Patents by Inventor Douglas James Herrington

Douglas James Herrington 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: 20180188934
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for creating custom user interface (“UI”) controls. A networked computing service may determine that an action performed by a user of the service is likely to be repeated, based on previous actions performed by the user and/or other users, parameters of the action including characteristics of an item associated with the action, and other criteria. The networked computing service may generate, or recommend generation of, a custom UI control that automates performance of the action. The networked computing service may automatically determine parameters of the action, and may determine alternative parameters and/or alternative actions if the action cannot be performed using the determined parameters. Custom UI controls may be associated with various computing devices and/or other electronic devices, and categories of custom UI controls may be determined and displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Stephan Josef Andrizzi, Kara Cavallaro, Jai Prakash Chabria, Nicole Dare, Kenneth DeLand, Nirav Praful Desai, Anindya Guha, Marc Hensley, Douglas James Herrington, Samuel Stevens Heyworth, Apoorva Iyer, Nitish Kumar, Hannah McClellan Richards, Jae Park, Amir Pelleg, Jessica Protasio, Daniel Benjamin Rausch, Laura Allison Ridlehoover, Jeffrey Rosenberg, John Shaw, Paul Warren Smart, Amirali Virani
  • Publication number: 20180188933
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for creating custom user interface (“UP”) controls. A networked computing service may determine that an action performed by a user of the service is likely to be repeated, based on previous actions performed by the user and/or other users, parameters of the action including characteristics of an item associated with the action, and other criteria. The networked computing service may generate, or recommend generation of, a custom UI control that automates performance of the action. The networked computing service may automatically determine parameters of the action, and may determine alternative parameters and/or alternative actions if the action cannot be performed using the determined parameters. Custom UI controls may be associated with various computing devices and/or other electronic devices, and categories of custom UI controls may be determined and displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Stephan Josef Andrizzi, Kara Cavallaro, Jai Prakash Chabria, Nicole Dare, Kenneth DeLand, Nirav Praful Desai, Anindya Guha, Marc Hensley, Douglas James Herrington, Samuel Stevens Heyworth, Apoorva Iyer, Nitish Kumar, Hannah McClellan Richards, Jae Park, Amir Pelleg, Jessica Protasio, Daniel Benjamin Rausch, Laura Allison Ridlehoover, Jeffrey Rosenberg, John Shaw, Paul Warren Smart, Amirali Virani
  • Publication number: 20170078840
    Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for utilizing a dynamic geo-fence management engine. The techniques include receiving a set of parameters corresponding to a virtual geographic perimeter. A user may be determined based at least in part on a geographical location of the user and the set of parameters corresponding to the virtual geographic perimeter. A notification for the user may be generated, the notification being formatted according to a push notification service protocol the notification including the set of parameters. The notification may be provided to a remote computing device. Receipt of the notification by the remote computing device may cause the remote computing device to provide, to the user, information related to the virtual geographic perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Amit Saurav, Erin Fern Breslin, Xiaotong Zhang, Pradeepa Sekar, Margot Johnson, Samuel Pike Hall, VI, Patrick James Boyle, Sherman Gregory Griffin, Samuel Stevens Heyworth, Douglas James Herrington
  • Publication number: 20160140570
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for tracking and verifying the authenticity of items. Public and private unique identifiers are generated for an item, and an identifier label is printed and affixed to the item. The public identifier is visible, but the private identifier is not visible unless a tamper-evident action is performed. Events involving scans of the public identifier are recorded. The private identifier is scanned by a client, and in response, authenticity information for the item is sent to the client. The authenticity information is determined based at least in part on the events relative to the public identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Yair Rivlin, Catalin Mihai Constantin, Samuel Pike Hall, VI, Douglas James Herrington, Huinan Ren
  • Publication number: 20150254758
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods described herein provide users with access to a weight-based shipping service that enables the users to purchase a group of items and pay a flat shipping fee. These systems and methods can enable a user to combine certain items into a box or set of boxes based on weight for a reduced shipping cost. In addition, systems and methods described herein can recommend items to users for purchase based at least in part on the items that a user has added to a box, including based on remaining weight in the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Priyanka Wadhawan, Yvonne Chou, Douglas James Herrington, Stephenie Landry, Na Li, Lisa Marie Maya, Subramanian Sundaresan, Hao Yu
  • Publication number: 20150242932
    Abstract: In some cases, a delivery service system may include a handheld electronic device for use with a delivery service (e.g., a grocery delivery service). When operating in a voice input mode, the handheld electronic device may record and store audio data in memory. The stored audio data may be communicated from the handheld electronic device (e.g., via a Wi-Fi connection) to the delivery service for speech processing. When operating in a scanner input mode, the handheld electronic device may record and store item identifier information (e.g., barcode data) in memory. The stored data may be communicated to the delivery service for item identification processing. In some cases, a user interface associated with the delivery service may allow the user to review and confirm an order prior to submission of the order for delivery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Julien George Beguin, Douglas James Herrington, Richard David Young, Toni Raquel Reid Thomelin, David George Butler, Michael James Panzitta, Sean Joseph Henry Oczkowski, Igor Fred Robert von Nyssen
  • Patent number: D776574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sherman Griffin, Samuel Pike Hall, VI, Douglas James Herrington
  • Patent number: D825608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan Josef Andrizzi, Jai Prakash Chabria, Nicole Dare, Kenneth DeLand, Nirav Praful Desai, Anindya Guha, Marc Hensley, Douglas James Herrington, Samuel Stevens Heyworth, Apoorva Iyer, Nitish Kumar, Hannah McClellan Richards, Amir Pelleg, Jessica Protasio, Daniel Benjamin Rausch, Laura Allison Ridlehoover, Jeffrey Rosenberg, Paul Warren Smart, Amirali Virani