Patents by Inventor Matthew Ward

Matthew Ward 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: 9015804
    Abstract: Methods and systems for verifying whether a user requesting an online account is likely a human or an automated program are described. A request for an online account may be received from a mobile device. A human challenge-response test adapted for displaying on a mobile device is displayed on the mobile device. Upon viewing the human challenge-response test, the user enters the user's solution to the human challenge-response test on the mobile device. A response hash value is created based on the user's solution. The response hash value is sent to an account request server for verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Avinash Kalgi, Matthew Ward-Steinman, Qian Wang
  • Patent number: 9007379
    Abstract: A method for a computer system includes displaying a first plurality of images to a user on a display at a uniform rate wherein the images of the first plurality of images are determined in response to a first plurality of marks associated with a virtual camera location curve within a three-dimensional scene, receiving a plurality of user inputs from a user input device, while the user views the first plurality of images at the uniform rate, determining a second plurality of marks in response to the first plurality of marks associated with the curve and the plurality of user inputs, determining a second plurality of images in response to the second plurality of marks associated with the curve, storing the second plurality of marks associated with the curve in a memory, and displaying the second plurality of images to the user on the display at the uniform rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Two Pic MC LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Shafer, Matthew Ward
  • Patent number: 8902372
    Abstract: A display system includes a laser projector that projects light onto a the back of a screen, a sensor that detects light reflected from the back of the screen, a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor controlling light projected from the laser projector based on data regarding the light detected from the sensor. The laser projector, sensor, and processor are all contained within a single housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Superlumenary
    Inventors: Robert Loney, Matthew Ward
  • Patent number: 8904529
    Abstract: Network traffic is monitored to detect attempted inter-network communications, including attempts by devices internal to the network to communicate with resources external to the network and attempts by devices external to the network to establish VPN sessions with resources internal to the network. Upon detecting an attempted inter-network communication, the device responsible for initiating such communication is identified. Then, it is determined whether the identified device is running a valid protection agent. If so, the attempted inter-network communication is permitted. If not, the attempted inter-network communication is blocked in compliance with a network security policy and the identified device is prompted to download and install a protection agent from a designated storage location, or to activate a previously installed protection device. The prompt may include a hyperlink for initiating download of the protection agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew Ward
  • Publication number: 20140337977
    Abstract: Network traffic is monitored to detect attempted inter-network communications, including attempts by devices internal to the network to communicate with resources external to the network and attempts by devices external to the network to establish VPN sessions with resources internal to the network. Upon detecting an attempted inter-network communication, the device responsible for initiating such communication is identified. Then, it is determined whether the identified device is running a valid protection agent. If so, the attempted inter-network communication is permitted. If not, the attempted inter-network communication is blocked in compliance with a network security policy and the identified device is prompted to download and install a protection agent from a designated storage location, or to activate a previously installed protection device. The prompt may include a hyperlink for initiating download of the protection agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Matthew Ward
  • Publication number: 20140162762
    Abstract: A wagering game system includes a peripheral device with a peripheral device display and at least one processor configured to execute at least one application to display information on the peripheral device display. The system also includes a wagering game terminal with a terminal display configured to display a wagering game and a player-accessible interface configured to allow a player to communicatively couple the peripheral device to the wagering game terminal. The at least one application includes a wagering game application relating to the wagering game displayed on the terminal display of the wagering game terminal, and the at least one processor of the peripheral device executes the wagering application to display, on the peripheral device display, wagering game information relating to the wagering game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: WMS GAMING INC.
    Inventors: Dion Aoki, Mary Burke, Patrick Gustafson, Joel Jaffe, Timothy Loose, Mark Pace, Justin Perkins, Dave Savage, Matthew Ward, Tejas Shah
  • Publication number: 20140062836
    Abstract: Disclosed is a video display array structure comprising at least two spaced apart splines having a plurality of opposing pairs of catches regularly spaced along the opposing sides of adjacent splines and a latch notch for each pair of catches and a video display module releasably mounted between the at least two splines, the video display module including first and second handles rotatable between an open and a locked position for releasably mounting the video display to a spline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: REVOLUTION DISPLAY
    Inventors: Andrew HYMAN, Matthew WARD
  • Publication number: 20140025538
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for allowing a single representation of a trigger for payment across different environments using machine readable codes. A machine readable code may be encoded with a URL and information about a product to which the machine readable code is attached. A first electronic device may be able to scan and decode the machine readable code into first recognizable product information using a complaint application. The compliant application may populate a first form on the first electronic device for a first transaction with the recognizable product information without having to access a server. A non-compliant application on a second electronic device will launch a browser using the URL and provide the unrecognizable product information to the server for decoding. The server will decode the unrecognizable product information into a second recognizable product information that may be used to populate a second form for a second transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Avinash Kalgi, Keith Bailey, Matthew Ward-Steinman
  • Patent number: 8522494
    Abstract: Support wires can be used to hold up light tiles to provide a lightweight display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Barco, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Ward
  • Publication number: 20130205370
    Abstract: Methods and systems for verifying whether a user requesting an online account is likely a human or an automated program are described. A request for an online account may be received from a mobile device. A human challenge-response test adapted for displaying on a mobile device is displayed on the mobile device. Upon viewing the human challenge-response test, the user enters the user's solution to the human challenge-response test on the mobile device. A response hash value is created based on the user's solution. The response hash value is sent to an account request server for verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Avinash Kalgi, Matthew Ward-Steinman, Qian Wang
  • Patent number: 8495739
    Abstract: A method and system for ensuring scanning of suspicious computer files without unnecessary caching of the files on a network device is provided. A network device receives a suspicious computer file and determines whether a target computer is protected by a malware protection program. If the network device determines that the target computer is protected by the malware protection program, the network device modifies the suspicious computer file to make the suspicious computer file unusable by the target computer and sends the modified suspicious computer file to the target computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Ward, Charles R. Arnett
  • Publication number: 20120127281
    Abstract: An immersive video system includes a display, a sensor that provides information about a user's location relative to the display, a projector capable of projecting images onto the user, and a processor in communication with the display, the sensor, and the projector. The processor manipulates the images projected onto the user based on user location data from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Ward, Jonathan Brill, Brian Chasalow
  • Patent number: 8185449
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method comprising the steps of calculating a fuel entitlement price, which is valid for a first order time period; receiving within the first order time period an order signal representing a first order by a customer for a fuel entitlement volume at the entitlement price, and accepting the first order, wherein the entitlement volume entitles the customer to take delivery from one or more of a plurality of filling stations, within a first entitlement time period, of a volume of fuel, in the aggregate, up to the entitlement volume, the first entitlement time period extending beyond the first order time period; updating a fuel entitlement balance of the customer to reflect the first order and the first entitlement time period; and updating the fuel entitlement balance of the customer in response to receipt of data indicating that the customer has taken delivery of a volume of fuel from a filling station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
    Inventor: Matthew Ward
  • Publication number: 20120120201
    Abstract: An entertainment system has a first recording device that records digital images, a server that receives the images from the first device, wherein the second device, based on data from another source, enhances the images from the first device for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventor: Matthew Ward
  • Patent number: 8152324
    Abstract: A method and system for connecting a light emitting apparatus is disclosed herein. The system includes at least two rod assembly connectors, in which each rod assembly connector includes a rod assembly body having a first end and a second end. The first end of one of the rod assembly connectors is configured to connect with the second end of the second rod assembly connector. Further, at least one of the rod assembly connectors includes an attachment mechanism, in which the attachment mechanism is configured to attach to a light emitting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Barco, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Franklin, Christopher Varrin, Matthew Ward, Jeremy Hochman, Jeffrey T. Maddox
  • Publication number: 20120083708
    Abstract: A real-time seizure prediction system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Pooja Rajdev, Pedro Irazoqui, Matthew Ward, Robert Worth
  • Publication number: 20110252474
    Abstract: A method and system for ensuring scanning of suspicious computer files without unnecessary caching of the files on a network device is provided. A network device receives a suspicious computer file and determines whether a target computer is protected by a malware protection program. If the network device determines that the target computer is protected by the malware protection program, the network device modifies the suspicious computer file to make the suspicious computer file unusable by the target computer and sends the modified suspicious computer file to the target computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew WARD, Charles R. ARNETT
  • Patent number: D685188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Monica Kempson Etherington, Thomas Matthew Ward
  • Patent number: D686018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Monica Kempson Etherington, Thomas Matthew Ward
  • Patent number: D724671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Monica Kempson Etherington, Thomas Matthew Ward