Patents by Inventor Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn

Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn 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: 20240111946
    Abstract: A system, for example, a document management system stores documents and manages workflows associated with documents. The document management system allows discovery of templates based on explicit searches performed by users or automatic searches performed based on a context. The document management system allows generating new document templates based on selected versions of document component templates. The generated document template may be stored as a new version. The document management system instantiates documents based on templates by predicting values of variables used in the template based on various factors that describe the context in which the template is being used. The values used for instantiating variables may be generated using machine learning models that may be trained using historical data stored in the document management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Parsa Pezeshki, Diana R. Lease, Brandon Scott Somers
  • Publication number: 20240111817
    Abstract: A system, for example, a document management system stores documents and manages workflows associated with documents. The document management system allows discovery of templates based on explicit searches performed by users or automatic searches performed based on a context. The document management system allows generating new document templates based on selected versions of document component templates. The generated document template may be stored as a new version. The document management system instantiates documents based on templates by predicting values of variables used in the template based on various factors that describe the context in which the template is being used. The values used for instantiating variables may be generated using machine learning models that may be trained using historical data stored in the document management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Parsa Pezeshki, Diana R. Lease, Brandon Scott Somers
  • Publication number: 20240111948
    Abstract: A system, for example, a document management system stores documents and manages workflows associated with documents. The document management system allows discovery of templates based on explicit searches performed by users or automatic searches performed based on a context. The document management system allows generating new document templates based on selected versions of document component templates. The generated document template may be stored as a new version. The document management system instantiates documents based on templates by predicting values of variables used in the template based on various factors that describe the context in which the template is being used. The values used for instantiating variables may be generated using machine learning models that may be trained using historical data stored in the document management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Parsa Pezeshki, Diana R. Lease, Brandon Scott Somers
  • Patent number: 11887055
    Abstract: A system and method for computable contracts that includes a contract management system accessible by involved parties, managing a formation stage of a contract document by obtaining object components, assembling a contract object graph from the object components, and committing the contract object graph to post formation execution; and in an execution environment during a post-formation stage, executing the contract object graph where instances of execution include receiving a contract state update, and appending at least one update object component to the contract object graph in accordance with the contract state update. Variations of the system and method may apply peer-to-peer negotiation and execution, use a cryptographic directed acyclic contract object graph, and/or interface with distributed ledgers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DocuSign, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn
  • Patent number: 11886810
    Abstract: A system and method for electronic document management including: creating an executable document object, wherein the executable document object comprises at least one programmable element; constructing an interaction schema object, wherein each interaction schema comprises: executable logic and a trigger as part of an inbound interaction schema or an outbound interaction schema that associates an external resource with the executable document object; and bundling the interaction schema object with the executable document object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DocuSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Roberts, Daniel Charles Selman, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Jerome Simeon
  • Publication number: 20240028587
    Abstract: A system and method for managing an electronic contract for hybrid runtime execution, which includes a contract execution service that comprises an internal runtime environment and a set of integrations to external resources with at least one integration to an on-chain runtime, wherein the contract execution service comprises configuration to: establish the electronic contract, wherein the electronic contract comprises a set of executable programmable components and a set of natural language components; change the state of the electronic contract and generate a contract event; and in response to the contract event: extend execution of the electronic contract to an on-chain environment, when the contract event includes an associated on-chain integration; and extend execution of the electronic contract to an external application resource, when the contract event includes an associated external service integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Daniel Charles Selman, Jerome Simeon, Matthew Roberts
  • Patent number: 11836817
    Abstract: A system for an electronic document that includes one or more electronic components comprising: natural language content; and a programmable component that comprises computer executable instructions that define: one or more state objects that indicate compliance with the natural language content, wherein a state object comprises a state variable; and logic that programmatically change, based on an application programming interface input, one or more state variables indicating a compliance event effect of the programmable component; an indication of one or more application programming inputs configured to cause execution, based on an input message from an external computing resource, of at least one programmable component of the one or more electronic component; and an indication of one or more contract outputs configured to indicate a value of at least one state variable to an external computing resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: DocuSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Houman Brian Shadab
  • Publication number: 20230351535
    Abstract: A system and method for transitioning a distributed ledger network according to a legal contract that includes: establishing a contract, which comprises generating a set of programmable clauses for the contract by implementing a templating system comprised of a template model that contains the logic of each programmable clause of the set of programmable clauses; operating a distributed ledger network between participants, wherein the distributed ledger network is configured with an application model that maps to the template model; updating the contract state; updating the distributed ledger network according to the application model; in response to at least one update to the contract state, recording an update to the distributed ledger network; and in response to at least one contract-associated update in the distributed ledger network, initiating execution of at least one programmable clause of the contract and recording a subsequent update to the distributed ledger network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Daniel Charles Selman, Jerome Simeon
  • Patent number: 11797760
    Abstract: A system, for example, a document management system stores documents and manages workflows associated with documents. The document management system allows discovery of templates based on explicit searches performed by users or automatic searches performed based on a context. The document management system allows generating new document templates based on selected versions of document component templates. The generated document template may be stored as a new version. The document management system instantiates documents based on templates by predicting values of variables used in the template based on various factors that describe the context in which the template is being used. The values used for instantiating variables may be generated using machine learning models that may be trained using historical data stored in the document management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DOCUSIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Parsa Pezeshki, Diana R. Lease, Brandon Scott Somers
  • Patent number: 11789933
    Abstract: A system and method for managing an electronic contract for hybrid runtime execution, which includes a contract execution service that comprises an internal runtime environment and a set of integrations to external resources with at least one integration to an on-chain runtime, wherein the contract execution service comprises configuration to: establish the electronic contract, wherein the electronic contract comprises a set of executable programmable components and a set of natural language components; change the state of the electronic contract and generate a contract event; and in response to the contract event: extend execution of the electronic contract to an on-chain environment, when the contract event includes an associated on-chain integration; and extend execution of the electronic contract to an external application resource, when the contract event includes an associated external service integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DOCUSIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Daniel Charles Selman, Jerome Simeon, Matthew Roberts
  • Publication number: 20230298118
    Abstract: A document management system utilizes document models for querying, validating, and customizing electronic agreement documents. Document models can be a data structure including document attributes that represent an agreement document. Examples of document attributes include customizable data values, conditions related to the operation of the agreement document and satisfiable by certain values of the customized data values, and rendering parameters for the appearance of the electronic agreement document. The document management system enables a user to create custom document models for generating electronic agreement documents that can be queried, validated, and customized through querying, validating, and customizing the corresponding document models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander B. Berger, Jerome Simeon, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Daniel Charles Selman, Richard Tkachuk, Matthew Roberts
  • Publication number: 20230298368
    Abstract: A document management system utilizes document models for querying, validating, and customizing electronic agreement documents. Document models can be a data structure including document attributes that represent an agreement document. Examples of document attributes include customizable data values, conditions related to the operation of the agreement document and satisfiable by certain values of the customized data values, and rendering parameters for the appearance of the electronic agreement document. The document management system enables a user to create custom document models for generating electronic agreement documents that can be queried, validated, and customized through querying, validating, and customizing the corresponding document models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander B. Berger, Jerome Simeon, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Daniel Charles Selman, Richard Tkachuk, Matthew Roberts
  • Publication number: 20230297604
    Abstract: A document management system utilizes document models for querying, validating, and customizing electronic agreement documents. Document models can be a data structure including document attributes that represent an agreement document. Examples of document attributes include customizable data values, conditions related to the operation of the agreement document and satisfiable by certain values of the customized data values, and rendering parameters for the appearance of the electronic agreement document. The document management system enables a user to create custom document models for generating electronic agreement documents that can be queried, validated, and customized through querying, validating, and customizing the corresponding document models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander B. Berger, Jerome Simeon, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Daniel Charles Selman, Richard Tkachuk, Matthew Roberts
  • Patent number: 11699201
    Abstract: A system and method for transitioning a distributed ledger network according to a legal contract that includes: establishing a contract, which comprises generating a set of programmable clauses for the contract by implementing a templating system comprised of a template model that contains the logic of each programmable clause of the set of programmable clauses; operating a distributed ledger network between participants, wherein the distributed ledger network is configured with an application model that maps to the template model; updating the contract state; updating the distributed ledger network according to the application model; in response to at least one update to the contract state, recording an update to the distributed ledger network; and in response to at least one contract-associated update in the distributed ledger network, initiating execution of at least one programmable clause of the contract and recording a subsequent update to the distributed ledger network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: DocuSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Daniel Charles Selman, Jerome Simeon
  • Publication number: 20230177262
    Abstract: A system and method for electronic document management including: creating an executable document object, wherein the executable document object comprises at least one programmable element; constructing an interaction schema object, wherein each interaction schema comprises: executable logic and a trigger as part of an inbound interaction schema or an outbound interaction schema that associates an external resource with the executable document object; and bundling the interaction schema object with the executable document object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Roberts, Daniel Charles Selman, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Jerome Simeon
  • Patent number: 11599719
    Abstract: A system and method for electronic document management including: creating an executable document object, wherein the executable document object comprises at least one programmable element; constructing an interaction schema object, wherein each interaction schema comprises: executable logic and a trigger as part of an inbound interaction schema or an outbound interaction schema that associates an external resource with the executable document object; and bundling the interaction schema object with the executable document object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: DocuSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Roberts, Daniel Charles Selman, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Jerome Simeon
  • Patent number: 11568505
    Abstract: A system and method for establishing a verified computing environment for executing data-driven contracts, comprising a cryptographic directed acyclic graph object model of a data-driven contract, wherein at least a subset of the objects in the MDAG correspond to clause state of at least one programmable clause of the data-driven contract; at a computing environment, administrating the data-driven contract in accordance with the MDAG which can include at least one execution instance comprised of: receiving a contract input to contract logic of the data-driven contract, processing the input according to the clause logic, in response to the contract input, generating at least one updated state object and generating at least one output object, and for each generated object, hash-linking the generated object to an object associated with the creation of the generated object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: DOCUSIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Ilya Ostrovskiy, Jerome Simeon
  • Publication number: 20220180053
    Abstract: A system and method for electronic document management including: creating an executable document object, wherein the executable document object comprises at least one programmable element; constructing an interaction schema object, wherein each interaction schema comprises: executable logic and a trigger as part of an inbound interaction schema or an outbound interaction schema that associates an external resource with the executable document object; and bundling the interaction schema object with the executable document object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Roberts, Daniel Charles Selman, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Jerome Simeon
  • Patent number: 11314935
    Abstract: A system and method for electronic document management including: creating an executable document object, wherein the executable document object comprises at least one programmable element; constructing an interaction schema object, wherein each interaction schema comprises: executable logic and a trigger as part of an inbound interaction schema or an outbound interaction schema that associates an external resource with the executable document object; and bundling the interaction schema object with the executable document object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: DOCUSIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Roberts, Daniel Charles Selman, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Jerome Simeon
  • Publication number: 20220108411
    Abstract: A system for an electronic document that includes one or more electronic components comprising: natural language content; and a programmable component that comprises computer executable instructions that define: one or more state objects that indicate compliance with the natural language content, wherein a state object comprises a state variable; and logic that programmatically change, based on an application programming interface input, one or more state variables indicating a compliance event effect of the programmable component; an indication of one or more application programming inputs configured to cause execution, based on an input message from an external computing resource, of at least one programmable component of the one or more electronic component; and an indication of one or more contract outputs configured to indicate a value of at least one state variable to an external computing resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Houman Brian Shadab