Patents by Inventor John Bruno

John Bruno 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: 20210289756
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein involve an easy fill bird feeding system. In one implementation, a depression is received of a release button on a cap assembly connected to a body defining a reservoir. The cap assembly has a cap opening providing access to the reservoir. A lid of the cap assembly is released at a first side upon the depression of the release button. The lid is moved from a closed position to an open position using a bias of a spring assembly upon the release of the lid. The lid moves from the closed position to the open position along a rotation path created by a hinge at a second side. The lid is held in the open position by the spring bias, and the open position provides access to the reservoir through the cap opening. Birdseed is received through the cap opening into the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Donegan, Bryan Krueger, John Bruno, Lindsey Nifong, John Putz, Stephen Combs, Lynn Hunter
  • Publication number: 20210243198
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for pre-authentication access request screening. A server computer may receive a request for access to a resource comprising access data. The server computer may transmit, to an authentication computer, an authentication request message comprising at least a subset of the access data and receive an authentication response message comprising authentication data. The server computer may determine an access score based on the authentication data. Alternatively, the server computer may determine the access score based on the access data without using/receiving authorization data. The server computer may generate an access indicator based on the access score. The server computer may prepare and transmit an authorization request message comprising the access indicator to an authorization computer. The authorization computer may approve or decline the access to the resource based on the access indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew John Bruno Naumann zu Koenigsbrueck, Ali Chamseddine, Cory Howard Siddens, Benjamin Scott Boding
  • Patent number: 11051494
    Abstract: A bird feeding system that can be filled after pressing a release button on a cap assembly connected to a body that includes a reservoir. The cap assembly may be opened to provide access to the reservoir. A lid of the cap assembly is released by depressing a first side of the release button. The lid is moved from a closed position to an open position using a bias of a spring assembly upon the release of the lid. The lid moves from the closed position to the open position along a rotation path created by a hinge at a second side. The lid is held in the open position by the spring bias, and the open position provides access to the reservoir through the cap opening. Birdseed is received through the cap opening into the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Donegan, Bryan Krueger, John Bruno, Lindsey Nifong, John Putz, Stephen Combs, Lynn Hunter
  • Publication number: 20210191608
    Abstract: Provided is a method for configuring at least one rule, e.g., using a graphical user interface. The method may include displaying a graphical user interface including a polygon having at least three edges and an icon at a first position within the polygon. Each edge of the polygon may be associated with a potential outcome of at least one rule. An input to move the icon to a second position within the polygon may be received. The graphical user interface may be displayed with the icon at the second position within the polygon. A distance from the second position of the icon to each edge of the polygon may be determined. The rule(s) may be adjusted based on the distance from the second position of the icon to each edge of the polygon. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Nathan Ryan Wood, Carl David Tucker, JR., Benjamin Scott Boding, Cory Howard Siddens, Andrew John Bruno Naumann zu Koenigsbrueck
  • Patent number: 10979370
    Abstract: A multi-profile chat system may receive a chat request comprising a user identifier and chat data. The system may process the chat data to determine a chat profile request, a request topic, and/or a request sentiment. The system may retrieve a user profile and/or a user chat record based on the user identifier. The system may determine a chat profile based on the chat profile request, the request topic, the request sentiment, the user profile, and/or the user chat record. The system may generate a chat response based on the chat request and the chat profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sibish Basheer, John Bruno
  • Publication number: 20200293692
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for establishing a connection between a client device and a third-party entity device and providing services associated with a third-party entity to the client device according to user-defined access permissions. A context environment can be determined according to user data and third-party entity data. Services available to the user device can be selected according to the context environment, the user-defined access permissions and third-party defined instructions. Upon selecting the services, the services are provided to the client device and a connection between the client device and a third-party entity device can be established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: John Bruno, Christian Baker, Sibish Basheer
  • Publication number: 20200265417
    Abstract: The system may be configured to create and manage electronic credential information. The system may generate, by the computer based system and via a token engine, a first token. The system may associate, by the computer based system, the first token and the first electronic identification instrument. The system may further provision, by the computer based system and via a credential engine, a first electronic identification instrument and a first digital token associated with the first electronic identification instrument to a wallet application of a user device. The system may also provision, by the computer based system and via the credential engine, a second electronic identification instrument and a second digital token associated with the second electronic identification instrument to the wallet application of the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: JOHN BRUNO
  • Publication number: 20200252354
    Abstract: A multi-profile chat system may receive a chat request comprising a user identifier and chat data. The system may process the chat data to determine a chat profile request, a request topic, and/or a request sentiment. The system may retrieve a user profile and/or a user chat record based on the user identifier. The system may determine a chat profile based on the chat profile request, the request topic, the request sentiment, the user profile, and/or the user chat record. The system may generate a chat response based on the chat request and the chat profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: SIBISH BASHEER, JOHN BRUNO
  • Patent number: 10726461
    Abstract: A system and method of completing an activity via an agent. The agent is embodied as agent software, which facilitates and/or performs activities on behalf of a user. The agent software may have a characteristic persona that it presents to the user in the form of an avatar on a display. The agent software may be part of a computer program stored in a memory and executed by a processor of a smartphone or other computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Borucki, John Bruno
  • Patent number: 10715467
    Abstract: A chat system implementing AI-based support chat profiles may receive and process one or more user chat inputs from a user terminal. The chat system may select a support chat profile based on the processed user chat input. The chat system may generate one or more AI chat responses based on the processed user chat input and the support chat profile. The chat system may determine a confidence level of each AI chat response. The chat system may generate a support response. In response to the confidence level of the AI chat response being greater than a predetermined level, the support response may be generated to comprise the AI chat response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sibish Basheer, John Bruno
  • Patent number: 10652171
    Abstract: A multi-profile chat system may receive a chat request comprising a user identifier and chat data. The system may process the chat data to determine a chat profile request, a request topic, and/or a request sentiment. The system may retrieve a user profile and/or a user chat record based on the user identifier. The system may determine a chat profile based on the chat profile request, the request topic, the request sentiment, the user profile, and/or the user chat record. The system may generate a chat response based on the chat request and the chat profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Sibish Basheer, John Bruno
  • Publication number: 20200104855
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for granting access and/or an authorization are disclosed. For instance, a computer-implemented method may include receiving a first sequence of plurality of biometric data elements. The sequence of plurality of biometric data elements may comprise a biometric passphrase. The method may include registering the biometric passphrase to a known user and/or a transaction account. The method may include receiving a transaction request comprising a second sequence of plurality of biometric data elements. The method may include comparing the second sequence of plurality of biometric data elements to the biometric passphrase to resulting in a confidence factor of the comparison. The comparison may include comparing the sequencing of the second sequence of plurality of biometric data elements and the characteristics of each biometric data element of the second sequence of plurality of biometric data elements to the biometric passphrase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventor: John Bruno
  • Publication number: 20200034901
    Abstract: A geographical merchant consortium commerce system provides contextual offers to subscribed customers to encourage shopping locally. The system includes a plurality of merchants that operate a business within a geographical region, such as within a mall or town. A customer subscribes to the system and provides contextual data such as demographic data, a shopping list and specific personal dates, such as wedding anniversary, or birthday. The system also conducts analysis of internet activity to determine smart needs of the customer. The system then provides contextual offers to the subscribed customer for products based on the contextual data. These offers may be a combined contextual offer, having two or more products from two or more of the plurality of merchants. In addition, a contextual offer may be a proximity contextual offer that is provided to the subscribed customer when they move close to the geographical region of the plurality of merchants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: John Bruno
  • Patent number: 10515384
    Abstract: A system may store a first merchant identifier in response to a registration of a first merchant and a user identifier in response to a registration of a user. The system may also store an access permission to control access by the first merchant to a first context. The access permission may be configured for retrieval by a query including at least one of the user identifier or the first merchant identifier. A user may access the system using a voice personal assistant. The system may authenticate the user based on spoken input to the voice personal assistant. The system may return the first context in response to a first application programming interface (API) call and in response to the access permission authorizing access to the first context. The system may facilitate transactions using a voice personal assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: John Bruno, Sastry Vsm Durvasula, Sathish Muthukrishnan, Keshav Narsipur, Sibish Neelikattil Basheerahammed
  • Patent number: D880079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Combs, Lindsey Nifong, John Bruno, Ashley Olson, Robert Donegan, Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: D880494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Nathan Ryan Wood, Carl David Tucker, Jr., Benjamin Scott Boding, Cory Siddens, Andrew John Bruno Naumann zu Koenigsbrueck
  • Patent number: D881902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Nathan Ryan Wood, Carl David Tucker, Jr., Benjamin Scott Boding, Cory Siddens, Andrew John Bruno Naumann zu Koenigsbrueck
  • Patent number: D886390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Combs, Lindsey Nifong, John Bruno, Ashley Olson, Robert Donegan, Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: D889050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Combs, Lindsey Nifong, Robert Donegan, John Bruno, Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: D889051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Combs, Lindsey Nifong, Robert Donegan, John Bruno, Bryan Krueger