Patents by Inventor Scott E. Washburn

Scott E. Washburn 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).

  • Method and system for individualized presentation of prioritized information
    Patent number: 11416567
    Abstract: A computing entity storing a user profile data store and an informational content data store receives new event information corresponding to a user. The new event information is associated with a user identifier and is provided via user interaction with an interactive user interface (IUI). Using the user identifier, the computing entity identifies and accesses a user profile from the user profile data store that comprises profile information corresponding to the user. Based on the new event information and/or the profile information stored in the user profile, the computing entity prioritizes a plurality of informational content items stored in the informational content data store. Based on the prioritization of the plurality of informational content items, the computing entity selects one or more informational content items that are of high priority for the user and provides a selected informational content item for presentation to the user via the IUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Optum, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, Kathleen E. Uske, Patrick J. Hafford, Scott E. Washburn
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALIZED PRESENTATION OF PRIORITIZED INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20200097606
    Abstract: A computing entity storing a user profile data store and an informational content data store receives new event information corresponding to a user. The new event information is associated with a user identifier and is provided via user interaction with an interactive user interface (IUI). Using the user identifier, the computing entity identifies and accesses a user profile from the user profile data store that comprises profile information corresponding to the user. Based on the new event information and/or the profile information stored in the user profile, the computing entity prioritizes a plurality of informational content items stored in the informational content data store. Based on the prioritization of the plurality of informational content items, the computing entity selects one or more informational content items that are of high priority for the user and provides a selected informational content item for presentation to the user via the IUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, Kathleen E. Uske, Patrick J. Hafford, Scott E. Washburn