Patents by Inventor Bernard E. Gracy

Bernard E. Gracy 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: 10600030
    Abstract: Systems and methods for integrated management and scheduling of events associated with both physical and digital mail are provided. A print stream processor utilizes recipient preferences to determine that a mail piece should be delivered by physical mail. The server then processes the mail piece print stream to extract time sensitive data such as a payment amount and due date. The server utilizes the identity of the physical mail piece recipient and the time sensitive data to provide a scheduling message to the recipient. Here, the scheduling message includes injecting a calendar entry to a centralized mail management system having an account for the recipient. Additionally, reminder messages are provided to the recipient based upon recipient and/or sender preferences. Similarly, entries relating to physical coupons or other offers sent to the recipient are placed on the recipient's calendar including offer deadline entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Surya R. Sagi, Bernard E. Gracy
  • Patent number: 9323781
    Abstract: System, methods, apparatus and media for the geo-spatial capture and transcription of family trees, vital records, census records, land transfer records, cemetery records, and organizational membership records; for assigning deterministic and probabilistic relationships between people in geographic proximity; and for visualizing known, probable, and potential relationships in a geo-spatial context over time. Also disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for organizing and analyzing genealogical information for searching and visualizing individuals and entities and their relationships to each other within a geo-spatial and temporal context. Further disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for identifying a social networking site based on geo-spatial and temporal context data relating to individuals and entities and their relationships to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: ANCESTRALHUNT PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventors: Carl M. Dzubay, Bernard E. Gracy
  • Patent number: 9081952
    Abstract: Systems and methods for efficient and timely electronic new user authentication in a digital mailbox system using a sliding scale approach to include one or more identity authentication systems as appropriate for system security needs are provided. The system first obtains new user name and address data. Because the address is an important data point, the system first verifies the address before expending the resources of an identity data search. If the address is valid, the system calls an identity verification system and provides an identity quiz to the user based upon additional identity verification data. If the user passes the quiz, then a new account is setup and any other systems users having an account at that address are notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Surya R. Sagi, Kevin Jonsson, Bernard E. Gracy
  • Patent number: 9037661
    Abstract: Systems and methods for integrated delivery and storage of digital mail are provided that combine consumer driven opt-in preferences with mailer driven matching criteria to ensure more accurate delivery. In one configuration the system obtains a digital mail piece intended for a particular digital mailbox. The system determines user opt-in preferences for the digital mail piece and obtains mailer matching criteria data associated with the digital mail piece. The system then delivers the digital mail piece to the digital mailbox only if consistent with the opt-in preferences and the matching criteria data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard E. Gracy, Surya R. Sagi
  • Publication number: 20150019543
    Abstract: System, methods, apparatus and media for the geo-spatial capture and transcription of family trees, vital records, census records, land transfer records, cemetery records, and organizational membership records; for assigning deterministic and probabilistic relationships between people in geographic proximity; and for visualizing known, probable, and potential relationships in a geo-spatial context over time. Also disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for organizing and analyzing genealogical information for searching and visualizing individuals and entities and their relationships to each other within a geo-spatial and temporal context. Further disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for identifying a social networking site based on geo-spatial and temporal context data relating to individuals and entities and their relationships to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: AncestralHunt Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Carl M. Dzubay, Bernard E. Gracy
  • Patent number: 8798915
    Abstract: System, methods, apparatus and media for the geo-spatial capture and transcription of family trees, vital records, census records, land transfer records, cemetery records, and organizational membership records; for assigning deterministic and probabilistic relationships between people in geographic proximity; and for visualizing known, probable, and potential relationships in a geo-spatial context over time. Also disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for organizing and analyzing genealogical information for searching and visualizing individuals and entities and their relationships to each other within a geo-spatial and temporal context. Further disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for identifying a social networking site based on geo-spatial and temporal context data relating to individuals and entities and their relationships to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Ancestralhunt Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Carl M. Dzubay, Bernard E. Gracy, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8731819
    Abstract: System, methods, apparatus and media for the geo-spatial capture and transcription of family trees, vital records, census records, land transfer records, cemetery records, and organizational membership records; for assigning deterministic and probabilistic relationships between people in geographic proximity; and for visualizing known, probable, and potential relationships in a geo-spatial context over time. Also disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for organizing and analyzing genealogical information for searching and visualizing individuals and entities and their relationships to each other within a geo-spatial and temporal context. Further disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for identifying a social networking site based on geo-spatial and temporal context data relating to individuals and entities and their relationships to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ancestralhunt Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Carl M. Dzubay, Bernard E. Gracy, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140136530
    Abstract: System, methods, apparatus and media for the geo-spatial capture and transcription of family trees, vital records, census records, land transfer records, cemetery records, and organizational membership records; for assigning deterministic and probabilistic relationships between people in geographic proximity; and for visualizing known, probable, and potential relationships in a geo-spatial context over time. Also disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for organizing and analyzing genealogical information for searching and visualizing individuals and entities and their relationships to each other within a geo-spatial and temporal context. Further disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for identifying a social networking site based on geo-spatial and temporal context data relating to individuals and entities and their relationships to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: AncestralHunt Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Carl M. Dzubay, Bernard E. Gracy, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120179766
    Abstract: Systems and methods for integrated delivery and storage of digital mail are provided that combine consumer driven opt-in preferences with mailer driven matching criteria to ensure more accurate delivery. In one configuration the system obtains a digital mail piece intended for a particular digital mailbox. The system determines user opt-in preferences for the digital mail piece and obtains mailer matching criteria data associated with the digital mail piece. The system then delivers the digital mail piece to the digital mailbox only if consistent with the opt-in preferences and the matching criteria data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: PITNEY BOWES INC.
    Inventors: Bernard E. Gracy, Surya R. Sagi
  • Publication number: 20120179909
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing secure digital mail document storage, retrieval and use in a cloud computing environment, such as by advantageously configuring a hybrid cloud computing environment are described. In one, a privately hosted data processing system includes a private key and a PKI decryption subsystem, and a publicly hosted data processing system includes a symmetric key decryption subsystem, wherein digital documents are encrypted by a corresponding individual symmetric key and each of the symmetric keys is encrypted by a public key associated with the private key. In another configuration, document decryption is handled differently depending upon the type of client making the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: PITNEY BOWES INC.
    Inventors: Surya R. Sagi, Frederick W. Ryan, JR., Bernard E. Gracy
  • Publication number: 20120179606
    Abstract: Systems and methods for integrated management and scheduling of events associated with both physical and digital mail are provided. A print stream processor utilizes recipient preferences to determine that a mail piece should be delivered by physical mail. The server then processes the mail piece print stream to extract time sensitive data such as a payment amount and due date. The server utilizes the identity of the physical mail piece recipient and the time sensitive data to provide a scheduling message to the recipient. Here, the scheduling message includes injecting a calendar entry to a centralized mail management system having an account for the recipient. Additionally, reminder messages are provided to the recipient based upon recipient and/or sender preferences. Similarly, entries relating to physical coupons or other offers sent to the recipient are placed on the recipient's calendar including offer deadline entries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: PITNEY BOWES INC.
    Inventors: Surya R. Sagi, Bernard E. Gracy
  • Publication number: 20120180116
    Abstract: Systems and methods for efficient and timely electronic new user authentication in a digital mailbox system using a sliding scale approach to include one or more identity authentication systems as appropriate for system security needs are provided. The system first obtains new user name and address data. Because the address is an important data point, the system first verifies the address before expending the resources of an identity data search. If the address is valid, the system calls an identity verification system and provides an identity quiz to the user based upon additional identity verification data. If the user passes the quiz, then a new account is setup and any other systems users having an account at that address are notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: PITNEY BOWES INC.
    Inventors: Surya R. Sagi, Kevin Jonsson, Bernard E. Gracy
  • Publication number: 20120078503
    Abstract: System, methods, apparatus and media for the geo-spatial capture and transcription of family trees, vital records, census records, land transfer records, cemetery records, and organizational membership records; for assigning deterministic and probabilistic relationships between people in geographic proximity; and for visualizing known, probable, and potential relationships in a geo-spatial context over time. Also disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for organizing and analyzing genealogical information for searching and visualizing individuals and entities and their relationships to each other within a geo-spatial and temporal context. Further disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for identifying a social networking site based on geo-spatial and temporal context data relating to individuals and entities and their relationships to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: ANCESTRALHUNT PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventors: Carl M. Dzubay, Bernard E. Gracy, JR.
  • Publication number: 20040264739
    Abstract: A method for providing intended recipients with the status of documents created by a large scale document production and management processes. The production and management process may be comprised of a plurality of different stages including: utilizing a print stream to generate the documents, printing documents on a printer in accordance with the print stream, and forming completed mail pieces on an inserter from the printed documents in accordance with mail piece creation data files. A monitoring system receives information regarding the status of individual documents within these production and management process stages. The system answers a status request from the document recipient. The recipient provided an identification number corresponding to one or more mail pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Incorporated
    Inventors: Pradeep K. Das, Bernard E. Gracy
  • Publication number: 20030144971
    Abstract: A system and method for unassisted enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping is described providing for payment of shipping and item costs in a single transaction. In one configuration, a customer utilizes a kiosk to process a shipping bill of materials for presentment at a point of sale terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep K. Das, Michael Calderwood, Emily C. Debolt, Timothy L. Gesse, Bernard E. Gracy, Ralph E. Martin