Patents by Inventor Aaron MARCUS

Aaron MARCUS 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).

  • Publication number: 20130013356
    Abstract: A system and method for developing trust in an organization supported tracking system by ensuring that resources in a resource library are collected from trusted sources, and encouraging and tracking participation in organization supported activities designed to achieve a long term goal of the organization. Resources may be submitted by organization members and ranked according to multiple factors including the trustworthiness of the source, the relevance of the resource to the long term goal, or the response of the organization members to the resource. Participation may be encouraged through friendly competition, awards granted for participation, and publication of member accomplishments. Tracking may be facilitated by allowing members to create initiatives and actions related to the long term goal which members may follow and join and then tracking and verifying member participation in those initiatives and actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Garrett F. MILLER, Janaki P. KUMAR, Jeremiah E. STONE, Michael A. ARENT, Alys M. LONGWORTH, Aaron MARCUS, Jennifer A. DUMPERT, Laurie WIGHAM, Rebecca L. THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20130013326
    Abstract: A system and method for developing trust in an organization supported tracking system by ensuring that resources in a resource library are collected from trusted sources, and encouraging and tracking participation in organization supported activities designed to achieve a long term goal of the organization. Resources may be submitted by organization members and ranked according to multiple factors including the trustworthiness of the source, the relevance of the resource to the long term goal, or the response of the organization members to the resource. Participation may be encouraged through friendly competition, awards granted for participation, and publication of member accomplishments. Tracking may be facilitated by allowing members to create initiatives and actions related to the long term goal which members may follow and join and then tracking and verifying member participation in those initiatives and actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Garrett F. MILLER, Janaki P. KUMAR, Jeremiah E. STONE, Michael A. ARENT, Alys M. LONGWORTH, Aaron MARCUS, Jennifer A. Dumpert, Laurie WIGHAM, Rebecca L. THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20120330732
    Abstract: A mobilized polling station is deployable for voting in remote locations. The mobilized polling station includes a mobile polling server that stores a voter registration depository identifying potential voters and a ballot repository of blank ballots for the potential voters. Various client devices, such as smart phones, tablets computers, connect to the mobile polling server for voters to enter their credentials, receive the appropriate ballots, and cast their votes. The cast votes are collected by the mobile polling server and then provided to an election center for counting. Versions of mobilized polling station can operate with limited or no power and communications infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: EVERYONE COUNTS, INC.
    Inventors: Elan Kaplan, Aaron Marcus Contorer, Michael Lee Joyce
  • Patent number: 6729884
    Abstract: An Internet-based game for teaching personal values and financial responsibility to a child includes interactive game events, an adventure story activity with selectable story elements, a scoring system awarding a virtual collectible creature having artificial intelligence characteristics and characteristics mimicking a financial instrument, and indicia of account information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Metavante Corporation
    Inventors: Patricia Kelton, Tom Gomoll, Tim A. Priebe, Jim Dempster, Matthew Aaron Marcus