Patents by Inventor Donald E. Owens

Donald E. Owens 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: 20190066823
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for functionality module communication is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information via a compartmentalized virtual assistant during a patient encounter, wherein the compartmentalized virtual assistant includes a plurality of functionality modules. At least a portion of the encounter information may be processed via a first functionality module of the plurality of functionality modules to generate a first result. The first result may be provided to a second functionality module of the plurality of functionality modules. The first result set may be processed via the second functionality module to generate a second result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Donald E. Owen
  • Publication number: 20190066821
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for synchronizing machine vision and audio is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter, wherein the encounter information includes machine vision encounter information and audio encounter information. The machine vision encounter information and the audio encounter information are temporally-aligned to produce a temporarily-aligned encounter recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: DONALD E. OWEN, Uwe Helmut Jost, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Dushyant Sharma
  • Publication number: 20190051379
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for compartmentalizing a virtual assistant is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information via a compartmentalized virtual assistant during a patient encounter, wherein the compartmentalized virtual assistant includes a core functionality module. One or more additional functionalities are added to the compartmentalized virtual assistant on an as-needed basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Mehmet Mert Öz, Garret N. Erskine
  • Publication number: 20190051375
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for rendering content is executed on a computing device and includes receiving a request to render clinical content during a patient encounter. If it is determined that the clinical content includes sensitive content, a complete version of the clinical content is rendered on a first device (wherein the complete version of the clinical content includes the sensitive content) and a limited version of the clinical content on a second device (wherein the limited version of the clinical content excludes the sensitive content).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
  • Publication number: 20190051380
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for visual diarization of an encounter is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is processed to: associate a first portion of the encounter information with a first encounter participant, and associate at least a second portion of the encounter information with at least a second encounter participant. A visual representation of the encounter information is rendered. A first visual representation of the first portion of the encounter information is rendered that is temporally-aligned with the visual representation of the encounter information. At least a second visual representation of the at least a second portion of the encounter information is rendered that is temporally-aligned with the visual representation of the encounter information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda
  • Publication number: 20190051415
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for reactive encounter scanning is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. A request is received from a user concerning a specific medical condition. In response to receiving the request, the encounter information is processed to determine if the encounter information is indicative of the specific medical condition and to generate a result set. The result set is provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: DONALD E. OWEN
  • Publication number: 20190051377
    Abstract: A mixed-media ACD device is configured to monitor one or more encounter participants of a patient encounter and includes a machine vision system configured to obtain machine vision encounter information concerning the patient encounter. An audio recording system is configured to obtain audio encounter information concerning the patient encounter, wherein the audio recording system includes a plurality of discrete audio acquisition devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Dushyant Sharma, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda
  • Publication number: 20190046126
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automating a monitoring process is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is processed to determine if the encounter information is indicative of a potential medical situation. An inquiry is initiated concerning the potential medical situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
  • Publication number: 20190051387
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automating a follow-up process is executed on a computing device and includes prompting a patient to provide encounter information via a virtual assistant during a post-visit portion of a patient encounter. Encounter information is obtained from the patient in response to the prompting by the virtual assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: DONALD E. OWEN, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
  • Publication number: 20190051385
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automated clinical documentation is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is processed to generate an encounter transcript. At least a portion of the encounter transcript is processed to populate at least a portion of a medical record associated with the patient encounter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: DONALD E. OWEN, Garret N. Erskine, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Mehmet Mert Öz, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda
  • Publication number: 20190051378
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for source separation is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter, wherein the encounter information includes first audio encounter information obtained from a first encounter participant and at least a second audio encounter information obtained from at least a second encounter participant. The first audio encounter information and the at least a second audio encounter information are processed to eliminate audio interference between the first audio encounter information and the at least a second audio encounter information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Dushyant Sharma, Uwe Helmut Jost, Donald E. Owen, Patrick Naylor, Amr Nour-Eldin, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda
  • Publication number: 20190051394
    Abstract: A modular ACD system is configured to automate clinical documentation and includes a machine vision system configured to obtain machine vision encounter information concerning a patient encounter. An audio recording system is configured to obtain audio encounter information concerning the patient encounter. A compute system is configured to receive the machine vision encounter information and the audio encounter information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Uwe Helmut Jost, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Dushyant Sharma
  • Publication number: 20190051376
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automating diarization is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is processed to: associate a first portion of the encounter information with a first encounter participant, and associate at least a second portion of the encounter information with at least a second encounter participant. An encounter transcript is generated based, at least in part, upon the first portion of the encounter information and the at least a second portion of the encounter information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Donald E. Owen, Dushyant Sharma, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Amr Nour-Eldin
  • Publication number: 20190051382
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for tracking encounter participants is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter, wherein the encounter information includes machine vision encounter information obtained via one or more machine vision systems. The machine vision encounter information is processed to identify one or more humanoid shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: DONALD E. OWEN, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Dushyant Sharma
  • Publication number: 20190051395
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for visual compartmentalization of an encounter is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is processed to: associate a first portion of the encounter information with a first patient encounter portion, and associate at least a second portion of the encounter information with at least a second patient encounter portion. A visual representation of the encounter information is rendered. A first visual representation of the first portion of the encounter information is rendered that is temporally-aligned with the visual representation of the encounter information. At least a second visual representation of the at least a second portion of the encounter information is rendered that is temporally-aligned with the visual representation of the encounter information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
  • Publication number: 20190051381
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for proactive encounter scanning is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is proactively processed to determine if the encounter information is indicative of one or more medical conditions and to generate one or more result set. The one or more result sets are provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: DONALD E. OWEN
  • Publication number: 20190051386
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automating an intake process is executed on a computing device and includes prompting a patient to provide encounter information via a virtual assistant during a pre-visit portion of a patient encounter. Encounter information is obtained from the patient in response to the prompting by the virtual assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
  • Publication number: 20170321004
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a polycarbonate polymerization process comprises interfacially polymerizing a carbonate compound and dihydroxy compound in the presence of an interfacial catalyst to form a polycarbonate and adding a viscosity reducing agent and a transesterification catalyst to polycarbonate upstream of a first filter to form an adjusted polycarbonate. The first filter can be replaced with a replacement filter and the adjusted polycarbonate can be introduced to the replacement filter. The flow can be diverted to a replacement filter. The process further comprises reducing the addition rate of the viscosity reducing agent and the transesterification catalyst until the addition rate is 0 mol/hr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Ignacio Vic Fernandez, William E. Hollar, Jr., Donald E. Owens, III
  • Patent number: 9796813
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a polycarbonate polymerization process comprises interfacially polymerizing a carbonate compound and dihydroxy compound in the presence of an interfacial catalyst to form a polycarbonate and adding a viscosity reducing agent and a transesterification catalyst to polycarbonate upstream of a first filter to form an adjusted polycarbonate. The first filter can be replaced with a replacement filter and the adjusted polycarbonate can be introduced to the replacement filter. The flow can be diverted to a replacement filter. The process further comprises reducing the addition rate of the viscosity reducing agent and the transesterification catalyst until the addition rate is 0 mol/hr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Ignacio Vic Fernandez, William E. Hollar, Jr., Donald E. Owens, III
  • Publication number: 20170204219
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a continuous process for preparing PBT from PBT oligomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Husnu Alp Alidedeoglu, Prashant Kumar, Osit Karroonnirun, Mark Erik Nelson, Donald E. Owens, III