Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Burns

Michael Patrick Burns 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).

  • Patent number: 9760839
    Abstract: An audio recording is created and is automatically associated with metadata related to a component of an event. A hierarchical data structure comprising structural elements associated with components of the event is accessed via a user interface of an electronic file management system. The user interface facilitates the initiation of an audio recording and the selection of metadata associated with a selected element of the hierarchy for automatic association with an audio recording. Access to the audio recording file may be limited to processes that will not modify the original audio file. User interfaces facilitate playing, emailing, copying, and requesting a transcript of the audio file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Olvin Brett Lewis, Michael Patrick Burns, Cleburne Robinson Burgess, Leena Maria Klint-Looney, Nadine Khaled Tabet, Janine Marie Modgling
  • Patent number: 8396909
    Abstract: Based on received data descriptive of an event, a hierarchical data structure is constructed comprising structural elements associated with components of an event. A file folder hierarchy corresponding to the hierarchical data structure is created. User interfaces facilitate user access to files and folders in the hierarchies. Certain documents may be designated as documents of record and access to those documents is limited to processes that will not modify the original electronic document, thereby preserving it. Facilities for creating working copies of documents of records and associating them within the hierarchies are provided. A scanning information sheet that may have an electronically readable data imprint containing information about a document to be scanned is described for facilitating the migration of paper documents into an electronic file management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Cleburne Robinson Burgess, Michael Patrick Burns, Daniel Lee Newman, Keith Michael Askin, Ana Maria Garcia, Theron Daniel Smelser
  • Patent number: 8375072
    Abstract: Based on received data descriptive of an event, a hierarchical data structure is constructed comprising structural elements associated with components of an event. A file folder hierarchy corresponding to the hierarchical data structure is created. User interfaces facilitate user access to files and folders in the hierarchies. Certain documents may be designated as documents of record and access to those documents is limited to processes that will not modify the original electronic document, thereby preserving it. Facilities for creating working copies of documents of records and associating them within the hierarchies are provided. A scanning information sheet that may have an electronically readable data imprint containing information about a document to be scanned is described for facilitating the migration of paper documents into an electronic file management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Cleburne Robinson Burgess, Michael Patrick Burns, Daniel Lee Newman, Keith Michael Askin, Ana Maria Garcia, Theron Daniel Smelser