Patents by Inventor Mark Janzen
Mark Janzen 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: 20250148021Abstract: In embodiments, an Online Software Platform (OSP) is configured to receive datasets having dataset values that represent relationship instance data of relationship instances between a client primary entity and other secondary entities, select digital rules responsive to these dataset values, produce resources for the datasets by applying the selected digital rules to the dataset values, derive a total value of the produced resources, generate a report document that mentions at least derived the total value, and prepare an instantiation that enables viewing a data record that substantiates the derived total value. The OSP may further make this instantiation available for viewing to a domain entity that has access to the report document and wants to confirm the derived total value. For instance, the OSP may provide an access instruction for viewing the instantiation, or even augment the report document itself with such an access instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Bilkay ROSE, Mark JANZEN, Naveen Kumar AGRAWAL, Denis GULSEN, Gregory T. KAVOUNAS, Heidi GENEST, Erik van der HOEVEN, Tracy BARNEY, Yvonne SEIDL, Scott SEELY, Thomas GOLDSCHMIDT
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Patent number: 12282968Abstract: Receiving a dataset and parsing from the dataset an XP coordinate value on an x-axis, a YP coordinate value on a y-axis, and a ZP coordinate value on a z-axis all within a domain having 3-dimensional features. The x-axis and y-axis are perpendicular and define a horizontal earthbound main surface. The ZP coordinate value is on the z-axis perpendicular to the horizontal earthbound main surface. The XP, YP and ZP define a place associated with a 3-dimensional feature. Stored resource rules for places in the domain are accessed that indicate a first resource if the ZP has a first value, and a second resource if the ZP has a second value. One of the resource rules that applies to the place is identified based on XP, YP and ZP. A resource for the dataset is determined by applying the identified rule. The resource is caused to be transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Charles M. Morrisette, Rohit Ghule, Mark Janzen, Gregory T. Kavounas
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Patent number: 12265498Abstract: Systems and methods electronically tag received data associated with an entity with an electronic tag including an identifier uniquely associated with the entity. The system may electronically store the received data such that the received data is identifiable via the electronic tag. Then, when a request for deletion of all the entity's data is made by the particular entity, it is fulfilled with much less effort, namely by searching for elements with that entity's tag. Whenever that data is copied, transformed, or derivative data is made, the system copies the electronic tag with it. Thus, even when the data is copied or modified, it can be more efficiently identified as being associated with the particular entity. In some embodiments, the tagging includes electronically recording an association of the electronic tag with the received data as a transaction on a blockchain, the transaction on the blockchain being associated with the electronic tag and with the received data.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventor: Mark Janzen
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Patent number: 12242631Abstract: In embodiments, given a surface that has domains on it and a first location, a second location is generated in the surface. The second location belongs in the same domains as the first location, and does not belong in the same domains as the second location. An advantage can be that, in embodiments, the second location can be used in lieu of the first location. A use case can be where it is desired to protect the privacy of location data of an entity, such as its address.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Mark Janzen, Gregory T. Kavounas, Rohit Ghule, Charles M. Morrisette
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Patent number: 12243099Abstract: An Online Software Platform (OSP) may receive a first dataset from a remote client device, and compute an estimated resource, from the first dataset and also per stored digital rules. The OSP may then communicate an aspect of the resource to the remote client device and receive a confirmation of the first dataset. The OSP may then process the first dataset, for matching it with another dataset, either internally or by outsourcing. Either way, the OSP may establish that the first dataset has been matched with a compatible second dataset. The OSP may then input a resource for the first dataset, which is determined according to stored digital rules. The OSP may further create one or more notifications and documents about the matching and the resource, and make them available to the remote client device or even to the device of another remote entity.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Gregory T. Kavounas, Mark Janzen, Rahul Aggarwal, Bilkay Rose
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Patent number: 12235110Abstract: In embodiments, given a surface that has domains on it and a first location, a second location is generated in the surface. The second location belongs in the same domains as the first location, and does not belong in the same domains as the second location. An advantage can be that, in embodiments, the second location can be used in lieu of the first location. A use case can be where it is desired to protect the privacy of location data of an entity, such as its address.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Mark Janzen, Gregory T. Kavounas, Rohit Ghule, Charles M. Morrisette
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Patent number: 12210483Abstract: Systems and methods electronically generate sample dots, produce resources associated with the dots and estimate a resource for a target point from known resources of dots near the target point based on client side version of digital rules, cataloged data and coarse values previously received from the online service platform. A client receives cataloged data of a cataloged domain in which the cataloged data includes data representing a plurality of dots and a respective computed resource value for each of the dots and each dot of the plurality of dots represents a point in the cataloged domain. In response to confirming a target point is in the cataloged domain, the system discovers a closest one or more dots to the target point based on the cataloged data, estimates a statistic for a resource for the target point based on the respective computed resource values of the closest one or more dots, stores the estimated statistic in a memory, and produces the local estimate based on the estimated statistic.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Mark Janzen, Aaron Lee Robles, Nikki Nash, Rahul Aggarwal, Gregory T. Kavounas
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Patent number: 12197616Abstract: Systems and methods electronically determine whether a dataset is permitted or excluded based on permission digital rules. Primary entities often are required, or choose to, exclude proposed relationship instances with secondary entities. The systems and methods described herein allow permission digital rules to be defined and applied to datasets obtained from secondary entities relating to a proposed relationship instance with the primary entity, and permit or exclude a resource from being produced for the dataset based on the permission digital rules.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Mark Janzen, Gregory T. Kavounas, Charles M. Morrisette, Rohit Ghule
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Publication number: 20240354067Abstract: A software configuration includes to store, in a strings memory, combinations of possible source locations and of possible destination locations that are subject to rules pairwise, and to further store respective code strings in association with the respective combinations. The possible locations may be stored by alphanumeric designators, for convenience in looking up the code strings. These code strings may be in a form that is mostly alphanumeric, may embed numerical parameters, and may even represent numerical operations. In fact, a code string of this type may even be configured in the form of code which, upon being executed, implements the rule that is applicable to the combination of the code string's source location and their destination location. The looked-up code string, or a code module generated from it, may then indeed be executed, to produce a resource that complies with the applicable rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Mark JANZEN, Gregory T. KAVOUNAS
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Patent number: 12061879Abstract: A software configuration includes to store, in a strings memory, combinations of possible source locations and of possible destination locations that are subject to rules pairwise, and to further store respective code strings in association with the respective combinations. The possible locations may be stored by alphanumeric designators, for convenience in looking up the code strings. These code strings may be in a form that is mostly alphanumeric, may embed numerical parameters, and may even represent numerical operations. In fact, a code string of this type may even be configured in the form of code which, upon being executed, implements the rule that is applicable to the combination of the code string's source location and their destination location. The looked-up code string, or a code module generated from it, may then indeed be executed, to produce a resource that complies with the applicable rule.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Mark Janzen, Gregory T Kavounas
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Patent number: 12052400Abstract: Systems and methods electronically uniquely imprint a digital watermark on produced resources, such as on data or electronic documents produced by an online software platform (OSP), in nearly invisible ways that are likely to survive subsequent processing. In one embodiment the OSP stores a plurality of resource digital rules used for producing resources for respective relationship instances of primary entities with other entities; receives a dataset on behalf of a primary entity, in which the dataset includes data representing a relationship instance between the primary entity and a secondary entity; in response to the received dataset, produces a resource based on applying one or more of the plurality of resource digital rules to the dataset; and digitally watermarks the produced resource with a digital watermark such that the produced resource is identifiable via the digital watermark as having been produced by the OSP.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2023Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Mark Janzen, Anthony Ungerman
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Patent number: 12052401Abstract: Systems and methods electronically uniquely imprint a digital watermark on produced resources, such as on data or electronic documents produced by an online software platform (OSP), in nearly invisible ways that are likely to survive subsequent processing. In one embodiment the OSP stores a plurality of resource digital rules used for producing resources for respective relationship instances of primary entities with other entities; receives a dataset on behalf of a primary entity, in which the dataset includes data representing a relationship instance between the primary entity and a secondary entity; in response to the received dataset, produces a resource based on applying one or more of the plurality of resource digital rules to the dataset; and digitally watermarks the produced resource with a digital watermark such that the produced resource is identifiable via the digital watermark as having been produced by the OSP.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2023Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Mark Janzen, Anthony Ungerman
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Publication number: 20240248937Abstract: In embodiments, a method for an Online Software Platform (OSP) computer system includes receiving datasets having dataset values that represent relationship instance data of relationship instances between a client primary entity and other secondary entities, selecting digital rules responsive to these dataset values, producing resources for the datasets by applying the selected digital rules to the dataset values, deriving a total value of the produced resources, generating a report document that mentions at least the derived the total value, and preparing an instantiation that enables viewing a data record that substantiates the derived total value. The method may further include making this instantiation available for viewing to a domain entity that has access to the report document and wants to confirm the derived total value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Bilkay ROSE, Mark JANZEN, Naveen Kumar AGRAWAL, Denis GULSEN, Gregory T. KAVOUNAS, Heidi GENEST, Erik van der HOEVEN, Tracy BARNEY, Yvonne SEIDL, Scott SEELY, Thomas GOLDSCHMIDT
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Patent number: 12028409Abstract: Systems and methods electronically produce a local estimate of less-than-critical resources based on a client side version of digital rules and a coarse values received from an online service provider. Although using the client side version of digital rules and the coarse values may not include all the parameters and values needed to provide a fully accurate estimate of the resource, the ability to locally estimate resources without having to make network calls to the online service provider, such as when there are unfavorable conditions or latency of the network, imminent overloading of the online service provider or other operating conditions or demands on the online service provider preventing it from producing a timely more accurate estimate, provides a faster and more efficient way of obtaining a potentially useful estimate of resources.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Lee Robles, Nikki Nash, Mark Janzen, Rahul Aggarwal, Gregory T. Kavounas, Hemendra Pal
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Patent number: 12028273Abstract: Systems and methods electronically produce a local estimate of less-than-critical resources based on a client-side version of digital rules and coarse values received from an online service provider. Although using the client-side version of digital rules and the coarse values may not include all the parameters and values needed to provide a fully accurate estimate of the resource, the ability to locally estimate resources without having to make network calls to the online service provider, such as when there are unfavorable conditions or latency of the network, imminent overloading of the online service provider or other operating conditions or demands on the online service provider preventing it from producing a timely more accurate estimate, provides a faster and more efficient way of obtaining a potentially useful estimate of resources.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Lee Robles, Nikki Nash, Mark Janzen, Rahul Aggarwal, Gregory T. Kavounas, Hemendra Pal
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Patent number: 11977586Abstract: In embodiments, an Online Software Platform (OSP) is configured to receive datasets having dataset values that represent relationship instance data of relationship instances between a client primary entity and other secondary entities, select digital rules responsive to these dataset values, produce resources for the datasets by applying the selected digital rules to the dataset values, derive a total value of the produced resources, generate a report document that mentions at least derived the total value, and prepare an instantiation that enables viewing a data record that substantiates the derived total value. The OSP may further make this instantiation available for viewing to a domain entity that has access to the report document and wants to confirm the derived total value. For instance, the OSP may provide an access instruction for viewing the instantiation, or even augment the report document itself with such an access instruction.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventors: Bilkay Rose, Mark Janzen, Naveen Kumar Agrawal, Denis Gulsen, Gregory T. Kavounas, Heidi Genest, Erik van der Hoeven, Tracy Barney, Yvonne Seidl, Scott Seely, Thomas Goldschmidt
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Publication number: 20240007418Abstract: Systems and methods electronically produce a local estimate of less-than-critical resources based on a client-side version of digital rules and coarse values received from an online service provider. Although using the client-side version of digital rules and the coarse values may not include all the parameters and values needed to provide a fully accurate estimate of the resource, the ability to locally estimate resources without having to make network calls to the online service provider, such as when there are unfavorable conditions or latency of the network, imminent overloading of the online service provider or other operating conditions or demands on the online service provider preventing it from producing a timely more accurate estimate, provides a faster and more efficient way of obtaining a potentially useful estimate of resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Aaron Lee Robles, Nikki Nash, Mark Janzen, Rahul Aggarwal, Gregory T. Kavounas, Hemendra Pal
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Publication number: 20230409526Abstract: Systems and methods electronically generate sample dots, produce resources associated with the dots and estimate a resource for a target point from known resources of dots near the target point based on client side version of digital rules, cataloged data and coarse values previously received from the online service platform. A client receives cataloged data of a cataloged domain in which the cataloged data includes data representing a plurality of dots and a respective computed resource value for each of the dots and each dot of the plurality of dots represents a point in the cataloged domain. In response to confirming a target point is in the cataloged domain, the system discovers a closest one or more dots to the target point based on the cataloged data, estimates a statistic for a resource for the target point based on the respective computed resource values of the closest one or more dots, stores the estimated statistic in a memory, and produces the local estimate based on the estimated statistic.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Mark Janzen, Aaron Lee Robles, Nikki Nash, Rahul Aggarwal, Gregory T. Kavounas
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Publication number: 20230385237Abstract: Systems and methods electronically generate sample dots, produce resources associated with the dots and estimate a resource for a target point from known resources of dots near the target point based on client side version of digital rules, cataloged data and coarse values previously received from the online service platform. A client receives cataloged data of a cataloged domain in which the cataloged data includes data representing a plurality of dots and a respective computed resource value for each of the dots and each dot of the plurality of dots represents a point in the cataloged domain. In response to confirming a target point is in the cataloged domain, the system discovers a closest one or more dots to the target point based on the cataloged data, estimates a statistic for a resource for the target point based on the respective computed resource values of the closest one or more dots, stores the estimated statistic in a memory, and produces the local estimate based on the estimated statistic.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Mark Janzen, Aaron Lee Robles, Nikki Nash, Rahul Aggarwal, Gregory T. Kavounas
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Publication number: 20230367893Abstract: In embodiments, given a surface that has domains on it and a first location, a second location is generated in the surface. The second location belongs in the same domains as the first location, and does not belong in the same domains as the second location. An advantage can be that, in embodiments, the second location can be used in lieu of the first location. A use case can be where it is desired to protect the privacy of location data of an entity, such as its address.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Mark Janzen, Gregory T. Kavounas, Rohit Ghule, Charles M. Morrisette