Patents by Inventor Bill Scott

Bill Scott 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: 20250095038
    Abstract: A method includes determining that a chat text provided in a chat session between first and second chat application instances is directed to a transaction negotiation, the chat session for facilitating communication between the chat application instances. The method includes determining, in an image associated with the transaction, first and second image elements that are associated with the transaction. Responsive to the determination that the chat text is directed to the negotiation of the transaction, the method can generate an invoice for a first transaction portion that is associated with the first element. The method can provide the invoice, via the chat session, to the first and/or chat application instance. Responsive to determining that the first transaction portion is performed, the method can determines to indicate, via the image, that the first element is unavailable for additional transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Megan Marie O'Neill, Gregory Crescimanno, Dereck Quock, Sumit Savla, Shilpa Dhar, Bill Scott
  • Patent number: 12165182
    Abstract: A method includes determining that a chat text provided in a chat session between first and second chat application instances is directed to a transaction negotiation, the chat session for facilitating communication between the chat application instances. The method includes determining, in an image associated with the transaction, first and second image elements that are associated with the transaction. Responsive to the determination that the chat text is directed to the negotiation of the transaction, the method can generate an invoice for a first transaction portion that is associated with the first element. The method can provide the invoice, via the chat session, to the first and/or chat application instance. Responsive to determining that the first transaction portion is performed, the method can determines to indicate, via the image, that the first element is unavailable for additional transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Megan Marie O'Neill, Gregory Crescimanno, Dereck Quock, Sumit Savla, Shilpa Dhar, Bill Scott
  • Publication number: 20240346489
    Abstract: A system and/or method may be provided to silently authenticate a user. An example method of silently authenticating a user includes receiving a request to complete a transaction associated with a merchant application. The request includes a data file including an identifier from the user device. The request is from a user device. The method also includes determining whether the data file includes a refresh token and determining whether the refresh token is valid if the data file includes the refresh token. The method further includes receiving an access token from the user device if the refresh token is valid. The access token includes an authorization scope. The method also includes determining whether the transaction is within the authorization scope. The method further includes authenticating a user if the transaction is within the authorization scope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Velayutham Subramanian, Narendra Kamesh, Arpan Nanavati, Brent Walter, Aravindan Ranganathan, Bill Scott
  • Patent number: 11954671
    Abstract: A system and/or method may be provided to silently authenticate a user. An example method of silently authenticating a user includes receiving a request to complete a transaction associated with a merchant application. The request includes a data file including an identifier from the user device. The request is from a user device. The method also includes determining whether the data file includes a refresh token and determining whether the refresh token is valid if the data file includes the refresh token. The method further includes receiving an access token from the user device if the refresh token is valid. The access token includes an authorization scope. The method also includes determining whether the transaction is within the authorization scope. The method further includes authenticating a user if the transaction is within the authorization scope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Velayutham Subramanian, Narenda Kamesh, Arpan Nanavati, Brent Walter, Aravindan Ranganathan, Bill Scott
  • Publication number: 20220108365
    Abstract: A method includes determining that a chat text provided in a chat session between first and second chat application instances is directed to a transaction negotiation, the chat session for facilitating communication between the chat application instances. The method includes determining, in an image associated with the transaction, first and second image elements that are associated with the transaction. Responsive to the determination that the chat text is directed to the negotiation of the transaction, the method can generate an invoice for a first transaction portion that is associated with the first element. The method can provide the invoice, via the chat session, to the first and/or chat application instance. Responsive to determining that the first transaction portion is performed, the method can determines to indicate, via the image, that the first element is unavailable for additional transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Megan Marie O'Neill, Gregory Crescimanno, Dereck Quock, Sumit Savla, Shilpa Dhar, Bill Scott
  • Publication number: 20190102813
    Abstract: A method includes determining that a chat text provided in a chat session between first and second chat application instances is directed to a transaction negotiation, the chat session for facilitating communication between the chat application instances. The method includes determining, in an image associated with the transaction, first and second image elements that are associated with the transaction. Responsive to the determination that the chat text is directed to the negotiation of the transaction, the method can generate an invoice for a first transaction portion that is associated with the first element. The method can provide the invoice, via the chat session, to the first and/or chat application instance. Responsive to determining that the first transaction portion is performed, the method can determines to indicate, via the image, that the first element is unavailable for additional transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Megan Marie O'Neill, Gregory Crescimanno, Dereck Quock, Sumit Savla, Shilpa Dhar, Bill Scott
  • Publication number: 20170249689
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method of automated processing of online social networking data for integration with an inventory management system. A merchant or other selling entity may post data to a social networking platform, where the posted data includes an item for sale. A transaction processor may process the post data to determine the item for sale with a backend merchant inventory management system or other sales platform. The transaction processor may then poll comments to the posted data to determine whether any users are requesting to purchase the item. If the transaction processor identifies a purchase request, the transaction processor may interface with the merchant's sales platform to determine availability, cost, and other parameters, and may generate an invoice for the item. The invoice may be communicated to the user, and the transaction processor may update the merchant with results from processing the invoice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Megan Marie O'Neill, Shilpa Dhar, Marc Denis Kocher, Bill Scott, Dereck Quock, Sumit Savla, Greg Crescimanno, Erik Toth
  • Publication number: 20160314460
    Abstract: A system and/or method may be provided to silently authenticate a user. An example method of silently authenticating a user includes receiving a request to complete a transaction associated with a merchant application. The request includes a data file including an identifier from the user device. The request is from a user device. The method also includes determining whether the data file includes a refresh token and determining whether the refresh token is valid if the data file includes the refresh token. The method further includes receiving an access token from the user device if the refresh token is valid. The access token includes an authorization scope. The method also includes determining whether the transaction is within the authorization scope. The method further includes authenticating a user if the transaction is within the authorization scope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Velayutham Subramanian, Narenda Kamesh, Arpan Nanavati, Brent Walter, Aravindan Ranganathan, Bill Scott
  • Publication number: 20150035094
    Abstract: A microphone assembly includes two MEMS components each having a micromechanical microphone structure, each microphone structure having: a diaphragm configured to be deflected by sound pressure and provided with at least one diaphragm electrode of a capacitor system; and a stationary acoustically permeable counter-element that acts as bearer for at least one counter-electrode of the capacitor system. The microphone assembly is configured such that under the action of sound the spacing between the diaphragm and the counter-element of the two microphone structures changes in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Franz LAERMER, Ricardo EHRENPFORDT, Jochen ZOELLIN, Bill SCOTT, Jeff BERRYMAN
  • Publication number: 20070204245
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for accelerating the resistance and capacitance (RC) extraction process by performing parallel and distributed processing. The method includes the dividing of a given integrated circuit (IC) design into a limited number of non-overlapping tile blocks, distributing tile blocks to standard RC extraction tools, and processing all tiles in parallel by these tools. A tile block includes all information for performing accurate RC extraction. Thereafter, resulting parasitic RC information is assembled to form a complete parasitic RC model for the entire IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Dimitris K. Fotakis, Bill Scott, Mattias Hembruch