Patents by Inventor Michael N.B. Scully
Michael N.B. Scully 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: 20210067910Abstract: A method of detecting multiple devices associated with a vehicle includes: positioning two or more mobile computing devices in a common vehicle; collecting at least one proximity factor about each of the mobile computing devices, wherein the at least one proximity factor evidences close physical proximity of the two or more mobile computing devices; using an electronic processor, executing at least one software rule to make a proximity inference of the mobile computing devices, based on the at least one proximity factor; and storing the result of the proximity inference for further use.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Michael N.B. Scully, Raymond Robinson, III
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Publication number: 20200151525Abstract: A method of matching characters and attributes between data processing systems includes: storing an image that includes identifying indicia in a first data processing system; transmitting the image to a second data processing system; receiving the image at the second data processing system; using the second data processing system, performing optical character recognition of the image; using the second data processing system, interpreting an output of the optical character recognition process to produce an interpretation; transmitting the interpretation from the second data processing system to the first data processing system; receiving the interpretation at the first data processing system; using the first data processing system, storing the interpretation in a record in which the interpretation is associated with: the second data processing system; and at least one of a specific user and a specific vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventor: Michael N.B. Scully
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Publication number: 20200021943Abstract: A method of determining the physical location of a primary mobile computing device includes: collecting at least one locating factor through a data communications connection, wherein the at least one locating factor at least partially identifies a physical location of the primary mobile computing device, wherein the at least one locating factor includes a known position of a secondary mobile computing device; using an electronic processor, executing at least one software rule to make a location inference of the physical location of the primary mobile computing device, based on the at least one locating factor; and storing the result of the location inference for further use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Michael N.B. Scully, Raymond Robinson
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Patent number: 10536814Abstract: A method of determining the presence of a mobile computing device in a vehicle includes: moving the mobile computing device into a vehicle; establishing a data communications connection to the mobile computing device over a data network; collecting at least one identifying factor through the data communications connection which at least partially identifies the vehicle; using an electronic processor, executing at least one software rule to make a vehicle determination which identifies the vehicle based on the at least one identifying factor; and storing the result of the vehicle determination for further use.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: PASSPORT LABS, INC.Inventors: Michael N. B. Scully, Raymond Robinson
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Publication number: 20190394617Abstract: A method of determining the presence of a mobile computing device in a vehicle includes: moving the mobile computing device into a vehicle; establishing a data communications connection to the mobile computing device over a data network; collecting at least one identifying factor through the data communications connection which at least partially identifies the vehicle; using an electronic processor, executing at least one software rule to make a vehicle determination which identifies the vehicle based on the at least one identifying factor; and storing the result of the vehicle determination for further use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Michael N.B. Scully, Raymond Robinson
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Patent number: 9680989Abstract: An automated method begins by receiving a list of numbers that have been de-activated by a carrier. Periodically, and for each number, a request is made to identify a current carrier for the number. If the current carrier matches the carrier that provided the de-activation information, the mobile number is considered to be in a first state, i.e., shut off and returned to a pool of numbers that are available to this same carrier. Upon a determination that the number is in the first state, the provider issues a request to any opt-in database to delete any express consent or other similar data associated with the number. If, however, the number does not match the carrier of deactivation, the number is considered to be in a second state, i.e., likely to have been ported by the same user to a new carrier. This state is logged in an audit trail.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.Inventor: Michael N. B. Scully
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Publication number: 20160112560Abstract: An automated method begins by receiving a list of numbers that have been de-activated by a carrier. Periodically, and for each number, a request is made to identify a current carrier for the number. If the current carrier matches the carrier that provided the de-activation information, the mobile number is considered to be in a first state, i.e., shut off and returned to a pool of numbers that are available to this same carrier. Upon a determination that the number is in the first state, the provider issues a request to any opt-in database to delete any express consent or other similar data associated with the number. If, however, the number does not match the carrier of deactivation, the number is considered to be in a second state, i.e., likely to have been ported by the same user to a new carrier. This state is logged in an audit trail.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventor: Michael N.B. Scully
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Patent number: 9167083Abstract: An automated method begins by receiving a list of numbers that have been de-activated by a carrier. Periodically, and for each number, a request is made to identify a current carrier for the number. If the current carrier matches the carrier that provided the de-activation information, the mobile number is considered to be in a first state, i.e., shut off and returned to a pool of numbers that are available to this same carrier. Upon a determination that the number is in the first state, the provider issues a request to any opt-in database to delete any express consent or other similar data associated with the number. If, however, the number does not match the carrier of deactivation, the number is considered to be in a second state, i.e., likely to have been ported by the same user to a new carrier. This state is logged in an audit trail.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: SOUNDBITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventor: Michael N. B. Scully
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Publication number: 20150071424Abstract: An automated method begins by receiving a list of numbers that have been de-activated by a carrier. Periodically, and for each number, a request is made to identify a current carrier for the number. If the current carrier matches the carrier that provided the de-activation information, the mobile number is considered to be in a first state, i.e., shut off and returned to a pool of numbers that are available to this same carrier. Upon a determination that the number is in the first state, the provider issues a request to any opt-in database to delete any express consent or other similar data associated with the number. If, however, the number does not match the carrier of deactivation, the number is considered to be in a second state, i.e., likely to have been ported by the same user to a new carrier. This state is logged in an audit trail.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventor: Michael N.B. Scully
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Patent number: 8891750Abstract: An automated method begins by receiving a list of numbers that have been de-activated by a carrier. Periodically, and for each number, a request is made to identify a current carrier for the number. If the current carrier matches the carrier that provided the de-activation information, the mobile number is considered to be in a first state, i.e., shut off and returned to a pool of numbers that are available to this same carrier. Upon a determination that the number is in the first state, the provider issues a request to any opt-in database to delete any express consent or other similar data associated with the number. If, however, the number does not match the carrier of deactivation, the number is considered to be in a second state, i.e., likely to have been ported by the same user to a new carrier. This state is logged in an audit trail.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Soundbite Communications, Inc.Inventor: Michael N. B. Scully
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Publication number: 20140162610Abstract: An automated method begins by receiving a list of numbers that have been de-activated by a carrier. Periodically, and for each number, a request is made to identify a current carrier for the number. If the current carrier matches the carrier that provided the de-activation information, the mobile number is considered to be in a first state, i.e., shut off and returned to a pool of numbers that are available to this same carrier. Upon a determination that the number is in the first state, the provider issues a request to any opt-in database to delete any express consent or other similar data associated with the number. If, however, the number does not match the carrier of deactivation, the number is considered to be in a second state, i.e., likely to have been ported by the same user to a new carrier. This state is logged in an audit trail.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: SOUNDBITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventor: Michael N.B. Scully