Patents by Inventor Thad Garrett Craft

Thad Garrett Craft 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).

  • Resource discovery agent computing device, software application, and method
    Patent number: 11665247
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for retrieving information from information services and providing it to a public application programming interface (API) includes receiving a first request data message using a core discovery agent, the request data message including at least one requested datum, for which a value is sought, and at least one known datum, for which a value is known; calling a resource locator to request a location of an information service that provides a value for the requested datum; calling a resource façade to contact the information service; transmitting a first information service message including the requested datum and known datum from the resource façade to the information service; receiving a second information service message from the information service including a value for the requested datum; and transmitting a resolved data message including the requested datum and its value from the core discovery agent to the public API.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Simon, Richard Berglund, Erik Donahue, Joseph W. Norton, Vladyslava Matviyenko, Jeremy Lee Rambo, John M. VanAntwerp, Dan Kalmes, Burton J. Floyd, Thad Garrett Craft, Marc Anderson, Nick U. Christopulos, Patrick Mead
  • RESOURCE DISCOVERY AGENT COMPUTING DEVICE, SOFTWARE APPLICATION, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220303355
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for retrieving information from information services and providing it to a public application programming interface (API) includes receiving a first request data message using a core discovery agent, the request data message including at least one requested datum, for which a value is sought, and at least one known datum, for which a value is known; calling a resource locator to request a location of an information service that provides a value for the requested datum; calling a resource façade to contact the information service; transmitting a first information service message including the requested datum and known datum from the resource façade to the information service; receiving a second information service message from the information service including a value for the requested datum; and transmitting a resolved data message including the requested datum and its value from the core discovery agent to the public API.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Simon, Jeremy Lee Rambo, John M. VanAntwerp, Dan Kalmes, Burton J. Floyd, Thad Garrett Craft, Marc Anderson, Nick U. Christopulos, Patrick Mead, Richard Berglund, Erik Donahue, Joseph W. Norton, Vladyslava Matviyenko
  • Resource discovery agent computing device, software application, and method
    Patent number: 10979515
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for retrieving information from information services and providing it to a public application programming interface (API) includes receiving a first request data message using a core discovery agent, the request data message including at least one requested datum, for which a value is sought, and at least one known datum, for which a value is known; calling a resource locator to request a location of an information service that provides a value for the requested datum; calling a resource façade to contact the information service; transmitting a first information service message including the requested datum and known datum from the resource façade to the information service; receiving a second information service message from the information service including a value for the requested datum; and transmitting a resolved data message including the requested datum and its value from the core discovery agent to the public API.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Simon, Jeremy Lee Rambo, John M. VanAntwerp, Dan Kalmes, Burton J. Floyd, Thad Garrett Craft, Marc Anderson, Nick U. Christopulos, Patrick Mead, Richard Berglund, Erik Donahue, Joseph W. Norton, Vladyslava Matviyenko
  • Resource discovery agent computing device, software application, and method
    Patent number: 10536536
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for retrieving information from information services and providing it to a public application programming interface (API) includes receiving a first request data message using a core discovery agent, the request data message including at least one requested datum, for which a value is sought, and at least one known datum, for which a value is known; calling a resource locator to request a location of an information service that provides a value for the requested datum; calling a resource façade to contact the information service; transmitting a first information service message including the requested datum and known datum from the resource façade to the information service; receiving a second information service message from the information service including a value for the requested datum; and transmitting a resolved data message including the requested datum and its value from the core discovery agent to the public API.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile insurance Company
    Inventors: Richard Simon, Jeremy Lee Rambo, John M. VanAntwerp, Dan Kalmes, Burton J. Floyd, Thad Garrett Craft, Marc Anderson, Nick U. Christopulos, Patrick Mead, Richard Berglund, Erik Donahue, Joseph W. Norton, Vladyslava Matviyenko