Patents by Inventor John F. Groom

John F. Groom 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: 11748704
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a digital tagging system (DTS) to facilitate collaborative production, transparency, and regulatory compliances. In an illustrative example, the DTS may generate a digital object associated with a physical object. The digital object, for example, may include a public attribute profile and a private data profile. For example, the DTS may cumulatively associate transaction data to the public attribute profile based on a first and a second set of predetermined rules. The DTS may, for example, store some transaction data to the private attribute profile according to a third set of predetermined rules. In some implementations, the DTS may generate a unique link associated with the digital object. For example, a user may access the public attribute profiles by accessing the unique link. Various embodiments may advantageously provide immutable historic transaction data of a physical object via from creation to present time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Groom Ventures LLC
    Inventors: John F. Groom, Bryan Matott, B Prudhvi Nag
  • Publication number: 20230105485
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods related to interacting with multi-dimensional data stores related to tangible objects (TOs) in real environments (REs) through associated representative objects (ROs) in representative maps (RMs). In an illustrative embodiment, one or more RM is generated representing one or more corresponding RE, and one or more TO is identified in the RE and associated with one or more corresponding RO in the RM(s). Various information, located across multi-dimensional data stores, related to the TOs and REs may be linked to one or more ROs and RMs such that the user may access the information through the ROs and RMs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: John F. Groom
  • Patent number: 11475526
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods related to interacting with multi-dimensional data stores related to tangible objects (TOs) in real environments (REs) through associated representative objects (ROs) in representative maps (RMs). In an illustrative embodiment, one or more RM is generated representing one or more corresponding RE, and one or more TO is identified in the RE and associated with one or more corresponding RO in the RM(s). Various information, located across multi-dimensional data stores, related to the TOs and REs may be linked to one or more ROs and RMs such that the user may access the information through the ROs and RMs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: John F. Groom
  • Patent number: 10949459
    Abstract: A system and method for searching for new and/or updated media content is provided. Content is acquired using a plurality of APIs and the content is consolidated with the newest content identified. More specifically, the system or method identifies the most recent piece of content from the consolidated content, as well as the most recent content from each individual API. The system and method may also highlight data that is new for a particular user since the last time the user used the app based on the user's IP address or log in credentials. Some factors considered when choosing one or more APIs to perform the search include: (1) Cost of using the APIs; (2) data download speed; (3) amount of data displayed after using the APIs; and (4) number of APIs used to obtain the updated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: John F. Groom
  • Publication number: 20210035229
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods related to interacting with multi-dimensional data stores related to tangible objects (TOs) in real environments (REs) through associated representative objects (ROs) in representative maps (RMs). In an illustrative embodiment, one or more RM is generated representing one or more corresponding RE, and one or more TO is identified in the RE and associated with one or more corresponding RO in the RM(s). Various information, located across multi-dimensional data stores, related to the TOs and REs may be linked to one or more ROs and RMs such that the user may access the information through the ROs and RMs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: JOHN F. GROOM
  • Publication number: 20180196807
    Abstract: A system and method for searching for new and/or updated media content is provided. Content is acquired using a plurality of APIs and the content is consolidated with the newest content identified. More specifically, the system or method identifies the most recent piece of content from the consolidated content, as well as the most recent content from each individual API. The system and method may also highlight data that is new for a particular user since the last time the user used the app based on the user's IP address or log in credentials. Some factors considered when choosing one or more APIs to perform the search include: (1) Cost of using the APIs; (2) data download speed; (3) amount of data displayed after using the APIs; and (4) number of APIs used to obtain the updated data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventor: John F. Groom
  • Patent number: 9911132
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a web-based system and method for searching, organizing, exploring and relating online content. Specifically, the present invention relates to a unique way to store and relate different types of media to each other. Embodiments of the present invention provide users the ability to identify and save content in a remote location where a remote computing device processes and uses the saved content to dynamically identify and update the content and secondary content associated with the content. Further embodiments of the present invention further allow for the organization and curation of content as well as provide a platform for searching and identifying new content based on the saved content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Inventor: John F. Groom
  • Publication number: 20140344656
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a web-based system and method for searching, organizing, exploring and relating online content. Specifically, the present invention relates to a unique way to store and relate different types of media to each other. Embodiments of the present invention provide users the ability to identify and save content in a remote location where a remote computing device processes and uses the saved content to dynamically identify and update the content and secondary content associated with the content. Further embodiments of the present invention further allow for the organization and curation of content as well as provide a platform for searching and identifying new content based on the saved content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: John F. Groom
  • Publication number: 20140344030
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to web-based multimedia content systems. Specifically, the present invention relates to unique content creation and remuneration systems and methods. In preferred embodiments, user interaction with the system provides rewards and valuations of goods and services based on extrinsic characteristics, such as literary, cultural and artistic value of a good or service, as determined by users and other merit parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: John F. Groom