Patents by Inventor Daniel Mayes

Daniel Mayes 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: 20140067472
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may segment a business' customer base and determine one or more business behaviors toward customers based on the segmentation. For example, the method and apparatus may communicate a survey to a plurality of customers including at least one needs-based question and at least one demographics question. The method and apparatus may also group received survey data into a plurality of segments. Using sets of received survey data, the method and apparatus may also classify each of the plurality of customers into a segments based on the received numerical values. The numerical values for each customer data set may correspond to one of the plurality of segments. The method and apparatus may then determine one or more needs of each customer based on the segment and a customer data set and determine a prerequisite business behavior for each segment based on the determined needs of each customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel Mayes, Nancy K. Armstrong, Jeffrey D. Arseneau, Kevin Cote, Brandon L. Emlen, Craig W. Fisher, Thomas H. Park, Elizabeth Pulver, Laurette C. Stiles, Laurel K. Straub, Eric Webster, Lindsay Wilson