Patents by Inventor Jonathan Blake

Jonathan Blake 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: 20250231969
    Abstract: Data processing systems and methods according to various embodiments are adapted for automatically detecting and documenting privacy-related aspects of computer software. Particular embodiments are adapted for: (1) automatically scanning source code to determine whether the source code include instructions for collecting personal data; and (2) facilitating the documentation of the portions of the code that collect the personal data. For example, the system may automatically prompt a user for comments regarding the code. The comments may be used, for example, to populate: (A) a privacy impact assessment; (B) system documentation; and/or (C) a privacy-related data map. The system may comprise, for example, a privacy comment plugin for use in conjunction with a code repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Priya Malhotra, Kabir A. Barday, Mihir S. Karanjkar, Steven W. Finch, Ken A. Browne, Aakash H. Patel, Jason L. Sabourin, Richard L. Daniel, Dylan D. Patton-Kuhl, Jonathan Blake Brannon
  • Publication number: 20250217712
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for detecting prejudice bias in machine-learning models and/or data sets used in training, testing, and/or validating the models. In accordance various aspects, a method is provided comprising: receiving a data set used for training, testing, and/or validating a model that comprises data instances; generating, using a classification model, a prediction of applicability for each sub-category of a plurality of sub-categories for each bias category of a plurality of bias categories for each data instance; determining that a particular sub-category for a particular bias category is applicable to a proportion of the data set, wherein predictions of applicability for the particular sub-category generated for the proportion of the data set satisfies a threshold; and determining, based on the proportion, that the data set has a prejudice bias with respect to the particular bias category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Ashok Kallarakuzhi, Evan Bates, Saravanan Pitchaimani, Vivek Srivastava
  • Patent number: 12334780
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a blower assembly including a blower motor; and an electronically commutated motor (ECM) controller in electrical communication with the blower motor, the ECM controller including: a rectifier electrically connected to an alternating current (AC) input source, the rectifier being configured to receive AC electricity from the AC input source and convert the AC electricity to direct current (DC) electricity; a DC electrical circuit including a first DC electrical circuit loop and a second DC electrical circuit loop, the rectifier being configured to circulate the DC electricity through the DC electrical circuit; and a relay located within the first DC electrical circuit loop, the relay being configured to open to break the first DC electrical circuit loop and close to complete the first DC electrical circuit loop in order to reduce standby power consumption of the ECM controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake, Luis Arnedo, Michael S. Smyth
  • Publication number: 20250190426
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for identifying targeted data for a data subject across a plurality of data objects in a data source. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided comprising: receiving a request to identify targeted data for a data subject; identifying a first data object using metadata for a data source that identifies the first data object as associated with a first targeted data type for a data portion from the request; identifying a first data field from a graph data structure of the first data object that identifies the first data field as used for storing data having the first targeted data type; and querying the first data object based on the first data field and the data for the first targeted data type to identify a first targeted data portion for the data subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Jones, Saravanan Pitchaimani, Subramanian Viswanathan, Milap Shah, Ramana Malladi, Aadil Allidina, Matthew Hennig, Dylan D. Patton-Kuhl, Jonathan Blake Brannon
  • Publication number: 20250139287
    Abstract: A privacy-related consent extension and data processing system may be configured to automatically extend one or more privacy-related consents for a user of a first computing device to a second computing device. In various embodiments, the system is configured to provide a computer-readable indicium (indicia) on a previously unknown computing device upon initiation of a transaction between a user and an entity collecting and processing privacy data. In response to a user using a known computing device to scan the computer-readable indicium, in various embodiments, the system may provide the ability to share user consent data provided by the first known device to the second unknown device, allowing the user to provide consent without manually re-entering privacy and consent preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Patrick Whitney, Alex Cash, Spencer Wyckoff, Stephanie Hanson, Pratik Doshi
  • Patent number: 12277191
    Abstract: Data processing systems and methods, according to various embodiments, are adapted for determining a categorization for each tracking tool that executes on a particular webpage based on a variety of criteria, such as the purpose of the tracking tool and its source script. The system may compare the characteristics of tracking tools on a webpage to a database of known tracking tools to determine the appropriate categorization. When a user visits the webpage, the system analyzes these categories and determines whether the tracking tool should be permitted to run based on the categories and/or other criteria, such as whether the user has consented to the use of that type of tracking tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Whitney, Kevin Jones, Brian Kelly, Subramanian Viswanathan, Casey Hill, Jeffrey Baucom, Madhusudhan Kunhambu, Mithun Babu, Rajneesh Kesavan, Santosh Kumar Koti, Sathish Gopalakrishnan, Anand Balasubramanian, Mohamed Kabad, Jayamohan Puthenveetil, Jonathan Blake Brannon
  • Patent number: 12277232
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for identifying data processing activities associated with various data assets based on data discovery results. In accordance various aspects, a method is provided comprising: identifying and scanning data assets to detect a subset of the data assets, wherein each asset of the subset is associated with a particular data element used for target data; generating a prediction for each pair of data assets of the subset on the target data flowing between the pair; identifying a data flow for the target data based on the prediction generated for each pair; and identifying a data processing activity associated with handling the target data based on a correlation identified for the particular data element, the subset, and/or the data flow with a known data element, subset, and/or data flow for the data processing activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Kevin Jones, Saravanan Pitchaimani, Dylan D. Patton-Kuhl, Ramana Malladi, Subramanian Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20250111384
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for verifying the identity of a data subject. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising: receiving, via a browser, a consumer rights request for a data subject for performing an action with regard to personal data associated with the data subject; detecting a state of the browser indicating a location; identifying a law based on the location; determining a level of identity verification required based on the law; generating, based on the level, a GUI by configuring a first prompt on the GUI configured for receiving input for a first type of identity verification; transmitting an instruction to present the GUI; receiving the input for the first type of identity verification; verifying the identity of the data subject based on the input; and responsive to verifying the identity, causing performance of the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Steven W. Finch, Prashanth Sharma, Jeremy Turk, Priya Malhotra, Kevin Jones, Himanshu Arora, Mahashankar Sarangapani, Atul Gupta
  • Publication number: 20250109881
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes a first unit including a compressor; a controller; an energy storage device; and an AC power bus for connection to an AC power grid; wherein the controller is configured to power the first unit from the AC power grid in a normal mode and power the first unit from the energy storage device in a backup power mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventor: Jonathan Blake
  • Patent number: 12265896
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for detecting prejudice bias in machine-learning models and/or data sets used in training, testing, and/or validating the models. In accordance various aspects, a method is provided comprising: receiving a data set used for training, testing, and/or validating a model that comprises data instances; generating, using a classification model, a prediction of applicability for each sub-category of a plurality of sub-categories for each bias category of a plurality of bias categories for each data instance; determining that a particular sub-category for a particular bias category is applicable to a proportion of the data set, wherein predictions of applicability for the particular sub-category generated for the proportion of the data set satisfies a threshold; and determining, based on the proportion, that the data set has a prejudice bias with respect to the particular bias category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Ashok Kallarakuzhi, Evan Bates, Saravanan Pitchaimani, Vivek Srivastava
  • Publication number: 20250094634
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for implementing and managing access to particular data based on access controls for implementing purpose restrictions and/or consent restrictions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: KEVIN JONES, HARIBALAN RAGHUPATHY, MATTHEW HENNIG, JONATHAN BLAKE BRANNON
  • Publication number: 20250096560
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes an first unit including a compressor; a controller; and one or more auxiliary DC power sources; the controller is configured to determine whether the one or more auxiliary DC power sources is producing excess power beyond a load of the first unit; when the one or more auxiliary DC power sources is not producing excess power beyond the load of the first unit, the controller supplies all power from the one or more auxiliary DC power sources to the first unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventor: Jonathan Blake
  • Patent number: 12231066
    Abstract: A method of operating a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including: transmitting, using an equipment control board, an operation request in a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to an electronically commutate motor (ECM) controller of a blower motor, wherein the operation request includes a switching period command configured to vary a switching period of the PWM signal; operating the blower motor in accordance with the operation request by varying the switching period of the PWM signal; detecting a parameter of the blower motor for each of a plurality of switching periods as the switching period varies; and mapping the parameter of the blower motor for each of the plurality of switching periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake, Michael S. Smyth, Luis Arnedo
  • Publication number: 20250055282
    Abstract: A system includes an air conditioning system including a first unit including a compressor and a second unit; an energy storage device; a first transfer switch providing a power connection to the first unit; and a system energy manager configured to control the first transfer switch to supply power to both the second unit and the first unit from one of an AC power grid or the energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Stella Maris Oggianu, Adam Finney, HanJong Kim, David Mannfeld, Jonathan Blake
  • Publication number: 20250045460
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an entity may provide a WebView where a transaction between an entity and a data subject may be performed. As described herein, the transaction may involve the collection or processing of personal data associated with the data subject by the entity as part of a processing activity undertaken by the entity that the data subject is consenting to as part of the transaction. Additionally, the entity may provide a native application where the transactions between the entity and a data subject may be performed. In some embodiments, the system may be configured to share consent data between the WebView and the native application so data subjects experience a seamless transition while using either the WebView or the native application, and the data subjects are not required to go through a consent workflow for each of the WebView and the native application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Richard A. Beaumont
  • Patent number: 12216794
    Abstract: A privacy-related consent extension and data processing system may be configured to automatically extend one or more privacy-related consents for a user of a first computing device to a second computing device. In various embodiments, the system is configured to provide a computer-readable indicium (indicia) on a previously unknown computing device upon initiation of a transaction between a user and an entity collecting and processing privacy data. In response to a user using a known computing device to scan the computer-readable indicium, in various embodiments, the system may provide the ability to share user consent data provided by the first known device to the second unknown device, allowing the user to provide consent without manually re-entering privacy and consent preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Patrick Whitney, Alex Cash, Spencer Wyckoff, Stephanie Hanson, Pratik Doshi
  • Publication number: 20250029127
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for utilizing machine-learning models to deduplicate electronic survey questions of electronic surveys or questionnaires in real-time. Specifically, the disclosed system maps electronic survey questions to specific domain classifications by utilizing a machine-learning model to classify portions of electronic surveys based on context within the portions of the electronic surveys. Additionally, the disclosed system utilizes the mappings of electronic survey questions to domain classifications to determine whether to deduplicate specific questions that are semantically similar and within the same domain classifications. For instance, the disclosed system utilizes natural language processing to find semantically similar questions across a plurality of electronic surveys and deduplicate the similar questions if their domain classifications are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Anil C Jagarlamudi, Jason L Sabourin
  • Patent number: 12204564
    Abstract: Data processing systems and methods according to various embodiments are adapted for automatically detecting and documenting privacy-related aspects of computer software. Particular embodiments are adapted for: (1) automatically scanning source code to determine whether the source code include instructions for collecting personal data; and (2) facilitating the documentation of the portions of the code that collect the personal data. For example, the system may automatically prompt a user for comments regarding the code. The comments may be used, for example, to populate: (A) a privacy impact assessment; (B) system documentation; and/or (C) a privacy-related data map. The system may comprise, for example, a privacy comment plugin for use in conjunction with a code repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Priya Malhotra, Kabir A. Barday, Mihir S. Karanjkar, Steven W. Finch, Ken A. Browne, Aakash H. Patel, Jason L. Sabourin, Richard L. Daniel, Dylan D. Patton-Kuhl, Jonathan Blake Brannon
  • Patent number: 12190330
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for verifying the identity of a data subject. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising: receiving, via a browser, a consumer rights request for a data subject for performing an action with regard to personal data associated with the data subject; detecting a state of the browser indicating a location; identifying a law based on the location; determining a level of identity verification required based on the law; generating, based on the level, a GUI by configuring a first prompt on the GUI configured for receiving input for a first type of identity verification; transmitting an instruction to present the GUI; receiving the input for the first type of identity verification; verifying the identity of the data subject based on the input; and responsive to verifying the identity, causing performance of the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Steven W. Finch, Prashanth Sharma, Jeremy Turk, Priya Malhotra, Kevin Jones, Himanshu Arora, Mahashankar Sarangapani, Atul Gupta
  • Publication number: 20240428164
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a system may be configured to substantially automatically determine whether to take one or more actions in response to one or more identified risk triggers (e.g., data breaches, regulation change, etc.). The system may, for example: (1) compare the potential risk trigger to one or more previous risks triggers experienced by the particular entity at a previous time; (2) identify a similar previous risk trigger (e.g., one or more previous risk triggers related to a similar change in regulation, breach of data, type of issue identified, etc.); (3) determine the relevance of the current risk trigger based at least in part on a determined relevance of the previous risk trigger; and (4) determine whether to take one or more actions to the current risk trigger based at least in part on one or more determined actions to take in response to the previous, similar risk trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kabir A. Barday, Mihir S. Karanjkar, Steven W. Finch, Ken A. Browne, Aakash H. Patel, Jason L. Sabourin, Richard L. Daniel, Dylan D. Patton-Kuhl, Kevin Jones, Jonathan Blake Brannon