Patents by Inventor Stephen Budd

Stephen Budd 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: 20140257927
    Abstract: One aspect provides a computer system for processing data on returned products, by receiving returns data on purchased products returned for a refund; and determining predicted return data for a product sold in the future based on the returns data for the product purchased in the past. Another aspect provides a computer system for receiving customer selection data for a product that the customer proposes to one of purchase and refund, the customer selection data including data identifying the customer and the product; accessing returns data using at least one of the data identifying the customer and the data identifying the product, the returns data indicating at least one of a customer's propensity to return products and a propensity of the product to be returned; and generating a customer interface dependent upon on the returns data for one of the proposed purchase and the proposed refund.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Clear Returns Limited
    Inventors: Victoria Brock, Stephen Budd, Shaylon Stolk, Pawel Kublas
  • Patent number: 5918058
    Abstract: The present invention provides a data processing circuit with a power saving mode of operation. The data processing circuit comprises a clock generator for generating a clock signal, and a plurality of clocked circuit elements. In accordance with the present invention, a main bus is arranged to provide the clock signal to the plurality of clocked circuit elements in a first mode of operation, and a power saving bus separate from the main bus is arranged to provide the clock signal to a subset of said plurality of clocked circuit elements in a power saving mode of operation. Further, a clock switcher circuit is provided for switching the clock signal to either the main bus or the power saving bus dependent on the mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventor: Graham Stephen Budd