Patents by Inventor Sam Parker
Sam Parker 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).
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Patent number: 11994665Abstract: A computer-implemented method of reviewing digital pathology data may include receiving a digital pathology image into a digital storage device, the digital pathology image being associated with a patient, providing for display the digital pathology image on a display, pairing the digital pathology image with a physical token of the digital pathology image in an interactive system, receiving one or more commands from the interactive system, determining one or more manipulations or modifications to the displayed digital pathology image based on the one or more commands, and providing for display a modified digital pathology image on the display according to the determined one or more manipulations or modifications.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Paige.AI, Inc.Inventors: Sam Seymour, Todd Parker, Alican Bozkurt, Christopher Kanan, Jeremy Daniel Kunz
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Publication number: 20180012245Abstract: Methods and apparatus for promoting on-line product sales. The method includes: playing a sequence of video testimonials recorded by respective creators; identifying a motivating video in response to a product purchase; adjusting the position of the motivating video within the sequence; and providing a reward to the creator of the motivating video.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Sam Parker, Andrew James MacLennan
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Patent number: 8920232Abstract: An event management architecture (EMA) for managing gaming events includes a plurality of sub-events associated with a gaming event. Each sub-event has at least one sub-event participant and provides a sub-event score to each sub-event participant according to a set of sub-event rules during a sub-event interval. A scheduling coordinator schedules, for each sub-event, the sub-event interval. A registration coordinator registers, for each sub-event, each participant. A scoring processor records, for each sub-event, the sub-event score for each participant, where the sub-event score is converted into a standard format. Each sub-event may be associated with a generic sub-event container, which takes advantage of the common characteristics or functionality requirements of the sub-events to facilitate the management of the sub-events. The EMA minimizes the need to administer the events individually, and can be scalably used to manage complex arrangements of interdependent sub-events of varying types.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.Inventors: Todd Colletti, Sam Parker, Ethan Schlenker
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Patent number: 8738702Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and corresponding system for personalizing and disbursing content material in an automated fashion based on differing characteristics or profiles of the recipients. The system includes a database of potential recipients with key characteristics such as location data, revenue, product ownership, customer status, tenure with the company/organization, payment status, credit rating, whether they have recently responded to other material, and the like. Dissemination media include email communications, collaterals, brochures, textual materials, image and video information, and any similar media, where the contents of the communication material is customized based on the key characteristics profiles of the recipients and driven by a set of business rules that can be adapted to fit various scenarios.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2005Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: David Belanger, Sam Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 8630917Abstract: A computer-implemented method guides a user in designing a product defined by data. The method involves examining (420) items of the data to detect whether each item conforms to rules (106) or violates the rules; performing (431 . . . ) at least one action in response to a detection of a rule violation; displaying (450) the data to the user in a manner emphasizing at least one particular data item that caused the rule violation; receiving (460) any new data input from the user; and repeating the examining, action performing, and displaying steps using the new data. The displaying step may involve displaying data defining a current state of the product in a tabular (spreadsheet) format, including displaying data detected to have caused the rule violation in a first manner that is visibly distinct from displaying other data that is not detected to have caused the rule violation.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: David G. Belanger, Adrian Kester, Sam Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Phyllis Weiss
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Patent number: 8612283Abstract: A rule-based method and apparatus for evaluating the cost of operating a network infrastructure are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request to evaluate the cost of operating a network infrastructure in a form of one or more rules, e.g., in a natural language format. The one or more rules are translated into at least one cost model. The method then applies the at least one cost model to determine the cost of operating the network infrastructure.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: David Belanger, Sam Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Simon Tse, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 8543408Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method, comprising: via an antecedents user interface, receiving a plurality of customer antecedents, each of the customer antecedents corresponding to one of a plurality of variables associated with one or more rules from a set of rules defining a plurality of service offerings; generating a prioritized list of the plurality of service offerings based upon application of the set of rules to the received customer antecedents; and causing the prioritized list to be rendered to a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2005Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, Sam Parker, Dave Belanger, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 8224338Abstract: A computerized method and system for integrated access network business planning for a telecommunications carrier. The invention enables a user to input a set of network business planning parameters that are utilized by a linear programming model to jointly optimize a carrier's dedicated and radio access network by executing a plurality of network optimization models and determine network configuration changes for the dedicated and radio access networks as a constrained optimization based on the set of business planning parameters.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Parker, Ravi Raina, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 8122036Abstract: A system and method for generating a map includes a database for storing a list of recipients and characteristics associated with each recipient in the list of recipients. The method and system also includes a control module for receiving a characteristic associated with at least one recipient in the list of recipients. The method and system also includes a rule engine for generating a map based at least in part on the characteristic associated with the at least one recipient using programmable rules.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Ali Bastani, David Belanger, Sam Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Phyllis Weiss, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 7929515Abstract: A technique for reducing costs associated with a radio access network of a mobile telecommunications network includes configuring the radio access network using a linear programming model of the radio access network subject to constraints. The technique includes selecting cellular sites and hub locations of the radio access network to be connected by broadband wireless links based on the linear programming model and constraints. In at least one embodiment of the invention, a method of designing a radio access network of links between a cellular site and a core network includes selecting at least one first link of the radio access network to be at least one first wireless link at least partially based on a linear programming model of the radio access network. The method includes configuring an output device of a computer system to indicate the selection.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Sam Parker, Wenjie Zhao, Arun Jotshi
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Publication number: 20100157808Abstract: A technique for reducing costs associated with a radio access network of a mobile telecommunications network includes configuring the radio access network using a linear programming model of the radio access network subject to constraints. The technique includes selecting cellular sites and hub locations of the radio access network to be connected by broadband wireless links based on the linear programming model and constraints. In at least one embodiment of the invention, a method of designing a radio access network of links between a cellular site and a core network includes selecting at least one first link of the radio access network to be at least one first wireless link at least partially based on a linear programming model of the radio access network. The method includes configuring an output device of a computer system to indicate the selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Sam Parker, Wenjie Zhao, Arun Jotshi
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Publication number: 20100157841Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a bandwidth requirement for a network are disclosed. For example, the method gathers data for one or more types of traffic, and determines an optimal traffic model for each of the one or more types of traffic in accordance with the data and one or more traffic model adaptation rules for each of the one or more types of traffic. The method then determines a demand forecast for each of the one or more types of traffic by applying the optimal traffic model for each of the one or more types of traffic, and determines a bandwidth requirement for the one or more types of traffic in accordance with the demand forecast.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: SARAT PUTHENPURA, David Belanger, Sam Parker, Ravi Raina, Wenjie Zhao
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Publication number: 20100120440Abstract: A computerized method and system for integrated access network business planning for a telecommunications carrier. The invention enables a user to input a set of network business planning parameters that are utilized by a linear programming model to jointly optimize a carrier's dedicated and radio access network by executing a plurality of network optimization models and determine network configuration changes for the dedicated and radio access networks as a constrained optimization based on the set of business planning parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Parker, Ravi Raina, Wenjie Zhao
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Publication number: 20100100220Abstract: A computer-implemented method guides a user in designing a product defined by data. The method involves examining (420) items of the data to detect whether each item conforms to rules (106) or violates the rules; performing (431 . . . ) at least one action in response to a detection of a rule violation; displaying (450) the data to the user in a manner emphasizing at least one particular data item that caused the rule violation; receiving (460) any new data input from the user; and repeating the examining, action performing, and displaying steps using the new data. The displaying step may involve displaying data defining a current state of the product in a tabular (spreadsheet) format, including displaying data detected to have caused the rule violation in a first manner that is visibly distinct from displaying other data that is not detected to have caused the rule violation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: David G. Belanger, Adrian Kester, Sam Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Phyllis Weiss
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Patent number: 7689467Abstract: A computer-implemented method guides a user in designing a product defined by data. The method involves examining (420) items of the data to detect whether each item conforms to rules (106) or violates the rules; performing (431 . . . ) at least one action in response to a detection of a rule violation; displaying (450) the data to the user in a manner emphasizing at least one particular data item that caused the rule violation; receiving (460) any new data input from the user; and repeating the examining, action performing, and displaying steps using the new data. The displaying step may involve displaying data defining a current state of the product in a tabular (spreadsheet) format, including displaying data detected to have caused the rule violation in a first manner that is visibly distinct from displaying other data that is not detected to have caused the rule violation.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2005Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, LPInventors: David G. Belanger, Adrian Kester, Sam Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Phyllis Weiss
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Publication number: 20090327079Abstract: A system and method of managing delivery of data files receives a user request for a data file and determines a user profile and permission level based upon the received user request. The system and method establishes a delivery file path for the requested data file based upon the user profile and permission level, prioritizes delivery of the requested file based upon the user profile and permission level, and delivers the requested file using the established file path and the prioritization determination. A requester may upgrade their user profile and permission level to gain performance resources to access requested files, and the system re-prioritizes deliveries based on the new levels. If sufficient resources are not available to service a user request, the request enters a delivery queue based upon the user profile and permission level. When resources are available, the system delivers the requested file.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: CNET NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Sam Parker, Todd Colletti, Edmond Meinfelder, Christopher Coco, John Zorko
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Patent number: 7610241Abstract: A method and an apparatus to automate the process and procedure for long haul service providers to choose the best quote from a pool of quotes or RFP responses as the best supplier in a country or region. The disclosed method and apparatus includes a mathematical framework which determines the characteristics of each supplier option and a method to determine the cost effectiveness of each option. This method and apparatus reduces overhead and improves the evaluation process for choosing optimal access providers for long-haul communication providers.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: AT&T CorpInventors: David Belanger, Sam Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Wenjie Zhao
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Publication number: 20090023494Abstract: An event management architecture (EMA) for managing gaming events includes a plurality of sub-events associated with a gaming event. Each sub-event has at least one sub-event participant and provides a sub-event score to each sub-event participant according to a set of sub-event rules during a sub-event interval. A scheduling coordinator schedules, for each sub-event, the sub-event interval. A registration coordinator registers, for each sub-event, each participant. A scoring processor records, for each sub-event, the sub-event score for each participant, where the sub-event score is converted into a standard format. Each sub-event may be associated with a generic sub-event container, which takes advantage of the common characteristics or functionality requirements of the sub-events to facilitate the management of the sub-events. The EMA minimizes the need to administer the events individually, and can be scalably used to manage complex arrangements of interdependent sub-events of varying types.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2007Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: CNET NetworksInventors: Todd Colletti, Sam Parker, Ethan Schlenker
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Publication number: 20080075260Abstract: Disclosed is a method and server for providing a calling area map to a client device. The server receives a query from a client device. The query includes at least a portion of a calling telephone number and may additionally include at least a portion of a called telephone number. The server retrieves a calling area map associated with the at least a portion of the calling telephone number from a plurality of stored calling area maps. The server transmits the retrieved calling area map to the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventors: Ali Bastani, David G. Belanger, Sam Parker, Phyllis Weiss
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Publication number: 20070288509Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for generating a map. The system and method include a database for storing a list of recipients and characteristics associated with each recipient in the list of recipients. The method and system also include a control module for receiving a characteristic associated with at least one recipient in the list of recipients. The method and system also include a rule engine for generating a map based at least in part on the characteristic associated with the at least one recipient using programmable rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Inventors: Ali Bastani, David Belanger, Sam Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Phyllis Weiss, Wenjie Zhao