Patents by Inventor David Cleevely

David Cleevely 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: 20140359784
    Abstract: A method is provided of anonymising an interaction between a user entity and a service provider node wishing to provide a service to the user entity in dependence upon characteristics of the user entity determined or revealed as a result of the interaction, the method comprising: assigning the user entity to at least one set, each set comprising as members a plurality of user entities sharing a characteristic associated with that set; counting the number of user entities the set or in an intersection of the at least one set and calculating a share of said value attributable to each user by dividing the value by the number of user entities in the set; ensuring that the intersection of the at least one set comprises at least a predetermined minimum number of user entities; and providing to the service provider node information relating to the or each characteristic associated with the at least one set, the information being for use at the service provider node in providing a service to the user entity that is a
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: John Graham Taysom, David Cleevely
  • Patent number: 8812372
    Abstract: A method is provided of anonymizing an interaction between a user entity and a service provider node wishing to provide a service to the user entity in dependence upon characteristics of the user entity determined or revealed as a result of the interaction, the method comprising: assigning the user entity to at least one set, each set comprising as members a plurality of user entities sharing a characteristic associated with that set; ensuring that the intersection of the at least one set comprises at least a predetermined minimum number of user entities; and providing to the service provider node information relating to the or each characteristic associated with the at least one set, the information being for use at the service provider node in providing a service to the user entity that is appropriate in view of the characteristics of the user entity but insufficient to identify the user entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Really Virtual Company Limited
    Inventors: John Graham Taysom, David Cleevely
  • Publication number: 20110276404
    Abstract: A method is provided of anonymising an interaction between a user entity and a service provider node wishing to provide a service to the user entity in dependence upon characteristics of the user entity determined or revealed as a result of the interaction, the method comprising: assigning the user entity to at least one set, each set comprising as members a plurality of user entities sharing a characteristic associated with that set; ensuring that the intersection of the at least one set comprises at least a predetermined minimum number of user entities; and providing to the service provider node information relating to the or each characteristic associated with the at least one set, the information being for use at the service provider node in providing a service to the user entity that is appropriate in view of the characteristics of the user entity but insufficient to identify the user entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: John Graham Taysom, David Cleevely