Patents Examined by Scott S. Trotter
  • Patent number: 11688014
    Abstract: A property is identified about which to gather information. A vehicle is deployed to a location associated with the property. The vehicle gathers data at the location. A portion of the gathered data indicating a condition or event at the property is determined and encrypted. The portion of the gathered data is stored or sent to an authorized party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Anthony Scott Farnsworth, Justin Dax Haslam, Kathleen L. Swain, Teddy Joseph Edmond Voutour, Jess W. Gingrich, Michael J. Allen, Anthony G. Castiglione, Jordan A. Newmark
  • Patent number: 11672474
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods to predict pain sensitivity and pain intensity to prolonged pain in a subject. Electroencephalograms are recorded in a pain-free state or, alternatively, in a pain-free state and after applying a prolonged pain stimulus in a prolonged pain state. Pain-free and prolonged pain peak alpha frequencies or ?PAF are measured. These values correlate negatively with the likelihood of increased pain sensitivity and increased pain intensity. Also provided is a method for predicting a likelihood of chronic pain in a subject after a medical procedure and designing a plan to treat the chronic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: University of Maryland, Baltimore, The University of Birmingham
    Inventors: David A. Seminowicz, Andrew J. Furman, Ali Mazaheri
  • Patent number: 11663575
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for time sensitive geo-location data for push notifications after shared transaction processing. A user may utilize a communication device to perform electronic transaction processing for a group of users at a location. The device may be geo-location enabled so that a service provider may detect a location of the device. Based on the geo-location of the user at the time of processing and other nearby geo-location enabled device, the service provider may determine other users that share in the transaction and are associated with the user using messaging connections and shared data transmissions. The service provider may determine the transaction that the user processed. The service provider may request that the other users provide the required reimbursement to the user that processed the transaction data. The other users' devices may receive a push notification and data to perform transaction processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon Alexander Tineo, Lorenz Lee Breu
  • Patent number: 11651366
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for creating and distributing blockchain-backed redistributable electronic content components. These techniques provider greater computer security and authentication controls, in various embodiments. An electronic content component associated with a first entity and a first set of actions is created. The electronic content component is published, and the first set of actions and a block representing the electronic content component are added to a blockchain. A second entity requests use of the electronic content component and a distribution agreement between the first and second entities associated with a second set of actions is created. The second set of actions and a block representing the distribution agreement are added to a blockchain. The electronic content component and distribution agreement are validated based on the blockchain, and custom content including the electronic content component is published.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Sahil Sharma, Ben William Gordon Hurst, Ping An, Purna Aditya Kumar Bhimaraju, Varun Kumar
  • Patent number: 11651423
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing trading orders comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores a first order and a second order. The first order is associated with a product and comprises a displayed quantity and a reserved quantity. The second order is associated with the product and comprises a displayed quantity and a reserved quantity. The processor is coupled to the memory and receives a counterorder associated with the product. The processor fills the displayed quantity of the first order with a corresponding portion of the counterorder, and fills the displayed quantity of the second order with a corresponding portion of the counterorder. The processor allocates a first additional portion of the counterorder to the first order. The first additional portion is based at least in part on a ratio of the displayed quantity of the first order to a sum of the displayed quantity of the first order and the displayed quantity of the second order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BGC PARTNERS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Claus, Kevin M. Foley, Joseph C. Noviello, Howard W. Lutnick
  • Patent number: 11640598
    Abstract: A method of performing a funds transfer includes receiving a request for a cryptogram and generating an authentication code. The authentication code is divided into a first code portion and a second code portion. The first code portion is transmitted to a user device. The second code portion is transmitted to a transaction originator. A request for transaction data is received, including both code portions. The authentication code is verified based on the two code portions. A cryptogram is generated and transmitted to the transaction originator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nishith Shah, Walter Pimenta, Gerardo Cardone, David Goldschmidt, Christopher Loh, Abhijit Malvi
  • Patent number: 11631140
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to process vehicle or driver behavior data are described herein. In particular, systems and methods can be configured to receive vehicle behavior data measuring at least a driving behavior; calculate, in response to receiving the vehicle behavior data, a quantitative measure of probable liability associated with the vehicle behavior data; determine, by a premium calculating engine, a premium for a vehicle insurance policy covering a vehicle associated with the vehicle behavior data; and offer the vehicle insurance policy to an owner of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: John Chandler Hopkins
  • Patent number: 11631018
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to performing enhanced exception processing using cognitive automation tools. In some embodiments, a computing platform may receive interaction data identifying one or more actions performed by one or more users in resolving a plurality of exception items associated with an exception queue. Subsequently, the computing platform may train, using a learning engine, a machine learning model to resolve a first exception and a second exception of one or more exceptions based on the interaction data. Based on training the machine learning model, the computing platform may generate one or more configuration commands directing a processing module to implement the machine learning model to process additional exception items associated with the exception queue. The computing platform then may send the one or more configuration commands to the processing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Malabad, Jeffrey R. Goertz, Letishia R. Hunt, Clement Chellaraj, Eric Dryer, Clarence E. Lee, Charles Christopher Harbinson, Verlon S. Watson
  • Patent number: 11631072
    Abstract: A prepaid electronic funds transferring system, components, and method is provided for users that do not have checking or savings accounts. A user has a digital currency store such as, for example, in a non-checking non-savings prepaid account associated with a secure unified prepaid banking card and/or smartphone app. Interest may be provided by an issuer on funds in the digital currency store. Debit and credit transactions may be processed. NFC and UWB geo-locating can be used to find lost cards and/or the mobile device on which the app is loaded. Electronic transactions may be received and performed without requiring a recipient to download an app. Secure semiconductors may facilitate wireless and non-wireless communications with ATMs and POS machines. QR codes may identify accounts, constitute private/public encryption keys, or other relevant info. A cold storage or hot storage system may be implemented for the digital currency store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Rosemary Hill, Linda Haddad, Susan Moss, Kathleen D. Schaumburg, Nancy T. Carrier
  • Patent number: 11625709
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for triggering delayed transaction processing when certain transaction gateway problems are detected across a number of transactions. To complete a given transaction, a processing system may coordinate transfer of funds in a manner that includes communications among multiple third-party systems, such as a tokenization service or token vault, a payment gateway, and a bank or credit card processor. When there are connectivity or other problems with one of these other systems, a system and associated methods are provided for selectively delaying a subset of transactions while still providing some assurance to the transaction requestor and recipient that the transaction will proceed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Pushpay IP Limited
    Inventors: Alex Henderson, Matthew Amidon, Leonie Wise, Karl Prosser, Josh Robb
  • Patent number: 11615478
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses include activating a telematics system to collect telematics data associated with operation of a vehicle during a first window of time, receiving, by a computing device associated with the vehicle, telematics data from the telematics system during the first window of time, identifying one or more parameters associated with operation of the vehicle based on analyzing the telematics data, determining whether the one or more parameters meets a safe driving threshold, and upon determining that the one or more parameters meets the safe driving threshold, transmitting the telematics data to a third party server or device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Sunil Chintakindi, Howard Hayes
  • Patent number: 11610267
    Abstract: A system and method for rules-driven adjudication is disclosed. The system includes a storage includes a rule library having a plurality of rules, each rule being in a human-readable format and including a first data tag, a comparator, a comparison value, and a result. The system also includes a rules manager configured to receive and store a new rule. The system includes a rules evaluator configured to receive an adjudication request having a data object associated with a data tag, and evaluate the request and create a primary determination by applying a first rule to the request, and further applying a first subsequent rule and all logically adjacent rules until all logically adjacent rules have been exhausted and the primary determination is an indefinite outcome or the applying of a final rule returns an outcome that becomes the primary determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Myndshft Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Brian J. Downs, Nelson T. Tran, Alec D Iverson, Bukola A. Robertson, Jorden K. Kreps, John K. Moore, Tyler Wince
  • Patent number: 11610223
    Abstract: An example system to identify an advertisement to include in source material to increase an effectiveness of the advertisement includes an analyzer to determine one or more priming characteristics for a plurality of locations of a source material based on neuro-response data collected from a first subject exposed to the source material and a selector to identify an attribute of the advertisement, identify at least one of a temporal attribute or a spatial attribute for the plurality of locations, perform a comparison of the attribute of the advertisement to the at least one of the temporal attribute or the spatial attribute for the plurality of locations, select a first location of the plurality of locations for insertion of the advertisement based on the comparison and the priming characteristics, and transform the source material to include the advertisement at the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Nielsen Consumer LLC
    Inventors: A. K. Pradeep, Robert T. Knight, Ram Gurumoorthy
  • Patent number: 11605079
    Abstract: A method of verifying the destination of a transaction between nodes in a network includes receiving transaction information corresponding to a transaction between the nodes, where the transaction information comprises a unique destination identifier and a destination name and where the unique destination identifier defines a destination account of the transaction; obtaining from a storage unit a set of names used in previous transactions to that destination account; determining at least one disparity value between the destination name and the set of names; and producing a destination verification value based on the at least one disparity value, wherein the destination verification value is used to verify whether the transaction between nodes should proceed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: VOCALINK LIMITED
    Inventors: Ashish Jain, Bhupinder Singh Narang, Pulkit Gupta, Michael Alan Dewar, Jeremy Robert Stephens
  • Patent number: 11605464
    Abstract: Determining input data for at least one machine learning model based on electronic data of a user. Predicting, based on the input data and the at least one machine learning model, a mental state of the user, the mental state comprising mood values, uncertainty values, and magnitude values, each mood value being associated with a corresponding uncertainty value of the uncertainty values and a corresponding magnitude value of the magnitude values, the magnitude value indicating a relative strength or weakness of the associated mood value. Selecting and arranging, based on the predicted mental state, a subset of graphical elements, each graphical element being associated with a corresponding mood value of the set of mood values, and each graphical element of the subset of graphical elements being associated with the predicted mental state of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MARVIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC.
    Inventor: Patrick Ohiomoba
  • Patent number: 11599882
    Abstract: A data processing method, apparatus and system, for improving the security and accuracy in the data processing process. The method comprises: receiving target biometric information and verification password information of a target object sent by an acquisition institution server; recognizing, from registered biometric information of a plurality of objects, the registered biometric information matching the target biometric information; determining target account information of the target object according to the recognized registered biometric information; and sending a data processing request to a card issuing institution server corresponding to the target account information, the data processing request comprising the target account information and the verification password information, so that the card issuing institution server performs verification using the verification password information and performs data processing according to the target account information after the verification is passed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CHINA UNIONPAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Chen, Jien Zhou, Yimeng Lv, Lei He, Yuan Gao, Yisheng Fu, Xiufeng Hu, Longchao Li
  • Patent number: 11593795
    Abstract: A processing unit and a mobile identity information controlled financial account device may communicate. The processing unit receives at least one digital representation of a biometric, obtains identity information using the at least one digital representation of the biometric, and determines whether or not to transmit an authorization signal to the mobile identity information controlled financial account device that enables use of the mobile identity information controlled financial account device in at least one transaction involving at least one financial account. The mobile identity information controlled financial account device may be usable for the at least one transaction when the mobile identity information controlled financial account device receives the authorization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ALCLEAR, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Snyder, Joe Trelin
  • Patent number: 11593687
    Abstract: It is described at least a method for performing vehicle operation analysis of a driver, comprising retrieving data related to the operation of the vehicle via a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is placed inside the vehicle and the retrieved data is data that is at least provided by data providing units included in the mobile device; adding a driver-specific identifier to the retrieved data which identifies the driver of the vehicle irrespective of the vehicle that is used; performing analysis of the retrieved data in the mobile device, and/or sending the retrieved data to a remote computer and performing analysis of said data in the remote computer, wherein the analysis includes extracting driver-specific vehicle operation schemes and/or calculating a driver-specific safety factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Anthony Emeka Ohazulike, Peter Hohmann
  • Patent number: 11593784
    Abstract: A server computer system, comprises a processor; a communications module coupled to the processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to receive, via a user interface displayed on a client device, a signal including a request to transfer data; identify, based on the request to transfer data, a particular data record for receiving the data; determine, based on the particular data record, that a real-time transfer protocol is available to complete the transfer; and in response to determining that the real-time transfer protocol is available to complete the transfer, send, to the client device, a signal enabling a selectable option on the user interface to complete the transfer using the real-time transfer protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Milos Dunjic, David Samuel Tax
  • Patent number: 11587079
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for a single degree tiered bracket matrix for secure digital resource distribution across a digital resource distribution network. In this way, the invention interrupts a digital resource distribution network and displays a tiered bracket matrix for a user to select from on the digital resource distribution network application. The tiered bracket matrix is determined by matching database points with an overlayed, timestamped, resource distribution network distributions for prepopulating of the matrix. Upon matching a user device contact hash value, the system may interrupt a resource distribution network application and splice in recommended users for resource distribution via the resource distribution network application in a tiered matrix display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Malathi Jivan, Kathleen Miranda Brand, Michael Donohue, Justin Riley duPont, Christina Ann Lillie, Jay Derek Prokupek, Yash Sharma