Patents by Inventor Melissa Phillips

Melissa Phillips 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: 20130297468
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure facilitate tracking time. In some embodiments, the method obtains first time information. The first time information can be obtained via a timer embedded in an application executing on a first device. The method may associate the first time information with a first task identifier and generate a timesheet based on the associated first time information, which may include a unique indication of the first task identifier. The method may display the generated timesheet on a display of a mobile device. The method may modify the generated timesheet to include a second time information, which may correspond to a second task identifier. The timesheet can be modified via the mobile device touch interface. The method may display the modified timesheet with a unique indication of the second task identifier. The method may submit, via the mobile device, the timesheet to a time tracker server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Hirsch, Mark Erickson, Melissa Phillips
  • Publication number: 20080010097
    Abstract: An improved method of evaluating and comparing the cost-effectiveness of healthcare providers across a wide spectrum of specialties and health conditions of their patients. The method includes the steps of determining criteria for determining a provider's relative cost-effectiveness at providing healthcare at a reasonable cost, and then applying those criteria to assign or exclude a provider from a preferred network of healthcare providers that have an established history of providing the same care at a lower cost than other providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Laurence Williams, Melissa Phillips, William Taylor, Freda Wright, Donald Hatfield