Patents by Inventor Francis G. Farro, II

Francis G. Farro, II 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: 20230401626
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g., monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew P. Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Patent number: 11776041
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g. monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew P. Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Publication number: 20210406985
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g. monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew P. Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Patent number: 11144983
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g. monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew Pierce Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Publication number: 20210042810
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g. monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew Pierce Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Patent number: 9407633
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and processor. The memory stores a user account identifier associated with a user account. The processor receives at least one user credential and authenticates the user account based at least in part on the at least one user credential. The processor further receives a first request, from a device associated with the user account, to generate a one-time password and generates the one-time password in response to receiving the first request. The processor associates the one-time password to the user account and communicates the one-time password to the device associated with the user account. The processor further receives a second request, from a transaction device, the second request comprising an attempted one-time password, determines whether the attempted one-time password is valid, and communicates, to the transaction device, an indication that the attempted one-time password is valid in response to determining that the attempted one-time password is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Davindar S. Gill, Therese H. Willis, Lekha Ananthakrishnan, Eileen D. Bridges, Francis G. Farro, II
  • Patent number: 9319401
    Abstract: A system may include a memory and processor. The memory may store a user account identifier associated with a user account. The processor may be able to receive at least one user credential and authenticate the user account based at least in part on the at least one user credential. The processor may also receive a first request, from a device associated with the user account, to generate a one-time password and generate the one-time password in response to receiving the first request. The processor may associate the one-time password to the user account and communicate the one-time password to the device associated with the user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Davindar S. Gill, Therese H. Willis, Lekha Ananthakrishnan, Eileen D. Bridges, Francis G. Farro, II
  • Publication number: 20150215310
    Abstract: A system may include a memory and processor. The memory may store a user account identifier associated with a user account. The processor may be able to receive at least one user credential and authenticate the user account based at least in part on the at least one user credential. The processor may also receive a first request, from a device associated with the user account, to generate a one-time password and generate the one-time password in response to receiving the first request. The processor may associate the one-time password to the user account and communicate the one-time password to the device associated with the user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Davindar S. Gill, Therese H. Wills, Lekha Ananthakrishnan, Elleen D. Bridges, Francis G. Farro, II