Patents by Inventor Dean Galland

Dean Galland 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: 10650365
    Abstract: A method for automatically analyzing a personal service session and completing a transaction therefor, includes monitoring a service location with a video camera in communication with a processor, determining that the personal service session has begun based on an identification of at least one start trigger event, analyzing an output from the video camera including a plurality of frames of video data collected during the personal service session to identify a sequence of frames of the video data, automatically matching the sequence of frames to at least one type of service that was provided during the personal service session, determining that the personal service session has ended based on an identification of at least one end trigger event, determining a transaction value associated with the types of service that have been provided during the personal service session, and generating an electronic invoice based on the determined transaction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Di You, Zack Petersen, Gyan Prakash, Sivanarayana Gaddam, Vibhor Kumar, Dean Galland
  • Publication number: 20200013106
    Abstract: A computer based system and method are disclosed which are configured for determining preferences to known merchants based on past purchase data using word vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nikan Chavoshi, Dean Galland, Di You
  • Publication number: 20180349874
    Abstract: A method for automatically analyzing a personal service session and completing a transaction therefor, includes monitoring a service location with a video camera in communication with a processor, determining that the personal service session has begun based on an identification of at least one start trigger event, analyzing an output from the video camera including a plurality of frames of video data collected during the personal service session to identify a sequence of frames of the video data, automatically matching the sequence of frames to at least one type of service that was provided during the personal service session, determining that the personal service session has ended based on an identification of at least one end trigger event, determining a transaction value associated with the types of service that have been provided during the personal service session, and generating an electronic invoice based on the determined transaction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Di You, Zack Petersen, Gyan Prakash, Sivanarayana Gaddam, Vibhor Kumar, Dean Galland
  • Publication number: 20170372417
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to a cryptocurrency system that enables transactions to be performed by transferring digital assets corresponding to amounts between appropriate entities are described. The cryptocurrency system includes a digital assets service provider computer that can host digital asset accounts associated with consumers and resource providers at which digital assets can be received. Consumers can be unbanked and use their digital asset account to perform cashless transactions. In one exemplary transaction, a consumer can receive change for the transaction as a digital asset that is assigned to their digital asset account. In another exemplary transaction, the consumer can use digital assets assigned to their digital asset account to pay for the transaction. Transfers of digital assets between accounts is managed by a ledger of transactions, which may be in the form of a block chain that cryptographically secures data that is stores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Sivanarayana Gaddam, Gyan Prakash, Ajit Gaddam, Phillip Kumnick, Min Wang, Dean Galland