Patents by Inventor Nicholas James Ford

Nicholas James Ford 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).

  • Dynamically composing products using capsules
    Patent number: 10558436
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamically composing applications is presented. A computer system identifies a set of parameters based on user input. The computer system then activates a portion of a plurality of capsules stored in a data storage to form a set of activated capsules based on the set of parameters. Further, the computer composes an application in real-time using a base capsule and the set of activated capsules in which the application is specifically tailored for a particular state. The application and the plurality of capsules take up a reduced amount of memory space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ADP, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Benjamin Noad, Nicholas James Ford, Paul James Levitt, Martin John Wilson
  • Dynamically Composing Products Using Capsules
    Publication number: 20170212734
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamically composing applications is presented. A computer system identifies a set of parameters based on user input. The computer system then activates a portion of a plurality of capsules stored in a data storage to form a set of activated capsules based on the set of parameters. Further, the computer composes an application in real-time using a base capsule and the set of activated capsules in which the application is specifically tailored for a particular state. The application and the plurality of capsules take up a reduced amount of memory space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Benjamin Noad, Nicholas James Ford, Paul James Levitt, Martin John Wilson