Patents by Inventor John Bray

John Bray 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: 11915110
    Abstract: A method may include ingesting a plurality of sources files from a plurality of infrastructure assets; inputting the plurality of source files into a cognitive computing engine (CCE); receiving an output from the CCE, the output indicating a plurality of relationships between the infrastructure assets; and updating a data store based on the plurality of relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Asem Atta, Mahendra Sarvottam Telang, Randy Carl Lingen, John Martin Burns, Tali Bray, Robert P. Carasik
  • Patent number: 11448766
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and methods for generating three dimensional (3D) images with increased composite vertical field of view and composite resolution for a spinning three-dimensional sensor, based on actuating the sensor to generate a plurality of sensor axis orientations as a function of rotation of the actuator. The output data from the sensor, such as a spinning LIDAR, is transformable as a function of the actuator angle to generate three dimensional imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: William T. Sutherland, John Bray
  • Publication number: 20210341617
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and methods for generating three dimensional (3D) images with increased composite vertical field of view and composite resolution for a spinning three-dimensional sensor, based on actuating the sensor to generate a plurality of sensor axis orientations as a function of rotation of the actuator. The output data from the sensor, such as a spinning LIDAR, is transformable as a function of the actuator angle to generate three dimensional imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: William T. Sutherland, John Bray
  • Patent number: 11086018
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and methods for generating three dimensional (3D) images with increased composite vertical field of view and composite resolution for a spinning three-dimensional sensor, based on actuating the sensor to generate a plurality of sensor axis orientations as a function of rotation of the actuator. The output data from the sensor, such as a spinning LIDAR, is transformable as a function of the actuator angle to generate three dimensional imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: William T. Sutherland, John Bray
  • Patent number: 10776979
    Abstract: A virtual skeleton may be adapted based on a capability profile. The virtual skeleton adapted based on a capability profile may be generated from a master virtual skeleton. The adapted virtual skeleton may be less complex than the master virtual skeleton. The adapted virtual skeleton may include fewer virtual skeletal joints than a number of virtual skeletal joints associated with the master virtual skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Cantin Callegari, Brad Steven Kertson, Rowan Forster, David Warren Stevens, Michael John Bray, Susan Chory, Richard Lawrence Harrington
  • Patent number: 10642877
    Abstract: Techniques for consistent reads in a split message store are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a client front-end component of a messaging system operative to receive a messaging client update request from a messaging client on a client device; and provide a message metadata set and a message body set to the messaging client on the client device in response to the messaging client update request; and a message cache component of the messaging system operative to retrieve the message metadata set from a metadata store of the messaging system, the message metadata set associated with a metadata set most-recent sequence identifier for the message metadata set; and retrieve the message body set from a message store of the messaging system, wherein retrieving the message body set from the message store comprises providing the metadata set most-recent sequence identifier for the message metadata set to the message store. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Winston Felix Popowicz Handte, Christopher John Bray
  • Publication number: 20200124732
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and methods for generating three dimensional (3D) images with increased composite vertical field of view and composite resolution for a spinning three-dimensional sensor, based on actuating the sensor to generate a plurality of sensor axis orientations as a function of rotation of the actuator. The output data from the sensor, such as a spinning LIDAR, is transformable as a function of the actuator angle to generate three dimensional imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: William T. Sutherland, John Bray
  • Patent number: 10609168
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for presenting notifications on a user interface presentation of a recipient computing device. The technique is considered tiered because it distinguishes between first-type (people-centric) notifications and second-type notifications, and because it processes and presents first-type notifications in a privileged manner compared to the second-type notifications. For instance, the technique presents content associated with each first-type notification in an allocated window that appears in positional association with a person indicator, where that person indicator identifies the person who sent the first-type notification; the technique presents each second-type notification in a different manner. In some implementations, an application developer who designs a custom first-type notification is given authority to draw within the allocated window that is used to present the custom first-type notification in a manner specified by the application developer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Nils Skillman, Gregory Thomas Mattox, Jr., Omobayonle AyoYinka Olatunji, Lola Marie Ball, Allison Anne O'Mahony, Carmen Quan, Brian Daniel Beck, Christopher Wallace Heuser, Eduardo Quijano Rivadeneyra, Song Zou, Michael John Bray, Patrick Seth Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20190371031
    Abstract: A virtual skeleton may be adapted based on a capability profile. The virtual skeleton adapted based on a capability profile may be generated from a master virtual skeleton. The adapted virtual skeleton may be less complex than the master virtual skeleton. The adapted virtual skeleton may include fewer virtual skeletal joints than a number of virtual skeletal joints associated with the master virtual skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Shawn Cantin CALLEGARI, Brad Steven KERTSON, Rowan FORSTER, David Warren STEVENS, Michael John BRAY, Susan CHORY, Richard Lawrence HARRINGTON
  • Publication number: 20190205466
    Abstract: Techniques for consistent reads in a split message store are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a client front-end component of a messaging system operative to receive a messaging client update request from a messaging client on a client device; and provide a message metadata set and a message body set to the messaging client on the client device in response to the messaging client update request; and a message cache component of the messaging system operative to retrieve the message metadata set from a metadata store of the messaging system, the message metadata set associated with a metadata set most-recent sequence identifier for the message metadata set; and retrieve the message body set from a message store of the messaging system, wherein retrieving the message body set from the message store comprises providing the metadata set most-recent sequence identifier for the message metadata set to the message store. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Winston Felix Popowicz Handte, Christopher John Bray
  • Publication number: 20190141153
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for presenting notifications on a user interface presentation of a recipient computing device. The technique is considered tiered because it distinguishes between first-type (people-centric) notifications and second-type notifications, and because it processes and presents first-type notifications in a privileged manner compared to the second-type notifications. For instance, the technique presents content associated with each first-type notification in an allocated window that appears in positional association with a person indicator, where that person indicator identifies the person who sent the first-type notification; the technique presents each second-type notification in a different manner. In some implementations, an application developer who designs a custom first-type notification is given authority to draw within the allocated window that is used to present the custom first-type notification in a manner specified by the application developer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Nils Skillman, Gregory Thomas Mattox, Omobayonie AyoYinka Olatunji, Lola Marie Ball, Allison Anne O'Mahony, Carmen Quan, Brian Daniel Beck, Christopher Wallace Heuser, Eduardo Quijano Rivadeneyra, Song Zou, Michael John Bray, Patrick Seth Donoghue
  • Patent number: 10218802
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for presenting notifications on a user interface presentation of a recipient computing device. The technique is considered tiered because it distinguishes between first-type (people-centric) notifications and second-type notifications, and because it processes and presents first-type notifications in a privileged manner compared to the second-type notifications. For instance, the technique presents content associated with each first-type notification in an allocated window that appears in positional association with a person indicator, where that person indicator identifies the person who sent the first-type notification; the technique presents each second-type notification in a different manner. In some implementations, an application developer who designs a custom first-type notification is given authority to draw within the allocated window that is used to present the custom first-type notification in a manner specified by the application developer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Nils Skillman, Gregory Thomas Mattox, Jr., Omobayonle AyoYinka Olatunji, Lola Marie Ball, Allison Anne O'Mahony, Carmen Quan, Brian Daniel Beck, Christopher Wallace Heuser, Eduardo Quijano Rivadeneyra, Song Zou, Michael John Bray, Patrick Seth Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20180109639
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for presenting notifications on a user interface presentation of a recipient computing device. The technique is considered tiered because it distinguishes between first-type (people-centric) notifications and second-type notifications, and because it processes and presents first-type notifications in a privileged manner compared to the second-type notifications. For instance, the technique presents content associated with each first-type notification in an allocated window that appears in positional association with a person indicator, where that person indicator identifies the person who sent the first-type notification; the technique presents each second-type notification in a different manner. In some implementations, an application developer who designs a custom first-type notification is given authority to draw within the allocated window that is used to present the custom first-type notification in a manner specified by the application developer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Nils Skillman, Gregory Thomas Mattox, JR., Omobayonle AyoYinka Olatunji, Lola Marie Ball, Allison Anne O'Mahony, Carmen Quan, Brian Daniel Beck, Christopher Wallace Heuser, Eduardo Quijano Rivadeneyra, Song Zou, Michael John Bray, Patrick Seth Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20150193446
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for exposing one or more points of interest through a visual interface, such as a map. For example, the visual interface may correspond to a location displayed at a first level of detail (e.g., a state level of granularity). One or more points of interest (e.g., coffee shops within the state) may be clustered to generate one or more clustering halos (e.g., a first clustering halo comprising coffee shops within a city), which may be populated within the visual interface. The visual interface may be transitioned into various levels of detail, such as a first transitioned visual interface comprising points of interest at a city level, a second transitioned visual interface comprising points of interest at a building/street level of detail, etc. Portals corresponding to points of interest may be hydrated with imagery for such points of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Barnett, Romualdo T. Impas, Timothy Phillip Wantland, Michael John Bray
  • Publication number: 20070071035
    Abstract: An embodiment may provide for link fragmentation and interleaving at an access device located between a point to point link and a tunneled connection. An embodiment may include a method of receiving frames through a tunnel from a network server, fragmenting at least some of the frames from the network server, and sending fragmented and unfragmented frames over a data link to an endpoint device. In some embodiments the frames may be multilink point to point protocol (MLPPP) frames. In yet another embodiment, the frames may be received through a layer two tunneling protocol (L2TP) tunnel. An embodiment may include scanning a frame for PPP options and removing options related to MLPPP negotiation and then forwarding the frame to a network server. An embodiment may comprise means capable of executing the embodiment method or may include instructions that when executed on a machine are capable of the embodiment method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: John Evans, William Townsley, Gary Harris, Jeffrrey Haag, John Bray
  • Patent number: 4380349
    Abstract: A connector for latch type plugs has an inner member and an outer member with a resilient member between them. If a first plug is inserted in the connector, it overrides the central line as its latches engage recesses in the inner member. When the second plug is inserted into the connector, its front edge abuts against the front edge of the first plug. Further movement of the second plug causes corresponding movement in the first plug and the inner member, thereby compressing the resilient member. When the latches of the second plug have engaged with the corresponding recesses, the pressure of the resilient member, transferred via the inner and outer members, holds the front edges of the two plugs together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1983
    Assignee: Staeng Ltd.
    Inventor: John Bray
  • Patent number: 4155619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric contact connector for armored coaxial cables. This connector, which comprises a tubular plug-in member in which there is fastened a bushing for holding a contact cable and a clamping element clamped on said bushing around the armoring of said cable, has the special feature that it comprises a single-piece tubular body having, without interruption of continuity, two separate zones one of which constitutes the plug-in element and the other the clamping element. One thus obtains simultaneously the clamping of the armoring and the holding of the cable holding sleeve solely by the clamping operation of the clamping zone of the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1979
    Assignee: Interlemo Holding S.A.
    Inventors: John Bray, Frank Norval
  • Patent number: D747328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Kenneth Erickson, Benjamin Hermel, Daniel Martin Saimo, Robert Scott Dietz, Gregory Scott Melander, Jeffery J. Boettcher, Michael John Bray
  • Patent number: D749603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Martin Saimo, Robert Scott Dietz, Scott Kenneth Erickson, Gregory Scott Melander, Jeffery J. Boettcher, Michael John Bray
  • Patent number: D839369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher John Bray