Patents by Inventor Joseph Hughes

Joseph Hughes 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: 11934905
    Abstract: A method can include obtaining contact data corresponding to a set of contacts of an authorization card. The contact data can indicate a set of engaged contacts among the set of contacts. The method can include obtaining activation data corresponding to a set of predetermined engaged contacts among the set of contacts. The method can include determining, by comparing the contact data to the activation data, that the set of engaged contacts matches the set of predetermined engaged contacts. The method can include changing, in response to the determining, a state of the authorization card from an inactive state to an active state. The method can include permitting, in response to the changing the state, an electronic transfer of authorization data from the authorization card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Hughes, Christopher Douglas Hanudel, Saurabh Yadav
  • Patent number: 11893102
    Abstract: Systems and methods for user authentication are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a request for access to a first secured service, the request corresponding to a first user, determining whether or not the request for access is valid, in response to determining that the request for access is valid, determining whether or not the first user has successfully performed a secondary authentication within a predetermined time period of the request for access, and in response to determining that the first user has successfully performed the secondary authentication within the predetermined time period of the valid request for access, providing the first user with access to the secured service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard Samuel Diwakar, Gaurav Varma, Mark Joseph Hughes
  • Publication number: 20230177304
    Abstract: A method can include obtaining contact data corresponding to a set of contacts of an authorization card. The contact data can indicate a set of engaged contacts among the set of contacts. The method can include obtaining activation data corresponding to a set of predetermined engaged contacts among the set of contacts. The method can include determining, by comparing the contact data to the activation data, that the set of engaged contacts matches the set of predetermined engaged contacts. The method can include changing, in response to the determining, a state of the authorization card from an inactive state to an active state. The method can include permitting, in response to the changing the state, an electronic transfer of authorization data from the authorization card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Hughes, Christopher Douglas Hanudel, Saurabh Yadav
  • Patent number: 11477602
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining release weights for geographic locations and specific times for selected users, and optimizing the timing of message notifications for a mobile device based on those release weights. The release weights may be determined based 1) generalized factors, 2) factors individualized for a particular mobile device user, and/or 3) real-time factors. These release weights are calculated to represent a user's likeliness to launch a client application from a message notification at a given time and geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick McDevitt, Joseph Hughes, Jon Szymanski
  • Patent number: 11429740
    Abstract: An encrypted database system includes a memory storing a database comprising a plurality of logical structural elements each respectively including an unencrypted fuzzed value and encrypted sensitive data formed by encrypting a sensitive data value. The system also includes a processor in communication with the memory and configured to form the plurality of logical structural elements and store the plurality of logical structural elements in the memory. Forming a logical structural element comprises generating the unencrypted fuzzed value for the sensitive data value, encrypting the sensitive data value, and storing the encrypted sensitive data value and the unencrypted fuzzed value in the same logical structural element in the database. The unencrypted fuzzed value is within a predetermined value range and is different from the sensitive data value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: INTUIT INC.
    Inventors: Prasada Laxminarayan Prabhu, Mark Joseph Hughes, Ravindra Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20220160582
    Abstract: A liquid concentrate generation system may comprise a manifold having an inlet receptacle including a first piercing member, an outlet receptacle including a second piercing member, and a flow channel connecting the inlet receptacle and outlet receptacle. The system may further comprise a cartridge having an inlet port and an outlet port sealed by a respective first and second cover. The inlet and outlet port may be respectively configured to displace within the inlet receptacle and outlet receptacle from an unspiked position to a spiked position. First and second piercing members may be in communication with the flow channel and spaced apart respectively from the first and second cover in the unspiked position. The first and second piercing members may be isolated from the flow channel and may respectively puncture the first and second cover in the spiked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan P. Wood, Michael J. Haynes, Hans Erik Johnson, Thaddeus Joseph Hughes, Robert Houston Lawler, JR.
  • Patent number: 11334919
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling access to digital content based on geographic locations visited by mobile device users. One method includes receiving a promotion associated with premium digital content, access information, and one or more locations in which the premium digital content is accessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick McDevitt, Joseph Hughes, Jon Szymanski
  • Publication number: 20220034178
    Abstract: A system for recycling drilling fluid. The system has a washer coupled to a drilling rig. The washer receives drill cuttings with entrained drilling fluid. The drilling fluid has a base, and the washing fluid has the same base fluid. The washer fluid is used to remove drilling fluid from the drill cuttings. The washed drill cuttings are sent to a shaker to separate the solids. The spent washing fluid is sent to a filter which separates solids and recovers the base fluid. The base fluid can then be used for drilling or washing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Vincent Joseph HUGHES
  • Patent number: 11238306
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for obtaining vector representations of code snippets capturing semantic similarity. A first and second training set of code snippets are collected, where the first training set of code snippets implements the same function representing semantic similarity and the second training set of code snippets implements a different function representing semantic dissimilarity. A vector representation of a first and second code snippet from either the first or second training set of code snippets is generated using a machine learning model. A loss value is generated utilizing a loss function that is proportional or inverse to the distance between the first and second vectors in response to receiving the first and second code snippets from the first or second training set of code snippets, respectively. The machine learning model is trained to capture the semantic similarity in the code snippets by minimizing the loss value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bo Zhang, Alexander Sobran, David Wehr, Halley Fede, Eleanor Pence, Joseph Hughes, John H. Walczyk, III, Guilherme Ferreira
  • Publication number: 20210374268
    Abstract: An encrypted database system includes a memory storing a database comprising a plurality of logical structural elements each respectively including an unencrypted fuzzed value and encrypted sensitive data formed by encrypting a sensitive data value. The system also includes a processor in communication with the memory and configured to form the plurality of logical structural elements and store the plurality of logical structural elements in the memory. Forming a logical structural element comprises generating the unencrypted fuzzed value for the sensitive data value, encrypting the sensitive data value, and storing the encrypted sensitive data value and the unencrypted fuzzed value in the same logical structural element in the database. The unencrypted fuzzed value is within a predetermined value range and is different from the sensitive data value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: INTUIT INC.
    Inventors: Prasada Laxminarayan PRABHU, Mark Joseph HUGHES, Ravindra KULKARNI
  • Publication number: 20210319476
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for electronic distribution of electronic content. The method includes retrieving data indicating transmission of electronic content to a plurality of electronic devices within a geographical zone extending between an inner boundary extending around a target location and an outer boundary extending around the target location; receiving data indicating presence of one of the plurality of electronic devices in a target geographical zone, the target geographical zone being located within the inner boundary; determining a time difference between transmission of the electronic content to the one of the plurality of electronic devices and the one of the plurality of electronic devices' presence in the target geographical zone; and determining an electronic device conversion occurred when the time difference is less than a threshold period of time associated with the electronic content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick McDEVITT, Joseph HUGHES
  • Patent number: 11107120
    Abstract: A social networking system receives information describing locations associated with a plurality of its users. Based on information identifying each user and a location associated with each user, the social networking system generates and stores hash values. For example, the social networking system maintains various geo-tiles that each identify geographic areas and generates a hash value based on a user identifier and an identifier of a geo-tile including the location associated with the user. Based on the hash values and locations associated with one or more users, the online system determines a number of unique users associated with locations included in a geographic region. When determining the number of unique users, the online system accounts for a rate at which the online system updates location information associated with various users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Joseph Hughes, Xiao Zhang, Patrick Brendan Maginnis
  • Patent number: 11074613
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for electronic distribution of electronic content. The method includes retrieving data indicating transmission of electronic content to a plurality of electronic devices within a geographical zone extending between an inner boundary extending around a target location and an outer boundary extending around the target location; receiving data indicating presence of one of the plurality of electronic devices in a target geographical zone, the target geographical zone being located within the inner boundary; determining a time difference between transmission of the electronic content to the one of the plurality of electronic devices and the one of the plurality of electronic devices' presence in the target geographical zone; and determining an electronic device conversion occurred when the time difference is less than a threshold period of time associated with the electronic content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick McDevitt, Joseph Hughes
  • Publication number: 20210210667
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to using flux or underfill as a trapping layer for temporarily attaching light emitting diodes (LEDs) to a substrate and heating to simultaneously bond multiple LEDs onto the substrate. The flux or underfill may be selectively coated at the ends of electrodes of the LEDs prior to placing the LEDs on the substrate. Due to adhesive properties of the flux or underfill, multiple LEDs can be placed on and attached to the substrate prior to performing the bonding process. Once LEDs are placed on the substrate, the flux or underfill facilitates formation of metallic contacts between electrodes of the LED and contacts of the substrate during the bonding process. By using the flux or underfill, the formation of metallic contacts can be performed even without applying pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Brodoceanu, Thiago Martins Amaral, Pooya Saketi, Patrick Joseph Hughes, Alexander Udo May, Karsten Moh, Oscar Torrents Abad
  • Patent number: 11055081
    Abstract: A system and method for recommending whether to upgrade dependencies of a software project includes mining historical software data artifacts associated with a plurality of software projects to extract a plurality of metrics and dependency version lineages from the historical software data artifacts, clustering the software projects based on the metrics and the dependency version lineages, extracting target metrics and a target version lineage of a target software project selecting a software project cluster from the plurality of clusters that best matches the target software project, analyzing the metrics for each of the software projects included in the at least one software project cluster to determine that a measurable change to the metrics occurred as a result of upgrading dependencies of the software projects, and recommending which software dependencies of the target software project should be upgraded based on the measurable change to the metrics of the software projects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Sobran, Joseph Hughes, John H. Walczyk, III, Bo Zhang, Darrough West
  • Patent number: 11055091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, system, and computer program product for project adoption documentation generation using machine learning. A method includes receiving a set of project parameters for a set of projects. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving a set of input project parameters for an input project. In an embodiment, a method includes comparing each set of project parameters to the set of input project parameters. In an embodiment, a method includes selecting, responsive to the comparison, a project from the set of projects. In an embodiment, a method includes generating, responsive to the selection, documentation for the input project.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander Sobran, Bo Zhang, Joseph Hughes, John H. Walczyk, III, Guilherme Ferreira
  • Patent number: 11005014
    Abstract: Techniques related to optics formation using pick-up tools are disclosed. Optical elements are formed by pressing a pick-up tool (PUT) against elastomeric material deposited on a light-outputting side of light-emitting diode (LED) devices. Pressing the PUT against the elastomeric material causes a molded shape of the PUT to be transferred to the elastomeric material. This forms the optical elements in the elastomeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Brodoceanu, Patrick Joseph Hughes, Pooya Saketi, Oscar Torrents Abad
  • Patent number: 10964867
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to using flux or underfill as a trapping layer for temporarily attaching light emitting diodes (LEDs) to a substrate and heating to simultaneously bond multiple LEDs onto the substrate. The flux or underfill may be selectively coated at the ends of electrodes of the LEDs prior to placing the LEDs on the substrate. Due to adhesive properties of the flux or underfill, multiple LEDs can be placed on and attached to the substrate prior to performing the bonding process. Once LEDs are placed on the substrate, the flux or underfill facilitates formation of metallic contacts between electrodes of the LED and contacts of the substrate during the bonding process. By using the flux or underfill, the formation of metallic contacts can be performed even without applying pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Brodoceanu, Thiago Martins Amaral, Pooya Saketi, Patrick Joseph Hughes, Alexander Udo May, Karsten Moh, Oscar Torrents Abad
  • Patent number: 10936061
    Abstract: Techniques related to eye tracking using reverse-biased light-emitting diode (LED) devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a viewing apparatus comprises a reverse-biased LED device that is positioned within a field-of-view of an eye. The reverse-biased LED device receives light reflected from the eye and generates signal based on the received light. The generated signal is used to determine a position of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Brennan, Patrick Joseph Hughes, Pooya Saketi, Andrew John Ouderkirk, William Anthony Wall
  • Patent number: 10930529
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes an elastomeric material that facilitates adhesive attachment with a pick-up head for pick and place operations. The LED includes an epitaxial layer defining a mesa structure and a light emitting surface. The mesa structure includes an active layer to emit light, and the emitted light is reflected at the mesa structure toward a light emitting region of the light emitting surface and transmitted at the light emitting region. An elastomeric material is on a portion of the light emitting surface, such as the light emitting region or a passive region. At the light emitting region, the elastomeric material may be shaped as a lens that collimates light transmitted from the light emitting region, and also facilitates adhesion to the pick-up head. At the passive region, the elastomeric material facilitates adhesion to the pick-up head without interfering with light emitted from the light emitting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Pooya Saketi, Patrick Joseph Hughes, William Padraic Henry, Joseph O'Keeffe