Patents by Inventor Barry Alan Bramble

Barry Alan Bramble 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).

  • Patent number: 10896399
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided. In an example embodiment, a communication comprising form fields is received. A form field corresponding to first item information for a first item is identified. A textual item description for the first item is extracted from the form field. A code schedule is accessed and one or more codes are determined for the first item based on the textual item description and the code schedule. An item database is queried to identify second items that are relevant to the first item and a confidence level for each of the codes is determined based on the relevant second items. If a confidence level corresponding to one of the codes is greater than a configurable confidence level, a first code is selected from the codes. An item database is updated to reflect the first code being assigned to the first item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Barry Alan Bramble, Christopher Bernard Maiocco, Christopher Martin Rubio, Bruce Robert Petlock
  • Publication number: 20170046656
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided. In an example embodiment, a communication comprising form fields is received. A form field corresponding to first item information for a first item is identified. A textual item description for the first item is extracted from the form field. A code schedule is accessed and one or more codes are determined for the first item based on the textual item description and the code schedule. An item database is queried to identify second items that are relevant to the first item and a confidence level for each of the codes is determined based on the relevant second items. If a confidence level corresponding to one of the codes is greater than a configurable confidence level, a first code is selected from the codes. An item database is updated to reflect the first code being assigned to the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Barry Alan Bramble, Christopher Bernard Maiocco, Christopher Martin Rubio, Bruce Robert Petlock