Patents Examined by Shaun D Sensenig
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Patent number: 10546263Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for the autonomous wireless communication between a service provider device and a customer device. The customer device may notify the service provider device whether the customer has work to be performed by the service provider. The service provider device may provide information to the customer about work to be performed by the service provider. In one embodiment, a shipping service is notified autonomously about items that a customer has for pick up and shipment. The shipping service is also capable of wirelessly transferring information to a customer device about items to be delivered to that customer.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: John A. Olsen, III, David L. Bradley, Rhesa M. Jenkins
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Patent number: 10482486Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating revenue in an online game are presented. One method includes an operation for executing a first video game having a first currency enabling a user to achieve advancement in the first video game. The method also includes an operation for executing a second video game that is an autonomous game module within the first video game, the second video game enables the user to select one or more assets from the first video game for use in the second video game but limits the number of assets such that the one or more assets are insufficient to complete the second video game. The method further includes operations for detecting completion of the second video game and selecting one or more reward assets for use in the first video game and for transferring the one or more reward assets to the first video game for the user to use to achieve the advancement in the first video game.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: John Osvald, Michael Waite, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson
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Patent number: 10475135Abstract: A method and system for providing searching and contributing via social commerce within a social media ecosystem on a cloud communications network. A user is able to select as plural individual electronic lists, personal preferences and favorite items for social media ecosystem gifting, charitable contributing and time-of-need donating. Controlled access for the plural individual electronic lists selected by the user is provided to plural general search engine sites and plural social media sites in a social media ecosystem. Secure private permission-based viewing of and electronic operations on the stored plural individual electronic lists of favorite items is provided to plural other users so the plural other users can view and contribute a gift, charitable contribution or time-of-need donation. Electronic purchases of favorite items or electronic contributions to a charity or for time-of-need assistance are accepted.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Lusiss Company, LLCInventors: Tracy Anania, Heather Sorensen
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Patent number: 10453033Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products capture a job seeker's resume, capture a cached set of job postings from career websites, provide a search tool for the job seeker to find at least on job posting from the cached set of job postings, and, in response to a directive from the job seeker, use information from the job seeker's resume to directly apply for the found job posting on the career website.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Geographic Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Paul Toomey, William Bryan Megargel
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Patent number: 10367860Abstract: Enabling access to user-specific content includes maintaining data indicating a social network that indicates a first user and a second user that are connected by one or more relationships through zero or more intermediary users. At least one of the relationships that connect the first and second users is categorized. A request for access to content maintained by the second user is received from the first user. One or more of the relationships that connect the first user to the second user are identified using the data indicating the social network. A category of at least one of the identified relationships is identified. A type of access to the content to be provided to the first user is identified based on the identified to category. The first user is enabled to access the content in accordance with the identified type of access.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventor: Jeremy Liew
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Patent number: 10318912Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for the autonomous wireless communication between a service provider device and a customer device. The customer device may notify the service provider device whether the customer has work to be performed by the service provider. The service provider device may provide information to the customer about work to be performed by the service provider. In one embodiment, a shipping service is notified autonomously about items that a customer has for pick up and shipment. The shipping service is also capable of wirelessly transferring information to a customer device about items to be delivered to that customer.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: John A. Olsen, III, David L. Bradley, Rhesa M. Jenkins
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Patent number: 10223671Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products include capturing a job seeker's résumé, capturing a cached set of job postings from career websites, providing a search tool for the job seeker to find at least one job posting from the cached set of job postings and, in response to a directive from the job seeker, using information from the job seeker's résumé to directly apply for the found job posting on the career website.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: GEOGRAPHIC SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Paul Toomey, William Bryan Megargel
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Patent number: 10181127Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating revenue in an online game are presented. One method includes an operation for creating, in the online game, a first virtual currency and a game score, where the amount of the first virtual currency can be increased in exchange for real currency. The first virtual currency can be traded for advancement in the online game. Further, a game module, that is an autonomous game within the online game, is started, and a second virtual currency and a module score are created in the game module. The amount of the second virtual currency can be increased in exchange for real currency, where the second virtual currency can be traded for advancement in the game module and cannot be traded for advancement in the online game outside of the game module. Advancement in the game module increases the module score and does not increase the game score.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: John Osvald, Michael Waite, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson
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Patent number: 10108932Abstract: A candidate assessment system reviews gaming data from a plurality of players to determine how well those players fit a particular job opening. The system uses one or more interpretation metrics to derive skill sets for each player by analyzing game attribute data from game scenarios played by the player. Each interpretation metric is generally unique, allowing the candidate assessment engine to derive a player's skill sets in markedly different ways.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: MERCER (US) INC.Inventors: Patty Pei-yi Sung, Barbara Marder, Jonathan Meyers, Aikaterini Rodriguez, Kevin Lin
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Patent number: 9996822Abstract: A candidate assessment system reviews gaming data from a plurality of players to determine how well those players fit a particular job opening. The system uses one or more interpretation metrics to derive skill sets for each player by analyzing game attribute data from game scenarios played by the player. Each interpretation metric is generally unique, allowing the candidate assessment engine to derive a player's skill sets in markedly different ways.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: MERCER (US) INC.Inventors: Patty Pei-yi Sung, Barbara Marder, Jonathan Meyers, Aikaterini Rodriguez, Kevin Lin
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Patent number: 9937502Abstract: A bifurcatable mobile rock crusher and method of transporting the same comprising providing a first segment which is separately towable on the highway and providing a second segment which is separately towable on the highway, where each segment is configured to be combined into one unit and towed as a unit on the highway.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Terex USA, LLCInventors: Edwin Sauser, Alan P. Eisner
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Patent number: 9886726Abstract: Social networking spam is detected using usage profiles for social networking groups. A mapping module maps a social networking group with a number of members. A pattern module determines a pattern of publishing activity of the members in posting information on blogs of other of the members. A profiling module defines a group usage profile for the social networking group based on the pattern. Global usage profiles can also be created for the social networking environment. An identification module identifies when a new entry has been posted on a blog of a members of a social networking group. An analysis module analyzes the new entry in comparison to a group usage profile (or other profiles). A determination module determines whether the new entry deviates from the pattern of activity of the members based on the analysis. If the new entry deviates, a spam detection module detects that the new entry is spam.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: SYMANTEC CORPORATIONInventor: William Gauvin