Patents by Inventor John Christopher Houston

John Christopher Houston 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: 20200342420
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for intelligently and dynamically managing a vehicle service center. For example, a vehicle service system analyzes information associated with vehicles scheduled for service at a vehicle service center comprising a set of sequential stations. Based on the analyzed information, the vehicle service system can determine an allocation of tasks and an allocation of resources for each station. In turn, the disclosed systems can customize, for display on display devices within the vehicle service center, task allocation user interfaces in accordance with a task allocation. Further, the vehicle service system can monitor a completion progress for the task allocation and, based on the completion progress, generate an adjusted task allocation for the given stage of progression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Laerte Meneghette Zatta, Katherine Anne Johnson, Luke George Greenwood, Daren Allen Pierse, Christopher Leigh Buller, John Gregory Sweigart, Stephen Calvillo, John Christopher Houston, Evan Scott Madow, Elad Ossadon
  • Publication number: 20200342418
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for intelligently dispatching vehicles to a vehicle service center to progress vehicles at a predefined rate through sequential stations of the vehicle service center. The disclosed systems can analyze services associated with vehicles. Based on the services, the disclosed systems can determine how to order, within a virtual queue, vehicles corresponding to the services. For example, the disclosed systems can predict a complexity associated with a service for a vehicle, and in turn, determine whether adding the vehicle to the service queue will allow the vehicle to move through a set of sequential stations in accordance with the predefined progression rate. In response, the disclosed systems can dispatch the vehicle, refrain from dispatching the vehicle, or otherwise dynamically respond to enable the vehicle to move through the set of sequential stations in accordance with the predefined progression rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Laerte Meneghette Zatta, Katherine Anne Johnson, Luke George Greenwood, Daren Allen Pierse, Christopher Leigh Buller, John Gregory Sweigart, Stephen Calvillo, John Christopher Houston, Evan Scott Madow, Elad Ossadon
  • Patent number: 10585925
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating management of user queries and dynamic filtration of responses based on group filters in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a first computing device, a query via an application programming interface (“API”) of a software application at a second computing device, where the query includes one or more filter parameters including a size filter parameter. The method may further include evaluating the query based on the one or more filter parameters including the size filter parameter, selecting a first response based on the size filter parameter, and communicating the first response to be viewed via the API at the second computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Albert Louie, Christopher Douglas Seymour, Ethan Treber, Jason Schroeder, Jean Elie Bovet, Jody Elizabeth Bleyle, John Christopher Houston, Kamyar Seradjfar, Mohamad Arabo, Qingqing Liu, Thomas Archie Cook, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10341279
    Abstract: The technology disclosed includes a method for initiating a web service through an action item within a post in a social media network. A request is received from a user for a post to a social network. The request includes a definition for an action-link-group, which comprises one or more action links. The post is created to include the action-link-group and is then uploaded to the network. Upon receiving a selection of an action link within the action-link-group, an action item associated with the action link is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Douglas Seymour, Kamyar Seradjfar, Thomas Archie Cook, Jr., Jody Elizabeth Bleyle, Mohamad Arabo, John Christopher Houston
  • Publication number: 20180129737
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating management of user queries and dynamic filtration of responses based on group filters in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a first computing device, a query via an application programming interface (“API”) of a software application at a second computing device, where the query includes one or more filter parameters including a size filter parameter. The method may further include evaluating the query based on the one or more filter parameters including the size filter parameter, selecting a first response based on the size filter parameter, and communicating the first response to be viewed via the API at the second computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: ARTHUR ALBERT LOUIE, CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS SEYMOUR, ETHAN TREBER, JASON SCHROEDER, JEAN ELIE BOVET, JODY ELIZABETH BLEYLE, JOHN CHRISTOPHER HOUSTON, KAMYAR SERADJFAR, MOHAMAD ARABO, QINGQING LIU, THOMAS ARCHIE COOK, JR.
  • Patent number: 9881076
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating management of user queries and dynamic filtration of responses based on group filters in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a first computing device, a query via an application programming interface (“API”) of a software application at a second computing device, where the query includes one or more filter parameters including a size filter parameter. The method may further include evaluating the query based on the one or more filter parameters including the size filter parameter, selecting a first response based on the size filter parameter, and communicating the first response to be viewed via the API at the second computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Albert Louie, Christopher Douglas Seymour, Ethan Treber, Jason Schroeder, Jean Elie Bovet, Jody Elizabeth Bleyle, John Christopher Houston, Kamyar Seradjfar, Mohamad Arabo, Qingqing Liu, Thomas Archie Cook, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160105383
    Abstract: The technology disclosed includes a method for initiating a web service through an action item within a post in a social media network. A request is received from a user for a post to a social network. The request includes a definition for an action-link-group, which comprises one or more action links. The post is created to include the action-link-group and is then uploaded to the network. Upon receiving a selection of an action link within the action-link-group, an action item associated with the action link is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Douglas Seymour, Kamyar Seradjfar, Thomas Archie Cook, JR., Jody Elizabeth Bleyle, Mohamad Arabo, John Christopher Houston
  • Publication number: 20150026165
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating management of user queries and dynamic filtration of responses based on group filters in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a first computing device, a query via an application programming interface (“API”) of a software application at a second computing device, where the query includes one or more filter parameters including a size filter parameter. The method may further include evaluating the query based on the one or more filter parameters including the size filter parameter, selecting a first response based on the size filter parameter, and communicating the first response to be viewed via the API at the second computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Arthur Albert Louie, Christopher Douglas Seymour, Ethan Treber, Jason Schroeder, Jean Elie Bovet, Jody Elizabeth Bleyle, John Christopher Houston, Kamyar Seradjfar, Mohamad Arabo, Qingqing Liu, Thomas Archie Cook, JR.
  • Patent number: 5894014
    Abstract: A steam sterilization device (10) including a chamber (12) having a slidable sealable door (30). A flexible insulating plastic member (74) covers the sealable door (30). The sterilization device (10) includes a frame (20, 22, 24, 28, 50) supporting the chamber (12). A front wall (60) of molded plastic covers the frame. A stop bracket (46) is secured to a door track (36) at the appropriate location below the door to limit travel. At least one counter weight (42) is secured to the door (30) by a cable (38) and a guide member (44) surrounds the counter weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Steris Corporation
    Inventors: John Christopher Houston, Kenneth John Klobusnik, Susan Mary Napierkowski, Francis John Zelina, David James Zolner