Patents by Inventor Joseph Elwell

Joseph Elwell 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: 8687054
    Abstract: A method and system for providing individualized video program content whereby currently available synchronized active shutter technology, such as is implemented in currently available 3-D televisions, and multiple channel audio technology, such as stereo, or 5:1 surround sound technology, is modified to provide two or more interlaced versions of at least a portion of a video program such that two or more “classes”, or types of viewers, can virtually simultaneously view separate versions of the portion of a video program in a single run of the video program, i.e., in the same viewing of the program by both types of viewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Elwell, Alan Buhler, Marianne Y. Lu
  • Patent number: 8527814
    Abstract: A method for repairing an error in a software application, including receiving an error including an error description detailing the error, identifying, using a plurality of commands, a network address of a client computer executing the software application and a file system location on the client computer, transmitting, using the plurality of commands, an error tool file to the client computer at the network address, storing, using the plurality of commands, the error tool file on the client computer at the file system location, installing, using the plurality of commands, an error tool on the client computer using the error tool file, executing, using the plurality of commands, the error tool on the client computer, repairing the error in the software application after executing the error tool, and receiving feedback in the form of an execution log from the error tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Elwell, Cary D. E. Evans, Marianne Y. Lu, Alan F. Buhler
  • Patent number: 8443425
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for authenticating using a mobile device of a user. The method involves receiving a request for access to a secure resource and requesting credentials for accessing the secure resource from the user. The method further involves receiving a request to obtain the credentials from the mobile device, where the mobile device includes a mobile device user interface and a credential interface, and requesting the credentials from the mobile device. The method still further involves, in response to the credential interface authenticating the user on the mobile device using input received from the mobile device user interface, receiving the credentials from the mobile device. The method further involves determining that the user is authorized to access the secure resource based on the credentials and providing the user with access to the secure resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Cary D. E. Evans, Alan F. Buhler, Joseph Elwell, John W. Zackrison
  • Patent number: 8442882
    Abstract: A method for managing charitable donations of a donor. The method includes receiving donation information associated with a charitable donation of a donor from a browser extension of a browser application, where the browser application is executing on a user system associated with the donor and where the browser extension obtains the donation information independent of web content presented in the browser application. The method further includes receiving a request for the donation information from a tax preparation entity. The method further includes in response to the request, sending the donation information to the tax preparation entity, where the donation information is used by the tax preparation entity to generate tax documentation for the donor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Anne Ferguson, David Jeffrey Snow, Vidya Dinamani, Joseph Elwell
  • Patent number: 8326725
    Abstract: A user of a data management system agrees to allow the data management system to obtain user data associated with the user from a third party target site computing system. A distributed client is then implemented on one or more user computing systems used by the one or more users to access the target site computing system. The data management system then makes a request to the distributed client, and the user computing system, to obtain desired data from the target site computing system. The distributed client(s) then accesses/access, directs the user computing system(s) to access, or waits for the user(s) to next access, the target site computing system. The target site computing system is then securely accessed by the user computing system, thereby by-passing any selective blocking/failure filters, and the requested data is accessed and provided to the data management system provider computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Elwell, Alan Buhler, Marianne Y. Lu
  • Publication number: 20120173397
    Abstract: A method and system for obtaining user data from a third party whereby a user of a data management system agrees to allow the data management system to obtain user data associated with the user from a third party target site computing system. A distributed client is then implemented on, or otherwise associated with, one or more user computing systems used by the one or more users to access the target site computing system. A data management system provider computing system then makes a request to the distributed client, and the user computing system, to obtain desired data from the target site computing system. The distributed client(s) then accesses/access, directs the user computing system(s) to access, or waits for the user(s) to next access, the target site computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Elwell, Alan Buhler, Marianne Y. Lu
  • Patent number: 7753258
    Abstract: A system and method for completing a financial form including generating a navigation path by selecting a plurality of financial events, where the navigation path is used as a framework to complete the financial form, selecting a webinar event from the plurality of financial events in the navigation path, where the webinar event is one of the plurality of financial events associated with at least one webinar related to one of the plurality of financial events, and completing at least a portion of the financial form using the at least one webinar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Quinn, Anthony Creed, Elizabeth Nelson, Shuang Li, David Bernat, Greg Miller, Joseph Elwell, Jennifer Keenan, Sue Tritt, Joel Kopelioff, Qwan T. Pham, Jason Char, Rodney Sitton