Patents Examined by Sarah M Monfeldt
  • Patent number: 11393047
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor auditing devices. An example apparatus includes a workload analyzer to obtain alert data related to a potential new product from an auditing device, and a product analyzer to identify a product within the alert data to determine if the product has been previously identified by another auditing device. In response to determining that the product has not been previously identified, the example apparatus includes an alert analyzer to cluster the alert data based on characteristics associated with an auditor profile of the auditing device, and determine a probability of transmitting the alert data to other auditing devices based on the clustered alert data. The example apparatus also includes an alert authorizer to suppress the alert data from being transmitted to the other auditing devices to reduce an amount of network resources required for subsequent processing when the probability does not satisfy a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NIELSEN CONSUMER LLC
    Inventors: Kannan Balaji, Pranab Pandey, Brahmanand Reddy Shivampet, Melissa Alexander, Siegfried De Smedt, Ranjit Panda, Jijesh Chandran
  • Patent number: 11392998
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting and managing property information is disclosed. The system and method allow for buyers, sellers, agents and other parties that may have relevant information for a real estate transaction to collect and/or view property information stored in a property information storage system. The system and method include a virtual property notebook that facilitates collecting data about properties so that the information can be added to the property information storage system. Users are guided through a property using the virtual property notebook running as a software application on a remote device. The remote device can be used to collect image information. Users may be instructed to further inspect a property structure such as an appliance that the system has automatically detected. The system and method further include a prediction system that can provide estimated property values based on collected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Victor Kwak, Andrew L. Anaruk
  • Patent number: 11386401
    Abstract: A computing system could have access to mapping data that maps each of a plurality of procedures to respective component identifier(s) used in collision-repair estimates, each procedure including information for repair of vehicle component(s) represented by the respective component identifier(s). Given this, the computing system could instruct a display device to display a visual identifier of a particular collision-repair estimate, could receive input indicative of selection of the visual identifier, and could responsively instruct the display device to display visual indicators representative of vehicle component(s) associated with the particular collision-repair estimate. Moreover, the computing system could receive input indicative of selection of one or more of the visual indicators representative of selected vehicle component(s), and could responsively determine, according to the mapping data, particular procedure(s) based on component identifier(s) representative of the selected vehicle component(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mitchell Repair Information Company, LLC
    Inventors: Lester B. Johnson, Todd Mercer, Thomas Southward
  • Patent number: 11379546
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for controlling visibility of elements of displayed electronic content. The method includes providing via a communications module a user interface viewable by a plurality of entity devices, and enabling via the communications module the user interface to display electronic content comprising at least one element. The method also includes determining at least one filtering criterion for controlling visibility of the at least one element of the electronic content being displayed, and concealing or modifying at least one element of the electronic content as displayed in the user interface for at least one of the plurality of entity devices, according to the at least one filtering criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Patrick Gibbon, James Zachary Pryor, Jonathan K. Barnett, Roy D'Souza, William Stewart James Law, Christopher Arthur Holland McAlpine, Ethan Christopher McAlpine, Maria Verna, Patrick Robert Goralski, Cathleen Ruth Carrel, Rohan Anand, Christy Ann Dyba, Dheeraj Jagtiani, Ali Hafezi, Ashkan Alavi-Harati
  • Patent number: 11379801
    Abstract: A maintenance support system for a plurality of maintenance-target apparatus in a plant includes a maintenance information delivery unit that delivers maintenance information Im that indicates an operational status of each maintenance-target apparatus to maintenance personnel every preset time T, wherein the maintenance information delivery unit delivers predictive information If to the maintenance personnel at a specified time Tf between the previous delivery of the maintenance information Im and the next delivery of the maintenance information Im, the predictive information If providing predictions regarding the operational status of each maintenance-target apparatus at the next delivery of the maintenance information Im.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TLV Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyasu Fujiwara, Kazunori Oda, Yoshio Miyamae, Hiroki Kawahara
  • Patent number: 11361596
    Abstract: System, apparatus, device and methods relating to a telematic vehicle sharing platform ecosystem and a telematic vehicle share I/O expander to automate sharing and management of a vehicle that is shared by more than one operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Mendes, Stephen Michael Fox, Benjamin John Gordon Gaffney
  • Patent number: 11354679
    Abstract: An account validation system may include an account validation server. The server may store an order purchase history for accounts. The order purchase history may include a purchased product. The server may obtain an account identifier from a user device for a given user and communicate the purchased product to the user device for display thereon based upon a corresponding account associated with the account identifier. The server may communicate a fake product that is inconsistent with the order purchase history to the user device and based upon the order purchase history for the corresponding account. The server may also cooperate to prompt the given user to differentiate the purchased product from the fake product, and determine, based upon the user device, whether the given user has differentiated the purchased product from the fake product, and when so, validate the corresponding account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: INMAR CLEARING, INC.
    Inventors: Rex Morgan, Jacob Bowman, Jason Eudy, Ashley Merrill
  • Patent number: 11328347
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of determining, by a first blockchain node, a need for a rental asset unable to be provided by the first blockchain node, requesting use of the rental asset from a second blockchain node controlling the rental asset, reserving, by the second blockchain node, the rental asset, utilizing the rental asset, designating the rental asset as in-use, and in response to the rental asset no longer being in-use. returning control of the rental asset to the second blockchain node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Kang Hong Lim, Ying Kiat Jonathan Declan Tan
  • Patent number: 11276131
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for controlling access to a property based on smart contract execution. One of the methods includes receiving credential data for a first entity requesting access to a property; in response to receiving the credential data, requesting execution of a smart contract associated with the property by a blockchain network, wherein the smart contract includes instructions to check a current status of a relationship between the first entity and a second entity associated with the property based on the credential data; receiving an execution result of the smart contract from the blockchain network; determining that the first entity is authorized to access the property based at least in part on the execution result; and in response to determining that the first entity authorized to access the property, enabling the first entity to access to the property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanpeng Li
  • Patent number: 11182867
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and system of storing a record of a copyright event based on a blockchain. Devices of some work service providers operating work-related services can serve as member nodes to form a consortium blockchain network. Each work service provider broadcasts copyright events generated based on its work-related services to the consortium blockchain network, so all the work service providers perform blockchain-based distributed storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xinying Yang
  • Patent number: 11164199
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically projecting a number of days to pending for a real-estate property by receiving, by a server, real-estate property listing information of real-estate property activities associated with a plurality of real-estate properties and determining, for each of the plurality of real-estate properties, a days to pending amount indicating time between when a respective one of the plurality of real-estate properties was listed and when the respective real-estate property was sold. The systems and methods further train a machine learning technique to establish a relationship between the different types of real-estate property activities and the determined days to pending amounts. The trained machine learning technique is applied to new real-estate property activities associated with a new real-estate property to predict a length of time between a first time the new real-estate property was listed and a second time when the new real-estate property will be sold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Opendoor Labs Inc.
    Inventors: David Makanalani Lundgren, Dale Yut Jung Everett, Carolina Marquez, David Anthony Sinsky, Leonid Boris Pekelis, Jae Hyun Kim, Nelson Chan Ray
  • Patent number: 11157918
    Abstract: In an example, a subject using a user mobile-identification-credential device (UMD) requests vetting by a vetting system, which receives verified part or all of subject information associated with a level-n mobile identification credential (MIC-n) that UMD received from a level-n authorizing party system (APS-n). The MIC-n is linked to lower level MIC-0 to MIC-(n?1). The vetting system, as level-n relying party system (RPS-n), uses the verified subject information associated with the linked MIC-0 to MIC-n to verify or not verify the identity of the subject, develops an identity profile of the subject, and determines a vetting result of the subject. MIC-i (i=1 to n) is linked to MIC-(i?1) which UMD received from APS-(i?1), and the APS-i is RPS-(i?1) which verified the identity of the subject using verified part or all of subject information associated with the MIC-(i?1), such that MIC-0 to MIC-n from level-0 to level-n are linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: Chang Ellison, Kelli L. Biegger, Daniel A. Boyd, Brandon P. Gutierrez, Jason Lim
  • Patent number: 11151669
    Abstract: A home cost analysis server for identifying one or more hidden home costs may include a processor programmed to receive user input including at least one prospective home. The processor may access a first external database storing metadata associated with a plurality of homes available for purchase, the plurality of homes including the prospective home, and access a second external database storing historical ancillary costs associated with a plurality of homes in a geographic area surrounding the prospective home. The processor may analyze metadata associated with the prospective home and the historical ancillary costs to determine ancillary home costs associated with the prospective home, and cause to be displayed the ancillary home costs at the user computing device using at least one graphical indicator. As a result, the prospective homebuyer may have additional education and insight into the potential costs of owning a home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: John Ryan Hailey, John Andrew Schirano, Erin Ann Olander
  • Patent number: 11127097
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for copyright rights defense detection are provided. The method includes: sending a metadata query request to a copyright handling apparatus; receiving a metadata query response that is sent by the copyright handling apparatus and that includes feature metadata; obtaining a rights-to-be-defended content feature corresponding to the feature metadata from a feature database; sending a license query request to a license processing apparatus; receiving a license query response that is sent by the license processing apparatus and that includes license information; and performing rights defense detection for a copyright based on the obtained rights-to-be-defended content feature and the license information. Rights defense detection can be performed for a copyright by any rights defense detection service apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deqian Liu, Junrong Wen, Pu Zhang, Yixin Chen
  • Patent number: 11023973
    Abstract: At a first time, an indication of a selection of a contract, expiring at a second time and associated with a commodity, is received. A set of physical stacks associated with the contract is accessed. Based upon the first time, the second time, and a periodic sampling rate, a marginal cost profile for the commodity is generated. The marginal cost profile is a set of values relating to an estimate of a marginal cost of production for the commodity at a set of times between the first time and the second time. A display signal, adapted to form the basis for a visual display, is generated. The display signal includes a first component relating to at least one physical stack from the set of physical stacks, and a second component relating to the marginal cost profile. The display signal is stored in a memory and transmitted from the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Refinitiv US Organization LLC
    Inventors: Magnus E. Køber, Geir Arne Hjelle
  • Patent number: 11017471
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to implementation of a trading system, which may also be referred to as a trading system architecture, having improved performance which further assures transactional determinism under increasing processing transaction loads while providing improved trading opportunities, fault tolerance, low latency processing, high volume capacity, risk mitigation and market protections with minimal impact, as well as improved and equitable access to information and opportunities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Ari Studnitzer, Zachary Bonig, Ryan Eavy, Frank Kmiec, Barry Galster, Paul Callaway, Jacques Doornebos, Matthew Coffey
  • Patent number: 10990967
    Abstract: A method for facilitating a transaction may include generating, via a token server computer, a token for use by a first entity computer, wherein the token is generated in response to a request received from the first entity computer. The method may also include transmitting, via the token server computer, the token to the first entity computer, wherein the first entity computer transmits the token to a second entity computer. The method may also include receiving, at the token server computer and from the first entity computer, data indicative of the second entity computer successfully receiving the token. The data may include a hashed value derived from at least the token, data indicative of an identity of the second entity computer, and writing, by the token server computer, the data indicative of the second entity computer successfully receiving the token to a registry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Chackan Lai
  • Patent number: 10977728
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing processing of loan applications are disclosed. A system may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may instruct the system to analyze training data to build a predictive model. The instructions may also instruct the system to apply the predictive model to a loan application to determine a first probability of an institution funding the loan application if the institution proactively engages a loan-arranging entity of the loan application and a second probability of the institution funding the loan application if the institution reactively engages the loan-arranging entity. The instructions may further instruct the system to reporting the first and second probabilities to a user through a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Drake R. Sanderson, Sohan Ganapathy, Jesus Gonzalez, Natascha Schambach, Krishna Mohan Bibireddy, Biraja Mahapatra, Thomas Busath, Taylor Geron, Nicole Kellogg, Amanda Rae Dorsey
  • Patent number: 10970789
    Abstract: Electronically generated information for facilitating the efficient and effective authorization of a medical procedure, treatment or medicine are provided. The information is specific to a patient's insurance company, medical need and diagnosis. An electronic Database has been configured for analysis by a user such that inputs to the Database result in outputs considered necessary in a preparation and submission for authorization of the medical procedure, treatment or medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Full Circle Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Suzanne Tabbaa, Christian Bezenar
  • Patent number: 10943227
    Abstract: A method for providing interaction information, such as, for example, settlement information, by which a device provides the settlement information to a counterpart device, includes displaying an image which relates to an item to be used for performing the interaction, such as, for example, a credit card image of a credit card of a user of the device, on a lock screen of the device, and receiving a touch input from the user with respect to the credit card image. In the method, settlement information which corresponds to the touched credit card image is used for performing a settlement via the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-seok Moon, Hee-won Jung