  • Patent number: 11741552
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic classification of loan collection actions are disclosed. An example system may include: a data collection circuit to interpret interactions among entities related to at least one transaction of a first set of loans, wherein the at least one transaction involves a first collection action of a set of payments corresponding to the first set of loans; an artificial intelligence circuit to classify the first collection action, wherein the artificial intelligence circuit is trained on the interactions corresponding to the first set of loans; and a robotic process automation circuit that is trained on the interactions and a set of loan collection outcomes corresponding to the first set of loans to implement a second loan collection action on behalf of a party to a second loan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force TX Portfolio 2018, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella
  • Patent number: 11741438
    Abstract: A system and method for transacting cryptographic currency is described. An exchange database associated with a number of buyers and sellers is maintained at a host computer system. Cryptographic currency is received from one or more of the sellers at an exchange wallet associated with the exchange database. A match is created within the exchange database, including a buy offer for the cryptographic currency from a buyer and a sell offer for the cryptographic currency from a seller. A cryptographic currency withdrawal request is received from the buyer, and in response, the host computer system determines that a total amount of cryptographic currency represented in the exchange database matches a total amount of the cryptographic currency within the exchange wallet, transfers the cryptographic currency to the buyer's wallet, and updates the exchange database by deducting a first value of the cryptographic currency that is transferred to the buyer's wallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Coinbase, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman Shtylman, Samo Drole
  • Patent number: 11734774
    Abstract: Systems and methods for crowdsourcing data collection for condition classification of bond entities are disclosed. An example system may include a crowdsourcing data collection circuit to collect information about entities involved in a set of bond transactions and a training data set of outcomes related to the entities. The example system may include a condition classifying circuit to classify a condition of a set of issuers using the information from the crowdsourcing data collection circuit and a model, where the model is trained using the training data set of outcomes related to the set of issuers. The example system may also include an automated agent circuit to perform an action related to a debt transaction in response to the classified condition of at least one issuer of the set of issuers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force TX Portfolio 2018, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella
  • Patent number: 11734767
    Abstract: The following relates generally to light detection and ranging (LIDAR). In some embodiments, a homeowners insurance quote is produced based upon data received from a LIDAR camera. For instance, in some embodiments, a system: receives light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data generated from one or more LIDAR cameras; analyzes the LIDAR data to determine or identify one or more features or characteristics of a home; and generates an electronic homeowners insurance quote based upon, at least in part, the one or more features or characteristics of the home determined or identified from the LIDAR data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Carmelo Marotta, Jd Johnson Willingham, Stacee Madsen, Jared Wheet, Laura A. Uphoff, Paul Bates, Austin Rowley, Michael Scott Harrison
  • Patent number: 11734559
    Abstract: To provide automated categorization of structured textual content individual nodes of textual content, from a document object model encapsulation of the structured textual content, have a multidimensional vector associated with them, where the values of the various dimensions of the multidimensional vector are based on the textual content in the corresponding node, the visual features applied or associated with the textual content of the corresponding node, and positional information of the textual content of the corresponding node. The multidimensional vectors are input to a neighbor-imbuing neural network. The enhanced multidimensional vectors output by the neighbor-imbuing neural network are then be provided to a categorization neural network. The resulting output can be in the form of multidimensional vectors whose dimensionality is proportional to categories into which the structured textual content is to be categorized. A weighted merge takes into account multiple nodes that are grouped together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MICRSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Charumathi Lakshmanan, Ye Li, Arnold Overwijk, Chenyan Xiong, Jiguang Shen, Junaid Ahmed, Jiaming Guo
  • Patent number: 11727506
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated servicing of a subsidized loan are disclosed. An example system may include a crowdsourcing services circuit to collect information related to a set of entities involved in a set of subsidized loan transactions and a condition classifying circuit including a model and an artificial intelligence services circuit to classify a set of parameters of the set of subsidized loans based on information from the crowdsourcing services circuit, where the model is trained using a training data set of outcomes related to subsidized loans. The example system may further include a smart contract circuit for automatically modifying a term or a condition of the subsidized loan based on the classified set of parameters from the condition classifying circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force TX Portfolio 2018, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella
  • Patent number: 11727356
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for automatically generating acquisition IDs and using them to track and record how products are identified, offered, and sold, as well as how customers respond to particular variations of product offers. The acquisition ID can be associated with any product sale, transaction completion, or account creation initiated using or otherwise identifying or associated with the acquisition ID, where the connection to the acquisition ID can be maintained and retained with ongoing records associated with the interaction and created account, transaction, and/or product purchase. Using the stored information and the acquisition IDs, an organization can precisely determine what products were sold using which marketing tactic, campaign, or channel through which the transaction occurred and/or was initiated, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Adrian Bloy, Morgan Klein-MacNeil
  • Patent number: 11727504
    Abstract: A system and method for automated blockchain custody service for managing a set of custodial assets with block chain authenticity verification is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force TX Portfolio 2018, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella