Patents by Inventor Alan Buhler

Alan Buhler 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).

  • Patent number: 8687054
    Abstract: A method and system for providing individualized video program content whereby currently available synchronized active shutter technology, such as is implemented in currently available 3-D televisions, and multiple channel audio technology, such as stereo, or 5:1 surround sound technology, is modified to provide two or more interlaced versions of at least a portion of a video program such that two or more “classes”, or types of viewers, can virtually simultaneously view separate versions of the portion of a video program in a single run of the video program, i.e., in the same viewing of the program by both types of viewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Elwell, Alan Buhler, Marianne Y. Lu
  • Patent number: 8326725
    Abstract: A user of a data management system agrees to allow the data management system to obtain user data associated with the user from a third party target site computing system. A distributed client is then implemented on one or more user computing systems used by the one or more users to access the target site computing system. The data management system then makes a request to the distributed client, and the user computing system, to obtain desired data from the target site computing system. The distributed client(s) then accesses/access, directs the user computing system(s) to access, or waits for the user(s) to next access, the target site computing system. The target site computing system is then securely accessed by the user computing system, thereby by-passing any selective blocking/failure filters, and the requested data is accessed and provided to the data management system provider computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Elwell, Alan Buhler, Marianne Y. Lu
  • Publication number: 20120173397
    Abstract: A method and system for obtaining user data from a third party whereby a user of a data management system agrees to allow the data management system to obtain user data associated with the user from a third party target site computing system. A distributed client is then implemented on, or otherwise associated with, one or more user computing systems used by the one or more users to access the target site computing system. A data management system provider computing system then makes a request to the distributed client, and the user computing system, to obtain desired data from the target site computing system. The distributed client(s) then accesses/access, directs the user computing system(s) to access, or waits for the user(s) to next access, the target site computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Elwell, Alan Buhler, Marianne Y. Lu