Patents by Inventor Bala Ganesh
Bala Ganesh 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).
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Publication number: 20230328114Abstract: A cloud-based security solution that provides a robust and secure framework for managing and enforcing security policies related to various resources managed in the cloud is disclosed. The cloud-based security solution is implemented by a security zone policy enforcement system in a cloud service provider infrastructure. The system receives a request to perform an operation on a resource and determines a compartment associated with the resource. The system determines that the compartment is associated with a security zone and determines a set of one or more security zone policies applicable to the resource. The system then determines that the operation on the resource is permitted based on the set of one or more security zone policies and responsive to determining that the operation on the resource is permitted, allows the operation to be performed on the resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Igor Dozorets, Thoulfekar Alrahem, Jun Tong, Leonid Kuperman, Nachiketh Potlapally, Bala Ganesh Chandran, Brian Pratt, Nathaniel Martin Glass, Girish Nagaraja, Jonathan Jorge Nadal
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Patent number: 11706260Abstract: A cloud-based security solution that provides a robust and secure framework for managing and enforcing security policies related to various resources managed in the cloud is disclosed. The cloud-based security solution is implemented by a security zone policy enforcement system in a cloud service provider infrastructure. The system receives a request to perform an operation on a resource and determines a compartment associated with the resource. The system determines that the compartment is associated with a security zone and determines a set of one or more security zone policies applicable to the resource. The system then determines that the operation on the resource is permitted based on the set of one or more security zone policies and responsive to determining that the operation on the resource is permitted, allows the operation to be performed on the resource.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Igor Dozorets, Thoulfekar Alrahem, Jun Tong, Leonid Kuperman, Nachiketh Rao Potlapally, Bala Ganesh Chandran, Brian Pratt, Nathaniel Martin Glass, Girish Nagaraja, Jonathan Jorge Nadal
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Patent number: 11455334Abstract: A contest method and system include a sponsor displaying an advertisement accompanied by a contest invitation in association with a spectator event. An electronically geofenced perimeter of the spectator event to electronically submit affection-demonstrating digital images for contest participation, the affection-demonstrating digital images comprising at least one still image selected from a personal photograph, a family photograph, and a pet photograph portraying demonstrations of kissing, hugging, or otherwise conveying personal affection between at least two individuals or pets. Selecting a subset of the affection-demonstrating digital images, including augmented reality (AR) images, from spectators located within the electronically geofenced perimeter of the spectator event as candidates for entry into a voting stage of the contest.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Inventors: Dana Richard Veitch, Bala Ganesh
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Patent number: 11445846Abstract: An elevated delivery platform having a delivery surface that can be placed at a location off the ground to better facilitate delivery of parcels by unmanned aerial vehicles, such as delivery drones, is provided. By placing the elevated delivery platform in an area above the ground, such as atop a home or a pole, a drone is more capable of making deliveries because it avoids obstacles nearer to the ground that typically make drone delivery challenging. The elevated delivery platform raises and lowers parcels to a position where they can easily be retrieved. Some systems also provide a deployable cover to protect parcels from adverse weather conditions while awaiting pickup or following delivery. The elevated delivery platform can be used as part of a drone delivery system that can also include a containment unit, a computer application, or any combination of these aspects.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Julio Gil, Bala Ganesh, Thomas Ramsager
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Patent number: 11429106Abstract: Systems, and methods of shifting objects using a vehicle and at least one drone are provided. The vehicle and drone are configured to communicate using communication components to coordinate movement of the at least one drone relative to the wheeled object. The system for shifting objects may include sensors for detecting characteristics of the environment. The system may include shifting the object to a second location based on the characteristics detected.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Bala Ganesh, Thomas Ramsager
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Patent number: 11410113Abstract: The present systems and methods describe a computer system that collects user shipping preferences, including, for example, the shipping speeds (e.g., standard three to five day shipping) a user selects on various retailer websites. The system is configured to determine the one or more preferred shipping methods for the user based on the collected shipping preferences and to save the preferred shipping methods to memory (e.g., the user commonly prefers standard shipping). When the user visits an online retailer, the system, detects a shipping field (e.g., where the user may select or input a shipping preference), accesses the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the user prefers standard shipping), and populates the shipping field with the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the system automatically selects “standard shipping” for the user).Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Bala Ganesh, Scott Castaldo, Amber Sappington
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Publication number: 20220060517Abstract: A cloud-based security solution that provides a robust and secure framework for managing and enforcing security policies related to various resources managed in the cloud is disclosed. The cloud-based security solution is implemented by a security zone policy enforcement system in a cloud service provider infrastructure. The system receives a request to perform an operation on a resource and determines a compartment associated with the resource. The system determines that the compartment is associated with a security zone and determines a set of one or more security zone policies applicable to the resource. The system then determines that the operation on the resource is permitted based on the set of one or more security zone policies and responsive to determining that the operation on the resource is permitted, allows the operation to be performed on the resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Igor Dozorets, Thoulfekar Alrahem, Jun Tong, Leonid Kuperman, Nachiketh Rao Potlapally, Bala Ganesh Chandran, Brian Pratt, Nathaniel Martin Glass, Girish Nagaraja, Jonathan Jorge Nadal
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Publication number: 20210212494Abstract: An elevated delivery platform having a delivery surface that can be placed at a location off the ground to better facilitate delivery of parcels by unmanned aerial vehicles, such as delivery drones, is provided. By placing the elevated delivery platform in an area above the ground, such as atop a home or a pole, a drone is more capable of making deliveries because it avoids obstacles nearer to the ground that typically make drone delivery challenging. The elevated delivery platform raises and lowers parcels to a position where they can easily be retrieved. Some systems also provide a deployable cover to protect parcels from adverse weather conditions while awaiting pickup or following delivery. The elevated delivery platform can be used as part of a drone delivery system that can also include a containment unit, a computer application, or any combination of these aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Julio Gil, Bala Ganesh, Thomas Ramsager
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Patent number: 10993569Abstract: An elevated delivery platform having a delivery surface that can be placed at a location off the ground to better facilitate delivery of parcels by unmanned aerial vehicles, such as delivery drones, is provided. By placing the elevated delivery platform in an area above the ground, such as atop a home or a pole, a drone is more capable of making deliveries because it avoids obstacles nearer to the ground that typically make drone delivery challenging. The elevated delivery platform raises and lowers parcels to a position where they can easily be retrieved. Some systems also provide a deployable cover to protect parcels from adverse weather conditions while awaiting pickup or following delivery. The elevated delivery platform can be used as part of a drone delivery system that can also include a containment unit, a computer application, or any combination of these aspects.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Julio Gil, Bala Ganesh, Thomas Ramsager
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Publication number: 20210080960Abstract: Systems, and methods of shifting objects using a vehicle and at least one drone are provided. The vehicle and drone are configured to communicate using communication components to coordinate movement of the at least one drone relative to the wheeled object. The system for shifting objects may include sensors for detecting characteristics of the environment. The system may include shifting the object to a second location based on the characteristics detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Bala Ganesh, Thomas Ramsager
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Patent number: 10938763Abstract: A system and method for allowing a purchaser of a gift to associate a personal message (e.g., an audio and/or video message) with the gift is described. The personal message may be associated with the gift via a unique identifier associated with a parcel (e.g., a parcel tracking number) in which the gift is shipped to the intended recipient of the gift. Once the gift is received by the gift recipient, the gift recipient may also associate a message with the gift via the unique identifier. The gift recipient's message may be in response to the purchaser's message, an unrelated message to the purchaser, a message to the retailer where the gift was purchased, or a message to a common carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Bala Ganesh, Scott Castaldo, Amber Sappington
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Publication number: 20210009365Abstract: An indication that one or more physical objects have been detected in a first geographical environment is received via one or more sensors. The one or more sensors are coupled to a logistics vehicle as the logistics vehicle performs one or more shipping operations. Based at least in part on the receiving of the indication that one or more physical objects have been detected, a mapping of the first geographical environment is caused to be generated. The mapping includes at least an image representation of the first geographical environment associated with the first geographical environment. The mapping is stored. The stored mapping is for use by an autonomous vehicle or partially autonomous vehicle for detecting objects in the first geographical environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Bala Ganesh
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Publication number: 20200334285Abstract: A contest method and system include a sponsor displaying an advertisement accompanied by a contest invitation in association with a spectator event. An electronically geofenced perimeter of the spectator event to electronically submit affection-demonstrating digital images for contest participation, the affection-demonstrating digital images comprising at least one still image selected from a personal photograph, a family photograph, and a pet photograph portraying demonstrations of kissing, hugging, or otherwise conveying personal affection between at least two individuals or pets. Selecting a subset of the affection-demonstrating digital images, including augmented reality (AR) images, from spectators located within the electronically geofenced perimeter of the spectator event as candidates for entry into a voting stage of the contest.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Dana Richard Veitch, Bala Ganesh
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Publication number: 20200302375Abstract: The present systems and methods describe a computer system that collects user shipping preferences, including, for example, the shipping speeds (e.g., standard three to five day shipping) a user selects on various retailer websites. The system is configured to determine the one or more preferred shipping methods for the user based on the collected shipping preferences and to save the preferred shipping methods to memory (e.g., the user commonly prefers standard shipping). When the user visits an online retailer, the system, detects a shipping field (e.g., where the user may select or input a shipping preference), accesses the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the user prefers standard shipping), and populates the shipping field with the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the system automatically selects “standard shipping” for the user).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Bala Ganesh, Scott Castaldo, Amber Sappington
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Publication number: 20200180880Abstract: An elevated delivery platform having a delivery surface that can be placed at a location off the ground to better facilitate delivery of parcels by unmanned aerial vehicles, such as delivery drones, is provided. By placing the elevated delivery platform in an area above the ground, such as atop a home or a pole, a drone is more capable of making deliveries because it avoids obstacles nearer to the ground that typically make drone delivery challenging. The elevated delivery platform raises and lowers parcels to a position where they can easily be retrieved. Some systems also provide a deployable cover to protect parcels from adverse weather conditions while awaiting pickup or following delivery. The elevated delivery platform can be used as part of a drone delivery system that can also include a containment unit, a computer application, or any combination of these aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Julio Gil, Bala Ganesh, Thomas Ramsager
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Patent number: 10679171Abstract: The present systems and methods describe a computer system that collects user shipping preferences, including, for example, the shipping speeds (e.g., standard three to five day shipping) a user selects on various retailer websites. The system is configured to determine the one or more preferred shipping methods for the user based on the collected shipping preferences and to save the preferred shipping methods to memory (e.g., the user commonly prefers standard shipping). When the user visits an online retailer, the system, detects a shipping field (e.g., where the user may select or input a shipping preference), accesses the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the user prefers standard shipping), and populates the shipping field with the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the system automatically selects “standard shipping” for the user).Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Bala Ganesh, Scott Castaldo, Amber Sappington
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Patent number: 10248665Abstract: A contest method and system include a sponsor displaying an advertisement accompanied by a contest invitation in association with a spectator event. An electronically geofenced perimeter of the spectator event to electronically submit affection-demonstrating digital images for contest participation, the affection-demonstrating digital images comprising at least one still image selected from a personal photograph, a family photograph, and a pet photograph portraying demonstrations of kissing, hugging, or otherwise conveying personal affection between at least two individuals or pets. Selecting a subset of the affection-demonstrating digital images from spectators located within the electronically geofenced perimeter of the spectator event as candidates for entry into a voting stage of the contest.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Inventors: Dana Richard Veitch, Bala Ganesh
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Patent number: 10162839Abstract: A contest method and system include a sponsor displaying an advertisement accompanied by a contest invitation in association with a spectator event. A electronically geofenced perimeter of the spectator event to electronically submit affection-demonstrating digital images for contest participation, the affection-demonstrating digital images comprising at least one still image selected from a personal photograph, a family photograph, and a pet photograph portraying demonstrations of kissing, hugging, or otherwise conveying personal affection between at least two individuals or pets. Selecting a subset of the affection-demonstrating digital images from spectators located within the electronically geofenced perimeter of the spectator event as candidates for entry into a voting stage of the contest.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: KISSCAM, LLCInventors: Dana Richard Veitch, Bala Ganesh
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Publication number: 20180204168Abstract: The present systems and methods describe a computer system that collects user shipping preferences, including, for example, the shipping speeds (e.g., standard three to five day shipping) a user selects on various retailer websites. The system is configured to determine the one or more preferred shipping methods for the user based on the collected shipping preferences and to save the preferred shipping methods to memory (e.g., the user commonly prefers standard shipping). When the user visits an online retailer, the system, detects a shipping field (e.g., where the user may select or input a shipping preference), accesses the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the user prefers standard shipping), and populates the shipping field with the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the system automatically selects “standard shipping” for the user).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Bala Ganesh, Scott Castaldo, Amber Sappington
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Patent number: 9953286Abstract: The present systems and methods describe a computer system that collects user shipping preferences, including, for example, the shipping speeds (e.g., standard three to five day shipping) a user selects on various retailer websites. The system is configured to determine the one or more preferred shipping methods for the user based on the collected shipping preferences and to save the preferred shipping methods to memory (e.g., the user commonly prefers standard shipping). When the user visits an online retailer, the system, detects a shipping field (e.g., where the user may select or input a shipping preference), accesses the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the user prefers standard shipping), and populates the shipping field with the saved preferred shipping method (e.g., the system automatically selects “standard shipping” for the user).Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Bala Ganesh, Scott Castaldo, Amber Sappington