Patents by Inventor Douglas Bulleit

Douglas Bulleit 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).

  • Patent number: 11657176
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed herein to secure flexible access to the healthcare information resources (HIR) contained within electronic health records (EHR) systems. By managing access permissions with certified self-sovereign identities and distributed ledger techniques, HIR may be secured. Patients and other users may be registered to access a distributed ledger, such as a healthcare blockchain, employed to set, host and adjudicate permissions to access HIR. Authorized owners and/or patients with rights to their own HIR may be able to grant fine-grained and conditional access permissions to third-parties. Information transfers and transactions occurring according to these permissions may be logged within smart contracts incorporated in the healthcare blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Health Blockchain Convergence, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Bharat Chand Aluri, Fred Thomas Danner, III, Charles Clifton Miller, III, Mark Lloyd Braunstein
  • Publication number: 20220084643
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed herein to secure flexible access to the healthcare information resources (HIR) contained within electronic health records (EHR) systems. By managing access permissions with certified self-sovereign identities and distributed ledger techniques, HIR may be secured. Patients and other users may be registered to access a distributed ledger, such as a healthcare blockchain, employed to set, host and adjudicate permissions to access HIR. Authorized owners and/or patients with rights to their own HIR may be able to grant fine-grained and conditional access permissions to third-parties. Information transfers and transactions occurring according to these permissions may be logged within smart contracts incorporated in the healthcare blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: BBM Health LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Bharat Chand Aluri, Fred Thomas Danner, III, Charles Clifton Miller, III, Mark Lloyd Braunstein
  • Patent number: 11227675
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed herein to secure flexible access to the healthcare information resources (HIR) contained within electronic health records (EHR) systems. By managing access permissions with certified self-sovereign identities and distributed ledger techniques, HIR may be secured. Patients and other users may be registered to access a distributed ledger, such as a healthcare blockchain, employed to set, host and adjudicate permissions to access HIR. Authorized owners and/or patients with rights to their own HIR may be able to grant fine-grained and conditional access permissions to third-parties. Information transfers and transactions occurring according to these permissions may be logged within smart contracts incorporated in the healthcare blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: BBM Health LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Bharat Chand Aluri, Fred Thomas Danner, III, Charles Clifton Miller, III, Mark Braunstein
  • Patent number: 10803470
    Abstract: A user can select a higher Quality of Service network connection that is at least partially subsidized by a sponsor. In response, an indicia of the sponsorship of the higher Quality of Service connection is provided to the user. The indicia of sponsorship can be provided as a result of a sponsored proactive search, wherein advertising and/or sponsored links may be repeatedly or continuously provided to the user based on analysis of the user's navigation of the network while using the higher Quality of Service connection. A sponsorship message (analogous to a “brought to you by” message in conventional radio or television programming) and/or a sponsored link also may be provided. Accordingly, higher Quality of Service network connections may be at least partially sponsored by third parties to provide revenue to the network provider that can at least partially subsidize the higher Quality of Service network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Stanley K. Yeatts
  • Publication number: 20200226285
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed herein to secure flexible access to the healthcare information resources (HIR) contained within electronic health records (EHR) systems. By managing access permissions with certified self-sovereign identities and distributed ledger techniques, HIR may be secured. Patients and other users may be registered to access a distributed ledger, such as a healthcare blockchain, employed to set, host and adjudicate permissions to access HIR. Authorized owners and/or patients with rights to their own HIR may be able to grant fine-grained and conditional access permissions to third-parties. Information transfers and transactions occurring according to these permissions may be logged within smart contracts incorporated in the healthcare blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: BBM Health LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Bharat Chand Aluri, Fred Thomas Danner, III, Charles Clifton Miller, III, Mark Lloyd Braunstein
  • Publication number: 20180060496
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed herein to secure flexible access to the healthcare information resources (HIR) contained within electronic health records (EHR) systems. By managing access permissions with certified self-sovereign identities and distributed ledger techniques, HIR may be secured. Patients and other users may be registered to access a distributed ledger, such as a healthcare blockchain, employed to set, host and adjudicate permissions to access HIR. Authorized owners and/or patients with rights to their own HIR may be able to grant fine-grained and conditional access permissions to third-parties. Information transfers and transactions occurring according to these permissions may be logged within smart contracts incorporated in the healthcare blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Bharat Chand Aluri, Fred Thomas Danner, III, Charles Clifton Miller, III, Mark Braunstein
  • Patent number: 8892839
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for managing content storage and selection activities. The method includes aggregating content from content providers and presenting the content to a content device. The method also includes monitoring consumption of storage space with respect to storage capacity in the content device, relocating content contained in the storage space of the content device when a predetermined condition is met, and providing access to relocated content. The relocation is operable for freeing up the storage space of the content device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Chanyu Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Barbara J. Roden, Douglas A. Bulleit
  • Publication number: 20120304045
    Abstract: A user can select a higher Quality of Service network connection that is at least partially subsidized by a sponsor. In response, an indicia of the sponsorship of the higher Quality of Service connection is provided to the user. The indicia of sponsorship can be provided as a result of a sponsored proactive search, wherein advertising and/or sponsored links may be repeatedly or continuously provided to the user based on analysis of the user's navigation of the network while using the higher Quality of Service connection. A sponsorship message (analogous to a “brought to you by” message in conventional radio or television programming) and/or a sponsored link also may be provided. Accordingly, higher Quality of Service network connections may be at least partially sponsored by third parties to provide revenue to the network provider that can at least partially subsidize the higher Quality of Service network connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Stanley K. Yeatts
  • Patent number: 8280774
    Abstract: A user can select a higher Quality of Service network connection that is at least partially subsidized by a sponsor. In response, an indicia of the sponsorship of the higher Quality of Service connection is provided to the user. The indicia of sponsorship can be provided as a result of a sponsored proactive search, wherein advertising and/or sponsored links may be repeatedly or continuously provided to the user based on analysis of the user's navigation of the network while using the higher Quality of Service connection. A sponsorship message (analogous to a “brought to you by” message in conventional radio or television programming) and/or a sponsored link also may be provided. Accordingly, higher Quality of Service network connections may be at least partially sponsored by third parties to provide revenue to the network provider that can at least partially subsidize the higher Quality of Service network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Stanley K. Yeatts
  • Patent number: 7860946
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for searching and concomitantly interfacing with multiple information providers, relevant individuals and communities, and information provided over a network are provided. A single interface including windows is provided. User interactions with the windows of the single interface are monitored, and information from one or more network resources is provided to the single interface based at least in part on the monitored user interactions with the windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Disintegrated Communication Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Bharat Aluri
  • Publication number: 20080270725
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for managing content storage and selection activities. The method includes aggregating content from content providers and presenting the content to a content device. The method also includes monitoring consumption of storage space with respect to storage capacity in the content device, relocating content contained in the storage space of the content device when a predetermined condition is met, and providing access to relocated content. The relocation is operable for freeing up the storage space of the content device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Barbara J. Roden, Douglas A. Bulleit
  • Patent number: 7395395
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for managing content storage and selection activities. The method includes monitoring consumption of storage space with respect to storage capacity in at least one content device receiving content from a content provider, relocating content contained in the storage space of the content device when a predetermined condition is met, and providing access to relocated content. The relocation is operable for freeing up the storage space of the content device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara J. Roden, Douglas A. Bulleit
  • Publication number: 20060101489
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for managing content storage and selection activities. The method includes monitoring consumption of storage space with respect to storage capacity in at least one content device receiving content from a content provider, relocating content contained in the storage space of the content device when a predetermined condition is met, and providing access to relocated content. The relocation is operable for freeing up the storage space of the content device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Barbara Roden, Douglas Bulleit
  • Publication number: 20050232131
    Abstract: A user can select a higher Quality of Service network connection that is at least partially subsidized by a sponsor. In response, an indicia of the sponsorship of the higher Quality of Service connection is provided to the user. The indicia of sponsorship can be provided as a result of a sponsored proactive search, wherein advertising and/or sponsored links may be repeatedly or continuously provided to the user based on analysis of the user's navigation of the network while using the higher Quality of Service connection. A sponsorship message (analogous to a “brought to you by” message in conventional radio or television programming) and/or a sponsored link also may be provided. Accordingly, higher Quality of Service network connections may be at least partially sponsored by third parties to provide revenue to the network provider that can at least partially subsidize the higher Quality of Service network connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas Bulleit, Stanley Yeatts
  • Publication number: 20050049887
    Abstract: A broadband communication network is operated by establishing a communication flow between a network access terminal and a site using the broadband communication network. A cost of the communication flow between the network access terminal and the site is allocated between a first account associated with a user of the network access terminal and a second account associated with an entity other than the user of the network access terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas Bulleit, Keith Cowan, Barbara Roden
  • Publication number: 20040254999
    Abstract: A content distribution system including a content source and a plurality of consumer networks including a controller and a consumer storage device. A distribution network couples the content source to the controllers of the consumer networks. The distribution network includes network storage devices and network processors. A grid computing platform includes the controllers, the network processors, the consumer storage devices and the network storage devices. The grid computing platform provides storage of the content across network storage devices and consumer storage devices and distribution of the content to one or more of the consumer networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas A. Bulleit, Barbara J. Roden, Stephen J. Bye
  • Patent number: D262660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: Gardco Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Fairbanks, Douglas A. Bulleit
  • Patent number: RE47877
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for managing content storage and selection activities. The method includes aggregating content from content providers and presenting the content to a content device. The method also includes monitoring consumption of storage space with respect to storage capacity in the content device, relocating content contained in the storage space of the content device when a predetermined condition is met, and providing access to relocated content. The relocation is operable for freeing up the storage space of the content device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Chanyu Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Barbara J. Roden, Douglas A. Bulleit
  • Patent number: RE49127
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for managing content storage and selection activities. The method includes aggregating content from content providers and presenting the content to a content device. The method also includes monitoring consumption of storage space with respect to storage capacity in the content device, relocating content contained in the storage space of the content device when a predetermined condition is met, and providing access to relocated content. The relocation is operable for freeing up the storage space of the content device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Chanyu Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Barbara J. Roden, Douglas A. Bulleit