Patents by Inventor Ted Ricasa

Ted Ricasa 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: 20240012868
    Abstract: Enhanced metadata with optimized output. In an embodiment, a content object is received. First metadata to be associated with the content object is determined. At least one metadata field to be acquired is determined based on an association, within a stored knowledge structure, of the at least one metadata field with the first metadata. Second metadata to be associated with the content object is acquired based on the at least one metadata field. A metadata structure and markup format for the content object are determined. The metadata structure incorporates both the first metadata and the second metadata. The content object is output with the metadata structure and in the markup format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Robert SILKEY, Ted RICASA, Sergiy ZUBATIY, Jeremy Michael HAWKINS, Christopher CHERRY
  • Patent number: 11768910
    Abstract: Enhanced metadata with optimized output. In an embodiment, a content object is received. First metadata to be associated with the content object is determined. At least one metadata field to be acquired is determined based on an association, within a stored knowledge structure, of the at least one metadata field with the first metadata. Second metadata to be associated with the content object is acquired based on the at least one metadata field. A metadata structure and markup format for the content object are determined. The metadata structure incorporates both the first metadata and the second metadata. The content object is output with the metadata structure and in the markup format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: EINSTEIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Silkey, Ted Ricasa, Sergiy Zubatiy, Jeremy Michael Hawkins, Christopher Cherry
  • Publication number: 20210390156
    Abstract: Enhanced metadata with optimized output. In an embodiment, a content object is received. First metadata to be associated with the content object is determined. At least one metadata field to be acquired is determined based on an association, within a stored knowledge structure, of the at least one metadata field with the first metadata. Second metadata to be associated with the content object is acquired based on the at least one metadata field. A metadata structure and markup format for the content object are determined. The metadata structure incorporates both the first metadata and the second metadata. The content object is output with the metadata structure and in the markup format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Robert SILKEY, Ted RICASA, Sergiy ZUBATIY, Jeremy Michael HAWKINS, Christopher CHERRY
  • Patent number: 11106760
    Abstract: Enhanced metadata with optimized output. In an embodiment, a content object is received. First metadata to be associated with the content object is determined. At least one metadata field to be acquired is determined based on an association, within a stored knowledge structure, of the at least one metadata field with the first metadata. Second metadata to be associated with the content object is acquired based on the at least one metadata field. A metadata structure and markup format for the content object are determined. The metadata structure incorporates both the first metadata and the second metadata. The content object is output with the metadata structure and in the markup format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: EINSTEIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Silkey, Ted Ricasa, Sergiy Zubatiy, Jeremy Michael Hawkins, Christopher Cherry
  • Publication number: 20180165375
    Abstract: Enhanced metadata with optimized output. In an embodiment, a content object is received. First metadata to be associated with the content object is determined. At least one metadata field to be acquired is determined based on an association, within a stored knowledge structure, of the at least one metadata field with the first metadata. Second metadata to be associated with the content object is acquired based on the at least one metadata field. A metadata structure and markup format for the content object are determined. The metadata structure incorporates both the first metadata and the second metadata. The content object is output with the metadata structure and in the markup format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Robert SILKEY, Ted RICASA, Sergiy ZUBATIY, Jeremy Michael HAWKINS, Christopher CHERRY
  • Publication number: 20170186055
    Abstract: Screening feedback and/or generating aggregate feedback for an entity. In an embodiment, feedback is received from users. For each feedback, it is determined whether the feedback is negative or positive. When the feedback is negative, a first user interface is provided, comprising input(s) for receiving information about the negative feedback, without publishing the negative feedback. When the feedback is positive, a second user interface is provided, comprising input(s) to facilitate publication of the positive feedback on a plurality of external websites. In addition, aggregate feedback may be generated for an entity group that comprises at least first and second entities, based, at least in part, on published feedback for the first and second entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Robert SILKEY, Ted RICASA, Sergiy ZUBATIY, Michael HAWKINS, Michael HURLEY, Christopher CHERRY
  • Patent number: 8015075
    Abstract: Technical systems and related methods for accounting and bookkeeping operations in an ecommerce enterprise combining elements of both franchise and multilevel business operations are provided that allow a franchisor to establish ecommerce franchisees as direct sales agents while maintaining the accounting and bookkeeping functions within the franchisor. The accounting and bookkeeping operational system allows for the use of a multilevel marketing organizational structure within an ecommerce franchise to motivate direct sales agents to make sales while maintaining the accounting functions at the franchisor and providing direct sales agents with the ecommerce sales tools needed to be successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Value Added Benefits, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Silkey, Ted Ricasa, Thomas Hamann
  • Publication number: 20090112730
    Abstract: Technical systems and related methods for accounting and bookkeeping operations in an ecommerce enterprise combining elements of both franchise and multilevel business operations are provided that allow a franchisor to establish ecommerce franchisees as direct sales agents while maintaining the accounting and bookkeeping functions within the franchisor. The accounting and bookkeeping operational system allows for the use of a multilevel marketing organizational structure within an ecommerce franchise to motivate direct sales agents to make sales while maintaining the accounting functions at the franchisor and providing direct sales agents with the ecommerce sales tools needed to be successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: VALUE ADDED BENEFITS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Silkey, Ted Ricasa, Thomas Hamann