Patents by Inventor Natasha Conahan

Natasha Conahan 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: 11275626
    Abstract: The existence of a relationship between an author of content available on a social network application and an enterprise is determined from social network content to mitigate enterprise safety and security concerns. Content available on a social network application is monitored. The existence of a relationship is determined from the content available on the social network application. A description of the relationship between an author and the enterprise that was determined is stored. When content available on the social network application meets a threat criteria, a database may be queried for a relationship between the enterprise and the author of the content that meets the threat criteria. If the relationship is found, the content meeting the threat criteria and the description of the relationship may be reported to the enterprise. Alternatively, when content available on the social network application meets the threat criteria, a process of identifying a relationship may be initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Social Sentinel, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Reischer, Natasha Conahan, John Orrange, Scott Brightwell
  • Publication number: 20210089367
    Abstract: The existence of a relationship between an author of content available on a social network application and an enterprise is determined from social network content to mitigate enterprise safety and security concerns. Content available on a social network application is monitored. The existence of a relationship is determined from the content available on the social network application. A description of the relationship between an author and the enterprise that was determined is stored. When content available on the social network application meets a threat criteria, a database may be queried for a relationship between the enterprise and the author of the content that meets the threat criteria. If the relationship is found, the content meeting the threat criteria and the description of the relationship may be reported to the enterprise. Alternatively, when content available on the social network application meets the threat criteria, a process of identifying a relationship may be initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew J. Reischer, Natasha Conahan, John Orange, Scott Brightwell
  • Patent number: 10860389
    Abstract: The existence of a relationship between an author of content available on a social network application and an enterprise is determined from social network content to mitigate enterprise safety and security concerns. Content available on a social network application is monitored. The existence of a relationship is determined from the content available on the social network application. A description of the relationship between an author and the enterprise that was determined is stored. When content available on the social network application meets a threat criteria, a database may be queried for a relationship between the enterprise and the author of the content that meets the threat criteria. If the relationship is found, the content meeting the threat criteria and the description of the relationship may be reported to the enterprise. Alternatively, when content available on the social network application meets the threat criteria, a process of identifying a relationship may be initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Social Sentinel, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Reischer, Natasha Conahan, John Orrange, Scott Brightwell
  • Publication number: 20190073734
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are provided for a threat alert system for identifying safety and security concerns from social media content. The threat alert system receives a search term and combines it with another term from a library. Social media content is searched for the search term and the library term to identify content that includes safety and security concerns based on the search term and the library term. The library term aids in constraining the search of social media to identify content that includes safety and security concerns, rather than other benign information. Determination of an existence of a relationship between an author of the identified social media content results and an enterprise triggers generation and transmission of an alert to a device associated with the enterprise, the alert including the social media content results. Some embodiments opportunistically pattern match content in social media posts against a library of terms identify safety and security threats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: Social Sentinel, Inc., Social Sentinel, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Reischer, John Orrange, Scott Brightwell, Lexi Riemer, Natasha Conahan
  • Publication number: 20190065532
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide methods and systems for identifying safety and security threat concerns and safety and wellness climate concerns from social media content. Social media content is searched based identify threatening content and safety and wellness climate concerns relevant to an enterprise, rather than benign user information. Identification of enterprise-relevant threatening content triggers generation and transmission of a threat alert to a device associated with the enterprise. Identification of enterprise-relevant safety and wellness climate concerns in social media content causes information regarding the results to be aggregated and analyzed, with the results of the analysis and aggregation presented to a user via a graphical user interface (e.g., to view results over time).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Natasha Conahan, Andrew J. Reischer, Gary J. Margolis
  • Publication number: 20180321988
    Abstract: The existence of a relationship between an author of content available on a social network application and an enterprise is determined from social network content to mitigate enterprise safety and security concerns. Content available on a social network application is monitored. The existence of a relationship is determined from the content available on the social network application. A description of the relationship between an author and the enterprise that was determined is stored. When content available on the social network application meets a threat criteria, a database may be queried for a relationship between the enterprise and the author of the content that meets the threat criteria. If the relationship is found, the content meeting the threat criteria and the description of the relationship may be reported to the enterprise. Alternatively, when content available on the social network application meets the threat criteria, a process of identifying a relationship may be initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew J. Reischer, Natasha Conahan, John Orrange, Scott Brightwell
  • Patent number: 8812719
    Abstract: A method for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one notification for distribution to the recipients, and identifying a distributor configured to transmit the notification to the recipients. The method also includes determining a notification distribution capacity of the distributor, and transmitting the notification to the distributor based on the notification distribution capacity of the distributor. A system for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Blackboard Connect Inc.
    Inventor: Natasha Conahan
  • Patent number: 8243887
    Abstract: A method for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients, and receiving at least one identifier related to the at least one voice notification. The method also includes associating the voice notification with the identifier, and transmitting the voice notification and the identifier. In certain instances, the method further includes transmitting an alert containing the identifier before the voice notification is transmitted. A system for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Blackboard Connect Inc.
    Inventor: Natasha Conahan
  • Publication number: 20100306322
    Abstract: A method for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one notification for distribution to the recipients, and identifying a distributor configured to transmit the notification to the recipients. The method also includes determining a notification distribution capacity of the distributor, and transmitting the notification to the distributor based on the notification distribution capacity of the distributor. A system for distributing notifications to a plurality of recipients is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: BLACKBOARD CONNECT INC.
    Inventor: Natasha CONAHAN
  • Publication number: 20100232581
    Abstract: A method for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients, and receiving at least one identifier related to the at least one voice notification. The method also includes associating the voice notification with the identifier, and transmitting the voice notification and the identifier. In certain instances, the method further includes transmitting an alert containing the identifier before the voice notification is transmitted. A system for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: BLACKBOARD CONNECT INC.
    Inventor: Natasha Conahan