Patents by Inventor Christopher Hester

Christopher Hester 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: 10438149
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method and computer readable medium capable of verifying healthcare encounters. In one embodiment, an electronic verification process is described which may utilize geographical information to determine the proximity of a health care worker to the patient during a scheduled healthcare visit. The proximity information may then be compared to a threshold value and an electronic signature screen may be presented to the patient based upon the results of the comparison. In one embodiment, a time stamp may be generated and stored to provide confirmation as to the time that the patient's electronic signature was obtained via the electronic signature screen. Verification information stored by the system may be used to simplify the verification process, hasten payments to healthcare organizations and protect against healthcare fraud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Wellsky Home Health & Hospice Corporation
    Inventors: Kris Andrews, Arnold Cano, Edmund Danyal, Michael Ditson, Christopher Hester, Richard Mueller, Julie Olivier, George Santillan
  • Publication number: 20170011180
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method and computer readable medium capable of verifying healthcare encounters. In one embodiment, an electronic verification process is described which may utilize geographical information to determine the proximity of a health care worker to the patient during a scheduled healthcare visit. The proximity information may then be compared to a threshold value and an electronic signature screen may be presented to the patient based upon the results of the comparison. In one embodiment, a time stamp may be generated and stored to provide confirmation as to the time that the patient's electronic signature was obtained via the electronic signature screen. Verification information stored by the system may be used to simplify the verification process, hasten payments to healthcare organizations and protect against healthcare fraud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kris Andrews, Arnold Cano, Edmund Danyal, Michael Ditson, Christopher Hester, Richard Mueller, Julie Olivier, George Santillan
  • Patent number: 9471749
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method and computer readable medium capable of verifying healthcare encounters. In one embodiment, an electronic verification process is described which may utilize geographical information to determine the proximity of a health care worker to the patient during a scheduled healthcare visit. The proximity information may then be compared to a threshold value and an electronic signature screen may be presented to the patient based upon the results of the comparison. In one embodiment, a time stamp may be generated and stored to provide confirmation as to the time that the patient's electronic signature was obtained via the electronic signature screen. Verification information stored by the system may be used to simplify the verification process, hasten payments to healthcare organizations and protect against healthcare fraud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Kinnser Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Kris Andrews, Arnold Cano, Edmund Danyal, Michael Ditson, Christopher Hester, Richard Mueller, Julie Olivier, George Santillan
  • Publication number: 20140278545
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method and computer readable medium capable of verifying healthcare encounters. In one embodiment, an electronic verification process is described which may utilize geographical information to determine the proximity of a health care worker to the patient during a scheduled healthcare visit. The proximity information may then be compared to a threshold value and an electronic signature screen may be presented to the patient based upon the results of the comparison. In one embodiment, a time stamp may be generated and stored to provide confirmation as to the time that the patient's electronic signature was obtained via the electronic signature screen. Verification information stored by the system may be used to simplify the verification process, hasten payments to healthcare organizations and protect against healthcare fraud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Kinnser Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Kris Andrews, Arnold Cano, Edmund Danyal, Michael Ditson, Christopher Hester, Richard Mueller, Julie Olivier, George Santillan
  • Patent number: 5893921
    Abstract: A method for maintaining memory coherency in a data processing system is disclosed. The data processing system includes a memory system having a dual bus memory controller, which is coupled to a first bus through a first bus master and a second bus coupled to a second bus master. The method maintains memory coherency by snooping across either the first or second bus for attributes on an address/data multiplex bus in the data processing unit. To determine when a snoop operation is required, the system begins by requesting access to either of the two buses through the dual bus memory controller. Once the control of the bus has been granted upon request data is transferred using the master bus controller. It is upon the receipt of an invalid data signal while transferring data across the bus that the snoop activity begins. The snoop is injected only after an invalid data signal is received and a last snoop injection can occur only before a last read data is read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Bucher, Douglas Christopher Hester, John Victor Sell, Cang N. Tran
  • Patent number: 5687350
    Abstract: A protocol and system for providing a next read address during an address phase of a write transaction in a data cache unit in a processing unit is disclosed. The processing unit includes the data cache unit and an instruction cache unit both coupled to an address bus and a data bus, respectively. The two buses are further connected to a system memory controller separate from the microprocessor. The protocol and system provide for next read address and a next transaction during the address phase in a current write transaction. The protocol loads a pre-fetched address within a current data transaction and then generates a next line fill address using the pre-fetched address which is concatenated to the current data transaction. The pre-fetched address is used to generate a next line fill address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Bucher, Douglas Christopher Hester, John Victor Sell, Cang N. Tran