Patents by Inventor Randall Beck
Randall Beck 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).
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Patent number: 9861744Abstract: A method, computer usable program product, or a system for managing a blood glucose level of a person including providing a device worn exterior to the person for monitoring a set of treatment factors and a set of environmental factors associated with the person, predicting a blood glucose level for the person based on the set of treatment factors and the set of environmental factors, and responsive to predicting a blood glucose level for the person dropping lower than a predetermined minimum value, supplying carbohydrates to the person.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Randall Beck, Jeffrey M. Eichen, Dale R. Hille, Jan Rogoyski, Jerry A. Williams
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Patent number: 8681007Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for managing a potential choking condition with a monitoring system including monitoring by the monitoring system by detecting relative positions of a set of emitters disposed along an object, wherein a choking condition is indicated by the set of emitters being on close proximity to a neck portion of a body and arranged in a potentially choking configuration, and responsive to the determination of the choking condition, the monitoring system performing an action.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Randall Beck, Jeffrey M. Eichen, Dale R. Hille, Jan Rogoyski, Jerry A. Williams
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Publication number: 20130345664Abstract: A method, computer usable program product, or a system for managing a blood glucose level of a person including providing a device worn exterior to the person for monitoring a set of treatment factors and a set of environmental factors associated with the person, predicting a blood glucose level for the person based on the set of treatment factors and the set of environmental factors, and responsive to predicting a blood glucose level for the person dropping lower than a predetermined minimum value, supplying carbohydrates to the person.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Randall Beck, Jeffrey M. Eichen, Dale R. Hille, Jan Rogoyski, Jerry A. Williams
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Publication number: 20130176125Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for managing a potential choking condition with a monitoring system including monitoring by the monitoring system by detecting relative positions of a set of emitters disposed along an object, wherein a choking condition is indicated by the set of emitters being on close proximity to a neck portion of a body and arranged in a potentially choking configuration, and responsive to the determination of the choking condition, the monitoring system performing an action.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Randall Beck, Jeffrey M. Eichen, Dale R. Hille, Jan Rogoyski, Jerry A. Williams
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Publication number: 20070294169Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a system and method for distributing an open transaction instrument. The system includes the steps of: accessibly offering for sale, in a retail environment, the open transaction instrument; selling a selected open transaction instrument; and enabling the use of the open transaction instrument. The transaction instrument may be, for example, an open pre-paid card. Furthermore, accessibly offering the open pre-paid card for sale, in one exemplary embodiment, is performed by hanging the pre-paid card on a rack. The distribution of the open transaction instrument may also comprise the step of sending a message, in substantially real time, causing the pre-paid open transaction instrument to be funded but not activated. Also, in accordance with further exemplary embodiments of the present invention, an issuer system is suitably configured to leverage existing infrastructure for inventory and related processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Randall Beck, Gennye Feldman, Rachel Heitz, Jon Imada, Paula Martinez, Sven Miller, Clyde Page, Steven Keiser
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Publication number: 20070057045Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a system and method for distributing an open transaction instrument. The system includes the steps of: accessibly offering for sale, in a retail environment, the open transaction instrument; selling a selected open transaction instrument; and enabling the use of the open transaction instrument. The transaction instrument may be, for example, an open pre-paid card. Furthermore, accessibly offering the open pre-paid card for sale, in one exemplary embodiment, is performed by hanging the pre-paid card on a rack. The distribution of the open transaction instrument may also comprise the step of sending a message, in substantially real time, causing the pre-paid open transaction instrument to be funded but not activated. Also, in accordance with further exemplary embodiments of the present invention, an issuer system is suitably configured to leverage existing infrastructure for inventory and related processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Randall Beck, Gennye Feldman, Rachel Heitz, Jon Imada, Paula Martinez, Sven Miller, Clyde Page, Steven Keiser
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Publication number: 20060273153Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are used for packaging a stored value card that unviewably secures the secured value card in the package. The package includes a readable area allowing for purchasing of the stored value card without removing it from the package or viewing it within the package. This can allow for minimized fraud and illegal use of stored value cards. In one example, the package is scanned for purchasing, and once the purchase in approved, the purchaser can activate the card.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2005Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: American Express Marketing and Development CorporationInventors: David Ashby, Randall Beck, Nick Harris, Gail Larsen, Andrew Plitt
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Publication number: 20050279825Abstract: A package for preventing forgery and theft of transaction card information. Transaction card information is concealed inside package so as to deter theft and forgery. Retailers can identify security breaches of prepaid transaction cards by observing the condition of the packaging prior to card activation. Consequently, forgery and tempering are deterred as retailers will not activate cards contained in packages that have either been tampered with or damaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: David Ashby, Randall Beck, Andrew Plitt
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Publication number: 20050033662Abstract: A computer implemented method for allowing a user to visualize differing types of window coverings within a room setting is disclosed. A room setting user interface including a plurality of available room settings is provided. A selected room setting is obtained from the user via the room setting user interface. A product user interface including a plurality of available products is provided. A selected product is obtained from the user via the product user interface. A color user interface including a plurality of available colors for the selected product is provided. A selected color is obtained from the user via the color user interface. A visualization of the selected product in the selected color in the selected room setting is displayed. The method can also be used for visualizing other home décor products, such as area rugs or throw pillows.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2003Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: James Buch, Robert Atland, David Humphreys, Randall Beck, Francis Arigo
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Patent number: 3993891Abstract: A high speed parallel digital adder/subtracter employing a specially chosen combination of "conditional" and "look-ahead" approaches which permits economically achieving high speed operation even for input operands containing relatively large numbers of digits. In a preferred embodiment, simultaneously produced look-ahead carry and carry-not signals are generated and employed to select particular ones of simultaneously generated conditional sums for one or more operand digits so as to simultaneously provide resulting digital sums which properly represent the sum of the input operands.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1975Date of Patent: November 23, 1976Assignee: Burroughs CorporationInventors: Gary Randall Beck, Ronald Carlos Quave