Patents by Inventor Christopher Oakes

Christopher Oakes 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: 20170147605
    Abstract: A system for storing and accessing data relating to real estate, for example, a memory or a software application for execution upon an electronic device (e.g., smartphone). The software application provides to the user information, statistics, or other data regarding real estate or associated geographic regions based upon user criteria. The software application may access a memory, for example, a remote memory or database having structured or unstructured data. Communication recognition (e.g., voice, text, etc.) utilizes context to provide appropriate results based upon user input. Information may regard not only specific details of a real estate property, but also surrounding geography or municipality data. Image recognition features may also allow users to obtain desired search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Laura Lete, Stephen Smith, Christopher Oakes
  • Publication number: 20170032302
    Abstract: A system and method for managing and/or tracking of materials, equipment, or other components at an operations site, such as a construction site. The system may include tagging or marking of materials with one or more scannable or readable indicia (e.g., RFID tags) and associated scanners or readers configured to detect the materials via those indicia. The system may be configured to automatically or via user intervention, order materials, plan for material delivery, request employee or contractor work, or otherwise manage aspects of the a project being performed at the operations site in conjunction with the tracking of materials. The operations site may be networked (e.g., local Wi-Fi, connection with Internet, etc.) in order to allow on-site and off-site communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Laura Lete, Stephen Smith, Christopher Oakes
  • Publication number: 20170031950
    Abstract: A system for storing and accessing data relating to real estate, for example, a memory or a software application for execution upon an electronic device (e.g., smartphone). The software application provides to the user information, statistics, or other data regarding real estate or associated geographic regions based upon user criteria. The software application may access a memory, for example, a remote memory or database having structured or unstructured data. Communication recognition (e.g., voice, text, etc.) utilizes context to provide appropriate results based upon user input. Information may regard not only specific details of a real estate property, but also surrounding geography or municipality data. Image recognition features may also allow users to obtain desired search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Laura Lete, Stephen Smith, Christopher Oakes
  • Patent number: 7251668
    Abstract: A system and method that allows any user to perform a file name match in any Configuration Management (CM) environment. Given any source control tool, the present invention allows a user to access and retrieve previous names used of any file (or batch of files) for any specified version or all versions of a particular file or files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Fu Chen, Steven Christopher Oakes
  • Publication number: 20040260693
    Abstract: A system and method that allows any user to perform a file name match in any Configuration Management (CM) environment. Given any source control tool, the present invention allows a user to access and retrieve previous names used of any file (or batch of files) for any specified version or all versions of a particular file or files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Fu Chen, Steven Christopher Oakes