Patents by Inventor Ellis David Berner

Ellis David Berner 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: 11907324
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for generating and modifying a workflow comprising a series of webpages based on an online document. A document management system accesses an online document selected by a user and classifies each field of the online document into one of a set of categories. For each category, the system generates a form webpage comprising questions corresponding to each field classified as the category and combines the generated webpages to create a workflow. The system may modify the workflow by generating and adding one or more additional form webpages based on one or more answers provided by an entity completing the webform page. In response to the entity completing the modified generated workflow, the system generates a completed document based on the online document and the answers provided by the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: DocuSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Gustavo Both Bitdinger, Mangesh Prabhakar Bhandarkar, Nipun Dureja, Vasudevan Sampath, Robert Sherwin, Duane Robert Wald, Mark Spencer Seabourne, Claire Marie Small, David Minoru Hirotsu, Dia A. Abulzahab, Li Xu, Brent Weston Robinett, Jerome Levadoux, Ellis David Berner, Jun Gao, Andrew James Ashlock, Jacob Scott Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11888915
    Abstract: A document management system integrates with a video conference system to ensure that proper electronic witness procedure is performed for document validation. The document management system accesses a video conference between a user and an electronic witness, and then instructs the user to electronically sign the document while the electronic witness observes. The document management system receives confirmation that the electronic witness observed the video of the user electronically signing the document. The document management system combines and stores portions of the video conference that correspond to the electronic witness's validation of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DocuSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Ramoutar, David Soh, Dorra Belhadj Ali, Billy Travis Williams, Ellis David Berner, Angel Azmavet Garcia Reyes
  • Publication number: 20230350971
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for generating and modifying a workflow comprising a series of webpages based on an online document. A document management system accesses an online document selected by a user and classifies each field of the online document into one of a set of categories. For each category, the system generates a form webpage comprising questions corresponding to each field classified as the category and combines the generated webpages to create a workflow. The system may modify the workflow by generating and adding one or more additional form webpages based on one or more answers provided by an entity completing the webform page. In response to the entity completing the modified generated workflow, the system generates a completed document based on the online document and the answers provided by the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Gustavo Both Bitdinger, Mangesh Prabhakar Bhandarkar, Nipun Dureja, Vasudevan Sampath, Robert Sherwin, Duane Robert Wald, Mark Spencer Seabourne, Claire Marie Small, David Minoru Hirotsu, Dia A. Abulzahab, Li Xu, Brent Weston Robinett, Jerome Levadoux, Ellis David Berner, Jun Gao, Andrew James Ashlock, Jacob Scott Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20230245254
    Abstract: A document management system integrates with a video conference system to generate agreement documents from conference transcripts between two or more people. The document management system trains and applies a machine learned model that is configured to identify agreement terms from a video conference transcript. The two or more people confirm or propose changes to the agreement terms presented by the document management system. The document management system presents a finalized agreement document, with users' identities, electronic signatures, and confirmed agreement terms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Ramoutar, Dorra Belhadj Ali, Angel Azmavet Garcia Reyes, Billy Travis Williams, David Soh, Ellis David Berner
  • Publication number: 20230247075
    Abstract: A document management system integrates with a video conference system to ensure that proper electronic witness procedure is performed for document validation. The document management system accesses a video conference between a user and an electronic witness, and then instructs the user to electronically sign the document while the electronic witness observes. The document management system receives confirmation that the electronic witness observed the video of the user electronically signing the document. The document management system combines and stores portions of the video conference that correspond to the electronic witness's validation of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Ramoutar, David Soh, Dorra Belhadj Ali, Billy Travis Williams, Ellis David Berner, Angel Azmavet Garcia Reyes
  • Publication number: 20230246859
    Abstract: A centralized document system integrates online document execution and conferencing to control access to precipitant information. Precipitant information includes access codes, personal identification numbers, sensitive information, or any other secured information for which execution of an online document is a prerequisite for access to the secured information. The centralized document system detects precipitant information that is presented during a conference and controls access to the detected precipitant information (e.g., by generating permission rules that specify a type of online document to be executed to gain access). The centralized document system may determine whether a user has executed one or more online documents and thus, has authorization to access the detected precipitant information. If the user has not executed the online documents, the centralized document system can control access to the precipitant information by modifying the conference (e.g., using censors or breakout rooms).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Ramoutar, Dorra Belhadj Ali, David Soh, Angel Azmavet Garcia Reyes, Billy Travis Williams, Ellis David Berner
  • Publication number: 20230246866
    Abstract: A centralized document system integrates online document execution and conferencing to control access to precipitant information. Precipitant information includes access codes, personal identification numbers, sensitive information, or any other secured information for which execution of an online document is a prerequisite for access to the secured information. The centralized document system detects precipitant information that is presented during a conference and controls access to the detected precipitant information (e.g., by generating permission rules that specify a type of online document to be executed to gain access). The centralized document system may determine whether a user has executed one or more online documents and thus, has authorization to access the detected precipitant information. Responsive to determining that the user has not executed the online documents, the centralized document system can control access to the precipitant information by modifying the conference (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Joseph Ramoutar, Angel Azmavet Garcia Reyes, Ellis David Berner, Dorra Belhadj Ali, Billy Travis Williams, David Soh