Patents by Inventor Patrick Greer

Patrick Greer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240029087
    Abstract: A system and a method for assessing a user's likelihood of an in-store visit based on the user's social media activity enables businesses to track metrics from a social media network to target users who are more likely to promote word-of-mouth engagement and drive in-store sales. A virtual presence for a physical store on a social media network is managed. Virtual interactions between each user account and the virtual presence are tracked. Further, engaged accounts from the user accounts of the social media platform are designated. Physical interactions between each engaged account and the physical store are tracked. Further, a clout-and-loyalty-based rating process is executed by inputting the number of virtual interactions and the number of physical interactions for each engaged account into the clout-and-loyalty-based rating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick Greer-Moroney
  • Publication number: 20230114640
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method of facilitating building relationship between business and consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Patrick Greer-Moroney
  • Patent number: 10905132
    Abstract: A cold brewing coffee device that produces coffee without any suspended solids in the product. The devices uses a false bottom in the initial tank to hold the coffee beans and water is pumped between the initial tank and a second tank. Using an inverted P trap in the piping allow for reduced suspended solids in the final product. The end product is a high quality cold brewed beverage that is defined by the beverages clarity and lack of visible suspended solids, wherein the resulting product has a distinct look compared to other brewed beverages (i.e. producing a product that is cleaner than competing products without the need for a filter).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jaime van Schyndel, Patrick Greer
  • Publication number: 20180249731
    Abstract: A cold brewing coffee device that produces coffee without any suspended solids in the product. The devices uses a false bottom in the initial tank to hold the coffee beans and water is pumped between the initial tank and a second tank. Using an inverted P trap in the piping allow for reduced suspended solids in the final product. The end product is a high quality cold brewed beverage that is defined by the beverages clarity and lack of visible suspended solids, wherein the resulting product has a distinct look compared to other brewed beverages (i.e. producing a product that is cleaner than competing products without the need for a filter).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jaime van Schyndel, Patrick Greer
  • Publication number: 20180249730
    Abstract: A cold brewing coffee device that produces coffee without any suspended solids in the product. The devices uses a false bottom in the initial tank to hold the coffee beans and water is pumped between the initial tank and a second tank. Using an inverted P trap in the piping allow for reduced suspended solids in the final product. The end product is a high quality cold brewed beverage that is defined by the beverages clarity and lack of visible suspended solids, wherein the resulting product has a distinct look compared to other brewed beverages (i.e. producing a product that is cleaner than competing products without the need for a filter).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jaime van Schyndel, Patrick Greer
  • Patent number: 9992279
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for managed object replication and delivery redirects, directly or indirectly, a client's request for an object that is not available at a best or optimal handling edge server of a network to a parent server that has the requested object. So, where the requested object is not available at the handling edge server, the client's request is redirected directly to the parent server that can provide the requested object to the client or indirectly via one or more parent servers to a parent server that can provide the requested object to the client. The method, system and computer program product further intelligently replicates the object to the edge server if the object is popular enough. Likewise, an object is removed from an edge server when it is no longer popular. All redirection and replication operations are preferably transparent to the end-user and do not degrade the quality of service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Steven L. Seed, Kevin Hobbs, Shane M. Glynn, Isaac W. Foraker, Peter J. Jones, Homer H. Chen, William Patrick Greer
  • Patent number: 9961917
    Abstract: A cold brewing coffee device that produces coffee without any suspended solids in the product. The devices uses a false bottom in the initial tank to hold the coffee beans and water is pumped between the initial tank and a second tank. Using an inverted P trap in the piping allow for reduced suspended solids in the final product. The end product is a high quality cold brewed beverage that is defined by the beverages clarity and lack of visible suspended solids, wherein the resulting product has a distinct look compared to other brewed beverages (i.e. producing a product that is cleaner than competing products without the need for a filter).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jaime van Schyndel, Patrick Greer
  • Publication number: 20160338522
    Abstract: A cold brewing coffee device that produces coffee without any suspended solids in the product. The devices uses a false bottom in the initial tank to hold the coffee beans and water is pumped between the initial tank and a second tank. Using an inverted P trap in the piping allow for reduced suspended solids in the final product. The end product is a high quality cold brewed beverage that is defined by the beverages clarity and lack of visible suspended solids, wherein the resulting product has a distinct look compared to other brewed beverages (i.e. producing a product that is cleaner than competing products without the need for a filter).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jaime van Schyndel, Patrick Greer
  • Publication number: 20160044105
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for managed object replication and delivery redirects, directly or indirectly, a client's request for an object that is not available at a best or optimal handling edge server of a network to a parent server that has the requested object. So, where the requested object is not available at the handling edge server, the client's request is redirected directly to the parent server that can provide the requested object to the client or indirectly via one or more parent servers to a parent server that can provide the requested object to the client. The method, system and computer program product further intelligently replicates the object to the edge server if the object is popular enough. Likewise, an object is removed from an edge server when it is no longer popular. All redirection and replication operations are preferably transparent to the end-user and do not degrade the quality of service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Steven L. Seed, Kevin Hobbs, Shane M. Glynn, Isaac W. Foraker, Peter J. Jones, Homer H. Chen, William Patrick Greer
  • Patent number: 9167036
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for managed object replication and delivery redirects, directly or indirectly, a client's request for an object that is not available at a best or optimal handling edge server of a network to a parent server that has the requested object. So, where the requested object is not available at the handling edge server, the client's request is redirected directly to the parent server that can provide the requested object to the client or indirectly via one or more parent servers to a parent server that can provide the requested object to the client. The method, system and computer program product further intelligently replicates the object to the edge server if the object is popular enough. Likewise, an object is removed from an edge server when it is no longer popular. All redirection and replication operations are preferably transparent to the end-user and do not degrade the quality of service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Steven L. Seed, Kevin Hobbs, Shane M. Glynn, Isaac W. Foraker, Peter J. Jones, Homer H. Chen, William Patrick Greer
  • Publication number: 20150057037
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Patent number: 8942358
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Group Limited
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Patent number: 8924466
    Abstract: A content delivery method directs a request by a client for an object to a first server in a content delivery network (CDN), regardless of whether the first server has the requested object. If the first server has the requested object, then it is served to the client from the first server; otherwise, the first server redirects the client request to a second server in the CDN to handle the request. The second server may be a peer server of the first server. The first and second servers may be edge servers in the CDN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Steven L. Seed, Kevin Hobbs, Shane M. Glynn, Isaac W. Foraker, Peter J. Jones, Homer H. Chen, William Patrick Greer
  • Publication number: 20140120963
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: UNWIRED PLANET, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Patent number: 8644462
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Unwired Planet, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Patent number: 8391450
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Unwired Planet, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Patent number: 7756256
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Openwave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin
  • Publication number: 20100169417
    Abstract: A unified messaging system which can provide messaging services for a plurality of different “message types” is disclosed. The unified messaging system can serve as a single interface to a number of messaging services provided by various messaging components which use different message types (e.g., mail server). A unified message type is implemented and presented to a user as an abstract message. In addition, the unified messaging system can automatically determine, based on a first selected feature, if one or more message types should be used. A particular message type can also be automatically selected as a “best message type” based on one or more selected options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jason Rukman, Joseph Edward Heitzeberg, Thomas Jay Hoover, Ethan Lowry, Patrick Greer Franklin