Patents by Inventor Christopher Andrew Sandoval

Christopher Andrew Sandoval 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: 8990685
    Abstract: A system and a method for loading and displaying content from a plurality of content sources on a user computer is disclosed. The content is placed on a web document having a first web page and at least one other web page. The contents in the first web page are loaded and displayed on the user computer and the contents of the other web pages are loaded in cache and displayed on the first web page after the contents have been fully loaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Christopher Andrew Sandoval, Lee William Fastenau
  • Patent number: 8667563
    Abstract: When a user successfully authenticates into a website associated with an institution system, a cookie may be created and set on the web browser, and cookie information and additional information such as the associated internet protocol (IP) address or network interface card (NIC) identifier may be stored at the institution system. Later, when the user accesses the website again, the website may use the cookie, the cookie information, and additional information such as the stored IP address or NIC identifier to identify the user. After the user is identified, one or more pages of content may be personalized to the user, and provided to the user via the user's computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Christopher Andrew Sandoval
  • Patent number: 8615554
    Abstract: An electronic communication such as electronic mail (email) may be sent to a recipient through a network and may be monitored for delivery success. The email may contain information regarding generation and delivery of a physical document to the recipient. If the email is not delivered to the recipient's electronic address or is not opened by the recipient, a physical document may be generated and delivered to the recipient's physical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Linda Giessel King, Christopher Andrew Sandoval
  • Patent number: 8380802
    Abstract: An electronic communication such as an email may have multiple file wrappers of metadata added to it by a sender. Each time the email passes to a mail server during its transmission from the sender to a recipient, one of the file wrappers may be stripped off by the mail server and sent to the sender. The information sent back to the sender with the file wrapper may comprise the server name and Internet protocol (IP) address of the computing device the mail server received the email from and the name of the mail server itself, along with a timestamp. In this manner, the sender may be apprised of the location of the email at all times during its transmission, and may be apprised of the route it took during its transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Linda Giessel King, Christopher Andrew Sandoval
  • Patent number: 8340276
    Abstract: Various systems and methods provide techniques for providing a communication center comprising a plurality of representatives, receiving a request for communication from a first party, determining an available representative from the plurality of representatives and a representative available time period for the request for communication, preventing the available representative from communicating with a second party during the representative available time period, providing the first party with communication information, and connecting the first party to the available representative during the representative available time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Christopher Andrew Sandoval
  • Patent number: 7984100
    Abstract: An electronic communication such as an email may have multiple file wrappers of metadata added to it by a sender. Each time the email passes to a mail server during its transmission from the sender to a recipient, one of the file wrappers may be stripped off by the mail server and sent to the sender. The information sent back to the sender with the file wrapper may comprise the server name and Internet protocol (IP) address of the computing device the mail server received the email from and the name of the mail server itself, along with a timestamp. In this manner, the sender may be apprised of the location of the email at all times during its transmission, and may be apprised of the route it took during its transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Linda Giessel King, Christopher Andrew Sandoval
  • Patent number: 7835962
    Abstract: A method of providing an investment instrument with periodic principal payments. The method includes calculating an interest amount using a current holding amount and a current interest rate; adding the interest amount to the current holding amount to form a new holding amount; determining if the new holding amount is at least at an agreed-upon level; decreasing the current interest rate if it is determined that the new holding amount is not at least at the agreed-upon level; receiving a deposit from a customer; and adding the received deposit to the new holding amount to yield a new current holding amount. The customer is under a contractual agreement to make a series of periodic deposits over a term of the investment instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Christopher Andrew Sandoval