Patents by Inventor Kevin Ma
Kevin Ma 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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Patent number: 12265553Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for identifying a related data values in a plurality of datasets. The method can include extracting data from the plurality of datasets, identifying potential linking categories, and determining a validity of the potential linking categories. One or more linking categories can be selected from the potential linking categories based on the validity, and related data values can be identified between the plurality of datasets based on the selected linking categories. Also provided herein are methods and systems for classifying data values as reconciled or non-reconciled. The method can include identifying a plurality of related data values in a plurality of datasets. For each of the plurality of related data values, a similarity score and confidence score can be determined, and the plurality of related data values can be classified as reconciled or non-reconciled based on the similarity score and/or the confidence score.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: PwC Product Sales LLCInventors: Chung-Sheng Li, Winnie Cheng, Mark John Flavell, Nicholas John Hamer, Rhodri Davies, Thomas Vincent Giacomucci, Lacey A. Woolf, Raymund Anthony Florand Beltran, Craig Sharples, Matthew F. Connelly, Kevin Ma Leong, Scott Likens, Joseph David Voyles, Xiaoying Chen, Waqar Sarguroh, Nancy Alayne Lizotte
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Patent number: 12217318Abstract: Systems and methods for automated document processing for use in AI-augmented auditing platforms are provided. A system for determining the composition of document bundles extracts substantive content information and metadata information from a document bundle and generates, based on the extracted information regarding a composition of the document bundle. A system for validating signatures in documents extracts data representing a spatial location for respective signatures and generates a confidence level for respective signatures, and determines, based on location and confidence level, whether signature criteria are met. A system for extracting information from documents applies a set of data conversion processing steps to a plurality received documents to generate structured data, and then applies a set of knowledge-based modeling processing steps to the structured data to generating output data extracted from the plurality of electronic documents.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: PwC Product Sales LLCInventors: Chung-Sheng Li, Winnie Cheng, Mark John Flavell, Lori Marie Hallmark, Nancy Alayne Lizotte, Anand Srinivasa Rao, Kevin Ma Leong, Di Zhu, Timothy Delille, Maria Jesus Perez Ramirez, Yuan Wan, Ratna Raj Singh, Vishakha Bansal, Shaz Hoda, Amitoj Singh, Siddhesh Shivaji Zanj
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Publication number: 20240405459Abstract: According to the various aspects, the present disclosure is directed to printed circuit board assemblies having a plurality of printed circuit board units or modules that use board connectors for joining the printed circuit board units. In an aspect, the board connector has a first surface, which may be a top surface, and an opposing second surface, which may be a bottom surface, and a plurality of openings, including a first set of connector openings for providing electrical connections between the at least two plurality of printed circuit board units. In another aspect, a method that includes forming a first printed circuit board unit with a first connecting portion and a second printed circuit board unit with a second connecting portion, and the first and second connecting are electrically coupled with the printed circuit board connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Navneet K. SINGH, Aiswarya PIOUS, Samarth ALVA, Sharvil DESAI, Ralph JENSEN, Carlos MARISCAL, Michael CROCKER, Kevin MA, Pedro Jose MARTINEZ NARVAEZ
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Publication number: 20240346418Abstract: A system for generating and inferencing using enterprise knowledge graphs is provided. The system receives first input data related to one or more entities from one or more data sources. The system extracts a first set of data components from the first input data and determines, based upon the extracted data components, a second set of data components. The system identifies one or more relationships between the first set of data components and the second set of data components and generate a knowledge graph comprising a plurality of nodes. A first node of the knowledge graph can represent a first respective data component of the first set of data components and a second node of the knowledge graph can represent a second respective data component of the second set of data components. The first node can be associated with the second node based on an identified relationship between the nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Chung-Sheng LI, Winnie CHENG, Mark John FLAVELL, Nicholas John HAMER, Rhodri DAVIES, Craig SHARPLES, Matthew F. CONNELLY, Shaz HODA, Joseph David VOYLES, Scott LIKENS, Kevin Ma LEONG
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Publication number: 20240330323Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for identifying a related data values in a plurality of datasets. The method can include extracting data from the plurality of datasets, identifying potential linking categories, and determining a validity of the potential linking categories. One or more linking categories can be selected from the potential linking categories based on the validity, and related data values can be identified between the plurality of datasets based on the selected linking categories. Also provided herein are methods and systems for classifying data values as reconciled or non-reconciled. The method can include identifying a plurality of related data values in a plurality of datasets. For each of the plurality of related data values, a similarity score and confidence score can be determined, and the plurality of related data values can be classified as reconciled or non-reconciled based on the similarity score and/or the confidence score.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Chung-Sheng LI, Winnie CHENG, Mark John FLAVELL, Nicholas John HAMER, Rhodri DAVIES, Thomas Vincent GIACOMUCCI, Lacey A. WOOLF, Raymund Anthony Florand BELTRAN, Craig SHARPLES, Matthew F. CONNELLY, Kevin Ma LEONG, Scott LIKENS, Joseph David VOYLES, Xiaoying CHEN, Waqar SARGUROH, Nancy Alayne LIZOTTE
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Publication number: 20240331056Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for determining a roll forward amount. The method can include identifying a starting balance, extracting reconciled data values from a database, each reconciled data value having a confidence score that indicates a confidence level that a reconciled data value of a first dataset is the same as a corresponding reconciled data value of a second dataset. The method can include identifying a first subset of the reconciled data values that are a first type and a second subset of the reconciled data values that are a second type, and determining a roll forward amount based on the starting balance, the first subset, and the second subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Chung-Sheng LI, Winnie CHENG, Mark John FLAVELL, Nicholas John HAMER, Rhodri DAVIES, Thomas Vincent GIACOMUCCI, Lacey A. WOOLF, Raymund Anthony Florand BELTRAN, Craig SHARPLES, Matthew F. CONNELLY, Kevin Ma LEONG, Scott LIKENS, Nancy Alayne LIZOTTE
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Publication number: 20230004604Abstract: Systems and methods for automated document processing for use in AI-augmented auditing platforms are provided. A system for determining the composition of document bundles extracts substantive content information and metadata information from a document bundle and generates, based on the extracted information regarding a composition of the document bundle. A system for validating signatures in documents extracts data representing a spatial location for respective signatures and generates a confidence level for respective signatures, and determines, based on location and confidence level, whether signature criteria are met. A system for extracting information from documents applies a set of data conversion processing steps to a plurality received documents to generate structured data, and then applies a set of knowledge-based modeling processing steps to the structured data to generating output data extracted from the plurality of electronic documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Chung-Sheng LI, Winnie CHENG, Mark John FLAVELL, Lori Marie HALLMARK, Nancy Alayne LIZOTTE, Anand Srinivasa RAO, Kevin Ma LEONG, Di ZHU, Timothy DELILLE, Maria Jesus Perez RAMIREZ, Yuan WAN, Ratna Raj SINGH, Vishakha BANSAL, Shaz HODA, Amitoj SINGH, Siddhesh Shivaji ZANJ
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Publication number: 20230004590Abstract: Systems and methods for adjudicating AI-augmented automated analysis of documents in order to quickly and efficiently make various adjudications based on the documents are provided, including adjudications as to whether the documents represent underlying data that meets one or more predefined or dynamically-determined criteria. Criteria for adjudication may include commercial-substance criteria, related-party-transaction criteria, and/or collectability criteria. A system may receive a plurality of documents and generate a plurality of feature vectors by applying natural language processing techniques. The system may apply one or more classification models to the plurality of feature vectors to generate output data classifying each of the feature vectors. The system may identify, for each feature vector, a subset of closest matching prior feature vectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Chung-Sheng LI, Winnie CHENG, Mark John FLAVELL, Lori Marie HALLMARK, Nancy Alayne LIZOTTE, Kevin Ma LEONG
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Publication number: 20230004845Abstract: Systems and methods for providing explainability for processing data through multiple layers are provided. An input layer is configured to receive an evidence data set comprising a plurality of evidence items, apply evidence processing models to the evidence data set to generate evidence understanding data, and generate input-layer explainability data, wherein the input-layer explainability data represents information about the processing of the evidence data set by the input layer. A presentation layer is configured to receive data (the evidence understanding data and/or data generated based on the evidence understanding data), apply one or more presentation generation models to the received data to generate presentation data, and generate presentation-layer explainability data for presentation to the user, wherein the presentation-layer explainability data represents information about the processing of the received data set by the presentation layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Chung-Sheng LI, Winnie CHENG, Mark John FLAVELL, Lori Marie HALLMARK, Nancy Alayne LIZOTTE, Kevin Ma LEONG, Kevin Michael O'ROURKE, Robert Michael HILL, Timothy DELILLE, Maria Jesus Perez RAMIREZ, Thomas Vincent GIACOMUCCI
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Publication number: 20230005075Abstract: Systems and methods for determining whether an electronic document constitutes vouching evidence is provided. The system may receive ERP item data and generate hypothesis data based thereon, and may receive electronic document data and extract ERP information therefrom. The system may then apply one or more models to compare the hypothesis data to the extracted ERP information to determine whether the electronic document constitutes vouching evidence for the ERP item. Systems and methods for verifying an assertion against a source document are provided. The system may receive first data indicating an unverified assertion and second data comprising a plurality of source documents. The system may apply one or more extraction models to extract a set of key data from the plurality of source documents and may apply one or more matching models to compare the first data to the set of key data to determine whether vouching criteria are met.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Chung-Sheng LI, Winnie CHENG, Mark John FLAVELL, Lori Marie HALLMARK, Nancy Alayne LIZOTTE, Kevin Ma LEONG, Di ZHU, Kevin Michael O'ROURKE, Eun Kyung KWON, Vandit NARULA, Weichao CHEN, Maria Jesus Perez RAMIREZ
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Publication number: 20230004888Abstract: A system for generating risk assessments based on a data representing a plurality of statements and data representing corroborating evidence is provided. The system receives data representing a plurality of statements and data representing corroborating evidence. The system applies one or more integrity analysis models to the first data and the second data in order to generate an assessment of a risk that one or more of the plurality of statements represents a material misstatement. A system for generating an assessment of faithfulness of data is provided. The system compared data representing a statement to data representing corroborating evidence, and generates a similarity metric representing their similarity. Based on the similarity metric, the system generates an output representing an assessment of faithfulness of the first data set.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPInventors: Chung-Sheng LI, Winnie CHENG, Mark John FLAVELL, Lori Marie HALLMARK, Nancy Alayne LIZOTTE, Kevin Ma LEONG
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Publication number: 20220390694Abstract: The removal of heat from silicon photonic integrated circuit devices is a significant issue in integrated circuit packages. As presented herein, the removal of heat may be facilitated with an optically compatible thermal interface structure on the silicon photonic integrated circuit device. These thermal interface structures may include stack-up designs, comprising an optical isolation structure and a thermal interface material, which reduces light coupling effects, while effectively conducting heat from the silicon photonic integrated circuit device to a heat dissipation device, thereby allowing effective management of the temperature of the silicon photonic integrated circuit device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Chia-Pin Chiu, Kaveh Hosseini, Thu Ngoc Tran, Yew Fatt Kok, Kumar Abhishek Singh, Xiaoqian Li, Marely Tejeda Ferrari, Ravindranath Mahajan, Kevin Ma, Casey Thielen
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Patent number: 11503084Abstract: An IP telephony system allows users of the IP telephony system to register extension telephony devices with the IP telephony system. An extension telephony device is one that is provided with service by a separate telephony service provider. Once an extension telephony device is registered, a user can obtain communications services from the IP telephony system using the extension telephony device. A extension telephony device may be tied to a user's main telephony services account with the IP telephony system such that when the user obtains communications services from the IP telephony system using an extension telephony device, the user will be billed for those communications services through the user's main account.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2011Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Vonage America Inc.Inventors: Ka-Yui Kevin Ma, John Erickson
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Patent number: 11338451Abstract: Example systems and methods are described that are capable of gripping objects. In one implementation, a method involves identifying, by a processing system, an object to be gripped at a first location, commanding, by the processing system, a robotic actuator to move a gripper in a first direction so that the gripper makes contact with the object, wherein one or more teeth in a plurality of fingers associated with the gripper mechanically engage the object, and commanding, by the proceeding system, the robotic actuator to move the gripper in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction, causing the gripper to grip the object.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Dishcraft Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Ma, Paul M. Birkmeyer, Kent Anderson, Stephen Morfey
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Patent number: 10973059Abstract: An IP telephony system allows a user to register a telephony device that receives its native telephony service from a different telephony service provider as an extension telephone. The user can then place calls through the IP telephony system using the extension telephone. Such calls may or may not be established using the extension telephone's native telephony service provider.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: VONAGE AMERICA, LLCInventors: Ka-Yui Kevin Ma, Eugene Peter Cannon
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Publication number: 20200391392Abstract: Example systems and methods are described that are capable of gripping objects. In one implementation, a method involves identifying, by a processing system, an object to be gripped at a first location, commanding, by the processing system, a robotic actuator to move a gripper in a first direction so that the gripper makes contact with the object, wherein one or more teeth in a plurality of fingers associated with the gripper mechanically engage the object, and commanding, by the proceeding system, the robotic actuator to move the gripper in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction, causing the gripper to grip the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Kevin MA, Paul M. BIRKMEYER, Kent ANDERSON, Stephen MORFEY
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Patent number: 10759062Abstract: Example systems and methods are described that are capable of gripping objects. In one implementation, a system includes a first finger that includes a plurality of teeth and a second finger that is mechanically coupled to the first finger and includes a plurality of teeth. The first finger and the second finger are configured to move apart when the first finger and the second finger are moved in a first direction against an object. The first finger and second finger are further configured to grip the object when the first finger and the second finger are moved in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Dishcraft Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Ma, Paul M. Birkmeyer, Kent Anderson, Stephen Morfey
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Patent number: 10506262Abstract: A system and method for distributing content in an adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming network. In one embodiment, an origin server receives an initial content request from a client device for a particular content, the client device operative with an ABR streaming media player. Depending on the information received in the initial content request, a local cache proximate to the client device requesting the particular content is located. The requested is then pushed to the local cache, whereupon a response message is generated to the client device, responsive to the initial content request, the response message including location information of the particular content with respect to the local cache.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Kevin Ma, Göran Eriksson, Daniel Biagini
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Patent number: 10455265Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing entitlements in a broadcast stream are disclosed. The method includes receiving a manifest containing program information for a program in the broadcast stream, with the program information providing a program entitlement block. The method uses entitlements specified in the program entitlement block to enforce entitlements for the program.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Ericsson ABInventors: Daniel Biagini, Mikhail Mikhailov, Kevin Ma, Prabhudev Navali, Robert Arritt
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Publication number: 20190176346Abstract: Example systems and methods are described that are capable of gripping objects. In one implementation, a system includes a first finger that includes a plurality of teeth and a second finger that is mechanically coupled to the first finger and includes a plurality of teeth. The first finger and the second finger are configured to move apart when the first finger and the second finger are moved in a first direction against an object. The first finger and second finger are further configured to grip the object when the first finger and the second finger are moved in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Kevin Ma, Paul M. Birkmeyer, Kent Anderson, Stephen Morfey