Patents by Inventor Kristen Miller
Kristen Miller 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: 11361357Abstract: A method includes receiving data in an electronic format that describes an item, and assigning a unique identifier to the item. The data is normalized across one or more data sets of data that describe other items. The normalizing includes deriving functional and aesthetic attributes of the item based at least in part on the data that describes the item, where at least one of the derived attributes is not included in the data. The normalizing also includes programmatically mapping the attributes to a defined set of taxonomies for pre-defined attribute types. At least one other item is located in the one or more data sets having attributes that coordinate with the attributes of the item. A user interface that includes a styleboard with an image of the item and an image of the at least one other item having attributes that coordinate with attributes of the item.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LLCInventors: Kristen A. Miller, Lisa M. Perrone, Sophie M. Huang
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Patent number: 10717788Abstract: A method is generally provided for attaching a polymer chain onto a surface of a nanoparticle, where the polymer chain comprises a cyclic arrangement of saccharides. The resulting grafted nanoparticle is also generally provided, along with its methods of use by exposing to a bacteria colony.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: University of South CarolinaInventors: Brian Benicewicz, Alan Decho, Lei Wang, Kristen Miller
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Publication number: 20190385210Abstract: A color selection system is described herein that provides a facility for customers to receive color selection assistance for color-related buying decisions. The system divides color space into harmonious groups based on hue, chroma, and saturation whereby every major hue family is represented in each color group. This ensures that complete harmonious palettes can be created to align with every user's color and product preferences, across all brands and product classes. The system also provides software for uploading digital images to profile particular products for color information. This assigns a harmonious color palette to each image. The system also enables product images to be profiled into the system so that users can find products that match their color preferences. The system provides a search facility that enables users to find colors, products, and styleboards that match their design concept, or dynamically build their design concept through their search queries.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Kristen A. Miller, Teresa D. Marcel, James D. McManis, Maureen Daniek, Laurie Ruegamer, Jon Collette, Lisa Perrone, Joe Cincotta, Jeffrey Patton
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Patent number: 10387938Abstract: A color selection system is described herein that provides a facility for customers to receive color selection assistance for color-related buying decisions. The system divides color space into harmonious groups based on hue, chroma, and saturation whereby every major hue family is represented in each color group. This ensures that complete harmonious palettes can be created to align with every user's color and product preferences, across all brands and product classes. The system also provides software for uploading digital images to profile particular products for color information. This assigns a harmonious color palette to each image. The system also enables product images to be profiled into the system so that users can find products that match their color preferences. The system provides a search facility that enables users to find colors, products, and styleboards that match their design concept, or dynamically build their design concept through their search queries.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: STYLYZE LLCInventors: Kristen A. Miller, Teresa D Marcel, James D McManis, Maureen Daniek, Laurie Ruegamer, Jon Collette, Lisa Perrone, Joe Cincotta, Jeffrey Patton
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Publication number: 20180144387Abstract: A method includes receiving data in an electronic format that describes an item, and assigning a unique identifier to the item. The data is normalized across one or more data sets of data that describe other items. The normalizing includes deriving functional and aesthetic attributes of the item based at least in part on the data that describes the item, where at least one of the derived attributes is not included in the data. The normalizing also includes programmatically mapping the attributes to a defined set of taxonomies for pre-defined attribute types. At least one other item is located in the one or more data sets having attributes that coordinate with the attributes of the item. A user interface that includes a styleboard with an image of the item and an image of the at least one other item having attributes that coordinate with attributes of the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Kristen A. Miller, Lisa M. Perrone, Sophie M. Huang
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Patent number: 9460422Abstract: A system and method for managing to-do list task items provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing the user to add one or more task items to a to-do list, for allowing the user to edit one or more fields associated with a task item added to the to-do list, and for allowing the user to designate a task item within the to-do list as completed whereupon the designated task item is placed into a completed list and removed from the to-do list. Within the system, a task item is defined by at least a title, a description, a due date, and a tag. The tags provide a means for the task items to be organized within lists as well as within the system to, for example, allow task items to be shared, searched on, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Sears Brands, L.L.C.Inventors: Jude Reter, Kristen Miller, Patrick Richard, Jennifer Ready, Terri Durkin, Amanda Fraser
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Patent number: 9304647Abstract: A system and method for user interface screen presentation prioritization is provided. The display of a plurality of panes may be determined based on either priorities of each pane received in messages or based on combined weightings of each pane based on a weighting provided by a user and a weighting provided by a content source. The display of the panes may relocate the panes and/or change the size of the panes based on changed priorities of each pane or based on changed combined weighting of each pane. The panes may comprise selectable items.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Jesse Kates, Harry Lai, Kristen Miller, Christine Denise Schumaker, Balaji S. Thenthiruperai
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Publication number: 20150315298Abstract: A method is generally provided for attaching a polymer chain onto a surface of a nanoparticle, where the polymer chain comprises a cyclic arrangement of saccharides. The resulting grafted nanoparticle is also generally provided, along with its methods of use by exposing to a bacteria colony.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Brian Benicewicz, Alan Decho, Lei Wang, Kristen Miller
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Publication number: 20150235389Abstract: A color selection system is described herein that provides a facility for customers to receive color selection assistance for color-related buying decisions. The system divides color space into harmonious groups based on hue, chroma, and saturation whereby every major hue family is represented in each color group. This ensures that complete harmonious palettes can be created to align with every user's color and product preferences, across all brands and product classes. The system also provides software for uploading digital images to profile particular products for color information. This assigns a harmonious color palette to each image. The system also enables product images to be profiled into the system so that users can find products that match their color preferences. The system provides a search facility that enables users to find colors, products, and styleboards that match their design concept, or dynamically build their design concept through their search queries.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Kristen A. Miller, Teresa D. Marcel, James D. McManis, Maureen Daniek, Laurie Ruegamer, Jon Collette, Lisa Perrone, Joe Cincotta, Jeffrey Patton
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Patent number: 8347317Abstract: Systems, products, and methods are disclosed for performing a method of intelligently providing notification of an occurrence of an event in an environment in which potentially multiple devices might provide notification of the event; thereby reducing the number of devices that will provide the notification if those devices are nearby each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Thenthiruperai Srinivasan Balaji, Jesse Michael Kates, Kristen Miller
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Patent number: 8347228Abstract: A system and method for user interface screen presentation prioritization is provided. The display of a plurality of panes may be determined based on either priorities of each pane received in messages or based on combined weightings of each pane based on a weighting provided by a user and a weighting provided by a content source. The display of the panes may relocate the panes and/or change the size of the panes based on changed priorities of each pane or based on changed combined weighting of each pane. The panes may comprise selectable items.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Jesse Kates, Harry Lai, Kristen Miller, Christine Denise Schumaker, Balaji S. Thenthiruperai
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Patent number: 8301707Abstract: A system for predictive electronic mail addressing is provided. The system comprises a computer system and an application, that when executed on the computer system, observes the instantiation of a draft electronic mail message on a client device. The system also analyzes at least one of an entry of a first addressee, an entry of text in the subject line, and an entry of text in the body of the draft electronic mail message. The system also identifies at least one list comprising a plurality of proposed addressees based on the analyzed entries. The system also displays the at least one list in a selection pane on the client device and enters the list into the addressee entry space of the draft electronic mail message when selected.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Lauriann L. Hebb, Jesse Kates, Kristen Miller, Christine Denise Schumaker
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Patent number: 8130937Abstract: A speech recognition engine monitors live call center calls between live callers and live operators and detects that certain key words are spoken. The detected key words can then be used as a basis to identify issues that are raised in the call, so as to facilitate (i) generation of statistical reports regarding call center call issues and (ii) real-time assistance of the call center operator, such as directing the call center operator to ask certain questions or take certain other actions.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2005Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventors: Balaji S. Thenthiruperai, Jesse Kates, Kristen Miller
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Patent number: 8116727Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining and presenting a current likelihood of a mobile station successfully engaging in a communication session. In an embodiment, the mobile station (or a network entity) records call data that is indicative of successful and unsuccessful attempts by the mobile station to engage in communication sessions over a period of time. The mobile station (or the network entity) determines, based at least in part on the recorded call data, a current likelihood of the mobile station successfully engaging in a communication session. The mobile station presents a forecast indication to a user of the mobile station, the forecast indication reflecting the determined current likelihood.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventors: Jesse Kates, Kristen Miller, Balaji S. Thenthiruperai
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Patent number: 8027662Abstract: A method for obtaining media at a first communications device (e.g., that of a parent) from a wireless communications device (e.g., one being used by a child), includes steps of receiving a message from the first device at the wireless communications device, the message causing the wireless communications device to display a prompt for the user to capture media (e.g., photo, voice sample, or biometrical sample) with the device, obtaining current location information for the wireless communications device; and automatically transmitting the media from the second device to the first device along with the current location information.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventors: Kristen Miller, Michael Lundy, Harry H. Lai, Balaji S. Thenthiruperai
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Publication number: 20110126123Abstract: A system and method for managing to-do list task items provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing the user to add one or more task items to a to-do list, for allowing the user to edit one or more fields associated with a task item added to the to-do list, and for allowing the user to designate a task item within the to-do list as completed whereupon the designated task item is placed into a completed list and removed from the to-do list. Within the system, a task item is defined by at least a title, a description, a due date, and a tag. The tags provide a means for the task items to be organized within lists as well as within the system to, for example, allow task items to be shared, searched on, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: SEARS BRANDS, LLCInventors: Jude Reter, Kristen Miller, Patrick Richard, Jennifer Ready, Terri Durkin, Amanda Fraser
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Publication number: 20100229100Abstract: In a communication device, multiple instances of different applications may execute. Advantageously, at least one instance of an application records and stores a browsing history of data items accessed during its execution. This stored browsing history may be made available to later instances of applications. Furthermore, one or more such stored histories may be accessed via a global back or a global forward command, allowing the histories to be browsed according to the order in which they were recorded.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.Inventors: Kristen Miller, Michael T. Lundy, Jesse M. Kates, R. Brian Landers
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Patent number: 7640552Abstract: Providing resiliency to a multimedia application. A list of filters associated with the multimedia application is identified. It is determined if one or more filters of the identified list of filters are suitable for the multimedia application. The one or more filters are disabled if the one or more filters are determined to be unsuitable for the multimedia application. The one or more filters of the list of filters may also be presented to a user of the multimedia application as a function of suitability of each of the list of filters for the multimedia application. The user is allowed to manage the presented one or more filters.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kristen Miller, Brian James Walker, Gareth Alan Howell, Ian Cameron Mercer
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Publication number: 20060095850Abstract: Providing resiliency to a multimedia application. A list of filters associated with the multimedia application is identified. It is determined if one or more filters of the identified list of filters are suitable for the multimedia application. The one or more filters are disabled if the one or more filters are determined to be unsuitable for the multimedia application. The one or more filters of the list of filters may also be presented to a user of the multimedia application as a function of suitability of each of the list of filters for the multimedia application. The user is allowed to manage the presented one or more filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kristen Miller, Brian Walker, Gareth Howell, Ian Mercer
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Patent number: D669087Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Inventors: Jude Reter, Kristen Miller, Patrick Richard, Jennifer Ready, Terri Durkin, Amanda Fraser