Patents by Inventor Todd Hunter

Todd Hunter 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: 20240135405
    Abstract: A method for redeeming multiple digital offers with a digital code is provided. The method includes retrieving one or more consumer identification values, forming an offer for the consumer, the offer including a digital incentive associated with a product or service of interest for the consumer, and creating, in a persistent record, an offer monitor to update the offer for the consumer and include the offer, the offers associated with multiple products and services of interest for the consumer. The persistent record includes multiple offers for the consumer and is stored at a network address associated with the consumer. The method also includes associating a digital code with the persistent record, and integrating the persistent record with a wallet application installed in the user device. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zubin Singh, Tony Mou, Julie Valdez, Kirk Dikun, Todd Schramek, Ryan Monahan, Kevin Hunter
  • Patent number: 11718480
    Abstract: A chain conveyor paddle attachment bracket for coupling a paddle to a chain link is disclosed. In embodiments, the chain conveyor paddle attachment bracket includes a bent sheet of metal that forms a first portion and a second portion substantially perpendicular to one another. The first portion of the bent sheet of metal includes two notches on opposite sides of the first portion, wherein the two notches are configured to form a welding interface between the first portion of the bent sheet of metal and a sidebar of the chain link. The second portion of the bent sheet of metal includes an opening configured to receive a fastener for connecting the paddle to the second portion of the bent sheet of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Todd Hunter
  • Patent number: 9189446
    Abstract: The environment and use of an immutable buffer. A computing entity acquires data or generates data and populates the data into the buffer, after which the buffer is classified as immutable. The classification protects the data populated within the immutable buffer from changing during the lifetime of the immutable buffer, and also protects the immutable buffer from having its physical address changed during the lifetime of the immutable buffer. As different computing entities consume data from the immutable buffer, they do so through views provided by a view providing entity. The immutable buffer architecture may also be used for streaming data in which each component of the streaming data uses an immutable buffer. Accordingly, different computing entities may view the immutable data differently without having to actually copy the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Todd Hunter, Jinsong Yu, Martin Taillefer, Gregory Michael Neverov, Dmitry Kakurin, Ahmed Hassan Mohamed, John J. Duffy, Christopher Wellington Brumme, F. Soner Terek
  • Publication number: 20140195632
    Abstract: The environment and use of an immutable buffer. A computing entity acquires data or generates data and populates the data into the buffer, after which the buffer is classified as immutable. The classification protects the data populated within the immutable buffer from changing during the lifetime of the immutable buffer, and also protects the immutable buffer from having its physical address changed during the lifetime of the immutable buffer. As different computing entities consume data from the immutable buffer, they do so through views provided by a view providing entity. The immutable buffer architecture may also be used for streaming data in which each component of the streaming data uses an immutable buffer. Accordingly, different computing entities may view the immutable data differently without having to actually copy the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Todd Hunter, Jinsong Yu, Martin Taillefer, Gregory Michael Neverov, Dmitry Kakurin, Ahmed Hassan Mohamed, John J. Duffy, Christopher Wellington Brumme, F. Soner Terek
  • Patent number: 8392358
    Abstract: A method/system considers the phenomenon of slowly changing dimensions in the process of reporting on facts of a collection of facts organized as, or otherwise accessible according to, a dimensionally-modeled fact collection. A report query specifies a temporal mode, and the specified temporal mode is processed to determine a time extent descriptor (e.g., in view of at least one of a context, in which the report query is made, and at least one dimension coordinate constraint). A processed result of querying the dimensionally-modeled fact collection includes appropriate indications of dimension coordinates in view of the time information from the time extent descriptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: NICE Systems Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Todd O. Dampier, Robert Todd Hunter, III, William Banks Shulman
  • Patent number: 8112387
    Abstract: A received report query specifies a dimension coordinate constraint and an associated grain for the dimension coordinate constraint. At least one query is generated to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection. A result of providing the at least one query to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection is processed. The processed result includes an indication of every dimension coordinate satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint and having a particular value at the associated grain, and the processed result further includes facts of the dimensionally-modeled fact collection that are specified by at least one other dimension coordinate indicated by the processed result having the particular value at the associated grain and not satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Merced Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd O. Dampier, Robert Todd Hunter, III
  • Publication number: 20110213768
    Abstract: A received report query specifies a dimension coordinate constraint and an associated grain for the dimension coordinate constraint. At least one query is generated to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection. A result of providing the at least one query to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection is processed. The processed result includes an indication of every dimension coordinate satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint and having a particular value at the associated grain, and the processed result further includes facts of the dimensionally-modeled fact collection that are specified by at least one other dimension coordinate indicated by the processed result having the particular value at the associated grain and not satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: MERCED SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Todd O. Dampier, Robert Todd Hunter, III
  • Patent number: 7962535
    Abstract: A received report query specifies a dimension coordinate constraint and an associated grain for the dimension coordinate constraint. At least one query is generated to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection. A result of providing the at least one query to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection is processed. The processed result includes an indication of every dimension coordinate satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint and having a particular value at the associated grain, and the processed result further includes facts of the dimensionally-modeled fact collection that are specified by at least one other dimension coordinate indicated by the processed result having the particular value at the associated grain and not satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Merced Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd O. Dampier, Robert Todd Hunter, III
  • Publication number: 20110054971
    Abstract: A received report query specifies a dimension coordinate constraint and an associated grain for the dimension coordinate constraint. At least one query is generated to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection. A result of providing the at least one query to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection is processed. The processed result includes an indication of every dimension coordinate satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint and having a particular value at the associated grain, and the processed result further includes facts of the dimensionally-modeled fact collection that are specified by at least one other dimension coordinate indicated by the processed result having the particular value at the associated grain and not satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: MERCED SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Todd O. Dampier, Robert Todd Hunter, III
  • Patent number: 7856431
    Abstract: A received report query specifies a dimension coordinate constraint and an associated grain for the dimension coordinate constraint. At least one query is generated to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection. A result of providing the at least one query to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection is processed. The processed result includes an indication of every dimension coordinate satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint and having a particular value at the associated grain, and the processed result further includes facts of the dimensionally-modeled fact collection that are specified by at least one other dimension coordinate indicated by the processed result having the particular value at the associated grain and not satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Merced Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd O. Dampier, Robert Todd Hunter, III
  • Patent number: 7756920
    Abstract: Methods and systems for submitting or resubmitting media to a media distribution site are disclosed. The submission or resubmission of media to the media distribution site can be performed by numerous submitters in a uniform and computer-assisted manner. The submitted or resubmitted media can then be processed in a largely automated manner at the media distribution site and then made available for online purchase and distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Max Muller, Ricardo Cortes, Charles Stephenson Spillar, Richard Todd Hunter, Gregory Robbin, Robert H. Kondrk
  • Publication number: 20090138539
    Abstract: Methods and systems for submitting or resubmitting media to a media distribution site are disclosed. The submission or resubmission of media to the media distribution site can be performed by numerous submitters in a uniform and computer-assisted manner. The submitted or resubmitted media can then be processed in a largely automated manner at the media distribution site and then made available for online purchase and distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Max Muller, Ricardo Cortes, Charles Stephenson Spillar, Richard Todd Hunter, Gregory Robbin, Robert H. Kondrk
  • Publication number: 20080097964
    Abstract: A received report query specifies a dimension coordinate constraint and an associated grain for the dimension coordinate constraint. At least one query is generated to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection. A result of providing the at least one query to the dimensionally-modeled fact collection is processed. The processed result includes an indication of every dimension coordinate satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint and having a particular value at the associated grain, and the processed result further includes facts of the dimensionally-modeled fact collection that are specified by at least one other dimension coordinate indicated by the processed result having the particular value at the associated grain and not satisfying the dimension coordinate constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Merced Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd O. Dampier, Robert Todd Hunter
  • Publication number: 20080005078
    Abstract: A method/system considers the phenomenon of slowly changing dimensions in the process of reporting on facts of a collection of facts organized as, or otherwise accessible according to, a dimensionally-modeled fact collection. A report query specifies a temporal mode, and the specified temporal mode is processed to determine a time extent descriptor (e.g., in view of at least one of a context, in which the report query is made, and at least one dimension coordinate constraint). A processed result of querying the dimensionally-modeled fact collection includes appropriate indications of dimension coordinates in view of the time information from the time extent descriptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: MERCED SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Todd O. Dampier, Robert Todd Hunter, William Banks Shulman
  • Patent number: D997834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Todd Hunter