Patents by Inventor Anders R. Gjerde

Anders R. Gjerde 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: 20220398234
    Abstract: A method implemented by a computer comprising collecting historical data for a plurality of items; categorizing each of the plurality of items; assigning at least one of the plurality of items as an index item for at least another of the plurality of items; collecting data for a plurality of context parameters related to at least one of the plurality of items; and forecasting a value for one of the plurality of items needed over a future period of time, wherein the method reduces a data storage capacity requirement for the computer and increases said computer's processing speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Anders R. Gjerde, William Palarca, Rick Myers, Calvin Tamano, Charissa Fanucchi, Peggah Elahi, Zohra Qasimi, Gemma Asin Laguna, Valerie R. Hancock
  • Patent number: 11468023
    Abstract: A method implemented by a computer comprising collecting historical data for a plurality of items; categorizing each of the plurality of items; assigning at least one of the plurality of items as an index item for at least another of the plurality of items; collecting data for a plurality of context parameters related to at least one of the plurality of items; and forecasting a value for one of the plurality of items needed over a future period of time, wherein the method reduces a data storage capacity requirement for the computer and increases said computer's processing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Anders R. Gjerde, William Palarca, Rick Myers, Calvin Tamano, Charissa Fanucchi, Peggah Elahi, Zohra Qasimi, Gemma Asin Laguna, Valerie R. Hancock
  • Publication number: 20210133171
    Abstract: A method implemented by a computer comprising collecting historical data for a plurality of items; categorizing each of the plurality of items; assigning at least one of the plurality of items as an index item for at least another of the plurality of items; collecting data for a plurality of context parameters related to at least one of the plurality of items; and forecasting a value for one of the plurality of items needed over a future period of time, wherein the method reduces a data storage capacity requirement for the computer and increases said computer's processing speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Anders R. Gjerde, William Palarca, Rick Myers, Calvin Tamano, Charissa Fanucchi, Peggah Elahi, Zohra Qasimi, Gemma Asin Laguna, Valerie R. Hancock
  • Patent number: 10922293
    Abstract: A method implemented by a computer comprising collecting historical data for a plurality of items; categorizing each of the plurality of items; assigning at least one of the plurality of items as an index item for at least another of the plurality of items; collecting data for a plurality of context parameters related to at least one of the plurality of items; and forecasting a value for one of the plurality of items needed over a future period of time, wherein the method reduces a data storage capacity requirement for the computer and increases said computer's processing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Anders R. Gjerde, William Palarca, Rick Myers, Calvin Tamano, Charissa Fanucchi, Peggah Elahi, Zohra Qasimi, Gemma Asin Laguna, Valerie R. Hancock
  • Publication number: 20180365274
    Abstract: A method implemented by a computer comprising collecting historical data for a plurality of items; categorizing each of the plurality of items; assigning at least one of the plurality of items as an index item for at least another of the plurality of items; collecting data for a plurality of context parameters related to at least one of the plurality of items; and forecasting a value for one of the plurality of items needed over a future period of time, wherein the method reduces a data storage capacity requirement for the computer and increases said computer's processing speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Anders R. Gjerde, William Palarca, Rick Myers, Calvin Tamano, Charissa Fanucchi, Peggah Elahi, Zohra Qasimi, Gemma Asin Laguna, Valerie R. Hancock