Patents by Inventor Cliff Ravenscraft

Cliff Ravenscraft 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).

  • Method and system for providing location services
    Patent number: 9031579
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method including executing instructions stored on a computer-readable medium is provided. The method includes receiving a request for location services from a user, the request including one or more request parameters. The method also includes formatting the request as a single uniform resource locator (URL) string including the one or more request parameters and transmitting the formatted request to a first of a plurality of geolocation service providers. The method also includes receiving from the first of a plurality of geolocation service providers one or more geographic coordinates related to the request and the one or more request parameters. The method includes outputting the one or more geographic coordinates to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Schwent, Cliff Ravenscraft
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION SERVICES
    Publication number: 20140094194
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method including executing instructions stored on a computer-readable medium is provided. The method includes receiving a request for location services from a user, the request including one or more request parameters. The method also includes formatting the request as a single uniform resource locator (URL) string including the one or more request parameters and transmitting the formatted request to a first of a plurality of geolocation service providers. The method also includes receiving from the first of a plurality of geolocation service providers one or more geographic coordinates related to the request and the one or more request parameters. The method includes outputting the one or more geographic coordinates to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stephen Schwent, Cliff Ravenscraft