Patents by Inventor Scott T. Butler

Scott T. Butler 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: 11037166
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating rules to apply to fare transactions when a fare card reader cannot communicate with an authorization server, for generating historical data and a risk score for a fare card that are used by a fare card reader, with the rules, to determine whether to authorize access to a transit service when the fare card reader cannot communicate with the authorization server, and for selectively permitting or denying access to the transit service using the rules and the historical data or the score for a fare card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Michael Edward Simanek, Scott T. Butler
  • Patent number: 10410204
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating rules to apply to fare transactions when a fare card reader cannot communicate with an authorization server, for generating historical data and a risk score for a fare card that are used by a fare card reader, with the rules, to determine whether to authorize access to a transit service when the fare card reader cannot communicate with the authorization server, and for selectively permitting or denying access to the transit service using the rules and the historical data or the score for a fare card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Michael Edward Simanek, Scott T. Butler
  • Patent number: 10127557
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating rules to apply to fare transactions when a fare card reader cannot communicate with an authorization server, for generating historical data and a risk score for a fare card that are used by a fare card reader, with the rules, to determine whether to authorize access to a transit service when the fare card reader cannot communicate with the authorization server, and for selectively permitting or denying access to the transit service using the rules and the historical data or the score for a fare card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Michael Edward Simanek, Scott T. Butler
  • Patent number: 10074225
    Abstract: A secure short-distance-based communication and enforcement system validates users in a validation and enforcement area and can check if users in the validation and enforcement area have been validated. A flow of visual objects may be programmed into an enforcement computer, and used for the validations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Avishek Somani, Scott T. Butler, Sunil Raina
  • Publication number: 20170301160
    Abstract: A secure short-distance-based communication and enforcement system validates users in a validation and enforcement area and can check if users in the validation and enforcement area have been validated. A flow of visual objects may be programmed into an enforcement computer, and used for the validations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Avishek SOMANI, Scott T. Butler, Sunil Raina
  • Publication number: 20170278325
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating rules to apply to fare transactions when a fare card reader cannot communicate with an authorization server, for generating historical data and a risk score for a fare card that are used by a fare card reader, with the rules, to determine whether to authorize access to a transit service when the fare card reader cannot communicate with the authorization server, and for selectively permitting or denying access to the transit service using the rules and the historical data or the score for a fare card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Edward Simanek, Scott T. Butler
  • Publication number: 20170278092
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating rules to apply to fare transactions when a fare card reader cannot communicate with an authorization server, for generating historical data and a risk score for a fare card that are used by a fare card reader, with the rules, to determine whether to authorize access to a transit service when the fare card reader cannot communicate with the authorization server, and for selectively permitting or denying access to the transit service using the rules and the historical data or the score for a fare card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Edward Simanek, Scott T. Butler
  • Publication number: 20170278324
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating rules to apply to fare transactions when a fare card reader cannot communicate with an authorization server, for generating historical data and a risk score for a fare card that are used by a fare card reader, with the rules, to determine whether to authorize access to a transit service when the fare card reader cannot communicate with the authorization server, and for selectively permitting or denying access to the transit service using the rules and the historical data or the score for a fare card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Edward Simanek, Scott T. Butler
  • Patent number: 7188119
    Abstract: In a database, records corresponding to individuals entitled to social benefits are routinely and automatically reviewed. Records meeting certain criteria are selected for assessment. As a result of the assessment, a number of risk indication flags may be associated with certain of the selected records. A list of the selected records is then ranked according to a priority that is based on number and significance of associated risk indication flags. The ranked list is then used determine an order in which the records will be reviewed by caseworkers to which the records are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Scott T. Butler, Dennis B. Karbach, Michael J. Wilson, Mark Boudreau, Paul M. Brown, John Fotheringham, Richard W. Steinke, Alden Cuddihey, Ramneek Mahal, Sinisa Aleksa, Jane R. Shantz, Ann K. English
  • Publication number: 20040210580
    Abstract: In a database, records corresponding to individuals entitled to social benefits are routinely and automatically reviewed. Records meeting certain criteria are selected for assessment. As a result of the assessment, a number of risk indication flags may be associated with certain of the selected records. A list of the selected records is then ranked according to a priority that is based on number and significance of associated risk indication flags. The ranked list is then used determine an order in which the records will be reviewed by caseworkers to which the records are output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Scott T. Butler, Dennis B. Karbach, Michael J. Wilson, Mark Boudreau, Paul M. Brown, John Fotheringham, Richard W. Steinke, Alden Cuddihey, Ramneek Mahal, Sinisa Aleksa, Jane R. Shantz, Ann K. English