Patents by Inventor Daniel F. X. O'Reilly

Daniel F. X. O'Reilly 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).

  • Visualizing and Auditing Elections and Election Results
    Publication number: 20120173307
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and computer program products for auditing an election. A computer-readable image of a ballot is received. The image of the ballot is analyzed with a computerized image analysis tool to generate a ballot definition file associated with the ballot. The ballot definition file is validated. Validation involves comparing a predicted election outcome and a simulated election outcome based on tabulation of machine-marked ballots using the ballot definition file. Auditing an election involves comparing a predicted election outcome generated by processing voter-marked ballots with the validated ballot definition file in one vote tabulator and an actual election outcome generated by an election department using its own ballot definition file and vote tabulator to process the voter-marked ballots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Larry Moore, Daniel F.X. O'Reilly
  • System for determining changes in the relative interest of subjects
    Patent number: 7809738
    Abstract: A system for determining changes in the interest of a subject over a time period. The system measures the volume of news articles for a subject over a time period and makes a comparison to a previous volume of news articles for the same subject over a previous time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: West Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. X. O'Reilly, John L. Moss, Pasco Gasbarro
  • System for determining changes in the relative interest of subjects
    Patent number: 6853950
    Abstract: A system for determining changes in the interest of a subject over a time period. The system measures the volume of news articles for a subject over a time period and makes a comparison to a previous volume of news articles for the same subject over a previous time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: NewsEdge Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel F. X. O'Reilly, John L. Moss, Pasco Gasbarro