Patents by Inventor Ian C. SHAFER

Ian C. SHAFER 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: 10665331
    Abstract: A device may obtain first data regarding a set of events. The device may obtain second data regarding a user. The device may process the first data and the second data to identify one or more events, of the set of events, for participation by the user. The device may receive, via a user interface, a selection of a particular event of the one or more events. The device may receive, via the user interface, a set of prompts relating to participation in the particular event. The device may detect an interaction with the user interface associated with responding to the set of prompts. The device may provide information identifying the user based on the interaction with the user interface associated with responding to the set of prompts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Ian C. Shafer, Chad A. Aston, Sara Chan
  • Publication number: 20180150615
    Abstract: A device may receive trial information that identifies rules or requirements associated with a clinical trial. The device may identify a set of participants associated with the clinical trial. The device may automatically obtain, from a user device associated with a particular participant, of the set of participants, first information regarding the particular participant. The first information may relate to a biometric of the particular participant or an environment associated with the particular participant. The device may determine that the first information indicates that the particular participant does not satisfy a particular rule or requirement associated with the clinical trial. The device may provide, to the user device, a prompt indicating that the particular participant does not satisfy the particular rule or requirement. The device may store or provide the first information for addition to a profile associated with the particular participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Chad A. ASTON, Ronan WISDOM, Andrew D. GREENBERG, Katie STRASSER, Nicholas DAVIES, Ian C. SHAFER
  • Publication number: 20180059775
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, by a virtual reality (VR) platform, role information identifying a particular role associated with a user device; and/or identifying, by the VR platform, a virtual reality scene to be provided to the user device based on the role information, the virtual reality scene including a plurality of objects with sets of objects that are associated with information identifying respective roles associated with the sets of objects. A role may be associated with a corresponding set of objects that are relevant to a person performing the role. The method may include identifying, by the VR platform, a particular set of objects, of the sets of objects, associated with the particular role to be provided to the user device as a part of the virtual reality scene; and/or providing, by the VR platform the virtual reality scene including the particular set of objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Ian C. SHAFER, Spencer AMER, Rishi BATRA, Daniel L. KANG, Ruth Ann LANIER
  • Publication number: 20170124292
    Abstract: A device may obtain first data regarding a set of events. The device may obtain second data regarding a user. The device may process the first data and the second data to identify one or more events, of the set of events, for participation by the user. The device may receive, via a user interface, a selection of a particular event of the one or more events. The device may receive, via the user interface, a set of prompts relating to participation in the particular event. The device may detect an interaction with the user interface associated with responding to the set of prompts. The device may provide information identifying the user based on the interaction with the user interface associated with responding to the set of prompts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Ian C. SHAFER, Chad A. Aston, Sara Chan