Patents by Inventor David Patrick Dixon
David Patrick Dixon 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).
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Patent number: 12779260Abstract: A method and system of protecting a structure from an approaching fire by dispensing flame-retardant foam. The system works in conjunction with a set of sprinkler heads that are fluidly connected to both a water supply and a foam supply. Upon determining there is a high likelihood of a fire impacting the structure the system can automatically trigger a protective action whereby one or more sprinkler heads dispense the foam. The foam can be dispensed in different configurations, and form a perimeter around the structure, and/or coat the exterior of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2024Date of Patent: November 3, 2026Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Kristopher Thomas Williams, Nikhil Dama, David Patrick Dixon, Jess W. Gingrich, Arthur Eugene Cutter, IV, Surender Kumar
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Patent number: 12764227Abstract: A method and system of automatically transitioning management of a communication session from a voice-based interface to a video-based interface is disclosed. The system identifies whether the user has provided an input to an interactive voice response (IVR) system that indicates their intention of submitting data that is visual. This context will be used by an artificial intelligence (AI) system to determine if there should be a switch made from the IVR system to a video-call medium. In some examples, once the switch has occurred, the AI system can also grade the image quality of the received video data and generate feedback to the user to ensure submission of images with acceptable quality.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2024Date of Patent: October 13, 2026Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Kristopher Thomas Williams, Nikhil Dama, David Patrick Dixon, Jess W. Gingrich, Arthur Eugene Cutter, IV, Surender Kumar
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Patent number: 12743105Abstract: A method of deploying a service, the method including: receiving data about a predicted event; determining a density of a population in a service area predicted to be affected by the predicted event; determining a targeted location within the service area using the data about the predicted event and the density of the population in the service area; and instructing an autonomous vehicle to dispatch to the targeted location.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2024Date of Patent: September 22, 2026Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Carlos JP Chavez, Gregory David Hansen, Bradly Jay Billman, Kristina Suniga-Cabrera, Dwayne Phillip Wilson, Timothy Benjamin Czerlinsky, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12680947Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure include at least one building component detection sensor device configured to be deployed within (or proximate to) a building comprised of a plurality of building components. The at least one building component detection sensor device is configured to detect data relating to at least one building component of the plurality of building components. In addition, a building component property determination system includes a processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory to determine one or more properties of the at least one building component based at least in part on the data detected by the at least one building component detection sensor device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Qunying Kou, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Meredith Beveridge, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Brian F. Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Yevgeniy Viatcheslavovich Khmelev, Oscar Guerra, Jeffrey Neal Pollack, Janelle Denice Dziuk, Ryan Thomas Russell, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12646400Abstract: A method may include receiving an alert and a recorded data set from a first monitoring system and receiving a first set of permissions from the first monitoring system. The method may also include determining a permission associated with sharing of the recorded data set based at least in part on the first set of permissions. The method may also include determining that sharing of at least a portion of the recorded data from the first monitoring system is permitted based at least in part on the permission and sharing the at least a portion of the recorded data set.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Yevgeniy Viatcheslavovich Khmelev, Oscar Guerra, Jeffrey Neal Pollack, Janelle Denice Dziuk, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Ryan Thomas Russell, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12641179Abstract: Technology for placing a user on-hold can include sending a push notification to a user device after the call has been placed on-hold. A link in the push notification can request authentication credentials from the user. When the authentication credentials have been received and verified, a chat window can be launched via an application on the user device. The intent of the call can be determined based at least in part by information received via the chat window. The authentication information and the intent of the call can be transferred to a representative answering the call.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2024Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Gregory David Hansen, Megan Sarah Jennings, Emily Margaret Gray, Gregory B Yarbrough, Madhusudhana Rao Abburi, Charles Balasingh, Janelle Denice Dziuk, Samip Dilip Mehra, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12619770Abstract: A computing system includes storage that includes a customer database, a trained artificial intelligence (AI) component, and a disinformation processing module and processing circuitry configured to execute stored instructions to perform actions including providing customer information stored in the customer database as input to the trained AI component, receiving potential customer disinformation as output from the trained AI component, analyzing and modifying the potential customer disinformation using the disinformation processing module to yield customer disinformation, and providing a portion of the customer disinformation to an untrusted client device, a malicious website, a third party service, or any combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2023Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: David Patrick Dixon, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Surender Kumar, Megan Sarah Jennings, Salvador Adrian Bretado, Brian Tougas, Arthur Quentin Smith, Jennifer Anne Scamardo
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Patent number: 12591652Abstract: A secure personal information system with personal information objects is disclosed. The system comprises a personal information sticker or personal information magnet that can be attached to a mobile phone. The system also includes a secure access application running on the mobile phone, which can securely retrieve information from the personal information sticker or magnet.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2023Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Qunying Kou, Richard Macwayne Jones, William Preston Culbertson, II, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12587521Abstract: A method employs processing circuitry for various steps. The steps include receiving, from a user device, authentication data in association with an online account of a number of online accounts, and locating, in a database system storing customer profiles corresponding the online accounts and based on the authentication data, a customer profile corresponding to the online account. The steps include determining a correspondence between the authentication data and reference authentication data in the customer profile, and locating authentication data in the customer profile based on determining the correspondence. The steps include locating, in the database system storing alias customer profiles corresponding to the customer profiles and based on the alias authentication data, an alias customer profile corresponding to the customer profile.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: David Patrick Dixon, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Surender Kumar, Megan Sarah Jennings, Salvador Adrian Bretado, Brian Tougas, Arthur Quentin Smith, Jennifer Anne Scamardo
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Patent number: 12546490Abstract: A dehumidification system that can be used during emergencies. The system includes an autonomous vehicle carrying a dehumidification device. In response to information about a water-related disaster at a specific location, the system will instruct the vehicle to travel to the location, enter a building, and initiate a series of dehumidification cycles in the interior space of the building. The vehicle can navigate from room to room and determine whether moisture content levels exceed a specified threshold. In response, the vehicle can direct its dehumidification operation to these specific zones.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: United States Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Carlos JP Chavez, Gregory David Hansen, Bradly Jay Billman, Kristina Suniga-Cabrera, Dwayne Phillip Wilson, Timothy Benjamin Czerlinsky, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12505457Abstract: A method for tracking insured assets is provided. Asset identifiers corresponding to assets to be monitored are received from a user. Each of the one or more assets is attached to a tracking device. Monitored assets are covered by one or more insurance policies. One or more geofence regions are defined associated with the one or more monitored assets. A location of each of the monitored assets is estimated, at least periodically. In response to determining that the estimated location of at least one of the monitored assets is outside of the corresponding one or more geofence regions, an insurance policy associated with this at least one asset is determined. A policyholder associated with the insurance policy is notified by sending a notification to policyholder's-preferred device. The notification inquires instructions for remedial actions from the policyholder. One or more remedial actions are initiated based on received policyholder's instructions.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2024Date of Patent: December 23, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: David Patrick Dixon, Wayne Maurice Hartman, Gary Scott Harris
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Patent number: 12499450Abstract: Insurance and warranty cataloging, detection and evaluation techniques are described for a micro insurance or warranty system. An example method for an insurance or warranty system includes receiving, at a server, an error code from a device of a user, processing the error code to extract sensor data related to one or more failed components of the device, determining the one or more failed components is covered within an insurance policy or warranty based on the sensor data, and issuing an insurance claim or warranty claim based on the one or more failed components being covered. In some embodiments, the micro insurance or warranty system includes analyzing the sensor data to determine the cause of the one or more failed components.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2024Date of Patent: December 16, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Will Kerns Maney, Elena Marie Carrasco, David Patrick Dixon, Subhalakshmi Selvam
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Patent number: 12488315Abstract: A damage assessment system includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to receive IOT data from one or more IOT devices at a property. The instructions are executable by the one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to analyze the IOT data to identify missing data that is expected to be received from the one or more IOT devices at the property, generate constructed data to remedy the missing data based on the IOT data using machine learning algorithms, determine characteristics of damage present at the property based on the IOT data and the constructed data, and output a damage assessment report to indicate the characteristics of the damage present at the property.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 2, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: David M. Jones, Jr., Joel S. Hartshorn, Nolan Serrao, Jennifer Hunt Erickson, Subhalakshmi Selvam, David Patrick Dixon, Kevin Kenneth Fiedler
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Patent number: 12478237Abstract: A mud treatment system that can be used during emergencies is disclosed. The system includes an autonomous vehicle carrying a mud treatment device. In response to information about a mud-related disaster at a specific location, the system will instruct the vehicle to travel to the location, enter a building, and dispense one or more applications of mud softener in the interior space of the building. The vehicle can navigate from room to room and determine whether moisture content levels are below a specified threshold. In response, the vehicle can direct its mud or dirt softening efforts to these specific zones.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: November 25, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Carlos JP Chavez, Gregory David Hansen, Bradly Jay Billman, Kristina Suniga-Cabrera, Dwayne Phillip Wilson, Timothy Benjamin Czerlinsky, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12475786Abstract: A vehicle adjustment system includes one or more processors configured to receive data from one or more sensors coupled to a vehicle that is in a stationary position. The one or more processors are also configured to analyze the data to determine whether an object is within a buffer zone surrounding the vehicle while the vehicle is in the stationary position. In response to determining that the object is within the buffer zone while the vehicle is in the stationary position, the one or more processors are configured to provide control signals to one or more driving components of the vehicle to reposition the vehicle to an alternate position.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2024Date of Patent: November 18, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Yevgeniy Viatcheslavovich Khmelev, Oscar Guerra, Jeffrey Neal Pollack, Janelle Denice Dziuk, Ashley Raine Philbrick, Ryan Thomas Russell, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12467252Abstract: A dehumidification system that can be used during emergencies is disclosed. The system includes an autonomous vehicle carrying a dehumidification treatment device. In response to information about a water-related disaster at a specific location, the system will instruct the vehicle to travel to the location, enter a building, and dispense one or more applications of desiccant beads in the interior space of the building. The vehicle can navigate from room to room and determine whether moisture content levels exceed a specified threshold. In response, the vehicle can direct its dehumidification operation to these specific zones.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: November 11, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Carlos JP Chavez, Gregory David Hansen, Bradly Jay Billman, Kristina Suniga-Cabrera, Dwayne Phillip Wilson, Timothy Benjamin Czerlinsky, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12443185Abstract: Dewatering systems and methods for use in response to emergencies and disasters. The system includes an autonomous vehicle including or transporting a dewatering device. In response to information about a water-related disaster at a specific location, the system will instruct the vehicle to travel to the location, enter a building, and initiate a series of dewatering cycles in the interior space of the building. The vehicle can navigate from room to room and determine whether fluid content levels exceed a specified threshold. In response, the vehicle can direct its dewatering operation to these specific zones.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Carlos JP Chavez, Gregory David Hansen, Bradly Jay Billman, Kristina Suniga-Cabrera, Dwayne Phillip Wilson, Timothy Benjamin Czerlinsky, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12406268Abstract: The present application generally relates to a non-fungible token management system that manages transactions involving non-fungible tokens. In an embodiment, the non-fungible token management system may generate insurance policies for non-fungible tokens. The insurance policy can be based on storage risks of non-fungible token associated content. For example, the associated content may include digital data stored outside of a distributed ledger.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 2, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: David M. Jones, Jr., Joel S. Hartshorn, Nolan Serrao, Jennifer Hunt Erickson, Subhalakshmi Selvam, David Patrick Dixon, Kevin Kenneth Fiedler
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Patent number: 12374035Abstract: A system and method for generating simulations of a vehicular accidents and detecting inconsistencies between different sources of data for the accidents are disclosed. The system obtains reports and other data describing the accident and processes the information for use by a keyword model. The keyword model is configured to detect terms in the data that are more likely to provide insight into the accident. The keywords are provided to a generative engine that is configured to generate a simulation of the accident based on visual elements corresponding to the keywords. In some cases, the simulation may include an animated video and/or a 3D model of the accident. Individual simulations may be generated for each source of data obtained. The simulations can then be compared to detect potential inconsistencies.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Mark Anthony Lopez, Nina Cooper, David Patrick Dixon
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Patent number: 12311955Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detecting distracted driving on a mobile device and mitigating distracted driving by determining whether a mobile device is used by a driver of a vehicle or by a passenger of the vehicle. The system can determine that the mobile device is in a vehicle and modify the functionality of the mobile device to transition the mobile device into an automobile mode. Vehicle data and/or mobile device data can be used to determine a number of individuals in the vehicle. An identity of the operator of the mobile device can be authenticated based on authentication information obtained by the mobile device. Based on the authenticated identity of the operator of the mobile device, a driving score associated with the driver can be modified, where the score indicates a number of instances of distracted driving by the driver.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2023Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Elena Carrasco, Will Kerns Maney, David Patrick Dixon, Subhalakshmi Selvam