Patents by Inventor Stephen Messer

Stephen Messer 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: 20240028979
    Abstract: A novel approach to facilitating access to valuable actionable content from a multi-tenant database involves system generated ranking of connection content with associated data retrieval methods and systems, utilizing “connector” scores to rank responsive content. The system “learns” how to optimize retrieving and ranking high value actionable content with experience; and applies optimized scoring parameters to enhance future operations. The computer platform is greatly improved by delivering actionable content that is immediately translated into critical operations and tasks recommended by the system to support transactions for the User.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Russell W. Martin, JR., Stephen Messer, Heidi Messer, Paolo Cappellari, Paul Ashaolu, Antonio Maccioni
  • Patent number: 11775889
    Abstract: A novel approach to facilitating access to valuable actionable content from a multi-tenant database involves system generated ranking of connection content with associated data retrieval methods and systems, utilizing “connector” scores to rank responsive content. The system “learns” how to optimize retrieving and ranking high value actionable content with experience; and applies optimized scoring parameters to enhance future operations. The computer platform is greatly improved by delivering actionable content that is immediately translated into critical operations and tasks recommended by the system to support transactions for the User.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Cross Commerce Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell W. Martin, Jr., Stephen Messer, Heidi Messer, Paolo Cappellari, Paul Ashaolu, Antonio Maccioni
  • Publication number: 20210304087
    Abstract: A novel approach to facilitating access to valuable actionable content from a multi-tenant database involves system generated ranking of connection content with associated data retrieval methods and systems, utilizing “connector” scores to rank responsive content. The system “learns” how to optimize retrieving and ranking high value actionable content with experience; and applies optimized scoring parameters to enhance future operations. The computer platform is greatly improved by delivering actionable content that is immediately translated into critical operations and tasks recommended by the system to support transactions for the User.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Collective[i]
    Inventors: Russell W. Martin, JR., Stephen Messer, Heidi Messer, Paolo Cappellari, Paul Ashaolu, Antonio Maccioni
  • Publication number: 20210182880
    Abstract: Write back to customer relationship management systems is provided. Data logging of activities can be performed for sales professionals that use other third-party software solutions during their selling process. The logged data can be written back to the CRM system instead of needing input by the sales professionals. Certain data and generated insights can be written back to further enhance the data available to clients' sales organizations. Capability of writing back to target CRM systems can leverage existing APIs. Identification of data to be written back to the CRM systems is performed by an intelligent write back (IWB) system. The IWB system will write back to the standard objects in tenant CRMs. The IWB system can create custom fields within those objects for write back data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Cross Commerce Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell W. Martin, JR., Heidi Messer, Stephen Messer, Paolo Cappellari, Alejandro Tavell
  • Patent number: 10733202
    Abstract: Large-scale advanced database models, systems, and methods provide a responsive, scalable data storage solution which is ripe for use in data warehousing and analytics environments. These advanced database models, systems, and methods provide for dramatically increased performance in accessing data as well as increased storage capabilities in the data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: CROSS COMMERCE MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Messer, Kristis Makris, Russell William Martin, Jr., Michael Martinov, Heidi Messer
  • Patent number: 10565720
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for utilizing a structured projection pattern to perform depth detection. In some instances, the structured projection pattern forms a dot pattern, which is projected by a projector, wherein the projector includes one or more infrared (IR) light dot pattern illuminators for projecting an IR light dot pattern to a surrounding environment. The IR dot pattern light that is at least partially reflected off one or more objects in the surrounding environment is detected by one or more cameras attached to a head-mounted display (HMD). The HMD, which is physically untethered from the projector, utilizes the captured IR dot pattern light reflections to track movement of the HMD and/or perform depth detection of one or more objects in the environment surrounding the HMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Kirk Price, Michael Bleyer, Christopher Stephen Messer
  • Patent number: 10565719
    Abstract: A first image and a second image of a scene are obtained for use in detecting the location of the floor in the scene. A first of the images is mapped onto a candidate plane that is perpendicular to a gravity vector, thereby creating a texture-mapped plane. The texture-mapped plane is projected into the geometry of the camera utilized to take the second image to create an artificial first image. A comparison is then performed between the first image and the artificial first image to generate a similarity score. Multiple candidate planes are processed in this manner for the first and second images, and the candidate plane generating the highest associated similarity score is chosen as the floor. This process can be repeated for multiple sets of stereo images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Bleyer, Yuri Pekelny, Christopher Stephen Messer
  • Publication number: 20190304116
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for utilizing a structured projection pattern to perform depth detection. In some instances, the structured projection pattern forms a dot pattern, which is projected by a projector, wherein the projector includes one or more infrared (IR) light dot pattern illuminators for projecting an IR light dot pattern to a surrounding environment. The IR dot pattern light that is at least partially reflected off one or more objects in the surrounding environment is detected by one or more cameras attached to a head-mounted display (HMD). The HMD, which is physically untethered from the projector, utilizes the captured IR dot pattern light reflections to track movement of the HMD and/or perform depth detection of one or more objects in the environment surrounding the HMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Raymond Kirk Price, Michael Bleyer, Christopher Stephen Messer
  • Publication number: 20190114797
    Abstract: A first image and a second image of a scene are obtained for use in detecting the location of the floor in the scene. A first of the images is mapped onto a candidate plane that is perpendicular to a gravity vector, thereby creating a texture-mapped plane. The texture-mapped plane is projected into the geometry of the camera utilized to take the second image to create an artificial first image. A comparison is then performed between the first image and the artificial first image to generate a similarity score. Multiple candidate planes are processed in this manner for the first and second images, and the candidate plane generating the highest associated similarity score is chosen as the floor. This process can be repeated for multiple sets of stereo images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Michael BLEYER, Yuri PEKELNY, Christopher Stephen MESSER
  • Publication number: 20180278910
    Abstract: A system for determining distances to features in a scene is disclosed. The system includes, among other features, a target portion identifier module, a target surface generator, a reflector selection module, a light transport simulation module, a depth measurement correction generation module, and a distance calculation module. The target portion identifier module is configured to identify a plurality of target portions of the scene. The target surface generator is configured to simulate a plurality of target surfaces. The reflector selection module is configured to select a first plurality of reflector surfaces from the plurality of target surfaces and a second plurality of reflector surfaces from the first plurality of reflector surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Schoenberg, Kamal Ramachandran Kuzhinjedathu, Mikhail Smirnov, Christopher Stephen Messer, Michael Jason Gourlay
  • Publication number: 20170262518
    Abstract: Large-scale advanced database models, systems, and methods provide a responsive, scalable data storage solution which is ripe for use in data warehousing and analytics environments. These advanced database models, systems, and methods provide for dramatically increased performance in accessing data as well as increased storage capabilities in the data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen Messer, Kristis Makris, Russell William Martin, JR., Michael Martinov, Heidi Messer
  • Patent number: 9665634
    Abstract: Large-scale advanced database models, systems, and methods provide a responsive, scalable data storage solution which is ripe for use in data warehousing and analytics environments. These advanced database models, systems, and methods provide for dramatically increased performance in accessing data as well as increased storage capabilities in the data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: CROSS COMMERCE MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Messer, Kristis Makris, Russell William Martin, Jr., Michael Martinov, Heidi Messer
  • Patent number: 9607056
    Abstract: A computing system includes memory storing executable instructions and one or more processors operatively connected to the memory. The one or more processors execute the executable instructions to effectuate a method. The method may include (i) analyzing raw data obtained from a plurality of different data sources in order to identify one or more data structures of the raw data and to tag data identifying at least one of the plurality of different data sources; and (ii) generating a plurality of Universal Data Model (UDM) constructs. Each UDM construct may be based at least in part on the identified data structure(s) of the raw data. Each UDM construct may exclude the tagged data identifying at least one of the plurality of different data sources. Each UDM construct may organize the raw data into a particular arrangement of rows and columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: CROSS COMMERCE MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Russell William Martin, Jr., Michael Martinov, Heidi Messer, Stephen Messer
  • Publication number: 20160179916
    Abstract: Large-scale advanced database models, systems, and methods provide a responsive, scalable data storage solution which is ripe for use in data warehousing and analytics environments. These advanced database models, systems, and methods provide for dramatically increased performance in accessing data as well as increased storage capabilities in the data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: CROSS COMMERCE MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Messer, Kristis Makris, Russell William Martin, JR., Michael Martinov, Heidi Messer
  • Patent number: 9305371
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for defining transition zones for navigating a visualization. The visualization may be constructed from geometry of a scene and one or more texture images depicted the scene from various viewpoints. A transition zone may correspond to portions of the visualization that do not have a one-to-one correspondence with a single texture image, but are generated from textured geometry (e.g., a projection of texture imagery onto the geometry). Because a translated view may have visual error (e.g., a portion of the translated view is not correctly represented by the textured geometry), one or more transition zones, specifying translated view experiences (e.g., unrestricted view navigation, restricted view navigation, etc.), may be defined. For example, a snapback force may be applied when a current view corresponds to a transition zone having a relatively higher error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Blaise Aguera y Arcas, Markus Unger, Donald A. Barnett, Sudipta Narayan Sinha, Eric Joel Stollnitz, Johannes Peter Kopf, Timo Pekka Pylvaenaeinen, Christopher Stephen Messer
  • Publication number: 20160063076
    Abstract: A computing system includes memory comprising executable instructions and one or more processors operatively connected to the memory and configured to execute the executable instructions in order to effectuate a method. The method may include (i) analyzing raw data obtained from a plurality of different data sources in order to identify one or more data structures of the raw data and to tag data identifying at least one of the plurality of different data sources; and (ii) generating a plurality of Universal Data Model (UDM) constructs. Each UDM construct may be based at least in part on the identified one or more data structures of the raw data and each UDM construct may exclude the tagged data identifying at least one of the plurality of different data sources. Each UDM construct may organize the raw data into a particular arrangement of at least one row and at least one column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: CROSS COMMERCE MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Russell William Martin, JR., Michael Martinov, Heidi Messer, Stephen Messer
  • Patent number: 9239851
    Abstract: Large-scale advanced database models, systems, and methods provide a responsive, scalable data storage solution which is ripe for use in data warehousing and analytics environments. These advanced database models, systems, and methods provide for dramatically increased performance in accessing data as well as increased storage capabilities in the data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Cross Commerce Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Messer, Russell William Martin, Jr., Heidi Messer, Michael Martinov, Kristis Makris
  • Patent number: 9213983
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate a method. The method may include obtaining raw data from a plurality of different data sources; analyzing the raw data to identify one or more data structures of the raw data and to tag data identifying at least one of the plurality of different data sources; generating a plurality of Universal Data Model (UDM) constructs, each UDM construct being based at least in part on the one or more data structures of the raw data and each UDM construct excluding the source-identifying data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: CROSS COMMERCE MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Russell William Martin, Jr., Michael Martinov, Heidi Messer, Stephen Messer
  • Publication number: 20140372171
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium is disclosed comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate a method comprising the steps of: obtaining raw data from a plurality of different data sources; analyzing the raw data to identify one or more data structures of the raw data and to tag data identifying at least one of the plurality of different data sources; generating a plurality of Universal Data Model (UDM) constructs, each UDM being based at least in part on the one or more data structures of the raw data and each UDM excluding the source-identifying data; redacting the source-identifying data from the raw data to generate anonymous raw data; and generating anonymous UDM transformed data by integrating the anonymous raw data by extracting, transforming, and loading the anonymous raw data such that the anonymous raw data conforms to the UDM construct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: CROSS COMMERCE MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Russell William Martin, JR., Michael Martinov, Heidi Messer, Stephen Messer
  • Publication number: 20140267343
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for defining transition zones for navigating a visualization. The visualization may be constructed from geometry of a scene and one or more texture images depicted the scene from various viewpoints. A transition zone may correspond to portions of the visualization that do not have a one-to-one correspondence with a single texture image, but are generated from textured geometry (e.g., a projection of texture imagery onto the geometry). Because a translated view may have visual error (e.g., a portion of the translated view is not correctly represented by the textured geometry), one or more transition zones, specifying translated view experiences (e.g., unrestricted view navigation, restricted view navigation, etc.), may be defined. For example, a snapback force may be applied when a current view corresponds to a transition zone having a relatively higher error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Blaise Aguera y Arcas, Markus Unger, Donald A. Barnett, Sudipta Narayan Sinha, Eric Joel Stollnitz, Johannes Peter Kopf, Timo Pekka Pylvaenaeinen, Christopher Stephen Messer