Patents Examined by Fonya Long
  • Patent number: 9922338
    Abstract: To automate the redemption of offer benefits, data associating offers and payment accounts is stored in the data warehouse of a first transaction handler. If a payment account to which an offer is associated is in the payment processing network of a second transaction handler separate from the first transaction handler, the system uses a payment processor that is in both the payment processing network of the first transaction handler and the payment processing network of the second transaction handler to communicate with the first transaction handler to detect the authorization request in the payment account that satisfies the benefit redemption requirements of the respective offer and apply the offer benefit to the transaction when the authorization request is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Joseph Bjorn Ovick, Mark Carlson, Ryan Hagey, Margaret Reid, Patrick Stan, Patrick Wright, Krishna Prasad Koganti, Glenn Powell, Phillip Lyle Kumnick
  • Patent number: 9870576
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for detecting body language via bone conduction. According to one aspect, a device can detect body language of a user. The device can generate a signal and send the signal to a sensor network connected to a user. The device can receive a modified signal from the sensor network and compare the modified signal to a body language reference model. The device can determine the body language of the user based upon comparing the modified signal to the body language reference model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Baldwin, Brian S. Amento
  • Patent number: 9792627
    Abstract: A method of resolving commercial content on a mobile communication device comprises determining whether to delegate interaction with an intelligent content distributor to the mobile communication device, wherein the interaction is related to resolving commercial content, wherein resolving commercial content comprises processing redirections of the commercial content, and wherein the commercial content comprises at least one of text, images, video, and other data intended to market a good or service; delaying resolving commercial content until the commercial content is to be displayed on the mobile communication device; caching commercial content on the mobile communication device; resolving, upon a request for the commercial content, a cached version of the commercial content; and prioritizing distribution of the commercial content based on characteristics of at least one of a requesting application and a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
    Inventors: Mark D. Peden, Raymond E. Reeves, Simon Youngs
  • Patent number: 9785965
    Abstract: User interface displays are generated that have user input mechanism that receive campaign creation user inputs to create an automated campaign. The campaign is activated, and analytics components gather and generate performance information indicative of a performance of the created campaign. The performance data is displayed, for individual actions, and aggregated actions for user management of the campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Mircosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kishan Chetan, Jujhar Singh, Ted Cyrek, Nikola Jelisavac, Martin Kostal
  • Patent number: 9767474
    Abstract: Techniques for providing friction-free transactions using geolocation and user identifiers are described herein. These techniques may ascertain a user's location based on a location of a mobile device. A transaction between the user and a merchant may be completed with zero or minimal input from the user based on the geolocation of the mobile device and the user identifiers. In some implementations, a transaction initiated earlier is completed when the mobile device arrives at the merchant. Additionally, a parent-child or similar relationship may be established between multiple devices. Security on the mobile device based may be provided by biometric identification and calculation of variance from regular movement patterns. Advertisements may be sent to the mobile device based on bids from merchants near to the mobile device. Points may be accumulated through transactions with merchants and later redeemed for free or discounted goods and/or services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Harsha Ramalingam, Paul J. Walsh, Michael Carr, Lars H. Liden, Nishant Mittal
  • Patent number: 9727888
    Abstract: Sales promotion assisting systems are disclosed. Such systems include a sales promotion assisting system in which specific incentive is retrieved by passing a portable terminal or the like over a predetermined terminal installed in a store such as an eating and drinking establishment. An incentive can be exchanged for an item or the like of application software such as a game, which can lead to sales promotion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: GURUNAVI, INC.
    Inventors: Batara Eto, Jun Tamura, Emi Tsubakiyama, Masuru Kurita, Munetoshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 9721060
    Abstract: A method is provided comprising receiving instructions at a first device. The instructions may correspond to an item transaction. The item may be a food product. The item transaction may comprise an item gift. The method may comprise generating a code based on the instructions received at the first device for the item transaction. The method may comprise generating a message at the first device. The method may comprise transmitting the code and the message from the first device to a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Tae-Il Chung, Matti Phillip Leshem
  • Patent number: 9712800
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying one or more notable moments from video data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a video receiving module, an identification criteria module, a moment identification module and a presentation module. The video receiving module receives video data. The identification criteria module determines one or more criteria for identifying a notable moment. The one or more criteria are based at least in part on one or more of an audio indicator and a facial indicator. The moment identification module automatically identifies at least one notable moment in the video data based at least in part on the one or more criteria. The at least one notable moment is based on a subset of the video data. The presentation module sends the identified at least one notable moment for presentation to at least one user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair
  • Patent number: 9693013
    Abstract: An advertising system delivers video ads into hypertext documents, where these ads provide enhanced user interactivity features selected and configured by advertisers or other ad sponsors. The system also provides sophisticated tracking and real time reporting of viewer interactivity with the video ads and their enhanced features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Jivox Corporation
    Inventors: Diaz Nesamoney, Parth S. Chandra
  • Patent number: 9684907
    Abstract: An information element, uniquely related to a media fingerprint that is uniquely derived from a media content portion during play out thereof, is provided to a first web page. The first web page stores the information element with an associated first information set, which relates to one or more media fingerprints. One or more second web pages store at least a second information set, which relates to one or more media fingerprints. The first and at least second web pages are accessed and crawled in relation to the first and the at least second information sets. One or more information elements, which are common to the first and the at least second information sets, are indexed. The first web page and the at least one of the second web pages are related based on the indexed common information elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Philip J. Bernosky
  • Patent number: 9674419
    Abstract: In one example, an augmented reality aura having a selectable weblink is presented on web-linked camera device (WLCD). The WLCD is uniquely associated with a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Douglas A Sexton
  • Patent number: 9656092
    Abstract: Systems and methods that include configurations of a medical device, user device and service platform are described. Embodiments may include a secure network to run medical applications that control and/or monitor the medical device. An online store may be provided for storing and distributing medical applications to the user device and medical device. A secure environment may be provided within the user device and medical device that protects the integrity of medical applications running on those devices. A service platform may provide a service that enables a medical authority to certify and monitor the medical applications. In some implementations, various third parties and the user of the user device may be allowed to manage and monitor the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Golden
  • Patent number: 9513282
    Abstract: Provided are a sample analyzer and sample analyzing method capable of performing proper and efficient analysis by fitting measurement items of a sample to the patient. A sample analyzer 1 obtains a patient ID and measurement order from a laboratory host 10 based on the sample ID read from a barcode label T1 of a sample container T via a barcode reader B1, and the measurement items of the obtained measurement order are recorded in a work list. The sample analyzer 1 also prepares revised measurement items based on past measurement results corresponding to the obtained patient ID. The sample analyzer 1 replaces the measurement items of the work list with the revised measurement items when the revised measurement items satisfy predetermined conditions, and measures and analyzes the sample according to the replacement measurement items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Katou, Daigo Fukuma, Yuichi Hamada
  • Patent number: 9514275
    Abstract: Apparatus includes an imaging system with a user interface, and a hospital radiological information system (RIS) coupled to the imaging system such that the user interface allows for bi-directional data transfer between the imaging system and the RIS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Vincent Profio, Sang Wook Lee, David Alan Littlejohn, Scott Wayne Zimmerman, Holly Ann McDaniel, Susan Martignetti Stuebe, Patrick Michael Virtue, Scott William Robinson, Ann Christine Hole, Christopher James Proctor
  • Patent number: 9501619
    Abstract: A System manages IV pumps so that clinicians automatically receive alerts, decisions, and actions required to maintain a patient IV medication therapy according to a prescribed treatment protocol. An infusion pump monitoring system, includes an acquisition processor for acquiring fluid infusion parameters comprising a patient identifier, infusion fluid identifier and a rate of fluid infusion, for administration of an infusion fluid to a patient at a point of care using an infusion pump. The system also includes a repository of patient medical record information. A fluid infusion monitor uses acquired fluid infusion parameters for automatically searching a patient medical record in the repository for information concerning rate of fluid infusion of a particular infusion fluid and determining if a rate of a previously administered dose of the particular infusion fluid was lower than a rate indicated in the fluid infusion parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan M. Portnoy, Deborah A. Saeger
  • Patent number: 9489487
    Abstract: A bio-information monitoring system passively monitors a patient with a remote portable bio-information unit that takes various bio-information measurements at selected time intervals as well as at random times without patient intervention. The measurements are converted to digital signals which are transmitted from the bio-information unit to a modem when the bio-information unit is in proximity to the modem. The signals are stored in the modem and uploaded to a central monitoring network. Automatic alerts may be sent from the central monitoring network to a treatment provider. The treatment provider may also access the information through secured dedicated websites via the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Hawthorne, Michael Leonard Iiams, Glenn Charles Tubb, Richard A. Stoll, Gary Alan Shoffner, Brian Kirby Phillips
  • Patent number: 9254106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating a complete medical image data set from an incomplete image data set, comprising the method steps of: providing a first image data set which represents an image of a first region of a body, including at least a part of the surface of the body, at a first point in time; providing a second, incomplete image data set which represents an image of a second region of the body at a second point in time, wherein the first region and the second region overlap; providing a third data set which represents the contour of the body in the form of points on the surface of the body, substantially at the second point in time; adapting the first image data set to the second image data set by taking into account the third data set; and accepting the adapted first image data set as a complete image data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Kajetan Berlinger, Stephan Erbel
  • Patent number: 9183601
    Abstract: A data capture and storage apparatus for use in confirming administration of medication in a clinical trial or other medication administration scenario is provided. The apparatus includes a data capture device for capturing one or more types of data related to administration of a medication, a storage device for storing the captured data and a processor for processing the stored captured data. The processor further includes an analysis element for performing a local analysis of the stored captured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ai Cure Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Gordon Kessler
  • Patent number: 9155591
    Abstract: One aspect relates to limiting treatment to prescribed regions of an individual based at least in part on positioning a treatment limiter mechanism relative to the individual at least partially allowing treating at least some desired or planned location that is desired or planned to be treated, but not allowing treating other locations that are not planned or not desired to be treated from being treated. Another aspect relates to configuring at least a portion of a treatment limiter mechanism at least partially in response to attempting to treat at least a portion of an individual associated with the treatment limiter mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Eric C. Leuthardt, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Dennis J. Rivet, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Michael A. Smith, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
  • Patent number: 9053218
    Abstract: A method and software interface enables selective processing of data transmissions containing one or more medication orders intended for a pharmacy. Data transmissions are monitored and parsed for prescribed information which is utilized to populate a prescribed data structure. The data structure and parsing rules can be associated with a specific source that can be determined from the data transmission. The parsed data is tested against an order database to determine suitability for automated handling. If suitable, the medication preparation system prepares the medications identified by the data. Those portions of the data that are not suited for automated handling are released (e.g., from the parser). Further verification can be performed by determining the source of the data transmission and verifying it as a valid source. Data transmissions can be monitored over a network, within a network component, or in cooperation with another software program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Baxter Corporation Englewood
    Inventors: Joel A. Osborne, Dennis Tribble, Abdul Wahid Khan, Matthew Valentine, Greg Olaen, Randall E. Rasmussen