Patents by Inventor Eric R. Roebuck

Eric R. Roebuck 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: 20240005336
    Abstract: Matching a customer with a representative is performed for assisting the customer with an issue. Information related to the customer, the issue, historical information, and other customer information may be used to determine a likely issue. A representative may be selected in real-time to assist the customer in resolving the issue based on the customers experience in resolve the same or similar issues to the likely issue and the information related to the customer and the representative may be updated dynamically in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Patent number: 11803861
    Abstract: Matching a customer with a representative is performed for assisting the customer with an issue. Information related to the customer, the issue, historical information, and other customer information may be used to determine a likely issue. A representative may be selected in real-time to assist the customer in resolving the issue based on the customers experience in resolve the same or similar issues to the likely issue and the information related to the customer and the representative may be updated dynamically in real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: HRB Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Patent number: 11295125
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods of determining the authenticity of a document by creating a document fingerprint from known authentic documents and comparing the document to the document fingerprint. A plurality of authenticated documents may be compared to determine like characteristics. The documents containing like characteristics may be categorized based on the similarities while determining that the documents are of the same type, from a same company, and for a same user. Information from a data layer, user interface layer, and a device associated with the document may be obtained and a document fingerprint for the document created using the information. Upon receipt of a document submitted for authenticity, the document may be similarly categorized and compared to the document fingerprint for authenticity. A likelihood of authenticity and a fraud score may be determined and a rule, based on the fraud score and the likelihood, may be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HRB Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Patent number: 11288712
    Abstract: Items are identified and valuated based at least in part on an image that shows a depiction of the one or more items. The image is analyzed to identify the items, such as by a categorization. The items are valuated based upon the description, category, and/or additional information from the user about the items. The valuation is also based upon information from a valuation database. The identification and valuation may then be used for any of numerous purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HRB Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Patent number: 11182544
    Abstract: Media and method for presenting a user interface for verifying automatically recognized information from forms. Embodiments of the invention may import an image of a form and break the form down into a series of bounding boxes, each including the value of a form item and a description and/or label for the form item. When making use of a particular value from the form image, embodiments of the invention may present the bounding box containing that value to the user, together with enough context for the user to verify that the correct item has been identified and that the automatically recognized value is correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: HRB Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric R. Roebuck, Mary Clark, Erik V. Lustig, David Jason Gregory Butler
  • Patent number: 11087280
    Abstract: Methods and media for predicting responses to discovery questions while interviewing a user. Embodiments of the invention begin by collecting information about the user from various sources. Factors affecting likely responses to discovery questions are identified and a score for each discovery question is determined. These scores may be adjusted as additional information is gathered and as the user answers other interview questions. Then, for each discovery question, the score is compared to a first threshold. If the score is above that first threshold, then the discovery question can be skipped. Otherwise the score is compared to a second, lower threshold. If the score is above that threshold, the likely answer to the discovery question can be presented to the user to confirm. Otherwise, the discovery question is presented to the user to answer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: HRB Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Publication number: 20210034861
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods of determining the authenticity of a document by creating a document fingerprint from known authentic documents and comparing the document to the document fingerprint. A plurality of authenticated documents may be compared to determine like characteristics. The documents containing like characteristics may be categorized based on the similarities while determining that the documents are of the same type, from a same company, and for a same user. Information from a data layer, user interface layer, and a device associated with the document may be obtained and a document fingerprint for the document created using the information. Upon receipt of a document submitted for authenticity, the document may be similarly categorized and compared to the document fingerprint for authenticity. A likelihood of authenticity and a fraud score may be determined and a rule, based on the fraud score and the likelihood, may be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Patent number: 10628495
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention involve importing and storing a document from a user, including acquiring the document; analyzing the document to determine a set of identification information; determining a user account associated with the document based upon the set of identification information; determining a sensitivity level of the document; providing a certain level of access to the user account based upon the sensitivity level of the document; and storing the document in a document data store such that the document can be retrieved in association with the user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: HRB Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Publication number: 20200081967
    Abstract: Media and method for presenting a user interface for verifying automatically recognized information from forms. Embodiments of the invention may import an image of a form and break the form down into a series of bounding boxes, each including the value of a form item and a description and/or label for the form item. When making use of a particular value from the form image, embodiments of the invention may present the bounding box containing that value to the user, together with enough context for the user to verify that the correct item has been identified and that the automatically recognized value is correct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Eric R. Roebuck, Mary Clark, Erik V. Lustig, David Jason Gregory Butler
  • Patent number: 10482170
    Abstract: Media and method for presenting a user interface for verifying automatically recognized information from forms. Embodiments of the invention may import an image of a form and break the form down into a series of bounding boxes, each including the value of a form item and a description and/or label for the form item. When making use of a particular value from the form image, embodiments of the invention may present the bounding box containing that value to the user, together with enough context for the user to verify that the correct item has been identified and that the automatically recognized value is correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HRB Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric R. Roebuck, Mary Clark, Erik V. Lustig, David Jason Gregory Butler
  • Publication number: 20190205891
    Abstract: Matching a customer with a representative is performed for assisting the customer with an issue. Information related to the customer, the issue, historical information, and other customer information may be used to determine a likely issue. A representative may be selected in real-time to assist the customer in resolving the issue based on the customers experience in resolve the same or similar issues to the likely issue and the information related to the customer and the representative may be updated dynamically in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Publication number: 20190205949
    Abstract: Items are identified and valuated based at least in part on an image that shows a depiction of the one or more items. The image is analyzed to identify the items, such as by a categorization. The items are valuated based upon the description, category, and/or additional information from the user about the items. The valuation is also based upon information from a valuation database. The identification and valuation may then be used for any of numerous purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Publication number: 20190114313
    Abstract: Media and method for presenting a user interface for verifying automatically recognized information from forms. Embodiments of the invention may import an image of a form and break the form down into a series of bounding boxes, each including the value of a form item and a description and/or label for the form item. When making use of a particular value from the form image, embodiments of the invention may present the bounding box containing that value to the user, together with enough context for the user to verify that the correct item has been identified and that the automatically recognized value is correct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Eric R. Roebuck, Mary Clark
  • Publication number: 20180285757
    Abstract: Methods and media for predicting responses to discovery questions while interviewing a user. Embodiments of the invention begin by collecting information about the user from various sources. Factors affecting likely responses to discovery questions are identified and a score for each discovery question is determined. These scores may be adjusted as additional information is gathered and as the user answers other interview questions. Then, for each discovery question, the score is compared to a first threshold. If the score is above that first threshold, then the discovery question can be skipped. Otherwise the score is compared to a second, lower threshold. If the score is above that threshold, the likely answer to the discovery question can be presented to the user to confirm. Otherwise, the discovery question is presented to the user to answer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Publication number: 20170295075
    Abstract: Client communication is dependent on a client device and client attributes. A computerized method includes the following steps: acquiring a set of behavioral information; acquiring a set of client device information; determining a set of recommended attributes for a communication strategy based upon the sets of client and device information; implementing the communication strategy by sending a first client inquiry to the client via the client device, wherein the first client inquiry is based at least in part on the set of recommended attributes of the communication strategy; analyzing a client response to the first client inquiry; refining, based upon the client response to the client inquiry, the set of recommended attributes to form a set of revised attributes; and sending a second client inquiry to the client via the client device, wherein the second client inquiry is based upon the set of revised attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck
  • Publication number: 20170286414
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention involve importing and storing a document from a user, including acquiring the document; analyzing the document to determine a set of identification information; determining a user account associated with the document based upon the set of identification information; determining a sensitivity level of the document; providing a certain level of access to the user account based upon the sensitivity level of the document; and storing the document in a document data store such that the document can be retrieved in association with the user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Eric R. Roebuck