Patents by Inventor Charles Eric Smith

Charles Eric Smith 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: 20240146003
    Abstract: An electrical connector and a ground system which includes ground contacts and ground shields positioned proximate the ground contacts. The ground contacts have receiving sections, securing sections and mounting sections. The receiving sections have first engagement portions and second engagement portions. The ground shields have a nonplanar configuration, with portions of the ground shields passing between signal contacts. Surfaces of the securing sections of the ground contacts are positioned in mechanical and electrical engagement with surfaces of the ground shields, providing first ground contact areas across which ground currents may flow. The first engagement portions of the ground contacts are provided in electrical and mechanical engagement with the surfaces of the ground shields, providing second ground contact areas across which the ground currents may flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Keith Edwin MILLER, Scott Eric WALTON, Charles Raymond GINGRICH, III, Rodney T. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240045746
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to enable secured data access from a mobile device executing a native mobile application and a headless browser are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Eric SMITH, Sergio Gustavo AYESTARAN
  • Patent number: 11797363
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices that enable secured data access from a mobile device executing a native mobile application and a headless browser. The technology includes interactions between an API, a secure connection, a headless browser, that utilize one or more of web site data, fingerprint data file locations and additional web page data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: AppBrilliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Sergio Gustavo Ayestaran
  • Publication number: 20230276234
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a native application, access credential data and providing the access credential data from the native application to a headless browser. The method also includes initiating a secured connection from the headless browser to a remote server that hosts a website. The remote server supports access to secured data without relying on an application programming interface. The method also includes sending, by the headless browser via the secured connection, the access credential data to the remote server. The method also includes receiving first web page data of the website from the remote server via the secured connection and parsing the first web page data to identify user-specific data. The method further includes receiving, by the headless browser via the secured connection, at least a portion of the secured data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Charles Eric SMITH, Chris DUTROW, Sergio Gustavo AYESTARAN
  • Publication number: 20230269238
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to enable virtual API technology embodied in an SDK for use within a mobile application, a mobile payment wallet, or a mobile operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Charles Eric SMITH, Sergio Gustavo AYESTARAN
  • Patent number: 11689927
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a native application, access credential data and providing the access credential data from the native application to a headless browser. The method also includes initiating a secured connection from the headless browser to a remote server that hosts a website. The remote server supports access to secured data without relying on an application programming interface. The method also includes sending, by the headless browser via the secured connection, the access credential data to the remote server. The method also includes receiving first web page data of the website from the remote server via the secured connection and parsing the first web page data to identify user-specific data. The method further includes receiving, by the headless browser via the secured connection, at least a portion of the secured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: AppBrilliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Chris Dutrow, Sergio Gustavo Ayestaran
  • Patent number: 11683296
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to enable virtual API technology embodied in an SDK for use within a mobile application, a mobile payment wallet, or a mobile operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: AppBrilliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Sergio Gustavo Ayestaran
  • Publication number: 20210306857
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to enable secured data access from a mobile device executing a native mobile application that operates in connection with a server executing a headless browser are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Eric SMITH, Sergio Gustavo AYESTARAN
  • Publication number: 20210133009
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to enable secured data access from a mobile device executing a native mobile application and a headless browser are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Eric SMITH, Sergio Gustavo AYESTARAN
  • Patent number: 10986504
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to enable secured data access from a mobile device executing a native mobile application that operates in connection with a server executing a headless browser are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: AppBrilliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Sergio Gustavo Ayestaran
  • Publication number: 20210058374
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to enable virtual API technology embodied in an SDK for use within a mobile application, a mobile payment wallet, or a mobile operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Eric SMITH, Sergio Gustavo AYESTARAN
  • Publication number: 20210006977
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a native application, access credential data and providing the access credential data from the native application to a headless browser. The method also includes initiating a secured connection from the headless browser to a remote server that hosts a website. The remote server supports access to secured data without relying on an application programming interface. The method also includes sending, by the headless browser via the secured connection, the access credential data to the remote server. The method also includes receiving first web page data of the website from the remote server via the secured connection and parsing the first web page data to identify user-specific data. The method further includes receiving, by the headless browser via the secured connection, at least a portion of the secured data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Eric SMITH, Chris DUTROW, Sergio Gustavo AYESTARAN
  • Patent number: 10846154
    Abstract: Embodiments describe receiving a user input identifying a name associated with the website. A directory server receives a request for application programming interface (API) fingerprint data associated with the name. In response to receiving, from the directory server, a response indicating that no API fingerprint data has been found for the name, a secured connection is initiated via the wireless transceiver from a headless browser of the native application to the remote server. First web page data of the website is received from the remote server via the secured connection and the first web page data parsed to identify first locations of one or more elements of the website. A first application programming interface (API) fingerprint data is generated indicating a mapping between the one or more elements of the website and the native application and the first API fingerprint data is sent to the directory server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AppBrilliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Sergio Gustavo Ayestaran
  • Patent number: 10785651
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a native application, access credential data and providing the access credential data from the native application to a headless browser. The method also includes initiating a secured connection from the headless browser to a remote server that hosts a website. The remote server supports access to secured data without relying on an application programming interface. The method also includes sending, by the headless browser via the secured connection, the access credential data to the remote server. The method also includes receiving first web page data of the website from the remote server via the secured connection and parsing the first web page data to identify user-specific data. The method further includes receiving, by the headless browser via the secured connection, at least a portion of the secured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: AppBrillance, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Chris Dutrow, Sergio Ayestaran
  • Patent number: 10516722
    Abstract: A method includes accessing a webpage at a web server from a mobile application executing at a mobile device. A mobile application tag may be identified in the webpage, where the mobile application tag is independent of a device type of the mobile device. The method also includes determining that the mobile application tag corresponds to a native device function of the mobile device and accessing the native device function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Unwired Asset Management LLC
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Roy Stacey Zuniga, James Edward Butcher, Jonathon Robert Lee
  • Patent number: 10225431
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently importing scanned construction project documents (e.g., digital images of physical documents) is disclosed. The method includes receiving a digital image of a document and performing a first text recognition operation on a first portion of the digital image. The method includes in response to determining, based on the first text recognition operation, that the first portion does not include machine-readable text, generating a modified image of the document by performing an image modification operation. The image modification operation may include an orientation operation. The method further includes storing the modified image of the document in a database. The image modification operation may also include a de-skewing operation and an alignment operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: LIBERTY PIPELINE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Benjamin Dominguez-Benner
  • Publication number: 20180357649
    Abstract: A method includes sending verification information from a mobile communication device to a second device. The method includes receiving, at the mobile communication device from the second device responsive to sending the verification information, an announcement. The announcement includes purchase information for a first item that is available for purchase via a website. The method includes, after receipt of the announcement, receiving a message at the mobile communication device from the second device for presentation to a user of the mobile communication device. The method also includes, during presentation of the message and responsive to a change in a particular condition associated with the purchase information, receiving updated purchase information for the first item from the second device and changing from presentation of the message to presentation of the updated purchase information for the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Chris Tooley, Lanny Wayne Walker, James Edward Butcher, Roy Stacey Zuniga
  • Publication number: 20180267847
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to enable secured data access from a mobile device executing a native mobile application and a headless browser are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Sergio Gustavo Ayestaran
  • Publication number: 20180262910
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to enable secured data access from a mobile device executing a native mobile application and a headless browser are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Chris Dutrow, Sergio Ayestaran
  • Patent number: 10055801
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently and securely converting physical documents, including handwritten reports, into structured data stored in databases is disclosed. The method includes extraction by a processor of electronic images or text from scanned physical documents and transmission of the extracted data by the processor to other devices for evaluation by data entry technicians. A candidate set of potential responses to a field may be provided to a data entry technician to enable the data entry technician to evaluate the extracted data. The candidate set may be generated based on responses extracted physical documents having the same author. Entries from different data fields of documents may be provided to different data entry technicians to reduce the amount of information provided to a data entry technician, thereby reducing security risks for documents containing confidential material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LIBERTY PIPELINE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Eric Smith, Benjamin Dominguez-Benner