Patents by Inventor Kent Arthur Spaulding

Kent Arthur Spaulding 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: 11068845
    Abstract: Techniques for managing complaints are disclosed. The system may receive complaints submitted by users. A complaint may describe an incident, such as a safety issue or a cheating incident. The system analyzes a set of complaints to identify similar complaints. Upon identifying a threshold number of similar complaints, the system generates an incident report based on the complaints. The system may refrain from generating or submitting any incident report for a complaint if the threshold number of similar complaints have not been received by the system. The system may or may not include information such as the identity of the reporter, the identity of the accused party, or the incident location in an incident report based on threshold criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Arthur Spaulding, Kenneth Joseph Meltsner, Reza M. B'Far
  • Patent number: 10831929
    Abstract: Computerized embodiments are disclosed for keeping personally identifying information within a protected domain environment when interacting with a computerized service environment. A restriction to be imposed on access to personally identifying information that is stored within a protected domain environment is received. A data residency protection component is generated based on the received restriction, stored in a data residency database that is accessible to the computerized service environment, and transmitted to a remote computerized system included in the protected domain environment. The data residency protection component is configured to, when executed: monitor data communications from the protected domain environment to detect the personally identifying information, generate a protected communication by isolating the personally identifying information, and transmitting the protected communication having the personally identifying information isolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Arthur Spaulding, Kenneth Joseph Meltsner, Reza B'Far
  • Patent number: 10417435
    Abstract: Techniques for replacing a token with a mask value are disclosed. In an embodiment, a masking engine is implemented by a cloud application. The cloud application receives, from a client device, a request for a data value associated with a data field. The masking engine determines that a set of data stored in association with the data field corresponds to a token format. The cloud application transmits a mask value, rather than the set of data, towards the client device. In an embodiment, a masking engine is implemented by a client device and/or a data residency proxy. The masking engine receives a set of data for display at an interface of the client device. The masking engine determines that the set of data corresponds to a token format. The masking engine causes a mask value, rather than the set of data, to be displayed at the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Arthur Spaulding, Kenneth Joseph Meltsner
  • Publication number: 20190138751
    Abstract: Computerized embodiments are disclosed for keeping personally identifying information within a protected domain environment when interacting with a computerized service environment. A restriction to be imposed on access to personally identifying information that is stored within a protected domain environment is received. A data residency protection component is generated based on the received restriction, stored in a data residency database that is accessible to the computerized service environment, and transmitted to a remote computerized system included in the protected domain environment. The data residency protection component is configured to, when executed: monitor data communications from the protected domain environment to detect the personally identifying information, generate a protected communication by isolating the personally identifying information, and transmitting the protected communication having the personally identifying information isolated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Kent Arthur SPAULDING, Kenneth Joseph MELTSNER, Reza B'FAR
  • Publication number: 20190095863
    Abstract: Techniques for managing complaints are disclosed. The system may receive complaints submitted by users. A complaint may describe an incident, such as a safety issue or a cheating incident. The system analyzes a set of complaints to identify similar complaints. Upon identifying a threshold number of similar complaints, the system generates an incident report based on the complaints. The system may refrain from generating or submitting any incident report for a complaint if the threshold number of similar complaints have not been received by the system. The system may or may not include information such as the identity of the reporter, the identity of the accused party, or the incident location in an incident report based on threshold criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Arthur Spaulding, Kenneth Joseph Meltsner, Reza M. B'Far
  • Patent number: 10176341
    Abstract: Computerized embodiments are disclosed for keeping personally identifying information within a protected domain environment when interacting with a computerized service environment. In one embodiment, user interface commands are received from a remote computerized system of the protected domain environment at the computerized service environment via computerized network communications. A data residency protection component is generated within the computerized service environment in response to the user interface commands. The data residency protection component is configured to act as a proxy for the computerized service environment, when executed in the protected domain environment by the remote computerized system, to isolate personally identifying information from visibility or storage outside of the protected domain environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kent Arthur Spaulding, Kenneth Joseph Meltsner, Reza B′Far
  • Publication number: 20170270317
    Abstract: Computerized embodiments are disclosed for keeping personally identifying information within a protected domain environment when interacting with a computerized service environment. In one embodiment, user interface commands are received from a remote computerized system of the protected domain environment at the computerized service environment via computerized network communications. A data residency protection component is generated within the computerized service environment in response to the user interface commands. The data residency protection component is configured to act as a proxy for the computerized service environment, when executed in the protected domain environment by the remote computerized system, to isolate personally identifying information from visibility or storage outside of the protected domain environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kent Arthur SPAULDING, Kenneth Joseph MELTSNER, Reza B'FAR
  • Publication number: 20170155655
    Abstract: Techniques for replacing a token with a mask value are disclosed. In an embodiment, a masking engine is implemented by a cloud application. The cloud application receives, from a client device, a request for a data value associated with a data field. The masking engine determines that a set of data stored in association with the data field corresponds to a token format. The cloud application transmits a mask value, rather than the set of data, towards the client device. In an embodiment, a masking engine is implemented by a client device and/or a data residency proxy. The masking engine receives a set of data for display at an interface of the client device. The masking engine determines that the set of data corresponds to a token format. The masking engine causes a mask value, rather than the set of data, to be displayed at the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Arthur Spaulding, Kenneth Joseph Meltsner
  • Publication number: 20150347939
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for computer-aided administration of wellness programs. Processing commences upon collecting first observations based on direct or indirect productivity measurements, then collecting second observations pertaining based on direct or indirect employee wellness measurements. Correlations between the first observations and the second observations are made, and based on the correlations, recommendations are formed. Recommendations can be emitted to an employee or to a program manager. The employee productivity measurements comprise working hours per time period, absentee hours per time period, units produced over a time period, revenue per employee, profit per employee, revenue per work hour, and/or profit per work hour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nigel KING, Elizabeth LINGG, Kent Arthur SPAULDING, Reza B'FAR
  • Patent number: 8176151
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a runtime versioning facility which allows for managing its configuration so that modifications made during runtime are propagated and take affect without restarting the system or a portion thereof. This allows the potential for 100% uptime while upgrading such systems. This also provides a system capability to process multiple configuration versions, and to be able to process such versions even while such versions are changing during operation of the information processing systems. For example, a system such as a registry server capable of transactional configuration changes is provided which manages its configuration so that modifications made during runtime are propagated and take affect without restarting the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: William Trey Drake, Kent Arthur Spaulding, David Gregory Gadbois
  • Publication number: 20110125883
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a runtime versioning facility which allows for managing its configuration so that modifications made during runtime are propagated and take affect without restarting the system or a portion thereof. This allows the potential for 100% uptime while upgrading such systems. This also provides a system capability to process multiple configuration versions, and to be able to process such versions even while such versions are changing during operation of the information processing systems. For example, a system such as a registry server capable of transactional configuration changes is provided which manages its configuration so that modifications made during runtime are propagated and take affect without restarting the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: ORACLE AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: William Trey Drake, Kent Arthur Spaulding, David Gregory Gadbois
  • Patent number: 7899888
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a runtime versioning facility which allows for managing its configuration so that modifications made during runtime are propagated and take affect without restarting the system or a portion thereof. This allows the potential for 100% uptime while upgrading such systems. This also provides a system capability to process multiple configuration versions, and to be able to process such versions even while such versions are changing during operation of the information processing systems. For example, a system such as a registry server capable of transactional configuration changes is provided which manages its configuration so that modifications made during runtime are propagated and take affect without restarting the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: William Trey Drake, Kent Arthur Spaulding, David Gregory Gadbois
  • Publication number: 20040002960
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a runtime versioning facility which allows for managing its configuration so that modifications made during runtime are propagated and take affect without restarting the system or a portion thereof. This allows the potential for 100% uptime while upgrading such systems. This also provides a system capability to process multiple configuration versions, and to be able to process such versions even while such versions are changing during operation of the information processing systems. For example, a system such as a registry server capable of transactional configuration changes is provided which manages its configuration so that modifications made during runtime are propagated and take affect without restarting the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Trey Drake, Kent Arthur Spaulding, David Gregory Gadbois