Patents by Inventor Gregory Andrew Allard

Gregory Andrew Allard 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).

  • Personalized smart provider search
    Patent number: 11194820
    Abstract: In one aspect there is a method for recommending one or more providers to a member. The method may comprise at a server, receiving, from a member computing device via a provider search interface, a provider request including a member identifier and member specified criteria. Retrieving one or more provider identifiers for association with the member specified criteria. Retrieving one or more member characteristics for association with the member identifier. For each provider identifier, retrieving one or more provider characteristics for association with the provider identifier. Analyzing the member characteristics and the provider characteristics to generate an ordered list of the providers, wherein the ordered list of the providers is based upon a relevancy rank of each provider that is specific to the member, wherein the relevancy rank is a function of at least one of: a provider cost factor, a provider quality factor, or a weighted combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Anthem, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshmi Manohar Akella, Adarsh Ramesh, Gregory Andrew Allard, Shawn Wang, Ariel Bayewitz
  • Personalized smart provider search
    Patent number: 10353908
    Abstract: In one aspect there is a method for recommending one or more providers to a member. The method may comprise at a server, receiving, from a member computing device via a provider search interface, a provider request including a member identifier and member specified criteria. Retrieving one or more provider identifiers for association with the member specified criteria. Retrieving one or more member characteristics for association with the member identifier. For each provider identifier, retrieving one or more provider characteristics for association with the provider identifier. Analyzing the member characteristics and the provider characteristics to generate an ordered list of the providers, wherein the ordered list of the providers is based upon a relevancy rank of each provider that is specific to the member, wherein the relevancy rank is a function of at least one of: a provider cost factor, a provider quality factor, or a weighted combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: ANTHEM, INC.
    Inventors: Lakshmi Manohar Aella, Adarsh Ramesh, Gregory Andrew Allard, Shawn Wang, Ariel Bayewitz