Patents by Inventor Phil Davis

Phil Davis 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: 11467869
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system comprising determining first and second pluralities of historical task assignments paired using first and second pairing strategies, respectively, during a first period, determining a value attributable to each task of the first plurality of historical task assignments and the second plurality of historical task assignments during a second period after the first period, determining a difference in performance between the first and second pairing strategies based on the value attributable to each task during the second period, and outputting the difference in performance between the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy for benchmarking at least the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zia Chishti, David Zachary Hudson, Phil Davis, Akbar A. Merchant, Ittai Kan
  • Publication number: 20200125408
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system comprising determining first and second pluralities of historical task assignments paired using first and second pairing strategies, respectively, during a first period, determining a value attributable to each task of the first plurality of historical task assignments and the second plurality of historical task assignments during a second period after the first period, determining a difference in performance between the first and second pairing strategies based on the value attributable to each task during the second period, and outputting the difference in performance between the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy for benchmarking at least the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Zia CHISHTI, David Zachary HUDSON, Phil DAVIS, Akbar A. MERCHANT, Ittai KAN
  • Patent number: 10509669
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system comprising determining first and second pluralities of historical task assignments paired using first and second pairing strategies, respectively, during a first period, determining a value attributable to each task of the first plurality of historical task assignments and the second plurality of historical task assignments during a second period after the first period, determining a difference in performance between the first and second pairing strategies based on the value attributable to each task during the second period, and outputting the difference in performance between the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy for benchmarking at least the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Afiniti Europe Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Zia Chishti, David Zachary Hudson, Phil Davis, Akbar A. Merchant, Ittai Kan
  • Publication number: 20190138351
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system comprising determining first and second pluralities of historical task assignments paired using first and second pairing strategies, respectively, during a first period, determining a value attributable to each task of the first plurality of historical task assignments and the second plurality of historical task assignments during a second period after the first period, determining a difference in performance between the first and second pairing strategies based on the value attributable to each task during the second period, and outputting the difference in performance between the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy for benchmarking at least the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zia CHISHTI, David Zachary HUDSON, Phil DAVIS, Akbar A. MERCHANT, Ittai KAN
  • Patent number: 10110746
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system comprising determining a first base cohort of a first plurality of historical task assignments for at least two pairing strategies for a first base period, determining a first performance difference between the at least two pairing strategies after a first measurement period based on the first base cohort, and outputting the first performance difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Afiniti Europe Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Zia Chishti, David Zachary Hudson, Phil Davis, Akbar A. Merchant, Ittai Kan
  • Patent number: 7548764
    Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for generating multiple radiation patterns. An antenna system comprises an antenna array having one or more antennas for providing a first radiation pattern and a second radiation pattern, a transform matrix for transforming one or more inputs into one or more outputs according to a transform function, wherein the outputs of the transform matrix provide signals to the antennas with predetermined phases and magnitudes for generating the first and second radiation patterns, and a transmitter for providing a first set of signals corresponding to the first radiation pattern and a second set of signals corresponding to the second radiation pattern to inputs of the transform matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hang Jin, Brian L. Kurtz, Weidong Yang, Daniel Wee, Phil Davis, John Grabner
  • Publication number: 20060199615
    Abstract: A system and method for generating multiple radiation patterns is disclosed here. An antenna system comprises an antenna array having one or more antennas for providing a first radiation pattern and a second radiation pattern, a transform matrix for transforming one or more inputs into one or more outputs according to a transform function, wherein the outputs of the transform matrix provide signals to the antennas with predetermined phases and magnitudes for generating the first and second radiation patterns, and a transmitter for providing a first set of signals corresponding to the first radiation pattern and a second set of signals corresponding to the second radiation pattern to inputs of the transform matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Hang Jin, Brian Kurtz, Weidong Yang, Daniel Wee, Phil Davis, John Grabner