Patents by Inventor Safia Ata Ali

Safia Ata Ali 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: 10096072
    Abstract: A method and system include reducing a presentation of less-relevant questions to a user of a tax return preparation system to personalize a tax return preparation interview process for the user, according to one embodiment. The method and system include providing a number user experience elements to a user to select from, according to one embodiment. The method and system include receiving selected ones of the number of user experience elements from the user interface, according to one embodiment. The method and system include prioritizing questions of the tax return preparation interview process, by relevance to the user, based at least partially on the selected ones of the number of user experience elements, according to one embodiment. The method and system include delivering relevant ones of the questions to the user through the user interface to progress the user through the tax return preparation interview process, according to one embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Safia Ata Ali, Marc Attinasi, Heather Daggett, Phillip J. Ohme
  • Publication number: 20160124604
    Abstract: Display elements are displayed in a corresponding display region of a multi-display element interface display with continuously connected data display elements so that each display element is shown as connected to at least one other display element in a continuous manner. A user is provided the capability to make contact with two or more continuously connected data display regions of the display regions in the multi-display element interface display with continuously connected data display elements through a single continuous contact with multi-display element interface display on the display screen of the computing system. For each display region contacted by the user's single continuous contact with the display screen, the display element corresponding to the contacted display region is transformed into a selected display element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip J. Ohme, Safia Ata Ali, Heather Daggett
  • Patent number: 8209194
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a healthcare expense donation network whereby a third party provided healthcare management system, such as a computing system or on-line implemented healthcare expense tacking and/or payment system provides a service through which a healthcare consumer can create a verified patient need profile indicating a need for help in paying their healthcare expenses and requesting donations to this end. At least part of the healthcare consumer's patient need profile data is verified, as well as any other financial and/or personal data associated with the submitted patient need profile that a potential donor, the patient, and/or the provider of the process for providing a healthcare expense donation network desires to be verified. Once the healthcare patient need profile data is verified, the verified patient need profile is made available to potential donors and the potential donors are provided the ability to securely make donations to the patient's healthcare expenses directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn M. Nidy, Safia Ata Ali, Craig LaSalle