Patents by Inventor Shmuel Ur

Shmuel Ur 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: 20230244973
    Abstract: A method, product and apparatus for controlled propagation of input values in quantum computing. The method comprises obtaining a quantum program to be compiled. The quantum program has a first input qubit having a first value and a second input qubit having a second value. The method comprises identifying an intermediate cycle after which the first input qubit is not used in the quantum program, synthesizing a transformative quantum program that is applicable on a qubit being processed based on the first value and based on the second value; and updating the quantum program which comprises: modifying the quantum program to perform the transformative quantum program on the first input qubit at the intermediate cycle; and causing the quantum program to utilize the first input qubit instead of the second input qubit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Amir NAVEH, Shmuel UR
  • Publication number: 20230245119
    Abstract: A system and method for transaction timing including, assigning a newly seen transaction to a bin among a plurality of bins, each bin describing a plurality of past transactions. Thereafter, selecting a bin based on the transaction value of the newly seen transaction and a probability statistic of the corresponding bin. Transmitting transaction timing advice derived from characteristics of the selected bin to the first computer and displaying the transaction timing advice on the first computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Source Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel UR, Ilya Dubinsky
  • Patent number: 11713974
    Abstract: A method, system and product for user-based ethical decision making by a self-driving vehicle. The method comprises determining an ethical preference for the self-driving vehicle based on an ethical preference of a controlling entity that is controlling over the self-driving vehicle. The ethical preference of the controlling entity is obtained based on responses of the controlling entity to an ethical questioner. The method further comprises selecting a selected outcome between two potential alternative outcomes. The selection is performed based on the ethical preference for the self-driving vehicle, and causing the self-driving vehicle to perform the selected action, whereby causing the selected outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: GLAZBERG, APPLEBAUM & CO.
    Inventors: Ziv Glazberg, Shmuel Ur
  • Patent number: 11715334
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: (i) receiving location information that represents a physical location of a user; (ii) receiving a first image that has been captured by the user; (iii) in response to receiving the first image, obtaining a second image that has been captured by a camera and that depicts a particular object in an area around the physical location; (iv) determining whether the first image matches the second image; and (v) in response to determining that the first image matches the second image, determining that the user is authentic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Ash, Shmuel Ur, Vlad Dabija
  • Publication number: 20230237360
    Abstract: An apparatus, product and method includes partially compiling a quantum circuit from an initial cycle and until one or more intermediate cycles. A partial executable quantum circuit and measurements regarding a group of candidate auxiliary qubits are obtained by executing the partial executable quantum circuit multiple times and classifying the group of candidate auxiliary qubits to a qubit class with respect to a target group of qubits. The qubit class indicates that the group of candidate auxiliary qubits is not entangled with the target group. The quantum circuit is modified to apply a cleaning process on the group of candidate auxiliary qubits, whereby a modified quantum circuit is obtained. The modified quantum circuit is compiled thus obtaining an executable quantum circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Amir NAVEH, Shmuel UR, Eyal CORNFELD, Ofek KIRZNER
  • Publication number: 20230237516
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a computer program product for evaluating demographics of viewers of live-streamed videos provided to an audience over the Internet via live-streaming platforms. A viewer in the live-streaming platform is identified using a handle defined by a textual string. The textual string is analyzed to estimate demographic information of the viewer, by extracting a sub-portion of the textual string that excludes at least a second portion of the textual string and estimating demographic information of the viewer based on the sub-portion of textual string using at least one list that includes the sub-portion of the textual string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Shmuel UR, Ori ARDITI, Ilan PALIOV, Shay KARPELES
  • Patent number: 11701982
    Abstract: Provided herein are system, methods and apparatuses for controlling replaceable rechargeable batteries powering and an electric vehicle, comprising, receiving battery utilization instructions computed by a remote battery management system for using and/or recharging each of a plurality of replaceable rechargeable batteries installed in an electric vehicle for powering the electric vehicle, and controlling one or more switching circuits configured to electrically couple or de-couple each of the plurality of batteries to each other and/or to an engine of the electric vehicle according to the received battery utilization instructions to use and/or recharge the respective battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Blitz Electric Motors Ltd.
    Inventors: Raphael Moszynski, Guy Cohen, Shmuel Ur
  • Patent number: 11699147
    Abstract: A system and a method of data communication between a first computing device, associated with a first user, and at least one second computing device associated with a second user may include: receiving, by the first computing device, one or more data elements pertaining to details of a transaction request from the second computing device, via a voice channel; extracting said transaction request details by the first computing device; transmitting, by the first computing device, one or more authentication data elements of an electronic wallet module, comprised in the first computing device, to the second computing device, via the voice channel; and carrying out the requested transaction by the first computing device, based on the extracted transaction request details and the electronic wallet authentication data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Source Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel Ur, Guy Roth
  • Patent number: 11693960
    Abstract: A system and a method of obtaining a location of a document on a computer network based on a document property. The method may include: receiving at least one basic marker and an encoding function associated with the document property; generating a search term according to the encoding function, based on the at least one basic marker; providing the search term to at least one search engine and obtaining therefrom one or more search results corresponding, where each search result may include one or more references to locations of documents on the computer network; discovering at least one document having the document property from the one or more search results and obtaining a discovered location of the document on the computer network; and performing at least one rule-based action, according to at least one document property of the discovered document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: IntSights Cyber Intelligence Ltd.
    Inventors: Gal Ben David, Amir Hozez, Alon Arvatz, Guy Nizan, Shmuel Ur
  • Patent number: 11687888
    Abstract: A management system includes a user terminal, and a management device that manages data, wherein the management device include a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and executes a process comprising: requesting remittance of a cryptocurrency that uses a public distributed ledger from the user terminal, upon receiving a request for accessing managed data from the user terminal, and authorizing the user terminal to access the data when a record of clearance of the remittance made by the user terminal is added to the public distributed ledger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Ash, Shmuel Ur, Vlad Dabija
  • Patent number: 11688292
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for automatically operating autonomous vehicles to accomplish a coverage task by receiving a plurality of task parameters defining a coverage task in a certain geographical area, calculating and outputting instructions for operating first autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the certain geographical area according to a first movement path computed according to operational parameters of the first autonomous vehicle with respect to the task parameters, identifying uncovered segment(s) in the certain geographical area by analyzing coverage of the certain geographical, and calculating and outputting instructions for operating second autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the uncovered segment(s) according to a second movement path computed according to operational parameters of the second autonomous vehicle. The first autonomous vehicle(s) and the second autonomous vehicle(s) are selected to optimally accomplish the coverage task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Blue White Robotics Ltd
    Inventors: Aviram Shmueli, Alon Ascher, Ben Alfi, Shmuel Ur
  • Patent number: 11687936
    Abstract: A system and method of managing chargeback risk may include: receiving one or more projected transaction data elements, each comprising information pertaining to projection of future transactions among nodes of a computer network; receiving a plurality of actual transaction data elements, each comprising information pertaining to a respective plurality of actual transactions among nodes of the computer network; receiving one or more merchant profile data elements, each pertaining to a profile of one or more merchants, associated with nodes of the computer network; computing a distribution of chargeback risk for each actual transaction, based on the one or more actual transaction data elements and respective one or more merchant profile data elements; computing a clearance-period (CP) chargeback overage based on distribution of chargeback risk of actual transactions and the projected transaction data elements; and producing a suggestion for managing chargeback risk based on the CP chargeback overage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Source Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel Ur, Ilya Dubinsky, Gregory Paks
  • Patent number: 11687821
    Abstract: A method, product and apparatus for efficient execution of a quantum program. The method comprises: determining a target qubit of a quantum program and a target cycle, wherein the quantum program is configured to manipulate a set of qubits, including the target qubit, using a set of quantum gates, wherein the quantum program is defined to use a predetermined number of gates; performing an impact analysis of the quantum program with respect to a value of the target qubit at the target cycle to identify a gate that does not impact the value of the target qubit at the target cycle; modifying the quantum program based on the impact analysis by removing the gate, whereby determining a modified quantum program, wherein the modified quantum program is defined to use a number of gates that is smaller than the predetermined number of gates; and executing the modified quantum program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Classiq Technologies LTD.
    Inventors: Amir Naveh, Shmuel Ur, Yehuda Naveh, Jonatan Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20230198886
    Abstract: A system and a method of optimizing an organizational structure (OS) of an organization may include: receiving one or more data elements pertaining to the OS; receiving a value of one or more transaction parameters pertaining to one or more transactions conducted over one or more nodes of a first computer network; perturbating a value of one or more OS elements; creating a simulated computer network based on the one or more perturbated values; for each network of the first computer network and the simulated computer network, calculating a value of at least one OS performance parameter; and generating, based on the calculation, a suggestion for optimizing the OS, wherein the suggestion may include at least one perturbated OS element value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Source Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel UR, Sharon ATIAS-BAR
  • Publication number: 20230196153
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and product for modeling of quantum circuits and usages thereof. A method comprises obtaining a model of a quantum circuit that comprises a set of decision variables, corresponding domains, and constraints, wherein the set of decision variables comprise gate assignment decision variables that define an assignment of a gate to a qubit in a cycle in the quantum circuit. The method comprises automatically determining a set of valuations for the set of decision variables. The set of valuations are selected from the corresponding domains and satisfy the constraints. Based on the set of valuations the quantum circuit is synthesized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Yehuda NAVEH, Amir NAVEH, Nir MINERBI, Ofek KIRZNER, Adam GOLDFELD, Shmuel UR
  • Publication number: 20230196368
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing context-based fraud detection receive a transaction request from a user, the transaction request comprising request parameters; implement a fraud analysis on the transaction request based on the transaction request and/or the request parameters; determine an initial likelihood of fraud based on the fraud analysis; if the initial likelihood of fraud meets a likelihood threshold: identify a suspected fraud type based on at least one of the transaction request, the request parameters, or the fraud analysis; select questions associated with the suspected fraud type to be presented to the user; receive a voice input from the user in response to the presented questions; implement a second fraud analysis on the voice input based on at least one of the transaction request, the request parameters, or the fraud analysis; and determine a revised likelihood of fraud based on the second fraud analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Source Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel UR, Guy ROTH
  • Publication number: 20230171224
    Abstract: A system for managing network connected devices, comprising at least one hardware processor adapted to produce a plurality of unique device descriptors, each describing one of a plurality of network connected devices, by: for each of a plurality of device descriptors, each having a plurality of supported actions, and one or more domain device identifiers, each identifier associating the device descriptor with one of a plurality of management domains: for each of the plurality of management domains not associated with the device descriptor: instructing execution on a network connected device described by the device descriptor a domain identification query according to the descriptor's plurality of supported actions, to determine a new domain device identifier; identifying in the plurality of device descriptors a second device descriptor having a domain device identifier equal to the new domain device identifier; and merging the device descriptor with the second device descriptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Axonius Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Avidor BARTOV, Itay WEISS, Ofri SHUR, Dean SYSMAN, Shmuel UR
  • Patent number: 11656328
    Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for automatically evaluating detection accuracy of dynamic objects by equipment under test, comprising receiving a first record generated by an evaluated equipment under test and a second record generated by a validated reference equipment both deployed in a vehicle, the first record comprising a plurality of attributes of dynamic object(s) detected by the evaluated equipment and the second record comprising a plurality of attributes of dynamic object(s) detected by the reference equipment, correlating between dynamic object(s) detected by both the evaluated equipment and the reference equipment according to matching spatial and temporal attributes of the dynamic object(s) in the first record and in the second record, analyzing at least some of the attributes of the respective dynamic object in the first record compared to the second record, and outputting an indication of differences identified between the first record and the second record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Blue White Robotics Ltd
    Inventors: Aviram Shmueli, Alon Ascher, Ben Alfi, Shmuel Ur
  • Patent number: 11645666
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a computer program product for evaluating demographics of viewers of live-streamed videos. A stream data of a video stream provided to an audience over the Internet via a live-streaming platform may be obtained. The stream data comprise information describing a content of the video stream. Each viewer may be identified in the video stream using a handle. Demographic information of a viewer may be estimated, automatically by a computerized device, based on the stream data and the handle of the viewer. An aggregated demographic information of the audience may be estimated based on the demographic information of a plurality of viewers comprised by the audience. Actions may be performed based on the aggregated demographic information of the audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SHOW ADVERTISING LTD.
    Inventors: Shmuel Ur, Ori Arditi, Ilan Paliov, Shay Karpeles
  • Publication number: 20230111039
    Abstract: A method, system and product comprising: obtaining a functional-level representation of a quantum circuit that comprises a functional block; obtaining an indication of one or more resources that are available to the functional block, the indication regarding a range of cycles and an indication regarding a number of qubits; dynamically generating a gate-level implementation of the functional block that adheres to the indication of the one or more resources; and synthesizing a gate-level implementation of the quantum circuit, wherein the gate-level implementation of the quantum circuit comprises the gate-level implementation of the functional block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Amir Naveh, Shmuel Ur, Yehuda Naveh, Ofek Kirzner, Ravid Alon, Tal Goren, Adam Goldfeld, Jonatan Zimmermann, Nir Minerbi