Patents by Inventor Theodore C. Tanner, Jr.

Theodore C. Tanner, Jr. 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: 10417379
    Abstract: A system and method for health lending using a probabilistic graph model are described. The system and method may generate a health credit score (“HICO”). The HICO is a score that is a risk measure placed on all entities of a healthcare transaction in which a company that owns or operates the system may have an interest or a company that utilizes the HICO score for its risk assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: CHANGE HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore C. Tanner, Jr., Colin Erik Alstad
  • Patent number: 10108954
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed that methodologies concerning cryptographically verified blockchain-based contract data inputs and off-chain side-effects. The system and method provide a deterministic and cryptographically verifiable chain of transactions, recorded on a blockchain (distributed ledger) system. This system provides an irrefutable public accounting of the transactions involved in incorporating on-chain contract execution with off-chain data and side-effects (resource actions).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: PokitDok, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Dunlevy, Theodore C. Tanner, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10102340
    Abstract: A healthcare claims processing and decision support system and method are disclosed that allow for the pre-processing of the healthcare claims as well as a method to reduce much of this overhead and alerting the user to any errors that occur during the claims processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: PokitDok, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore C. Tanner, Jr., Colin E. Alstad, W. Bryan Smith, Denise K. Gosnell, Virginia C. Harrison
  • Publication number: 20170372300
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed that methodologies concerning cryptographically verified blockchain-based contract data inputs and off-chain side-effects. The system and method provide a deterministic and cryptographically verifiable chain of transactions, recorded on a blockchain (distributed ledger) system. This system provides an irrefutable public accounting of the transactions involved in incorporating on-chain contract execution with off-chain data and side-effects (resource actions).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Tim Dunlevy, Theodore C. Tanner, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170351821
    Abstract: A healthcare claims processing and decision support system and method are disclosed that allow for the pre-processing of the healthcare claims as well as a method to reduce much of this overhead and alerting the user to any errors that occur during the claims processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Theodore C. Tanner, JR., Colin E. Alstad, W. Bryan Smith, Denise K. Gosnell, Virginia C. Harrison
  • Publication number: 20170220768
    Abstract: A system and method for pharmacy processing are provided. The system and method provide individuals making decisions for a member, such as what drug to prescribe, insight into a member's pharmacy eligibility, formularies, prescription history, etc. prior to prescribing or dispensing medication. The dynamic distributed pharmacy transactional network processing may combine multiple data feeds to bring pharmacy transactions, transparency, functionality to members, prescribers, pharmacists and employers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Theodore C. TANNER, JR., Brian CORBIN, Mallory NELSON, Faride BEAUBIEN
  • Publication number: 20170103164
    Abstract: A dynamic and autonomous identity management system and method are disclosed that provide a means of consolidating patient identity data from disparate data sources into a single system, making patient data easily accessible in a uniform and transparent manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Tim Dunlevy, Theodore C. Tanner, Jr., Denise Gosnell, Thomas Dixon Whitmire, IV
  • Publication number: 20170103165
    Abstract: A dynamic and autonomous identity management system and method are disclosed that consolidates patient identity data from disparate data sources into a single system that makes patient data easily accessible in a uniform and transparent manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Tim Dunlevy, Theodore C. Tanner, JR., Denise Gosnell, Thomas Dixon Whitmire, IV
  • Publication number: 20160210423
    Abstract: A system and method for health lending using a probabilistic graph model are described. The system and method may generate a health credit score (“HICO”). The HICO is a score that is a risk measure placed on all entities of a healthcare transaction in which a company that owns or operates the system may have an interest or a company that utilizes the HICO score for its risk assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: THEODORE C. TANNER, JR., COLIN ERIK ALSTAD
  • Publication number: 20150088535
    Abstract: A multivariate computational system and method for optimal healthcare service pricing are disclosed. The system and method may use a computational process that integrates arbitrary sources of healthcare service price and quality information into a model. The model adapts over time such that it determines the optimal price for individual or aggregate healthcare service queries based on regional and temporal adjustments, as well as any of a number of service quality metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: William Bryan Smith, Theodore C. Tanner, JR.
  • Patent number: 8923512
    Abstract: Described herein is a technology facilitating circumvention of dynamic and robust detection of one or more embedded-signals (e.g., watermark, copyright notice, encoded data, etc.) in one or more input carrier signals (e.g., multimedia stream, video stream, audio stream, data, radio, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Theodore C. Tanner, Jr., Martin G. Puryear, Steven E. Swenson
  • Patent number: 8572760
    Abstract: Semantic information may be secured by an agent using one or more semantic security labels (e.g., security predicates). The agent may be configured to allow other agents to access the semantic information according to a set of semantically expressed policies, strategies, and/or rules. A request to receive information may be mapped to a negotiation policy of the agent. The agent may evaluate the request against a semantic information sharing policy. If the information is accessible under the information sharing policy, the information may be provided. If not, the agent may negotiate information sharing terms using the negotiation ontology, strategy, and rules. Similarly, the agent may request information from other entities. Terms of the information requests may be negotiated using the negotiation ontology, strategy, and rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Benefitfocus.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Jain, Theodore C. Tanner, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130230169
    Abstract: Described herein is a technology facilitating circumvention of dynamic and robust detection of one or more embedded-signals (e.g., watermark, copyright notice, encoded data, etc.) in one or more input carrier signals (e.g., multimedia stream, video stream, audio stream, data, radio, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Theodore C. Tanner, JR., Martin G. Puryear, Steven E. Swenson
  • Patent number: 8423775
    Abstract: Described herein is a technology facilitating circumvention of dynamic and robust detection of one or more embedded-signals (e.g., watermark, copyright notice, encoded data, etc.) in one or more input carrier signals (e.g., multimedia stream, video stream, audio stream, data, radio, etc.). This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Theodore C. Tanner, Jr., Steven E. Swenson, Martin G. Puryear
  • Patent number: 8412646
    Abstract: An agent-based system may be automatically generated from a specification provided by a user or third-party process. An agent generator may map the specification to a canonical model identifying one or more tasks to be performed by the agent-based system as ontological concepts. The agent generator may generate one or more candidate agents using the canonical model. The candidate agents may comprise one or more interconnected data transforms, which may comprise data access transforms, preprocessing transforms, machine learning transforms, and/or structural transforms. The agent generator iteratively modifies the agent-based system until a termination criteria is satisfied. The termination criteria may provide a selection mechanism whereby a performance of the plurality of candidate agents may be evaluated. An optimal agent may be selected using, inter alia, the performance of the agent-based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Benefitfocus.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore C. Tanner, Jr., Matthew Aldridge, Gregory Jorstad
  • Publication number: 20120042395
    Abstract: Semantic information may be secured by an agent using one or more semantic security labels (e.g., security predicates). The agent may be configured to allow other agents to access the semantic information according to a set of semantically expressed policies, strategies, and/or rules. A request to receive information may be mapped to a negotiation policy of the agent. The agent may evaluate the request against a semantic information sharing policy. If the information is accessible under the information sharing policy, the information may be provided. If not, the agent may negotiate information sharing terms using the negotiation ontology, strategy, and rules. Similarly, the agent may request information from other entities. Terms of the information requests may be negotiated using the negotiation ontology, strategy, and rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: BENEFITFOCUS.COM
    Inventors: Amit Jain, Theodore C. Tanner, JR.
  • Patent number: 7949132
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to parsing encrypted content and sending the encrypted content to appropriate stacks of components. Encrypted video content is sent to a video stack and encrypted audio content is sent to an audio stack. Components in either stack may or may not be able to decrypt the encrypted content. A common interface is provided to the components to pass encrypted content and encryption content with one another. Components not able to perform decryption pass on the encrypted content to succeeding components in the stack until a component capable of decrypting the encrypted content receives the encrypted content. Control from a hardware lawyer in a stack may be sent back through the stack using a secure link established by the common interfaces used by the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn F. Evans, Theodore C. Tanner, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110087625
    Abstract: An agent-based system may be automatically generated from a specification provided by a user or third-party process. An agent generator may map the specification to a canonical model identifying one or more tasks to be performed by the agent-based system as ontological concepts. The agent generator may generate one or more candidate agents using the canonical model. The candidate agents may comprise one or more interconnected data transforms, which may comprise data access transforms, preprocessing transforms, machine learning transforms, and/or structural transforms. The agent generator iteratively modifies the agent-based system until a termination criteria is satisfied. The termination criteria may provide a selection mechanism whereby a performance of the plurality of candidate agents may be evaluated. An optimal agent may be selected using, inter alia, the performance of the agent-based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Theodore C. Tanner, JR., Matthew Aldridge, Gregory Jorstad
  • Patent number: 7580762
    Abstract: Methods, microphones, and systems are provided for processing sound waves. The sound waves are detected with a portable device (such as a microphone) and an audio signal representing the sound waves is generated. A security layer is applied to the audio signal within the portable device (e.g., by encrypting the audio signal), so that only authorized entities may access the audio signal. The audio signal is then outputted from the portable device to an external computer, which can remove the security layer to access the audio content within the audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Abrams, Theodore C. Tanner, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7502481
    Abstract: Methods, microphones, and processors are provided for processing ambient sound waves. Ultrasound waves are combined with the sound waves to create heterodyned sound waves. The heterodyned sound waves are detected and, in response, a sound detection signal containing information relating to the heterodyned sound waves is generated. A heterodyned audio signal representing the heterodyned sound waves is generated at least partially based on the sound detection signal, and then an ambient sound signal representing the ambient sounds is derived from the heterodyned audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Abrams, Theodore C. Tanner, Jr.