Patents Examined by Octavian Rotaru
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Patent number: 10417587Abstract: An order entry system communicates with the customer over a user interface and at the same time works with an automated installation system for installing network service. The order entry system prompts the customer to place a new service order. The service parameters of the new service order are passed to the installation system. The order entry system notifies the customer of the route and prompts the customer to add a service order for the route to the customer order. If the customer adds the service order to the customer order, the order entry system prompts the customer to reserve the service order or to submit an order for the service. If the customer reserves or submits an order for the service, the order entry system requests the installation system to design an actual communication line circuit to satisfy the order.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Richard L. Wall, Kendall Gelner, Brendan Sullivan, Sanjay Singhal
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Patent number: 10387815Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards allocating resources in a business system. A data model that includes a plurality data objects may be generated, such that each data object includes a plurality of data object line items. Allocation rules that allocate resources between the data objects may be generated. The allocation rules may be employed to identify key features of data objects, such that the key features are used by the allocation rules to allocate resources. If key features are identified, grouped objects that separately correspond to the data objects that include key features may be generated. Also, grouped object line items may be generated for each of the grouped objects based on each distinct value of the key features, such that the data object line items are collapsed into grouped object line items based on the distinct values of the key features.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Apptio, Inc.Inventor: Tavis Dean Elliott
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Patent number: 10378956Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for tracking consumer interactions with products using electromagnetic beam sensors. One system includes at least one transmitter configured to generate a beam of electromagnetic energy. The system further includes at least one receiver positioned with respect to the at least one transmitter to detect a portion of the beam of electromagnetic energy reflected from a consumer or a product when the consumer physically interacts with the product. The system further includes the at least one circuit board on which the at least one transmitter and the at least one receiver are mounted. The at least one circuit board is configured to mount at or near a product location.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: TRIANGLE STRATEGY GROUP, LLCInventor: Patrick Joseph Campbell
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Patent number: 10346910Abstract: In a system for executing transaction requests, a received request for a transaction in an item is delayed prior to matching that request with another request for transaction in that item by a delay based on a communication delay and/or a processing delay. The communication delay represents the time required to receive updated information about the item and the processing delay represents the time required to compute an updated item price using the received updated information.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: IEX GROUP, INC.Inventors: Bradley Katsuyama, John Schwall, Robert Park, Ronan Ryan, Benjamin Aisen, Daniel Aisen, Donald Bollerman, Francis Chung, Stanley Feldman, Tara McKee, Bilie Zhao, James Michael Cape, David Lauer, Allen Zhang, Blair Livingston, Matthew Norbert Trudeau, Zoran Perkov
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Patent number: 10255575Abstract: Some embodiments of a system for communicating vehicle information can provide equipment for use inside a fleet vehicle to facilitate prompt and efficient transfer of vehicle and driver information. In particular embodiments, the system may include an electronic onboard recorder mountable in a vehicle and a mobile communication device that is configured to wireless communication with the electronic onboard recorder.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: XRS CORPORATIONInventors: Colin D. Warkentin, Rakinder Kalirai, Christopher A. Sekula
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Patent number: 10134000Abstract: Some embodiments of a system for communicating vehicle information can provide equipment for use inside a fleet vehicle to facilitate prompt and efficient transfer of vehicle and driver information. In particular embodiments, the system may include an electronic onboard recorder mountable in a vehicle and a mobile communication device that is configured to wireless communication with the electronic onboard recorder.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: XRS CORPORATIONInventors: Colin D Warkentin, Rakinder Kalirai, Christopher Alexander Sekula
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Patent number: 10133997Abstract: Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for generating analytical graphs that display a visualization of multiple transaction objects processed concurrently in a computer system. An object lifecycle analysis tool identifies one or more transaction objects having a specified identifier. Each transaction object corresponds to an instance of a common transaction having been processed. The analysis tool retrieves transition state information corresponding to each transaction object and sorts the transition state information in chronological order. The analysis tool generates a graph based on the sorted transition state information. The generated graph allows a user to easily identify performance issues (e.g., concurrency bottlenecks) in a transaction management system.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tony McCann, John W. Medlin, Jr., William W. Plyler, Ricky C. Skinner
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Patent number: 10133996Abstract: Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for generating analytical graphs that display a visualization of multiple transaction objects processed concurrently in a computer system. An object lifecycle analysis tool identifies one or more transaction objects having a specified identifier. Each transaction object corresponds to an instance of a common transaction having been processed. The analysis tool retrieves transition state information corresponding to each transaction object and sorts the transition state information in chronological order. The analysis tool generates a graph based on the sorted transition state information. The generated graph allows a user to easily identify performance issues (e.g., concurrency bottlenecks) in a transaction management system.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tony McCann, John W. Medlin, Jr., William W. Plyler, Ricky C. Skinner
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Patent number: 10083453Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for tracking consumer interactions with products using modular sensor units. In one system, a plurality of weight and motion sensors is configured to track consumer interactions with products. The system further includes a plurality of sensor mounts for holding the sensors in place. Each sensor mount includes signal lines for transmitting power to the sensors and for conducting signals between the sensors and a signal processor. The system further includes a plurality of conductors for interconnecting sensor mounts to a signal processor. The system further includes a plurality of connectors to allow rapid addition and removal of the sensors and their mounts as needed for a particular product planogram.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: TRIANGLE STRATEGY GROUP, LLCInventor: Patrick Joseph Campbell
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Patent number: 10083409Abstract: Techniques and system configurations for tracking customers and employees in a commercial environment such as a retail store are described herein. Customer devices that are operated by an associated customer may be tracked to determine customer shopping activities in a retail store, and to obtain promotions or affect targeted results based on the customer's activity and a profile associated with the customer. Employee devices that are operated by an associated employee also may be tracked to identify employee activities and manage the interactions that occur with customers in the retail environment. In-store activities and interactions accordingly may be enhanced as a result of advertising, marketing, and analytics derived from the tracked activities.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Michele Azar, Lisa Hake, Andrew Marble, Brent Shiely, William Don Wortley, Michael Zorn
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Patent number: 10062044Abstract: A method for managing well construction operations includes accepting as input to a computer a list of tasks required to complete construction of at least one wellbore, the list of tasks having at least an initial chronological order. Measurements of at least one parameter related to at least one task on the list of tasks is entered into the computer. The list of tasks is prioritized by at least one of changing a chronological order of performance or a length of time to complete at least one of the tasks based on measurements of the at least one parameter. The prioritizing is performed to optimize at least one well construction performance parameter. The prioritized list is displayed to at least one user of the computer.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Ginger Hildebrand, Chunling Gu Coffman
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Patent number: 10055698Abstract: An online work management system provides a marketplace for multiple job owner and workers. The job owners provide a job description that defines task. The job description may be processed to generate task descriptions that may be published for workers' application. The task descriptions specify the qualification or restrictions for workers to have the task assigned. The online work management system also provides various functions supporting coordination and management of task assignment such as determining the trust level of the user's identity, search the tasks or workers, monitoring the progress of job, managing payment to workers, training and testing the workers, evaluating the review by the job owners, and generation of surveys.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Clearshift CorporationInventors: Daniel J. Elenbaas, Rajesh Krishnan, Stephen Weyl
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Patent number: 9721266Abstract: The present invention relates to business-to-business marketing organizations who participate in lead-generation activities via their company website. More particularly, the invention provides a target lead-generation system and method that targets the right businesses using real-time predictive and behavioral analytics and website traffic data and connects businesses to potential customers and suppliers to drive business revenue. Even more particularly, the invention provides a system and method for real-time searching and matching of data input into website registration forms by website visitors, provides for real-time cleansing and appending of attribute rich company demographic and firmographic data to the website form and to the marketing database. The resulting information is then available for use by other systems such as marketing automation systems and CRM systems.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Reachforce Inc.Inventors: Bob Riazzi, Ken Hubacker, Bob Solnek, Justin England, Jerome Nolte
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Patent number: 9538714Abstract: Therefore, the illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method and system for determining individual resource needs for each plant in a plurality of plants. Current conditions are identified using a sensor system. A plurality of per plant prescriptions are calculated for the plurality of plants using the individual resource needs and the current conditions. A resource is obtained from a selected resource source in a number of resource sources. The resource is stored in a mobile utility vehicle and applied from the mobile utility vehicle to each plant in the plurality of plants according to the plurality of per plant prescriptions.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventor: Noel Wayne Anderson
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Patent number: 9412082Abstract: A method and system for controlling demand events in a utility network with multiple customer sites. The value of a demand response parameter threshold for invoking a demand response event is calculated based on the number of available demand response events and the number of opportunities remaining to issue the available demand response events. This parameter represents the utility objectives for using the demand response program (e.g., cost savings, reliability, avoided costs). A current value of the demand response parameter is compared to the threshold value, and a determination is made whether or not to call a demand response event for the current opportunity, or to save the event for a future opportunity based upon this comparison.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Rajesh Tyagi, Jason Wayne Black, John Andrew Ellis, Bex George Thomas
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Patent number: 9378511Abstract: Techniques for enabling real-time enterprise workforce management over a telecom network are provided. The techniques include receiving real-time workforce information from one or more telecom networks, and using the real-time information for dynamic load optimization to enable real-time enterprise workforce management.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Girish Bhimrao Chafle, Dipanjan Chakraborty, Koustuv Dasgupta, Anant Kumar, Sumit Mittal, Sougata Mukherjea, Seema Nagar
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Patent number: 9317653Abstract: An analyzer includes a display, measurement hardware configured to perform a measurement on a sample, and a controller. The controller is in communication with the display and the measurement hardware and is configured to communicate, via the display, a first pre-analytical procedure of the sample prior to measurement of the sample. The controller is also configured to maintain the analyzer in a state associated with the first procedure for an amount of time equal to a time needed for performing the first procedure. After the time needed for performing the first procedure has elapsed, the controller is configured to communicate, via the display, a second pre-analytical procedure of the sample prior to measurement of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: James Ausdenmoore, Peter Osella, Ralph Taylor
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Patent number: 9311616Abstract: A method for measuring vehicle utilization includes determining, with an ignition sensor, an ignition status of a vehicle and determining, with a motion sensor, a motion status of the vehicle. The method further includes determining a utilization of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the ignition status and the motion status. Additionally, the method includes transmitting status information to a location remote from the vehicle. The status information indicates at least one of the ignition status, the motion status, and the utilization.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: On-Board Communications, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth R. Westerlage, Larry V. Stricker, William C. Kennedy, III
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Patent number: 9297819Abstract: An analyzing system includes an analyzer and a server computer in communication with the analyzer via a network. The analyzer includes a first controller that is configured to communicate, via a display, instructions to an operator of the analyzer when a predetermined event occurs in the analyzer. The instructions request confirmation that the operator received training. The first controller is also configured to receive an indication of whether the operator has completed the training, and, when the indication indicates that the operator has completed the training, request, from the server, a confirmation that the operator has completed the training. The server computer is configured to receive the confirmation request from the analyzer, determine a training status of the operator, and communicate the training status to the analyzer. The first controller prevents measurement of a sample if the operator has not completed the training.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: James Ausdenmoore, Peter Osella, Ralph Taylor
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Patent number: 9183524Abstract: Techniques for virtualized workflow processing are presented. A processing state of workflow within a first processing environment is imaged and configured for a second processing environment. The image is received in the second processing environment where it is authenticated and initiated within the second processing environment as a virtual machine.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Novell, Inc.Inventor: Stephen R. Carter