Patents by Inventor Kenneth Gray
Kenneth Gray 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).
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Publication number: 20230370526Abstract: Techniques for devices in autonomous systems to utilize a protocol, such as a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), to signal intent to instantiate services for establishing connections between the devices. For instance, first device(s) in a first autonomous system (AS) may determine to establish a connection with a second AS. The first device(s) may encode a service key into an Internet Protocol (IP) address where the service key indicates a service that is to be provisioned on second device(s) in the second AS. The first device(s) system may then advertise the IP address host-route using BGP, and the second device(s) may receive the BGP advertisement. The second device(s) may decode the service key from the IP address, and provision the service to establish the connection between the autonomous systems. Thus, the devices in may leverage existing protocols to signal intent to instantiate services and establish connections between autonomous systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Patrice Brissette, Jiri Chaloupka, Robert Stephen Rodgers, Bart Van De Velde, David Delano Ward, Kenneth Gray
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Patent number: 11570062Abstract: In one embodiment, a network quality assessment service that monitors a network obtains multimodal data indicative of a plurality of measurements from the network and subjective perceptions of the network by users of the network. The network quality assessment service uses the obtained multimodal data as input to one or more neural network-based models. The network quality assessment service maps, using a conceptual space, outputs of the one or more neural network-based models to symbols. The network quality assessment service applies a symbolic reasoning engine to the symbols, to generate a conclusion regarding the monitored network. The network quality assessment service provides an indication of the conclusion to a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Enzo Fenoglio, Hugo M. Latapie, Kenneth Gray, Sawsen Rezig, David Delano Ward
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Publication number: 20220335534Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post- purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
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Publication number: 20220327631Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
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Publication number: 20220327633Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
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Publication number: 20220327632Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
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Patent number: 11436684Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Truist BankInventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
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Patent number: 11436681Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Truist BankInventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
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Publication number: 20210346730Abstract: The design is a soft flexible mask made from recyclable material that is easy to wash for re-use. It has a soft interior cavity and a hard center puck which allow for a superior seal and options for a variation of filter type and thickness. It is designed in a way that filter options and mask configuration can filter both inhalation and exhalation. It has a soft extended in-folded lip for superior seal on the face.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Kenneth GRAY, Gerrie Lombaard
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Publication number: 20210152440Abstract: In one embodiment, a network quality assessment service that monitors a network obtains multimodal data indicative of a plurality of measurements from the network and subjective perceptions of the network by users of the network. The network quality assessment service uses the obtained multimodal data as input to one or more neural network-based models. The network quality assessment service maps, using a conceptual space, outputs of the one or more neural network-based models to symbols. The network quality assessment service applies a symbolic reasoning engine to the symbols, to generate a conclusion regarding the monitored network. The network quality assessment service provides an indication of the conclusion to a user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Enzo Fenoglio, Hugo M. Latapie, Kenneth Gray, Sawsen Rezig, David Delano Ward
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Patent number: 10887197Abstract: In one embodiment, a network quality assessment service that monitors a network obtains multimodal data indicative of a plurality of measurements from the network and subjective perceptions of the network by users of the network. The network quality assessment service uses the obtained multimodal data as input to one or more neural network-based models. The network quality assessment service maps, using a conceptual space, outputs of the one or more neural network-based models to symbols. The network quality assessment service applies a symbolic reasoning engine to the symbols, to generate a conclusion regarding the monitored network. The network quality assessment service provides an indication of the conclusion to a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Enzo Fenoglio, Hugo M. Latapie, Kenneth Gray, Sawsen Rezig, David Delano Ward
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Publication number: 20200364803Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Branch Banking and Trust CompanyInventors: Brandon BRADSHAW, Kenneth Gray NESTER, Gregory VELETT, Patricia M. KINNEY
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Publication number: 20200327617Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Branch Banking and Trust CompanyInventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
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Publication number: 20200022016Abstract: In one embodiment, a network quality assessment service that monitors a network obtains multimodal data indicative of a plurality of measurements from the network and subjective perceptions of the network by users of the network. The network quality assessment service uses the obtained multimodal data as input to one or more neural network-based models. The network quality assessment service maps, using a conceptual space, outputs of the one or more neural network-based models to symbols. The network quality assessment service applies a symbolic reasoning engine to the symbols, to generate a conclusion regarding the monitored network. The network quality assessment service provides an indication of the conclusion to a user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Enzo Fenoglio, Hugo M. Latapie, Kenneth Gray, Sawsen Rezig, David Delano Ward
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Publication number: 20180096409Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Brandon H. Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, Gregory Velett
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Publication number: 20160275622Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: Branch Banking and Trust CompanyInventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
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Publication number: 20160247236Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: Branch Banking and Trust CompanyInventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
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Publication number: 20140236771Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventors: Brandon H. Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, Gregory Velett
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Patent number: 8793147Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Branch Banking and TrustInventors: Brandon H. Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett
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Patent number: D954936Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Metal Heart Group of CompaniesInventors: Kenneth Gray, Gerrie Lombaard