Patents Examined by Sterrett
  • Patent number: 10878349
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for generating an optimized ship schedule to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) from one or more LNG liquefaction terminals to one or more LNG regasification terminals using a fleet of ships. The method involves modeling the ship schedule via an LNG ship scheduling model and a LNG ship rescheduling model to provide optimized decisions for the LNG supply chain. The LNG supply chain includes the one or more LNG liquefaction terminals, the one or more LNG regasification terminals, and the fleet of ships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Yufen Shao, Vikas Goel, Joshua R. Lowry, Bora Tarhan, Kevin C. Furman
  • Patent number: 10878355
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable media for incident queue assignment and prioritization are disclosed. An incident handling system may receive a request for a next highest priority incident. An incident requiring resolution may be identified. The incident may be associated with an incident queue based at least in part on a queue assignment rule. The incident queue may comprise one or more incidents. The incident queue may be processed based at least in part on a prioritization rule to identify, from the one or more incidents associated with the incident queue, the next highest priority incident. The incident handling system may transmit the next highest priority incident associated with the incident queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Kleehammer, Michael Fisher Loyd, David Keith Johnson
  • Patent number: 10867260
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating development of website projects. Electronic data can be received in functional design modules which can be utilized by a website developer to create the customized website. Access to the electronic data in the functional design modules can be automated. A website project can be obtained from the website developer. The customized website can be launched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: 1175856 ONTARIO LTD.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Monaghan
  • Patent number: 10853754
    Abstract: A system and method of managing supply chains across separate organizations. The organizations that supply items to an organization and the organizations that use items supplied by that organization are defined in a consumer/producer hierarchy of three or more layers. Organizations at the first layer supply items to one or more organizations at the second layer while organizations at the second layer supply items to one or more organizations at the third layer, wherein each item may include a product or a service. A supply chain database is created and each organization is given access only to supply chain information within that organization's supply chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Patrick J. Brennan
  • Patent number: 10846636
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure facilitate managing a business. In some embodiments, the system includes a product data module and a plurality of business process modules executing on at least one processor of a server. The product data module may be configured to store at least one product description. Responsive to a first user, the system may associate a product class with a first description. Responsive to a second user, the system may associate a first product description with a first of the business process modules. The system may be configured to select a second business process module based on the product class and update the second business process module with the first product description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ConnectWise LLC
    Inventors: Arnold Bellini, III, Linda Brotherton, Robert Isaacs
  • Patent number: 10848387
    Abstract: A Geo-spatial Enterprise Mapping System (GEMS) application may be utilized for determining a cost associated with providing a service to a point of interest by utilizing data from a web-based mapping service application in conjunction with data from a service provider database. Maps may be utilized with polylines representing fiber and coax spans, and markers to display device, customer, and prospect information to provide a user with a quick overview of a potential profitability of a particular area or point of interest. A proximity of customers and groups of customers to a service provider network may be displayed and visible to a user in an intuitive manner. A serviceability and profitability of potential customers may be determined, as well as locating prospective customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie Ann Dufford, Daniel Michael Hoffman, Trip McCabe, Bruce Beeco
  • Patent number: 10832193
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for work plan based access control are provided in the illustrative embodiments. For a portion of the work plan, a physical space is determined. Access to the physical space is used in a task in the portion. At least one workflow is initiated to determine whether to grant the access to the physical space. Responsive to the workflow granting the access to the physical space, the access to the physical space is configured for a first duration for a first user performing the task. Responsive to an indication of closing of the portion, the access to the physical space for the first duration for the first user performing the task is revoked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David L. Kaminsky, Lori M. Pilgrim, Govindaraj Sampathkumar
  • Patent number: 10789557
    Abstract: A method and a system are provided for auto-allocation of one or more tasks to one or more resources of an organization. The method includes receiving one or more requests from a requestor computing device associated with the organization over a communication network. The one or more requests may include at least one or more first attributes of the one or more tasks and one or more pre-defined constraints. The method further includes extracting one or more second attributes associated with the one or more resources based on at least the one or more first attributes of the one or more tasks. The method further includes determining an allocation of the one or more tasks to the one or more resources based on at least the one or more first attributes and the one or more second attributes, such that the one or more predefined constraints are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC
    Inventors: Ameer Mulla, Gurulingesh Raravi, Jagadeesh Chandra Bose Rantham Prabhakara, Avantika Gupta, Koustuv Dasgupta
  • Patent number: 10776737
    Abstract: A system for generating operational metrics data for a medical care facility includes a first camera and an operational metrics device. The first camera generates digital images of a first detection area. The operational metrics device includes an optical code detector, a medical object detector, and an operational metrics generator. The optical code detector generates optical code detection data indicative of the presence or absence of optical codes within each of the digital images. Each of the optical codes is disposed on a respective medical object. The medical object detector generates medical object detection data indicative the presence or absence of each medical object within the first detection area. For each medical object, the operational metrics generator generates operational metrics data based at least partially on a determined amount of time that each medical object was present within the first detection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Lau
  • Patent number: 10776740
    Abstract: An example system includes a processor that can generate a first lineage graph based on a first set of monitored assets and processes used to produce a data asset. The processor can detect a data quality issue at the data asset. The processor can also generate a second lineage graph including a second set of monitored assets and processes that produced the data asset with the data quality issue. The processor can further compare the second lineage graph with the first lineage graph to detect a potential root cause of the data quality issue. The processor can also further modify an asset or process corresponding to the potential root cause of the data quality issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Halberstadt, Roger K. Hecker, Ortal Nizri, Shlomo Steinhart
  • Patent number: 10762589
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided. In an example embodiment, a method is provided comprising receiving input identifying load information corresponding to a load to be inserted into a transportation plan. The transportation plan comprises a plurality of transportation schedules, each schedule comprising a plurality of transportation movements. The method further comprises identifying an available movement network comprising portions of transportation schedules having open capacity, each portion of a transportation schedule having open capacity being a potential leg of a path from the origin location to the destination location; determining potential solutions for transporting the load from the origin location to the destination location by combining one or more legs to determine a path of open capacity movements from the origin location to at least part way to the destination location; and providing one or more potential solutions for display via a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas K. Mohr, Anthony Michael Celmer, Kristina M. McGowan, Keith Alan Ware, James Murphy, Chi-yin Cheng, Lee Anthony Mitchell, Jessica Myers
  • Patent number: 10762448
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program storage device for scheduling the performance of maintenance tasks to maintain a system environment is disclosed. A parameter for a computer system is monitored to detect a need to perform at least one maintenance task. At least one maintenance task is performed when the monitoring detects the need to perform at least one maintenance task or at least once within a predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher N. Kline
  • Patent number: 10762516
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a trusted platform powered by a client-side company application that implements a Business Organizing Principle (“BOP”) for a company and distributed immutable ledger, which provides the company with secure transactions and transaction data. The application's Business Organizing Principle identifies the business components for a company (e.g., HR, marketing, suppliers, etc.) which the application identifies as core, medium-core, and non-core. The application can then suggest and link the business to other businesses on the network based on matching BOP components. The platform's scoring engine uses the ledger's trusted transactions to generate a BOP network score and “local score” to augment traditional thereby creating a quickly developed trusted ecosystem for horizontal B2B integration between not just businesses, but business components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eoin Lane, Anjana Bhattacharyya, Yuan Niu, Xin Yuan, Nipa Basu
  • Patent number: 10755236
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for motivating electronically-scheduled event attendance can include a set of attendance listening components, an attendance prompt, and an attendance prompting tool. The attendance listening components can monitor activities performed in a networked environment. The attendance prompt can represent an electronic message and feedback mechanism that is provided on an electronic device. The attendance prompting tool can interject the attendance prompt into an activity identified by an attendance listening component as being performed by a user-selected member of the networked environment. The attendance prompt can be associated with an electronically-scheduled event the user-selected member is to attend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean Callanan, Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Carol S. Zimmet
  • Patent number: 10733604
    Abstract: A system and method for using derived account identifiers. The derived account identifiers are associated with a single permanent account identifier. Each derived account identifier is associated with a communication channel or portable consumer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Barbara Patterson
  • Patent number: 10726431
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for providing incentives and rewards to consumers in return for their sharing of their electronically-derived consumer location data and sharing their opinions and feedback. The system may be programmed to determine parameters of a reward offered to an individual consumer or group of consumers based on or more criteria. In addition, location-derived insights and information reported by the consumers may be used to segment and customize the available incentives and rewards for each consumer. Reward redemption analytics may also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of reward customization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Service Management Group, LLC
    Inventors: Eric H. Weiss, Andrew Volpe, Robert Luedeman, Andrew Fromm, Dennis Ehrich, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10706448
    Abstract: A service monitoring system includes a voice collector that collects a voice of an employee in a predetermined voice collection region, a storage unit that stores service event data including determination conditions for each predetermined service event, terminal operation history data indicating an operation history of an employee on a predetermined business terminal and voice data of the employee in correlation with each other, a detector that detects the service event of the employee based on the service event data and the terminal operation history data, a calculator that calculates a service speech evaluation value corresponding to a predetermined speech keyword on the basis of the voice data of the employee during the service event, and an output that stores the service speech evaluation value in correlation with identification information of the employee, and voice data of the employee specified by a service position and time point of the employee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisahiro Tanaka, Akitoshi Izumi, Masanari Miyamoto, Shinichi Shigenaga, Ryota Fujii, Koshi Tanaka, Hisashi Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10699297
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for improving recipient response rates to content presented via a data communications network to a plurality of recipients based upon recipient response data, wherein the content comprises a plurality of content factors. Each content factor is selected from one or more corresponding content levels. A data structure is provided for containing recipient response data associated with content comprising combinations of content levels. A plurality of content samples is generated by forming combinations of content levels for a plurality of content factors in accordance with respective combination weightings derived from recipient response data contained within the data structure. The plurality of content samples is presented to a corresponding plurality of recipients via the data communications network. The recipient responses to the content samples are received via the data communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: TAGUCHIMARKETING PTY LTD
    Inventor: Benjamin Donald Dyer
  • Patent number: 10699251
    Abstract: A service scheduling system (1) is configured to retrieve schedule information from a time-management system (2) of a service provider, whereat the schedule information assigns service intervals offered by the service provider to a plurality of clients. The service scheduling system (1) comprises a detector (13) configured to detect an event indicating that a client cannot be served in a first service interval assigned to said client according to the schedule information. The service scheduling system (1) further comprises a transmitter configured to transmit, to a communication terminal (3?) of a further client, information specifying a second service interval which is at least partly overlapping the first service interval, and a receiver configured to receive, from the communication terminal (3?) of the further client, acknowledgment information indicating that the further client agrees to get served in the second service interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Klaus Zimmermann, Aurel Bordewieck
  • Patent number: 10692165
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided. In an example embodiment, a method is provided comprising receiving input identifying load information corresponding to a load to be inserted into a transportation plan. The transportation plan comprises a plurality of transportation schedules, each schedule comprising a plurality of transportation movements. The method further comprises identifying an available movement network comprising portions of transportation schedules having open capacity, each portion of a transportation schedule having open capacity being a potential leg of a path from the origin location to the destination location; determining potential solutions for transporting the load from the origin location to the destination location by combining one or more legs to determine a path of open capacity movements from the origin location to at least part way to the destination location; and providing one or more potential solutions for display via a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas K. Mohr, Anthony Michael Celmer, Kristina M. McGowan, Keith Alan Ware, James Murphy, Chi-yin Cheng, Lee Anthony Mitchell, Jessica Myers