Patents by Inventor John R. Flora

John R. Flora 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).

  • Method and apparatus for downloading information
    Patent number: 8224974
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that configures a download technique. The system starts by determining a priority order for a set of download techniques. The system then attempts to download information from an institution using download techniques from the set of download techniques. While attempting to download information, the system attempts the download techniques in priority order. If information is downloaded using a given download technique, the system records the given download technique and uses the given download technique to perform subsequent downloads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Flora, Glynis Hively, David R. Larsen, Nicholas A. Mooney, Sandeep Sagar, J W M Spies