Patents by Inventor Gary Lerhaupt
Gary Lerhaupt 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).
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Publication number: 20230325877Abstract: Social media networking applications, web sites, and services creates implicit relationships between users based on their interest or participation in real-world and optionally virtual or online activities in addition to explicitly defined peer relationships. User profiles, activity entities, and expressions may be associated with metadata to assist in searching and navigation. Metadata is implicitly associated with user profiles, activity entities, expressions, or other data entities based on user behavior using metadata collector. A metadata collector is a poll, survey, list, questionnaire, census, test, game, or other type of presentation adapted to solicit user interaction. A metadata collector is associated with metadata elements. When users interact with a metadata collector, their user profiles and the data entities included in their interactions become associated with the metadata elements of the metadata collector. These metadata element associations may then be used for any purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: David Gourley, Brian Totty, Ed Haslam, Paul Gauthier, Gary Lerhaupt, Mike Y. Chen, Christopher Colby
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Patent number: 11625753Abstract: Social media networking applications, web sites, and services creates implicit relationships between users based on their interest or participation in real-world and optionally virtual or online activities in addition to explicitly defined peer relationships. User profiles, activity entities, and expressions may be associated with metadata to assist in searching and navigation. Metadata is implicitly associated with user profiles, activity entities, expressions, or other data entities based on user behavior using metadata collector. A metadata collector is a poll, survey, list, questionnaire, census, test, game, or other type of presentation adapted to solicit user interaction. A metadata collector is associated with metadata elements. When users interact with a metadata collector, their user profiles and the data entities included in their interactions become associated with the metadata elements of the metadata collector. These metadata element associations may then be used for any purpose.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: David Gourley, Brian Totty, Ed Haslam, Paul Gauthier, Gary Lerhaupt, Mike Y. Chen, Christopher Colby
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Patent number: 11017358Abstract: Calendar data including meeting schedules for users may be received by a processing device. A set of user schedules for the users may be generated based upon the calendar data. Each user schedule may contain a set of timeslots that represent a time window and an indication of whether a meeting is scheduled. A first combined score for the set of user schedules may be calculated. One or more rescheduling moves for the scheduled meetings may be determined using a rescheduling rule. A second combined score may be generated based on the rescheduling moves for the set of user schedules. A determination may be made as to whether the second combined score is higher than the first combined score. One or more meeting updates to reschedule the one or more meetings for the users may be generated.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Clockwise, Inc.Inventors: Michael Grinolds, Gary Lerhaupt, Matthew Martin
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Publication number: 20210081989Abstract: Social media networking applications, web sites, and services creates implicit relationships between users based on their interest or participation in real-world and optionally virtual or online activities in addition to explicitly defined peer relationships. User profiles, activity entities, and expressions may be associated with metadata to assist in searching and navigation. Metadata is implicitly associated with user profiles, activity entities, expressions, or other data entities based on user behavior using metadata collector. A metadata collector is a poll, survey, list, questionnaire, census, test, game, or other type of presentation adapted to solicit user interaction. A metadata collector is associated with metadata elements. When users interact with a metadata collector, their user profiles and the data entities included in their interactions become associated with the metadata elements of the metadata collector. These metadata element associations may then be used for any purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: David GOURLEY, Brian TOTTY, Ed HASLAM, Paul GAUTHIER, Gary LERHAUPT, Mike Y. CHEN, Christopher COLBY
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Patent number: 10839421Abstract: Social media networking applications, web sites, and services creates implicit relationships between users based on their interest or participation in real-world and optionally virtual or online activities in addition to explicitly defined peer relationships. User profiles, activity entities, and expressions may be associated with metadata to assist in searching and navigation. Metadata is implicitly associated with user profiles, activity entities, expressions, or other data entities based on user behavior using metadata collector. A metadata collector is a poll, survey, list, questionnaire, census, test, game, or other type of presentation adapted to solicit user interaction. A metadata collector is associated with metadata elements. When users interact with a metadata collector, their user profiles and the data entities included in their interactions become associated with the metadata elements of the metadata collector. These metadata element associations may then be used for any purpose.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: David Gourley, Brian Totty, Ed Haslam, Paul Gauthier, Gary Lerhaupt, Mike Y. Chen, Christopher Colby
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Publication number: 20190228381Abstract: Calendar data including meeting schedules for users may be received by a processing device. A set of user schedules for the users may be generated based upon the calendar data. Each user schedule may contain a set of timeslots that represent a time window and an indication of whether a meeting is scheduled. A first combined score for the set of user schedules may be calculated. One or more rescheduling moves for the scheduled meetings may be determined using a rescheduling rule. A second combined score may be generated based on the rescheduling moves for the set of user schedules. A determination may be made as to whether the second combined score is higher than the first combined score. One or more meeting updates to reschedule the one or more meetings for the users may be generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Michael Grinolds, Gary Lerhaupt, Matthew Martin
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Publication number: 20180247337Abstract: Social media networking applications, web sites, and services creates implicit relationships between users based on their interest or participation in real-world and optionally virtual or online activities in addition to explicitly defined peer relationships. User profiles, activity entities, and expressions may be associated with metadata to assist in searching and navigation. Metadata is implicitly associated with user profiles, activity entities, expressions, or other data entities based on user behavior using metadata collector. A metadata collector is a poll, survey, list, questionnaire, census, test, game, or other type of presentation adapted to solicit user interaction. A metadata collector is associated with metadata elements. When users interact with a metadata collector, their user profiles and the data entities included in their interactions become associated with the metadata elements of the metadata collector. These metadata element associations may then be used for any purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: David GOURLEY, Brian TOTTY, Ed HASLAM, Paul GAUTHIER, Gary LERHAUPT, Mike Y. CHEN, Christopher COLBY
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Patent number: 9953342Abstract: Social media networking applications, web sites, and services creates implicit relationships between users based on their interest or participation in real-world and optionally virtual or online activities in addition to explicitly defined peer relationships. User profiles, activity entities, and expressions may be associated with metadata to assist in searching and navigation. Metadata is implicitly associated with user profiles, activity entities, expressions, or other data entities based on user behavior using metadata collector. A metadata collector is a poll, survey, list, questionnaire, census, test, game, or other type of presentation adapted to solicit user interaction. A metadata collector is associated with metadata elements. When users interact with a metadata collector, their user profiles and the data entities included in their interactions become associated with the metadata elements of the metadata collector. These metadata element associations may then be used for any purpose.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: David Gourley, Brian Totty, Ed Haslam, Paul Gauthier, Gary Lerhaupt, Mike Y. Chen, Christopher Colby
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Patent number: 9898743Abstract: A method and apparatus for the automatic creation of a relationship management system is described. The method may include receiving a request from a user to create a relationship management system, and receiving specification of one or more electronic communication systems and user access credentials that provide access to each of the corresponding accounts. Furthermore, the method may include obtaining past electronic communications using the received user access credentials and analyzing the past electronic communications to extract contact data. The method may also include creating the relationship management system for the user and adding the contact data as contacts associated with the user in the created relationship management system.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Scott Bessler, Patricio Echague, Adam Evans, Andrea Hawksley, Gary Lerhaupt, Jason Li, Steve Loughlin, Kunal Punera
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Publication number: 20160291808Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for dynamic presentation of contextually relevant information. Access to an application is provided via a browser. Contextual information corresponding to individual entities is provided. The contextual information is retrieved from at least internal source and at least one external source. The contextual information is dynamically updated in response to input provide to the application to the browser.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Kedao Wang, Adam Evans, Jason Li, Gary Lerhaupt, Catriona Cornett
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Patent number: 9235848Abstract: Social media networking applications, web sites, and services creates implicit relationships between users based on their interest or participation in real-world and optionally virtual or online activities in addition to explicitly defined peer relationships. User profiles, activity entities, and expressions may be associated with metadata to assist in searching and navigation. Metadata is implicitly associated with user profiles, activity entities, expressions, or other data entities based on user behavior using metadata collector. A metadata collector is a poll, survey, list, questionnaire, census, test, game, or other type of presentation adapted to solicit user interaction. A metadata collector is associated with metadata elements. When users interact with a metadata collector, their user profiles and the data entities included in their interactions become associated with the metadata elements of the metadata collector. These metadata element associations may then be used for any purpose.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: David Gourley, Brian Totty, Ed Haslam, Paul Gauthier, Gary Lerhaupt, Mike Y. Chen, Christopher Colby
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Publication number: 20150379131Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining connection strength for users of a relationship management system is described. The method may include receiving a request from a first user of a relationship management system user for a connection strength score associated with a relationship management system account. Furthermore, the method may include determining connection strength scores between each of the plurality of contacts in the account and the organization based on communications exchanged between each of the plurality of contacts with users of the relationship management system. The method may also include selecting a subset of contacts from the account based on the determined connection strength scores, and presenting the selected subset of contacts from the account to the first relationship management system user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Maxim Gurevich, Gary Lerhaupt, Kunal Punera
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Publication number: 20150278718Abstract: A method and apparatus for communication sharing in a relationship management system is described. The method may include obtaining an electronic communication by a relationship management system and extracting identification data from the electronic communication. Furthermore, the method may include locating a collaborator and a relationship in the extracted identification data, wherein the collaborator and the relationship are participants in a relationship management process. The method may also include determining when the collaborator and the relationship are both members in a communications sharing list that is associated with the relationship management process, and distributing data associated with the electronic communication to collaborator members in the communications sharing list.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Adam Evans, Scott Bessler, Gary Lerhaupt
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Publication number: 20150100356Abstract: A method and apparatus for the automatic creation of a relationship management system is described. The method may include receiving a request from a user to create a relationship management system, and receiving specification of one or more electronic communication systems and user access credentials that provide access to each of the corresponding accounts. Furthermore, the method may include obtaining past electronic communications using the received user access credentials and analyzing the past electronic communications to extract contact data. The method may also include creating the relationship management system for the user and adding the contact data as contacts associated with the user in the created relationship management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: RelateIQ, Inc.Inventors: Scott Bessler, Patricio Echague, Adam Evans, Andrea Hawksley, Gary Lerhaupt, Jason Li, Steve Loughlin, Kunal Punera
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Publication number: 20070188530Abstract: A method for automatically ordering printer consumables which includes determining when a printer consumable is close to depletion and automatically ordering a replacement to the printer consumable based upon a plurality of criteria. The criteria includes the amount of consecutive time a consumer has been a member of a printer consumable subscription service and the number of printer consumables ordered by a consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Henry Garrana, Bay Anthon, John Hale, Gary Lerhaupt, Carol Truman, Jeremy Staadeker
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Patent number: 7216951Abstract: A method for automatically ordering printer consumables which includes determining when a printer consumable is close to depletion and automatically ordering a replacement to the printer consumable based upon a plurality of criteria. The criteria includes the amount of consecutive time a consumer has been a member of a printer consumable subscription service and the number of printer consumables ordered by a consumer.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2004Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Henry N. Garrana, Bay Anthon, John Hale, Gary Lerhaupt, Carol Truman, Jeremy Staadeker
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Publication number: 20050253887Abstract: A method for automatically ordering printer consumables which includes determining when a printer consumable is close to depletion and automatically ordering a replacement to the printer consumable based upon a plurality of criteria. The criteria includes the amount of consecutive time a consumer has been a member of a printer consumable subscription service and the number of printer consumables ordered by a consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2004Publication date: November 17, 2005Inventors: Henry Garrana, Bay Anthon, John Hale, Gary Lerhaupt, Carol Truman, Jeremy Staadeker