Patents by Inventor Lauren Leigh Dearth

Lauren Leigh Dearth 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).

  • Self-service home buying
    Patent number: 8688594
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system comprises an interface and one or more processors. The interface receives a search request indicating that a buyer requests to search for properties to evaluate. The one or more processors determine one or more buyer preferences that describe preferred characteristics for the properties according to the buyer. The one or more processors also determine whether an available property located proximate to a device associated with the buyer satisfies at least a threshold amount of the buyer preferences. If the available property satisfies at least a threshold amount of buyer preferences, the interface communicates a notification recommending that the buyer evaluate the available property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Smith Thomas, Shane Anthony Johnson, Johnny David Phillips, Lisa D. Curry, Carrie Anne Hanson, Todd Michael Ferrara, Michael P. Toner, Lauren Leigh Dearth, Philip Alan Cravitz
  • SELF-SERVICE HOME BUYING
    Publication number: 20120246024
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system comprises an interface and one or more processors. The interface receives a search request indicating that a buyer requests to search for properties to evaluate. The one or more processors determine one or more buyer preferences that describe preferred characteristics for the properties according to the buyer. The one or more processors also determine whether an available property located proximate to a device associated with the buyer satisfies at least a threshold amount of the buyer preferences. If the available property satisfies at least a threshold amount of buyer preferences, the interface communicates a notification recommending that the buyer evaluate the available property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Bank of America
    Inventors: Susan Smith Thomas, Shane Anthony Johnson, Johnny David Phillips, Lisa D. Curry, Carrie Anne Hanson, Todd Michael Ferrara, Michael P. Toner, Lauren Leigh Dearth, Philip Alan Cravitz