Patents by Inventor Bradly Jay Billman

Bradly Jay Billman 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: 10062129
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, system, and computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for notifying a user of available realty in proximity to the user's approximate current location. In an embodiment, a triggering location region is defined based on the user's approximate current location. The triggering location region includes a second location that is associated with another person's profile that correlates with the user's profile. An alert is automatically provided to the user if available realty is within the defined triggering location region. In another embodiment, if available realty within the triggering location region meets the user's preferred criteria, information about the available realty may be automatically provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Bradly Jay Billman, Charles Lee Oakes, III, Reynaldo Medina, III, Michael Patrick Beuche, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10019714
    Abstract: A system for providing card account controls and purchase impact information may comprise at least one subsystem that receives information regarding a potential purchase of a customer, and at least one subsystem that provides potential purchase impact information to the customer based on the information regarding the potential purchase of the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Wayne Maurice Hartman, Bradly Jay Billman
  • Patent number: 9972020
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media are disclosed for providing targeted offers to a user who has a pre-existing account with the offeror based on information of the account and the user's web browsing information. In addition to the general system, systems, methods and computer readable media for such targeted offers, the targeted offer provider may comprise a combination of a web browser toolbar and a computing system linked across a communications network, the networking equipment of an internet service provider, and a proxy computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Ronnie Allen Eichler, Bradly Jay Billman, Reynaldo Medina, III
  • Patent number: 9953383
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, system, and computer-readable storage medium with instructions for recommending locations to a user. Preferred criteria may be selected by the user, for example, or a third party, and provide objective or subjective information that the user is seeking in a location. Embodiments may include compiling objective information with the location and comparing the objective information to preferred criteria. A user's profile may be compared to another person's profile, where the other person's profile is associated to the location. A location may be recommended to the user if the objective information correlates to the preferred criteria and if the other person's profile correlates to the user's profile. Subjective information associated with the location may be provided to the user along with the recommended location. Furthermore, a location may be recommended to the user if the subjective information correlates to the preferred criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Bradly Jay Billman, Charles Lee Oakes, III, Reynaldo Medina, III, Michael Patrick Bueche, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9937673
    Abstract: A method of repairing a conduit includes generating, from a sensor, a signal representative of an unmanufactured opening in the conduit. The conduit includes a liner material positioned therein. The liner material is operatively engaged to the sensor. The method also includes sealing the unmanufactured opening using the liner material upon generation of the signal by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Charles L. Oakes, III, Jordan Newmark, Bradly Jay Billman
  • Patent number: 9863392
    Abstract: A system for providing driving insurance for an individual driver may comprise at least one subsystem implemented on one or more computing systems configured for electronically calculating a risk of insuring a driver for liability arising from a vehicle accident regardless of any specific vehicle driven by the driver during the accident, at least one subsystem implemented on one or more computing systems configured for electronically and automatically calculating an insurance premium rate based on the previously calculated risk, and at least one subsystem implemented on one or more computing systems configured for electronically preparing an insurance policy according to the calculated premium rate wherein the insurance policy provides liability vehicle insurance covering the driver regardless of any specific vehicle driven by the driver during an accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Robert Lance Tucker, Bradly Jay Billman
  • Patent number: 9864981
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for making purchases at a merchant point-of-sale (POS) device using a mobile device. Transaction information may be communicated from the POS device to the mobile device and an authorization from the purchaser to proceed with the transaction returned to the POS device from the mobile device. After authorization, the POS device may communicate the transaction information together with an identifier of the mobile device to a financial institution to process payment. The financial institution may confirm the transaction with the purchaser at the mobile device using the identifier of the mobile device. Upon receiving a confirmation response from the mobile device, the financial institution may then transfer funds from a purchaser account to a merchant account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
    Inventors: Barrington Riverton Saint Aloysius Young, Bharat Prasad, Bradly Jay Billman
  • Patent number: 9846911
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for the processing of information collected by a mobile device at the site of an incident. An incident information processing system, comprising an incident location information module, receives incident information provided in a communication originated from a mobile device. The received incident information is processed by the incident location information module to provide location information, which is then used to provide incident response services. Image and audio information relating to the incident are likewise provided by the mobile device for processing into incident information. Incident statement questions are generated by the incident information processing system and are then presented via the mobile device for response by various parties associated with the incident. Responses to the questions are collected via the mobile device, processed into incident statements, and stored in the incident information and claims repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Rickey Dale Burks, Charles L. Oakes, III, Michael P. Bueche, Jr., Bradly Jay Billman
  • Patent number: 9811867
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, system, and computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for notifying a user of available realty in proximity to the user's approximate current location. In an embodiment, a triggering location region is defined based on the user's approximate current location. The triggering location region includes a second location that is associated with another person's profile that correlates with the user's profile. An alert is automatically provided to the user if available realty is within the defined triggering location region. In another embodiment, if available realty within the triggering location region meets the user's preferred criteria, information about the available realty may be automatically provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Bradly Jay Billman, Charles Lee Oakes, III, Reynaldo Medina, III, Michael Patrick Bueche
  • Patent number: 9659011
    Abstract: Methods and systems for interface presentation are described. A user interface for the user may be selected among a plurality of available user interfaces in accordance with the personal characteristic information. A user access profile level for the user may be selected among a plurality of available user access profile levels in accordance with the personal characteristic information. Product information may be selected in accordance with the age data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Benjamin Hunter Stotts, Bradly Jay Billman
  • Patent number: 9616849
    Abstract: A system for providing driving insurance for an individual driver may comprise at least one subsystem implemented on one or more computing systems configured for electronically calculating a risk of insuring a driver for liability arising from a vehicle accident regardless of any specific vehicle driven by the driver during the accident, at least one subsystem implemented on one or more computing systems configured for electronically and automatically calculating an insurance premium rate based on the previously calculated risk, and at least one subsystem implemented on one or more computing systems configured for electronically preparing an insurance policy according to the calculated premium rate wherein the insurance policy provides liability vehicle insurance covering the driver regardless of any specific vehicle driven by the driver during an accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
    Inventors: Robert Lance Tucker, Bradly Jay Billman
  • Patent number: 9562632
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a conduit includes providing a processor and receiving schematic information. The method also includes computing, using the processor, at least one three-dimensional configuration for the conduit and printing the conduit having the computed at least one three-dimensional configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Bradly Jay Billman, Jordan Newmark, Charles Lee Oakes, III
  • Patent number: 9497795
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, system, and computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for notifying a user of available realty in proximity to the user's approximate current location. In an embodiment, a triggering location region is defined based on the user's approximate current location. The triggering location region includes a second location that is associated with another person's profile that correlates with the user's profile. An alert is automatically provided to the user if available realty is within the defined triggering location region. In another embodiment, if available realty within the triggering location region meets the user's preferred criteria, information about the available realty may be automatically provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Bradly Jay Billman, Charles Lee Oakes, III, Reynaldo Medina, III, Michael Patrick Bueche, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9183554
    Abstract: A user may provide a financial card to an automated teller machine (ATM) or point of sale (POS) terminal and may be authenticated by providing a gesture and/or an image selection via a mobile device to the ATM or the POS. The gesture and/or image selection may be provided using a touchscreen of the mobile device. The gesture and/or image provided by the user via the mobile device may be compared to a stored gesture and/or image provided by the user during an earlier registration of the financial card. If there is a match between the gesture and/or image provided by the user via the mobile device and the previously stored gesture and/or image, then the user is authenticated and may access an account associated with the financial card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Courtright, Bradly Jay Billman
  • Patent number: 8843405
    Abstract: A system for providing card account controls and purchase impact information may comprise at least one subsystem that receives information regarding a potential purchase of a customer, and at least one subsystem that provides potential purchase impact information to the customer based on the information regarding the potential purchase of the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Wayne Maurice Hartman, Bradly Jay Billman
  • Publication number: 20140257864
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide mitigation insurance and a network of service providers who perform the mitigation work at a discount rate for members who own mitigation insurance policies. Through mitigation insurance, embodiments of the present invention provide predictable, negotiated price for mitigation services and qualified service providers to the members of an insurance company. According to an embodiment, the mitigation insurance may provide a basic level of mitigation service to reduce a wildfire risk associated with a home by removing or modifying mitigatable items that act as fire fuels on and around the home. The mitigation insurance policy may be offered through an application on a mobile computing device which is implemented to survey homes and to interact with a server computer operated by the insurance company.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradly Jay Billman
  • Publication number: 20140257862
    Abstract: A system and method provide determining a risk of a natural hazard associated with a piece of real property and identifying mitigatable items located around the property by collecting local data using at least one sensor. The local data includes information related to risk factors associated with the property. In an embodiment, the local data is collected using a mobile computing device that includes at least one sensor and a mobile application. External data may be also combined with the local data for further analysis to identify mitigatable items. After identifying mitigatable items around the property, the mitigatable items can be modified or removed to reduce the risk of a natural hazard associated with the property. The systems and methods further include computing, using a data processor, an insurance premium of an insurance policy using a computed risk level of a natural hazard associated with the property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradly Jay Billman, Wayne Hartman, Charles L. Oakes, III, Elizabeth Rubin, Mark Zuwala, Emily Gray, Sandra Sausman
  • Publication number: 20140244318
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system for collecting and assessing wildfire hazard data comprising a mobile device with an application installed on the mobile device for on-site collection of wildfire hazard data and a wildfire risk assessment provider server. The data collected on the mobile device is merged with data at the wildfire risk assessment provider server to produce underwriting risk scores and reports for insurers, education-aimed recommendations and reports for policyholders, wildfire risk alerts for mobile device application users, strategies for client-to-policyholder wildfire awareness communication, and strategies for wildfire response teams used to drive pre-suppression and active fire actions. A method utilizing the system described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Drake, Dave Torgerson, Joshua Amidon, Eric Barnes, Tyler Cross, Casey Zaiko, Nick Lauria, Bradly Jay Billman, Wayne Hartman, Arti Bhide, Charles L. Oakes, III, Elizabeth Ruben, Mark Zuwala, Emily Gray, Sandra Sausman
  • Patent number: 8760285
    Abstract: A system and method provide determining a wildfire risk associated with home and identifying mitigatable features located on and around the home. An inspection list of questions is presented to a user through a mobile computing device, and images are captured by a camera included in the mobile computing device. In an embodiment, an image can be captured using augmented visual assistance through a mobile application. A wildfire risk associated with the home can be determined at least based on answers to the questions in the inspection list and captured images. In another embodiment, a virtual reality game for simulating a wildfire behavior is provided. The wildfire behavior can be re-simulated during the game after removing or modifying mitigatable features on or around the home. In yet another embodiment, a system and method for determining a building status and location is provided in real-time during an active fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradly Jay Billman, Wayne Hartman, Arti Bhide, Charles L. Oakes, III, Elizabeth Rubin, Mark Zuwala, Emily Gray, Sandra Sausman
  • Patent number: 8755779
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for the processing of information collected by a mobile device at the site of an incident. An incident information processing system, comprising an incident location information module, receives incident information provided in a communication originated from a mobile device. The received incident information is processed by the incident location information module to provide location information, which is then used to provide incident response services. Image and audio information relating to the incident are likewise provided by the mobile device for processing into incident information. Incident statement questions are generated by the incident information processing system and are then presented via the mobile device for response by various parties associated with the incident. Responses to the questions are collected via the mobile device, processed into incident statements, and stored in the incident information and claims repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
    Inventors: Rickey Dale Burks, Charles L. Oakes, III, Michael P. Bueche, Jr., Bradly Jay Billman