Patents by Inventor Robert N. Pulliam

Robert N. Pulliam 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: 8725680
    Abstract: Various embodiments related to the ability to find content for consumption across all endpoint computing devices in a computing system are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for presenting content including aggregating endpoint metadata for each endpoint computing device in a computing system and content metadata of content stored on each of a plurality of endpoint computing devices, receiving a request for a content item on a selected endpoint computing device, querying aggregated endpoint metadata and content metadata to find instances of the content item and corresponding endpoint computing device locations, generating a ranked list of instances of the content item based on selection criteria, and selecting an instance of the content item from the ranked list for playback by the selected endpoint computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Abraham, Bruno K. da Costa, Zach Johnson, Shane McRoberts, Andrew L. Silverman, Joseph McClanahan, Robert N. Pulliam, Rodrigo Bomfim, Sean Kollenkark
  • Publication number: 20140058925
    Abstract: Systems and methods automate and manage electronic exchange in the asset-based lending industry, particularly between borrowers and lenders. Such include automated extraction or import of relevant data, normalization of same; application of various rules and parameters as part of intermediate calculations, and provision of results to the lender, and optionally the borrower. The borrower may review and modify data. Various checks are implemented to ensure data is accurate and lender-specified rules are consistently applied. Rules may be customized per lender, per borrower, per customer, per asset type, and even per asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Booyami, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Walter, Peter D. Rosser, Joseph Jude Donahue, Robert N. Pulliam
  • Publication number: 20120203796
    Abstract: Various embodiments related to the ability to find content for consumption across all endpoint computing devices in a computing system are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for presenting content including aggregating endpoint metadata for each endpoint computing device in a computing system and content metadata of content stored on each of a plurality of endpoint computing devices, receiving a request for a content item on a selected endpoint computing device, querying aggregated endpoint metadata and content metadata to find instances of the content item and corresponding endpoint computing device locations, generating a ranked list of instances of the content item based on selection criteria, and selecting an instance of the content item from the ranked list for playback by the selected endpoint computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Abraham, Bruno K. da Costa, Zach Johnson, Shane McRoberts, Andrew L. Silverman, Joseph McClanahan, Robert N. Pulliam, Rodrigo Bomfim, Sean Kollenkark