Patents by Inventor Ronald Raikula

Ronald Raikula 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: 20150254291
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for generating an index of social health. A server computing device receives social media data from a plurality of social media sources, the social media data associated with a plurality of companies. The server computing device determines, for each of the plurality of companies, one or more dimensions of the social media data based upon the received social media data. The server computing device generates an index score for each of the plurality of companies based upon the one or more dimensions for the company. The server computing device identifies one or more trends associated with the index score for each of the plurality of companies. The server computing device generates a social media health index for an industry by aggregating the index scores for the plurality of companies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Raikula, Megan Kelley
  • Publication number: 20150254776
    Abstract: A shareholder advised corporate governance (SACG) platform is provided that includes a data store that stores all relevant corporate information regarding a corporate entity. A number of services use the corporate information to expose corporate governance issues to shareholders or aggregates allowing the shareholder and aggregates to assess board actions by the corporate entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: FMR LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Raikula
  • Publication number: 20150213472
    Abstract: Implementations are described for establishing an online financial incentive program that involve receiving first account information from a first user identifying financial account(s) authorized for monitoring and target financial account(s) authorized to receive funds from third party funding sources; receiving second account information from a second user identifying a source financial account to serve as one of the third party funding sources, at least one of the monitored accounts, and at least one of the target financial accounts; receiving reward criteria from the second user that defines a financial event associated with the selected monitored account and a corresponding contribution that is applied to the selected target account from the source financial account; tracking financial activity information from the selected monitored account; and directing funds from the source account to the selected target account when the tracked activity information corresponds to the financial event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: FMR LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Raikula
  • Publication number: 20150161684
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for making a charitable contribution. A server computing device receives a request to initiate a charitable contribution transaction from a mobile device, and the request includes a transaction identifier and a user identifier. The server computing device determines a plurality of characteristics associated with the charitable contribution transaction based upon the transaction identifier, and the plurality of characteristics including a contribution amount. The server computing device identifies a user based upon the user identifier. The server computing device charges a first portion of the contribution amount to a first account associated with the user and a second portion of the contribution amount to a second account associated with the user. The server computing device transmits payment instructions to a computing device associated with a recipient charity, and the payment instructions including the contribution amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: FMR LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Raikula