Patents Assigned to FMR LLC
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Patent number: 9268853Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a system and related method for retrieving configuration information of a computer network. Unique identifiers in the form of fingerprints, tags, or metadata can be associated with a target application. A manager can scan process tables and file system directories of servers within the system to find processes and files that include the unique identifier. The manager can save the server and application information in a configuration database that can subsequently be searched. Such information can include which of the one or more servers has the target application as an active process.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: Stephen A Carr, Robert Benedetti, Dana George Schalk, John Edward O'Neil
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Patent number: 9264655Abstract: Computer-implemented techniques for viewing a recorded presentation are described. The techniques include receiving by one or more computers a request from a user to view a recorded presentation, retrieving, by one or more computing systems, a segment of the recorded presentation that is comprised of plural segments and information specifying times of occurrences of trigger events associated with corresponding segments in the recorded presentation, retrieving by the one or more computers private information of the user relevant to a first segment of the recorded presentation based on a first trigger event, generating, by the one or more computing systems, a re-cast first segment of the recorded presentation, with the re-cast first segment including the private information of the user, and sending by the one or more computing systems, the re-cast segment to a computing device associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: David Martin, James Grundner
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Patent number: 9256876Abstract: A computer-implemented method, including receiving, by one or more computer systems, a withdrawal request for withdrawal of funds from one or more financial accounts; determining, by the one or more computer systems, whether a discretionary balance of the one or more financial accounts is greater than or equal to an amount of the withdrawal request, with the discretionary balance being based on an amount of funds that are available in the one or more financial accounts and a portion of the available funds allocated to a savings goal; causing an approval of the withdrawal request when the discretionary balance is greater than or equal to the amount of the withdrawal request; and sending a real time notification to a client device of a user associated with the one or more financial accounts when the discretionary balance is less than the amount of the withdrawal request with a real time opportunity for the user to reduce funds allocated to savings goals if required and thereby increasing the discretionary balanType: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: Ninad Vasant Akole, Jayesh Rajagopalan Chakravarthi, Prasad Murari Hebbar
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Patent number: 9230028Abstract: A platform independent system for performing a search request provided by a user. The platform independent system includes a consuming application executing on a first computer that handles the search request provided by a user. The search request includes instructions to retrieve selected data from a second application. A web interface module executing on a second computer receives the search request and formulates search routines regardless of the search engine logic or infrastructure of the consuming application to connect to a data model that contains the selected data for retrieval. The web interface module structures data associated with the search request to be compatible for searching with the data model.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: Deepak Gupta, Sathish Kumar Chellan, Kannan Ponnusamy, Srikara Uplady Manjunatha, Anoop Athreyasa Lakshmisha, Edward L. Francis, III, Christopher Gardiner
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Patent number: 9225711Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for transferring an authenticated session between security contexts. A mobile device establishes a first authenticated session between a native application and a server computing device via a communications network and requests transfer of the first authenticated session to a browser application. The mobile device receives session transfer parameters from a first Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) authentication system associated with the first authenticated session after transfer is requested, the session transfer parameters including a web address and a SAML security identifier. The mobile device directs the browser application to a second SAML authentication system using the session transfer parameters to initialize the browser application and validates the SAML identifier at the SAML authentication system to generate an authentication credential.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: FMR LLCInventor: Carolyn Manis Sorensen
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Publication number: 20150365405Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, from a primary factor authentication device by one or more computer systems, a request to enroll a mobile device as a secondary factor authentication device; and enrolling by the one or more computer systems the mobile device as a first, secondary factor authentication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: FMR LLCInventors: Boris Kalinichenko, Joseph G. Ferra
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Publication number: 20150348189Abstract: A computer-implemented method, including retrieving, by a computer system from a data repository, a trade execution agreement that specifies an amount of soft dollars payment to be paid to a service provider for execution of a trade order; retrieving, by the computer system from the data repository, information indicative of a soft dollar agreement with the service provider, with the soft dollar agreement specifying an amount of soft dollar payments to be paid to the service provider within a predetermined period; accessing by the computer system trade settlement information that specifies an amount of soft dollar payments that have previously been paid to the service provider; determining by the computer system whether to restrict the amount of soft dollar payments for the trade order.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: FMR LLCInventor: Vinayakrishna Krishnagiri Thooppal
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Publication number: 20150317730Abstract: Methods and systems for configuring a digital trade order ticket to facilitate a computer trade are provided. A request to create a digital trade order ticket is received by a computing device. A template is selected from a plurality of templates in the event that an authentication indicator indicates the request is authenticated. Each template includes a consumer identifier, trade order characteristics that are unique to a user assigned to the consumer identifier, trade order characteristics that are generic to all users, and instructions that are unique to the user. The template that is selected has a consumer identifier that matches the consumer identifier in the request. The digital trade order ticket is displayed to the user based on the template.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: FMR LLCInventors: Boris Kalinichenko, Jorge E. Nario
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Patent number: 9166999Abstract: Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for transaction-based security risk aggregation and analysis. A server computing device receives security risk data elements from a plurality of data sources, the data elements corresponding to a transaction submitted by a remote computing device to the server computing device for execution. The server computing device aggregates the security risk data elements into a weighted risk matrix. The server computing device generates a risk score for the submitted transaction based upon the weighted risk matrix. The server computing device determines an internal environment risk factor and an external environment risk factor based upon environmental risk data received from the plurality of data sources.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: Rajandra Laxman Kulkarni, Chalam Peddada
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Patent number: 9131769Abstract: An equipment rack includes a frame, a first pair of mounting rails and a second pair of mounting rails. Each pair of mounting rails includes a front mounting rail and a rear mounting rail and the front and rear mounting rails each include a first planar surface defining in part a first equipment-mounting interface when the front and rear mounting rails are coupled to the frame through a second planar surface of each of the front and rear mounting rails in a first configuration. The front and rear mounting rails each further include a third planar surface and a fourth planar surface defining in part a second equipment-mounting interface when the front and the rear mounting rails are coupled to the frame through the first planar surface in a second configuration. The first and second equipment-mounting interfaces can be defined by an equipment rack standard.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: Brian Obernesser, Dale B Clark, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150254791Abstract: Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for automatically managing quality of human document review in a review process. The method includes receiving tagging decisions for multiple documents made by a first reviewer during a first time period and sampling a subset of these documents based on a first confidence level and first confidence interval. The method further includes receiving tagging decisions made by a second reviewer related to the subset of the documents, from which values of multiple quality-control metrics are determined. The method further includes calculating a risk-accuracy value based in part on the values of the quality-control metrics and recommending a second confidence level and a second confidence interval for sampling a second set of documents reviewed by the first reviewer during a second time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: FMR LLCInventors: Jamal Odin Stockton, Michael Perry Lisi, Erica Louise Rhodin
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Publication number: 20150254776Abstract: A shareholder advised corporate governance (SACG) platform is provided that includes a data store that stores all relevant corporate information regarding a corporate entity. A number of services use the corporate information to expose corporate governance issues to shareholders or aggregates allowing the shareholder and aggregates to assess board actions by the corporate entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: FMR LLCInventor: Ronald Raikula
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Publication number: 20150254291Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for generating an index of social health. A server computing device receives social media data from a plurality of social media sources, the social media data associated with a plurality of companies. The server computing device determines, for each of the plurality of companies, one or more dimensions of the social media data based upon the received social media data. The server computing device generates an index score for each of the plurality of companies based upon the one or more dimensions for the company. The server computing device identifies one or more trends associated with the index score for each of the plurality of companies. The server computing device generates a social media health index for an industry by aggregating the index scores for the plurality of companies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: FMR LLCInventors: Ronald Raikula, Megan Kelley
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Patent number: 9124572Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for secure video conferencing. A server computing device receives a request to establish a video conference for a sensitive transaction from a first device associated with a user. The server authenticates the first device. The server establishes a conference between the first device and a second device of a second party to the sensitive transaction. The server transmits video images associated with cameras coupled to the first device to the second device, the images comprising a view of the user and an area surrounding the user. The server determines whether persons other than the user are present in the area surrounding the user. The server transmits an alert to the second device if persons other than the user are present, where the alert includes a prompt on the second device for the second party to confirm with the user whether the other persons are authorized.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: Jonathan Hromi, John C. McDonough, Dmitry Bisikalo, Hadley Rupert Stern
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Patent number: 9124695Abstract: An interactive voice response system is provided that includes a voice response platform that receives incoming calls and provide an interactive voice response service to a calling party. A mobile application executes on a processor that issues a call to the voice response platform. The voice response platform determines whether or not the calling party is a mobile device. If the calling party is a mobile device, the voice response platform sends a translation of a voice menu back to the mobile device to be displayed as a visual (GUI) representation of a voice menu on the mobile device. The visual representation could also be stored on the mobile device to avoid the translation from the voice menu.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: FMR LLCInventor: Abraham George
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Patent number: 9124582Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, from a primary factor authentication device by one or more computer systems, a request to enroll a mobile device as a secondary factor authentication device; and enrolling by the one or more computer systems the mobile device as a first, secondary factor authentication device.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: Boris Kalinichenko, Joseph G. Ferra
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Patent number: 9106643Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and computer program products for seamless interoperability between multiple computing nodes. A server computing device receives, from a first computing node in a plurality of computing nodes, a message for transmission to one or more other computing nodes, the message generated by the first computing node based upon application-specific instructions from a first application on the first computing node, where the plurality of computing nodes is defined as a virtual network at the server computing device and each computing node includes an ensemble module for communicating with the server. The server determines one or more other computing nodes in the virtual network to receive the message. The server transmits the message to the determined one or more other computing nodes, where each of the destination computing nodes formats the message into application-specific instructions for a second application on the determined node.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: Charles Pickelhaupt, Dmitry Bisikalo
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Publication number: 20150221036Abstract: Methods and systems for retirement planning are provided. A prediction for retirement income is based on financial information of an individual. The prediction includes a confidence level that indicates the level of accuracy of the prediction. The confidence level is based on financial information of the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: FMR LLCInventors: Adheesh Sharma, Erin Drakeley, Suzette Maciel, John Trainor
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Publication number: 20150220923Abstract: A computer-implemented method, including receiving, by one or more computer systems, a withdrawal request for withdrawal of funds from one or more financial accounts; determining, by the one or more computer systems, whether a discretionary balance of the one or more financial accounts is greater than or equal to an amount of the withdrawal request, with the discretionary balance being based on an amount of funds that are available in the one or more financial accounts and a portion of the available funds allocated to a savings goal; causing an approval of the withdrawal request when the discretionary balance is greater than or equal to the amount of the withdrawal request; and sending a real time notification to a client device of a user associated with the one or more financial accounts when the discretionary balance is less than the amount of the withdrawal request with a real time opportunity for the user to reduce funds allocated to savings goals if required and thereby increasing the discretionary balanType: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: FMR LLCInventors: Ninad Vasant Akole, Jayesh Rajagopalan Chakravarthi, Prasad Murari Hebbar
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Publication number: 20150213472Abstract: Implementations are described for establishing an online financial incentive program that involve receiving first account information from a first user identifying financial account(s) authorized for monitoring and target financial account(s) authorized to receive funds from third party funding sources; receiving second account information from a second user identifying a source financial account to serve as one of the third party funding sources, at least one of the monitored accounts, and at least one of the target financial accounts; receiving reward criteria from the second user that defines a financial event associated with the selected monitored account and a corresponding contribution that is applied to the selected target account from the source financial account; tracking financial activity information from the selected monitored account; and directing funds from the source account to the selected target account when the tracked activity information corresponds to the financial event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: FMR LLCInventor: Ronald Raikula