Patents by Inventor Amber Moriah Williams

Amber Moriah Williams has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240054435
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for managing shipped physical objects. The methods and systems comprise receiving data associated with a journey of the shipped object and determining, using a processor, alert conditions based on the received data. Alert conditions are representative of risk of damage, loss, or delay associated with the shipped object. In addition, the methods and systems comprise transmitting one or more alternative options for mitigating the alert condition to a user, receiving a selection of one of the alternative options, and modifying the journey based on the received selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Amber Moriah WILLIAMS, Amy MAYS, Cheri Bailey SHIROKOVA, John Marshall VEITENHEIMER, Jessica Jordan SHOUP, Surendra AJMERA
  • Publication number: 20240046196
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah WILLIAMS, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Shirokova
  • Patent number: 11829932
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah Williams, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Shirokova
  • Patent number: 11823113
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for managing shipped physical objects. The methods and systems comprise receiving data associated with a journey of the shipped object and determining, using a processor, alert conditions based on the received data. Alert conditions are representative of risk of damage, loss, or delay associated with the shipped object. In addition, the methods and systems comprise transmitting one or more alternative options for mitigating the alert condition to a user, receiving a selection of one of the alternative options, and modifying the journey based on the received selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah Williams, Amy Mays, Cheri Bailey Shirokova, John Marshall Veitenheimer, Jessica Jordan Shoup, Surendra Ajmera
  • Publication number: 20210326804
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah WILLIAMS, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Chirokova
  • Patent number: 11080644
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah Williams, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Shirokova
  • Publication number: 20210209544
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for managing shipped physical objects. The methods and systems comprise receiving data associated with a journey of the shipped object and determining, using a processor, alert conditions based on the received data. Alert conditions are representative of risk of damage, loss, or delay associated with the shipped object. In addition, the methods and systems comprise transmitting one or more alternative options for mitigating the alert condition to a user, receiving a selection of one of the alternative options, and modifying the journey based on the received selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Amber Moriah WILLIAMS, Amy MAYS, Cheri Bailey SHIROKOVA, John Marshall VEITENHEIMER, Jessica Jordan SHOUP, Surendra AJMERA
  • Patent number: 10984368
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for managing shipped physical objects. The methods and systems comprise receiving data associated with a journey of the shipped object and determining, using a processor, alert conditions based on the received data. Alert conditions are representative of risk of damage, loss, or delay associated with the shipped object. In addition, the methods and systems comprise transmitting one or more alternative options for mitigating the alert condition to a user, receiving a selection of one of the alternative options, and modifying the journey based on the received selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah Williams, Amy Mays, Cheri Bailey Shirokova, John Marshall Veitenheimer, Jessica Jordan Shoup, Surendra Ajmera
  • Publication number: 20150046361
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for managing shipped physical objects. The methods and systems comprise receiving data associated with a journey of the shipped object and determining, using a processor, alert conditions based on the received data. Alert conditions are representative of risk of damage, loss, or delay associated with the shipped object. In addition, the methods and systems comprise transmitting one or more alternative options for mitigating the alert condition to a user, receiving a selection of one of the alternative options, and modifying the journey based on the received selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah Williams, Amy Mays, Cheri Bailey Shirokova, John Marshall Veitenheimer, Jessica Jordan Shoup, Surendra Ajmera
  • Publication number: 20140330737
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: FedEX Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah Williams, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Shirokova