Patents by Inventor Ann Wheeler

Ann Wheeler 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: 20140278700
    Abstract: A system that receives plurality of data that includes dimensions (e.g., revenue, profit margin, level of effort, urgency or alignment to the organization's technology strategy) and criteria (e.g., business unit, product, or service) that are relevant to drive an organization's priorities. The system generates a visual display on which a representation (e.g., a sphere, circle, square, or other shape) for each of the projects is depicted. In various embodiments, the user may select one dimension to be used as an x-axis scale of the visual display and a second dimension to be used as a y-axis scale of the visual display. The system plots a representation for each project against various dimensions that are meaningful to the business organization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cbeyond
    Inventors: DAVID R. GRANTIER, CHRISTOPHER J. WATKINS, ANDREW BRYANT, REED C. SELLERS, RAVI VENKATESAN, DENISE ROGERS, RHONDA CAPONE, CARRIE ANN WHEELER
  • Publication number: 20070088950
    Abstract: A method of authenticating a message that is purportedly sent from an account holder having a device that digitally signs messages using a unique private key includes receiving the message, a unique identifier associated with an account of the account holder maintained by an account authority, and a digital signature of the message, the message including a verification status generated by the device based on a comparison of biometric verification data provided to the device with biometric verification data of the account holder prestored within the device, verifying that the message was digitally signed using the private key, and if the digital signature successfully decrypts, acting upon the message as a function of the verification status included in the message and wherein the biometric verification data is a digital representation of a finger print, a retina scan, a facial scan, DNA, or a voice print of the account holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Lynn Wheeler, Ann Wheeler