Patents by Inventor Edward W. Breitweiser

Edward W. Breitweiser 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).

  • Publication number: 20240169821
    Abstract: Techniques for generating alerts related to unsafe/unhealthy home conditions may include monitoring sensor data associated with a home environment over a period of time; analyzing the sensor data associated over the period in order to identify an unsafe/unhealthy condition associated with the home environment over the period; obtaining sensor data associated with a resident of the home environment over the period; determining that the resident of the home environment is not physically present at the home environment over the period; upon identifying an unsafe/unhealthy condition associated with the home environment over the period and determining that the resident of the home environment is not physically present at the home environment over the period, generating an alert indicating the identified unsafe or unhealthy condition associated with the home environment over the period; and transmitting the alert to a computing device associated with the resident of the home environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Allyn Finley, Jennifer L. Crawford, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Gregory Wong
  • Publication number: 20240170117
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting health conditions associated with residents of a home environment based upon data captured by in-home sensors may include monitoring sensor data associated with a home environment; analyzing the sensor data over a first period of time in order to identify a health condition associated with a resident of the home environment; identifying one or more mitigation techniques for the health condition; providing an indication of the one or more mitigation techniques for the health condition, via a user interface; and analyzing the sensor data associated with the home environment over a second period of time, subsequent to providing the indication of the one or more mitigation techniques for the health condition via the user interface, in order to determine whether any of the one or more mitigation techniques were performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Allyn Finley, Jennifer L. Crawford, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Gregory Wong
  • Publication number: 20240169601
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing augmented reality overlay displays related to repairs may include obtaining sensor data associated with a home or vehicle and analyzing the sensor data associated to identify a vehicle component and/or home appliance that is not functioning properly. Repairs for the vehicle component and/or home appliance that is not functioning properly may be identified, and a determination may be made as to whether it is safe for a vehicle operator and/or home resident to perform the repair. If so, an augmented reality overlay display may be presented upon images/video of the vehicle/home captured in real time, identifying vehicle/home components that must be manipulated in order to perform the repair. If not, the augmented reality display may identify portions of the vehicle or home of which the vehicle operator must capture images in order to request a professional repair or submit an insurance claim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Allyn Finley, Jennifer L. Crawford, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Gregory Wong
  • Publication number: 20240160274
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating personalized virtual content for a user of a virtual experience system are disclosed. Personal data associated with a customer or a user of a virtual experience device is collected, and a set of keywords representative of customer characteristics is identified from the personal data. Virtual content is generated using a machine learning model trained to generate personalized virtual content based upon keywords. The personalized virtual content is generated based upon the set of keywords representative of the customer characteristics. The personalized virtual content is provided via the virtual experience device to the customer or user in a virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Edward W. Breitweiser, Brian N. Harvey, Joseph Robert Brannan, Joseph Harr
  • Publication number: 20240161120
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a virtual synthetic representative based upon a person or user are disclosed. Personal data associated with a person is collected, including personal data regarding a past communication of the person. One or more attributes indicative of personal mannerisms of the individual person are identified from the personal data. A synthetic virtual representative profile is then created from the identified personal mannerisms, and a synthetic virtual representative is virtually constructed based upon the virtual representative profile. The synthetic representative construction including a visual representation of the representative in a virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Edward W. Breitweiser, Brian N. Harvey, Joseph Robert Brannan, Joseph Harr
  • Publication number: 20240143806
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and/or processing a blockchain to maintain data security for confidential and/or personal data are provided. According to certain aspects, the disclosed data security techniques may enable access sharing functionality utilizing the blockchain. For example, access sharing may be utilized to file documents, share policy information, and/or comply with an audit. The data security techniques disclosed herein also enable the use of smart contracts to transfer funds associated with payment obligations and/or other forms of blockchain based payments, comply with anti-money laundering requirements, report industry data, validate interest payments and/or maintain agent sales data. Data security may be achieved through the use of public key/private key encryption techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Eric Bellas, Jaime Skaggs, Shawn M. Call, Eric R. Moore, Vicki King, Burton J. Floyd, David Turrentine, Steven T Olson, Timothy Caleb Wells, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Robert Gomez, Shelia Cummings Smith
  • Publication number: 20240135362
    Abstract: The following relates generally to implementing a medical data non-fungible token (NFT). In some embodiments, one or more processors receive medical data of a plurality of users, and store the medical data of the plurality of users in a first storage location in a medical data database. The one or more processors may then detect a request to purchase a data feed for one or more types of medical data, and identify medical data corresponding to the request in the medical data database. The one or more processors may then store the identified medical data in a second storage location, and mint a medical data NFT that indicates the second storage location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Brian N. Harvey, Edward W. Breitweiser, Joseph P. Harr
  • Publication number: 20240126649
    Abstract: The following relates generally to creating a backup of data and/or settings of a smart device. In some embodiments, one or more processors receive the data and/or settings of the smart device. The one or more processors may then mint a non-fungible token (NFT) that references a link to a data storage area. The data storage area may store: (i) an identification of the smart device, and/or (ii) the received data and/or settings of the smart device. The following also relates generally to providing a warranty of an item. In some embodiments, one or more processors detect an indication of a sale. The one or more processors may then mint a warranty non-fungible token (NFT) that: (a) is owned by the owner of the item, (b) identifies the item, and (c) identifies warranty information of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Brain N. Harvey, Edward W. Breitweiser, Joseph P. Harr
  • Publication number: 20240127258
    Abstract: The following relates generally to creating a backup of data and/or settings of a smart device. In some embodiments, one or more processors receive the data and/or settings of the smart device. The one or more processors may then mint a non-fungible token (NFT) that references a link to a data storage area. The data storage area may store: (i) an identification of the smart device, and/or (ii) the received data and/or settings of the smart device. The following also relates generally to providing a warranty of an item. In some embodiments, one or more processors detect an indication of a sale. The one or more processors may then mint a warranty non-fungible token (NFT) that: (a) is owned by the owner of the item, (b) identifies the item, and (c) identifies warranty information of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Brian N. Harvey, Edward W. Breitweiser, Joseph P. Harr
  • Patent number: 11954214
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and/or processing a blockchain to maintain data security for confidential and/or personal data are provided. According to certain aspects, the disclosed data security techniques may enable access sharing functionality utilizing the blockchain. For example, access sharing may be utilized to share policy information. The policy information may be associated with a smart contract. Accordingly, the policy information may be encrypted using a public key for the smart contract and compiled into a block of the blockchain. In response to a request to provide access to the information to a particular node, the private key for the smart contract may be encrypted using the public key for the particular node and compiled into a block of the blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Eric Bellas, Jaime Skaggs, Shawn M. Call, Eric R. Moore, Vicki King, Burton J. Floyd, David Turrentine, Steven T. Olson, Timothy Caleb Wells, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Robert Gomez, Shelia Cummings Smith
  • Publication number: 20240112148
    Abstract: The following relates generally to assisting with repair of a physical item. In some embodiments, one or more processors: receive an indication of an insurance claim including an indication of a physical item to be repaired; determine a set of potential repair options for the physical item to be repaired; build a virtual model of the physical item to be repaired; and present, in the virtual environment: (i) the set of potential repair options, (ii) the physical item to be repaired, and/or (iii) a repaired version of the physical item to be repaired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Brian N. Harvey, Edward W. Breitweiser, Joseph P. Harr
  • Publication number: 20240112267
    Abstract: The following relates generally to updating an inventory of insured items. In some embodiments, one or more processors: identify a digital wallet of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) configured to store NFTs that correspond to insured items associated with an individual; detect a request to add a NFT corresponding to an insured item to the digital wallet; update the digital wallet to include the NFT; and display a virtual representation of the insured items of the NFTs of the digital wallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Brian N. Harvey, Joseph Robert Brannan, Joseph P. Harr, Edward W. Breitweiser
  • Publication number: 20240111881
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing a blockchain comprising a plurality of immutable sales records corresponding to sales made by agents of an entity are provided. According to certain aspects, a transaction request indicating a sale made by an agent of the entity may be received at a first node. A block including a sales record indicating the sale made by the agent may be added to a blockchain and transmitted to another node for validation. The first node may add the block to a copy of the blockchain, where the block may be identified by a hash value that references a previous block in the blockchain that includes at least one additional sales record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Eric Bellas, Jaime Skaggs, Shawn M. Call, Eric R. Moore, Vicki King, Burton J. Floyd, David Turentine, Steven T. Olson, Timothy Caleb Wells, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Robert Gomez, Shelia Cummings Smith
  • Publication number: 20240112266
    Abstract: The following relates generally to providing insurance for a non-fungible token (NFT). For example, an NFT may represent ownership of a digital asset, such as an image and/or video. However, NFTs are sometimes lost (e.g., due to hacking, data corruption, etc.), and it thus may be wise to purchase insurance for the NFT. As such, in some embodiments, one or more processors: receive a request to purchase insurance for an NFT; determine an insurance premium for the NFT; and send an insurance quote including the determined insurance premium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Brian N. Harvey, Joseph Robert Brannan, Joseph P. Harr, Edward W. Breitweiser
  • Publication number: 20240112242
    Abstract: The following relates generally to assisting with replacement of a physical item. In some embodiments, one or more processors: receive an indication of an insurance claim including an indication of a physical item to be replaced; determine a set of potential replacement items for the physical item to be replaced; retrieve virtual data of the set of potential replacement items; and present, in a virtual environment, the set of potential replacement items to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Brian N. Harvey, Edward W. Breitweiser, Joseph P. Harr
  • Patent number: 11948198
    Abstract: A computer-implement method and computer system may be configured to facilitate insurance claim processing and estate handling. An audible or visible chatbot avator or dopplegänger may lead a trustee, beneficiary, or family member through the estate of an impaired or deceased user. A computer system may have been provided with, or gather, sample voice and visual recordings associated with a user that are used to build the chatbot avatar that simulates the user audibly and/or visually. The computer system may have previously prompted the user for necessary items to properly handle their estate, such as information related to financial accounts, loans, insurance policies, etc. and user names and passwords to various electronic accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Edward W. Breitweiser, Brian A. Steigerwald, Shreeti Banerjee, Larry Ingrum
  • Publication number: 20240103982
    Abstract: The following relates generally to providing insurance for one or more virtual items in a virtual environment. In some embodiments, an insurance server receives a request for insurance for one or more virtual items from a customer. The insurance server then obtains information associated with the one or more virtual items from a virtual environment server, and determines an insurance premium based upon the received information. The following also relates generally to providing backups of virtual items. In some embodiments, a backup server creates backups of virtual items by writing data associated with the virtual item to a data store. The virtual items may be fungible or non-fungible. In some embodiments, the virtual items are periodically backed up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Brian N. Harvey, Joseph Robert Brannan, Joseph P. Harr, Edward W. Breitweiser
  • Publication number: 20240104665
    Abstract: The following relates generally to providing insurance for one or more virtual items in a virtual environment. In some embodiments, an insurance server receives a request for insurance for one or more virtual items from a customer. The insurance server then obtains information associated with the one or more virtual items from a virtual environment server, and determines an insurance premium based upon the received information. The following also relates generally to providing backups of virtual items. In some embodiments, a backup server creates backups of virtual items by writing data associated with the virtual item to a data store. The virtual items may be fungible or non-fungible. In some embodiments, the virtual items are periodically backed up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Brian N. Harvey, Edward W. Breitweiser, Joseph P. Harr
  • Publication number: 20240087038
    Abstract: The following relates generally to providing a virtual insurance kiosk within a virtual environment. In some embodiments, an insurance server receives authentication credentials of a user device attempting to interact with the virtual insurance kiosk. The insurance server may authenticate the user device and establish a secure connection to the user device. The insurance server may then provide an insurance service to the user device. The following also relates generally to providing a secure virtual mall within a virtual environment. In some embodiments, a mall server receives authentication credentials from a user device and/or a vender server. The mall server may then authenticate the user to establish secure connection(s) to the user device and/or vender server. The mall server may process transactions between the user device and vender server, such as by underwriting insurance products related to the transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Brian N. Harvey, Edward W. Breitweiser, Joseph P. Harr
  • Publication number: 20240087001
    Abstract: The following relates generally to providing a virtual insurance kiosk within a virtual environment. In some embodiments, an insurance server receives authentication credentials of a user device attempting to interact with the virtual insurance kiosk. The insurance server may authenticate the user device and establish a secure connection to the user device. The insurance server may then provide an insurance service to the user device. The following also relates generally to providing a secure virtual mall within a virtual environment. In some embodiments, a mall server receives authentication credentials from a user device and/or a vender server. The mall server may then authenticate the user to establish secure connection(s) to the user device and/or vender server. The mall server may process transactions between the user device and vender server, such as by underwriting insurance products related to the transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Brian N. Harvey, Edward W. Breitweiser, Joseph P. Harr