Patents by Inventor Keith Horwood

Keith Horwood 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: 20240114076
    Abstract: A system and method for a function-as-a-service platform that includes creating a set of distinct web services within a web service hosting platform, which involves receiving a web service resource definition, processing the web service resource definition, and instantiating a web service of the web service resource definition within the web service hosting platform; and invoking a web service instantiated in the web service hosting platform for a client device, which involves: receiving a web service function call request, executing the web service function call request on a web service instance, and responding to the web service function call request with a result of the web service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Keith Horwood
  • Publication number: 20230300137
    Abstract: A system and method for federated identity functionality for API integration can include creating an identity token associated with an application service; in association with the application service, configuring a linked service token of an external service; storing the linked service token in association with the identity token; invoking the application service which includes validating the identity token and performing an application programming interface (API) interaction with the external service using the linked service token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jacob Jong-Koo Lee, Keith Horwood
  • Patent number: 11695774
    Abstract: A system and method for federated identity functionality for API integration can include creating an identity token associated with an application service; in association with the application service, configuring a linked service token of an external service; storing the linked service token in association with the identity token; invoking the application service which includes validating the identity token and performing an application programming interface (API) interaction with the external service using the linked service token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Polybit Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Jong-Koo Lee, Keith Horwood
  • Publication number: 20220021677
    Abstract: A system and method for federated identity functionality for API integration can include creating an identity token associated with an application service; in association with the application service, configuring a linked service token of an external service; storing the linked service token in association with the identity token; invoking the application service which includes validating the identity token and performing an application programming interface (API) interaction with the external service using the linked service token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob Jong-Koo Lee, Keith Horwood
  • Publication number: 20200389529
    Abstract: A system and method for a function-as-a-service platform that includes creating a set of distinct webservices within a webservice hosting platform, which involves receiving a webservice resource definition, processing the webservice resource definition, and instantiating a webservice of the webservice resource definition within the webservice hosting platform; and invoking a webservice instantiated in the webservice hosting platform for a client device, which involves: receiving a webservice function call request, executing the webservice function call request on a webservice instance, and responding to the webservice function call request with a result of the webservice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventor: Keith Horwood
  • Patent number: 10701160
    Abstract: A system and method for a function-as-a-service platform that includes creating a set of distinct webservices within a webservice hosting platform, which involves receiving a webservice resource definition, processing the webservice resource definition, and instantiating a webservice of the webservice resource definition within the webservice hosting platform; and invoking a webservice instantiated in the webservice hosting platform for a client device, which involves: receiving a webservice function call request, executing the webservice function call request on a webservice instance, and responding to the webservice function call request with a result of the webservice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Polybit Inc.
    Inventor: Keith Horwood
  • Publication number: 20180034924
    Abstract: A system and method for a function-as-a-service platform that includes creating a set of distinct webservices within a webservice hosting platform, which involves receiving a webservice resource definition, processing the webservice resource definition, and instantiating a webservice of the webservice resource definition within the webservice hosting platform; and invoking a webservice instantiated in the webservice hosting platform for a client device, which involves: receiving a webservice function call request, executing the webservice function call request on a webservice instance, and responding to the webservice function call request with a result of the webservice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Keith Horwood
  • Publication number: 20170046728
    Abstract: A system and method for location analysis based on ratings of existing relevant establishments, including: receiving a request for location analysis comprising an indication of a target location; querying a data store for available venues matching a set of location types within a sample radius from the target location; receiving a set of venues and a set of associated ratings from the data store; scoring the set of venues according to scoring criteria, wherein the scoring criteria is used to score each of the set of venues based on the set of associated ratings; generating a resultant score for the target location based on the scoring of the set of venues; and returning, in response to the request for location analysis, the resultant score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Keith Horwood, Erik Eliason