Patents by Inventor David Ray Carter

David Ray Carter 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).

  • Processing of electronic documents to achieve postage optimization
    Patent number: 8780382
    Abstract: A method is suitable for processing a plurality of electronic documents designated for processing and delivery to a plurality of recipients, each recipient having a zip code associated therewith. Each electronic document is assigned a plurality of attributes, and the documents are sorted into one or more attribute groups based on the attributes, such that the electronic documents of each attribute group share at least one of the attributes. Output groups are then formed from the electronic documents of each attribute group based on the zip code associated with each electronic document, such that the electronic documents of each output group have similar zip codes. The output groups can then be routed to processing sites for processing the electronic documents to form physical documents for delivery to the recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David Ray Carter, Sherri A. Sullivan, Joseph G. Toy, Daniel G. Fletcher, George M. Freebersyser, Jr., Michael Tate
  • Processing of electronic documents to achieve manufacturing efficiency
    Patent number: 8508767
    Abstract: A method can be used for processing electronic documents, each of which are assigned a plurality of attributes. The documents are sorted into one or more groups based on the attributes, such that the electronic documents of each group share at least one of the attributes. The attributes of the documents in each group are analyzed to determine an appropriate processing site for each group, and then the groups are each routed to their respective processing sites determined to be appropriate therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David Ray Carter, Sherri A. Sullivan, Joseph G. Toy, Daniel G. Fletcher, George M. Freebersyser, Jr.
  • PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS TO ACHIEVE POSTAGE OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20090262384
    Abstract: A method is suitable for processing a plurality of electronic documents designated for processing and delivery to a plurality of recipients, each recipient having a zip code associated therewith. Each electronic document is assigned a plurality of attributes, and the documents are sorted into one or more attribute groups based on the attributes, such that the electronic documents of each attribute group share at least one of the attributes. Output groups are then formed from the electronic documents of each attribute group based on the zip code associated with each electronic document, such that the electronic documents of each output group have similar zip codes. The output groups can then be routed to processing sites for processing the electronic documents to form physical documents for delivery to the recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Ray Carter, Sherri A. Sullivan, Joseph G. Toy, Daniel G. Fletcher, George M. Freebersyser, JR., Michael Tate
  • PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS TO ACHIEVE MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20090265711
    Abstract: A method can be used for processing electronic documents, each of which are assigned a plurality of attributes. The documents are sorted into one or more groups based on the attributes, such that the electronic documents of each group share at least one of the attributes. The attributes of the documents in each group are analyzed to determine an appropriate processing site for each group, and then the groups are each routed to their respective processing sites determined to be appropriate therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Ray Carter, Sherri A. Sullivan, Joseph G. Toy, Daniel G. Fletcher, George M. Freebersyser, JR.