Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Sheppard

Matthew A. Sheppard 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: 20240162304
    Abstract: A transistor device may include a semiconductor structure including a channel layer and a barrier layer on the channel layer, wherein the barrier layer has a higher bandgap than the channel layer; a source contact and a drain contact on the barrier layer; a gate contact on the semiconductor structure between the source contact and the drain contact, the gate contact including a drain-side wing portion extending from a central portion of the gate contact; and a field plate on the semiconductor structure between the gate contact and the drain contact and laterally offset from the gate contact by a distance. The field plate may include a first wing portion extending from a central portion of the field plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Jeremy Fisher, Kyle Bothe, Terry Alcorn, Daniel Namishia, Jia Guo, Matthew King, Saptharishi Sriram, Fabian Radulescu, Scott Sheppard, Yueying Liu
  • Patent number: 11983730
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to correct for deterioration of a demographic model to associate demographic information with media impression information are disclosed. An example method includes estimating first and second ages of audience members based on demographic information; estimating a third age of an audience member who is not included in the audience members; applying a window function to the second ages to determine a distribution of ages based on the third age; multiplying window values by the first ages to determine corrected first age components; dividing a total of the corrected first age components by a sum of the window values to determine an estimated age of the audience member at a first time; and determining the corrected age of the audience member at a second time based on the estimated age of the audience member at the first time and a time difference between the first and second times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sheppard, Jonathan Sullivan, Matthew B. Reid, Alejandro Terrazas
  • Publication number: 20200081895
    Abstract: A content manager is described which offers a facility to a user to display, review and rate content items. Content items are assigned prioritization scores, influencing the manner in which those content items are organised. Prioritization scores are themselves determined on the basis of information inherent to a content item, such as the specification of the content item or associated descriptive data, and information provided by a user, such as by gestures or other input techniques, indicative of interest in that content item by that user. These prioritization scores are in turn used to rank content and reduce the memory, bandwidth, processing power and screen real estate used to present content to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Aram Nicholas Babaian, Ed Botterill, Peter Triplow, Matthew Sheppard, Marc Holgate
  • Patent number: 9942106
    Abstract: A network broker divides IP address space into subnets to allow IT infrastructure transfers using a cloud computing environment. A link established between a client and network broker allows transfer of data and provides connectivity between the client and cloud providers. IT infrastructure to be divested is provisioned onto subnets in a cloud environment. A second link is established via the network broker between the entity being divested and the provisioned IT infrastructure. Client access to provisioned IT infrastructure is cut by rerouting, at the network broker, traffic destined to the subnet(s) hosting the provisioned IT infrastructure from the link to the second link. After a new owner assimilates the divested IT infrastructure using the second link, network broker routing rules are adjusted to sever access of the new owner to the subnet(s) hosting the divested IT infrastructure and return access to the subnet(s) to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Chapman, Zahra S. Bahrololoumi, Matthew Sheppard, William A. Trotter
  • Publication number: 20150269160
    Abstract: A content manager is described which offers a facility to a user to display, review and rate content items. Content items are assigned prioritization scores, influencing the manner in which those content items are organised. Prioritization scores are themselves determined on the basis of information inherent to a content item, such as the specification of the content item or associated descriptive data, and information provided by a user, such as by gestures or other input techniques, indicative of interest in that content item by that user. These prioritization scores are in turn used to rank content and reduce the memory, bandwidth, processing power and screen real estate used to present content to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Aram Nicholas Babaian, Ed Botterill, Peter Triplow, Matthew Sheppard, Marc Holgate
  • Publication number: 20140280940
    Abstract: A network broker divides IP address space into subnets to allow IT infrastructure transfers using a cloud computing environment. A link established between a client and network broker allows transfer of data and provides connectivity between the client and cloud providers. IT infrastructure to be divested is provisioned onto subnets in a cloud environment. A second link is established via the network broker between the entity being divested and the provisioned IT infrastructure. Client access to provisioned IT infrastructure is cut by rerouting, at the network broker, traffic destined to the subnet(s) hosting the provisioned IT infrastructure from the link to the second link. After a new owner assimilates the divested IT infrastructure using the second link, network broker routing rules are adjusted to sever access of the new owner to the subnet(s) hosting the divested IT infrastructure and return access to the subnet(s) to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Chapman, Zahra S. Bahrololoumi, Matthew Sheppard, William A. Trotter
  • Patent number: 8626141
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus enable a mobile device to suggest available applications or features in which a user may be interested to the user based upon the user's past and current mobile device usage patterns. The mobile device may monitor the specific application/features used and their frequency of use. The mobile device may determine other available applications/features that the user may be interested in using based upon the frequency of use of applications or features and information which indicates a likelihood of user interest in one application or feature based upon usage of another application or feature. Applications or features determined to be potentially of interest to the user may be presented to the user in the form of suggestions to be added to the user interface menu so that the user can elect to accept or rejection the suggestion to modify the menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexander Davies-Moore, Peter D. Triplow, Matthew A. Sheppard
  • Patent number: 8516476
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses request an installation of an application; detect a user requesting the application; detect a profile associated with the user; and grant permission to install the application based on an installation permission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Chen, Lei Zhu, Min Zhu, Chris Kangas, Matthew Sheppard, David Knight
  • Publication number: 20130138477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing improved server-implemented product price purchasing options based on unique product identifiers, display charts comparing average vendor prices, forecasts of best purchasing times, automated price updates, target price notifications, easy to use checkout methods for multiple retail sites and local vendor product displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: myVBO, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Wilkins, Matthew Sheppard, Andrew Curioso
  • Patent number: 8423612
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses request an application; detect a user requesting the application; detect a profile associated with the user; and grant permission to access the application based on an access parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Chen, Lei Zhu, Min Zhu, Chris Kangas, Matthew Sheppard, David Knight
  • Patent number: 8413260
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an application associated with a requester; suggest the application based on a requester parameter; select the application by the requester; and automatically initiate the application for the requester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Chen, Lei Zhu, Min Zhu, Chris Kangas, Matthew Sheppard, David Knight
  • Patent number: 8407289
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect shared content during a collaboration session; detect a content type based on the shared content; suggest an application based on the content type; and initiate the application during the collaboration session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Chen, Lei Zhu, Min Zhu, Chris Kangas, Matthew Sheppard, David Knight
  • Patent number: 8185605
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses display an application that is accessible on a target device; select content associated within the application wherein the content is located on the target device; and remotely access the content on the target device on a local device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Yuan, Matthew Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20110028138
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus enable a mobile device to suggest available applications or features in which a user may be interested to the user based upon the user's past and current mobile device usage patterns. The mobile device may monitor the specific application/features used and their frequency of use. The mobile device may determine other available applications/features that the user may be interested in using based upon the frequency of use of applications or features and information which indicates a likelihood of user interest in one application or feature based upon usage of another application or feature. Applications or features determined to be potentially of interest to the user may be presented to the user in the form of suggestions to be added to the user interface menu so that the user can elect to accept or rejection the suggestion to modify the menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Alexander DAVIES-MOORE, Peter D. TRIPLOW, Matthew A. Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20080168437
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses request an installation of an application; detect a user requesting the application; detect a profile associated with the user; and grant permission to install the application based on an installation permission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Weidong Chen, Lei Zhu, Min Zhu, Chris Kangas, Matthew Sheppard, David Knight
  • Publication number: 20080168162
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an application associated with a requester; suggest the application based on a requester parameter; select the application by the requester; and automatically initiate the application for the requester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Weidong Chen, Lei Zhu, Min Zhu, Chris Kangas, Matthew Sheppard, David Knight
  • Publication number: 20080168140
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect shared content during a collaboration session; detect a content type based on the shared content; suggest an application based on the content type; and initiate the application during the collaboration session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Weidong Chen, Lei Zhu, Min Zhu, Chris Kangas, Matthew Sheppard, David Knight
  • Publication number: 20080165391
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses request an application; detect a user requesting the application; detect a profile associated with the user; and grant permission to access the application based on an access parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Weidong Chen, Lei Zhu, Min Zhu, Chris Kangas, Matthew Sheppard, David Knight
  • Publication number: 20080021975
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses display an application that is accessible on a target device; select content associated within the application wherein the content is located on the target device; and remotely access the content on the target device on a local device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Eric Yuan, Matthew Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20080018649
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses display a list representing a plurality of applications; view a status of each of the plurality of applications; view a target application as an available application from the plurality of applications; and remotely access the target application on a local device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Zheng Yuan, Matthew Sheppard