Patents by Inventor Thomas Gerardo Dignan
Thomas Gerardo Dignan 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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Publication number: 20220027395Abstract: Determining themes is disclosed. Reputation data extracted from at least one data source is received. The reputation data includes a plurality of user-authored reviews. The presence of a first keyword is detected in a first review. The presence of a second keyword that is different from but associated with the first keyword is detected in a second review. A sentiment for a theme is determined based on the detected presence of the first and second keywords. A report that indicates the sentiment for the theme is provided as output.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: John Andrew Rehling, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Publication number: 20210319483Abstract: Review data associated with a plurality of entities is received. Each of the entities is associated with a particular industry and the review data comprises review data obtained from a plurality of review sites. From at least a portion of the received review data, a review benchmark for the industry is determined. The benchmark is provided as output.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey James Piper, Brent Michael Franson, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 11093984Abstract: Determining themes is disclosed. Reputation data extracted from at least one data source is received. The reputation data includes a plurality of user-authored reviews. The presence of a first keyword is detected in a first review. The presence of a second keyword that is different from but associated with the first keyword is detected in a second review. A sentiment for a theme is determined based on the detected presence of the first and second keywords. A report that indicates the sentiment for the theme is provided as output.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: John Andrew Rehling, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 10997638Abstract: Review data associated with a plurality of entities is received. Each of the entities is associated with a particular industry and the review data comprises review data obtained from a plurality of review sites. From at least a portion of the received review data, a review benchmark for the industry is determined. The benchmark is provided as output.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey James Piper, Brent Michael Franson, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Publication number: 20200401579Abstract: Recommending reviewers from which to request reviews is disclosed. A list of potential reviewers is received. A determination is made that at least one potential reviewer included in the list of potential reviewers should be targeted with a request to review an entity. The transmission of a review request to the potential reviewer is facilitated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Brent Michael Franson, Jeffrey James Piper, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 10853355Abstract: Recommending reviewers from which to request reviews is disclosed. A list of potential reviewers is received. A determination is made that at least one potential reviewer included in the list of potential reviewers should be targeted with a request to review an entity. The transmission of a review request to the potential reviewer is facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Brent Michael Franson, Jeffrey James Piper, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 10810189Abstract: Recommending reviewers from which to request reviews is disclosed. A list of potential reviewers is received. A determination is made that at least one potential reviewer included in the list of potential reviewers should be targeted with a request to review an entity. The transmission of a review request to the potential reviewer is facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Brent Michael Franson, Jeffrey James Piper, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Publication number: 20200258095Abstract: Enterprise reputation evaluation techniques are disclosed. Reputation data extracted from each of a plurality of data sources is received. The reputation data is associated with a plurality of physical locations of an enterprise entity. An aggregate reputation score is determined for the entity using at least a portion of the received data. The aggregate reputation score is provided as output.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Brent Michael Franson, Jeffrey James Piper, Thomas Gerardo Dignan, Shrey A. Bhatia
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Patent number: 10636041Abstract: Enterprise reputation evaluation techniques are disclosed. Reputation data extracted from each of a plurality of data sources is received. The reputation data is associated with a plurality of physical locations of an enterprise entity. An aggregate reputation score is determined for the entity using at least a portion of the received data. The aggregate reputation score is provided as output.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Brent Michael Franson, Jeffrey James Piper, Thomas Gerardo Dignan, Shrey A. Bhatia
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Patent number: 10474979Abstract: Review data associated with a plurality of entities is received. Each of the entities is associated with a particular industry and the review data comprises review data obtained from a plurality of review sites. From at least a portion of the received review data, a review benchmark for the industry is determined. The benchmark is provided as output.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey James Piper, Brent Michael Franson, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 10354296Abstract: The transmission of a review request to a potential author of a review on a review site is facilitated. A determination is made that the potential reviewer has not, subsequent to the transmission, authored a review on the review site. A follow-up action to take with the potential reviewer regarding the review request is determined.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Brent Michael Franson, Jeffrey James Piper, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 10185715Abstract: The generation of an online reputation report for an individual is disclosed. First, an online reputation assessment is performed for an individual. Then, a report is generated. The report includes an individualized recommendation based on the online reputation assessment. The recommendation can be directed to the individual and can also be directed to an entity other than the individual.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: James Andrew Saxe, Noah Benjamin Lang, Thomas Gerardo Dignan, Bradley William Null
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Patent number: 10180966Abstract: An online reputation assessment of an individual is performed. A reputation score is determined based on the performed online reputation assessment. The reputation score is provided as output. In some cases, the reputation score is provided to an entity that is not the individual, for example, based on the receipt of an authorization from the individual to disclose the score to the entity.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Noah Benjamin Lang, James Andrew Saxe, Thomas Gerardo Dignan, Bradley William Null
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Patent number: 9697490Abstract: Review data associated with a plurality of entities is received. Each of the entities is associated with a particular industry and the review data comprises review data obtained from a plurality of review sites. From at least a portion of the received review data, a review benchmark for the industry is determined. The benchmark is provided as output.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey James Piper, Brent Michael Franson, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 9639869Abstract: A user is solicited to provide a review for a business, while the user is located on a premise of the business. Review data is received from the user. The review data is transmitted to a reputation platform configured to evaluate the received review data. If the review data indicates a positive review, a review request action is commenced. If the review data indicates a negative review, a remedial action is commenced.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Brent Michael Franson, Jeffrey James Piper, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 9053499Abstract: The transmission of a review request to a potential author of a review on a review site is facilitated. A determination is made that the potential reviewer has not, subsequent to the transmission, authored a review on the review site. A follow-up action to take with the potential reviewer regarding the review request is determined.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Brent Michael Franson, Jeffrey James Piper, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 9020952Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for creating a set of signatures including acquiring a data set and converting the data set into a plurality of data matrices. The system determines a prime number and determines a plurality of primitive roots to the prime number. The system calculates a template matrix using a first and second primitive root, of the plurality of primitive roots, and selects a data matrix property of interest. The system calculates a first hash function for each of the data matrices to create a first signature for each data matrix such that a main set of signatures is formed, wherein the first hash function is calculated using said property of interest, the prime number, and the template matrix. The system generates a main set of signatures based on the first hash functions, wherein the main set of signatures comprises a first signature for each data matrix.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Tony Scott, Michael Benjamin Selkowe Fertik, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 8925099Abstract: Techniques for privacy scoring are disclosed. In some embodiments, privacy scoring includes collecting information associated with an entity; and generating a privacy score based on the private information that was collected that is associated with the entity. In some embodiments, privacy scoring further includes outputting the privacy score. In some embodiments, privacy scoring further includes determining private information that was collected that is associated with the entity.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: James Andrew Saxe, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 8918312Abstract: Assigning sentiment to themes is disclosed. Reputation data extracted from at least one data source is received. The reputation data includes user-authored reviews. The user-authored reviews include text and at least one rating. For a first review included in the reputation data, at least one keyword is determined using the first review's text. A sentiment is assigned for a theme associated with the keyword based at least in part on the first review's rating.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: John Andrew Rehling, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 8886651Abstract: A data set is clustered into one or more initial clusters using a first term space. Initial themes for the initial clusters are determined. The first term space is reduced to create a reduced term space. At least a portion of the data set is reclustered into one or more baby clusters using the reduced term space. One or more singletons are reassigned to form one or more renovated clusters from the baby clusters. A renovated theme is determined for at least some of the renovated clusters. One or more of the renovated clusters and their respective themes are provided as output.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: Sherman Wang, Thomas Gerardo Dignan