Patents by Inventor Ralph Thomas

Ralph Thomas 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: 20250299593
    Abstract: A system includes a display device, one or more processors, and one or more computer-readable storage media communicably connected to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that cause the one or more processors to: display a question on the display device, the question corresponding to a first category from among a plurality of categories; receive an input in response to the question from an input device associated with the display device; analyze the input to determine a quantifiable outcome based on the input; calculate a probabilistic value for the first category based on the quantifiable outcome; select a subsequent question based on the probabilistic value; and display the subsequent question on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Applicant: Speed of You Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph THOMAS, Brian ROSENBERG
  • Patent number: 12272266
    Abstract: A system includes a display device, one or more processors, and one or more computer-readable storage media communicably connected to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that cause the one or more processors to: display a question on the display device, the question corresponding to a first category from among a plurality of categories; receive an input in response to the question from an input device associated with the display device; analyze the input to determine a quantifiable outcome based on the input; calculate a probabilistic value for the first category based on the quantifiable outcome; select a subsequent question based on the probabilistic value; and display the subsequent question on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Speed of You Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Thomas, Brian Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20250014473
    Abstract: A system includes a display device, one or more processors, and one or more computer-readable storage media communicably connected to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that cause the one or more processors to: display a question on the display device, the question corresponding to a first category from among a plurality of categories; receive an input in response to the question from an input device associated with the display device; analyze the input to determine a quantifiable outcome based on the input; calculate a probabilistic value for the first category based on the quantifiable outcome; select a subsequent question based on the probabilistic value; and display the subsequent question on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Speed of You Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph THOMAS, Brian ROSENBERG
  • Patent number: 11948474
    Abstract: A system includes a display device, one or more processors, and one or more computer-readable storage media communicably connected to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that cause the one or more processors to: display a question on the display device, the question corresponding to a first category from among a plurality of categories; receive an input in response to the question from an input device associated with the display device; analyze the input to determine a quantifiable outcome based on the input; calculate a probabilistic value for the first category based on the quantifiable outcome; select a subsequent question based on the probabilistic value; and display the subsequent question on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Speed of You Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Thomas, Brian Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20240094873
    Abstract: A mobile computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo DUARTE, Daniel Marc Gatan SHIPLACOFF, Jeremy Godfrey LYON, Paul MERCER, Ralph THOMAS
  • Patent number: 11880551
    Abstract: A mobile computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Paul Mercer, Ralph Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230236709
    Abstract: A mobile computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo DUARTE, Daniel Marc Gatan SHIPLACOFF, Jeremy Godfrey LYON, Paul MERCER, Ralph THOMAS
  • Patent number: 11650715
    Abstract: A mobile computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Paul Mercer, Ralph Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220129122
    Abstract: A mobile computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Paul Mercer, Ralph Thomas
  • Patent number: 11262889
    Abstract: A mobile computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Paul Mercer, Ralph Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210041995
    Abstract: A mobile computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Paul Mercer, Ralph Thomas
  • Patent number: 10891027
    Abstract: A computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Paul Mercer, Ralph Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200264740
    Abstract: A computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Paul Mercer, Ralph Thomas
  • Patent number: 10678403
    Abstract: A computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Paul Mercer, Ralph Thomas
  • Patent number: 10530802
    Abstract: A method of detecting malicious software (malware) includes receiving a file and storing a memory baseline for a system. The method also includes copying the file to the system, executing the file on the system, terminating operation of the system, and storing a post-execution memory map. The method further includes analyzing the memory baseline and the post-execution memory map and determining that the file includes malware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph Thomas, Bruce Michael Ligh
  • Patent number: 10395031
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for malware scanning and detection. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes a hub computing device that receives, from a controller computing device, a scan request, and identifies spoke computing devices for performing the scan request. The method performed by the hub computing device also includes sending to the identified spoke computing devices, the scan request, receiving, from the spoke computing devices, results associated with the scan request, and sending, to the controller computing device, the results associated with the scan request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Karthik Shyamsunder, Trevor Tonn, Ralph Thomas, Alexander Holmes, James Krahulec, Srinivas Sunkara
  • Publication number: 20180374378
    Abstract: A system includes a display device, one or more processors, and one or more computer-readable storage media communicably connected to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that cause the one or more processors to: display a question on the display device, the question corresponding to a first category from among a plurality of categories; receive an input in response to the question from an input device associated with the display device; analyze the input to determine a quantifiable outcome based on the input; calculate a probabilistic value for the first category based on the quantifiable outcome; select a subsequent question based on the probabilistic value; and display the subsequent question on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ralph Thomas, Brian Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20180364876
    Abstract: A computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Jeremy Godfrey Lyon, Paul Mercer, Ralph Thomas
  • Patent number: 10021129
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for malware scanning and detection in a computing system. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes launching, in a computing device of the computing system, a virtual machine, and launching, in the virtual machine of the computing device, an internet browser. The method also includes requesting, by the internet browser, data from a web page, and performing, using one or more analysis tools, analysis on the web page. In the method, performing analysis on the web page includes performing monitoring and recording of system application programming interface (API) calls, and creating software objects associated with the web page. The method also includes performing antivirus scanning of the software objects, de-obfuscating JavaScript associated with the software objects, and correlating data associated with the performed analysis to determine if the web page is a malicious web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph Thomas, Michael Lapilla, Trevor Tonn, Gregory Sinclair, Blake Hartstein, Matthew Cote
  • Publication number: 20160337380
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for malware scanning and detection in a computing system. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes launching, in a computing device of the computing system, a virtual machine, and launching, in the virtual machine of the computing device, an internet browser. The method also includes requesting, by the internet browser, data from a web page, and performing, using one or more analysis tools, analysis on the web page. In the method, performing analysis on the web page includes performing monitoring and recording of system application programming interface (API) calls, and creating software objects associated with the web page. The method also includes performing antivirus scanning of the software objects, de-obfuscating JavaScript associated with the software objects, and correlating data associated with the performed analysis to determine if the web page is a malicious web page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Ralph Thomas, Michael Lapilla, Trevor Tonn, Gregory Sinclair, Blake Hartstein, Matthew Cote