Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Dye

Thomas A. Dye 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: 20230325897
    Abstract: The present invention uses a novel method of using machine learning (ML) algorithms to train predictive models for content classification to spot bias, non-truths, miss-information and altered reality in publicly published media content. The predictive ML models automatically identify quality ratings, truth and honesty, content and site ranking, fact summarization and publishing history to quickly identify certain misinformation embedded within the media content. The purpose of the models is to quickly analyze and identify for the consumer when, where and what may have been altered or maybe misleading information in the content. Thus, independent of human positioning or bias, the present invention teaches one knowledgeable in the art how to build and deploy AI based models that independently rank and classify different published media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Veracify Media, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 11715024
    Abstract: A system and method for interpolating soil chemistry variables to different plots of land is described. A first interpolation training model includes a machine learning model that receives soil composition information. A distance field training model generates spatial predictors that are applied to the machine learning model. The first interpolation training model prioritizes spatial smoothing over accuracy. A second interpolation training model is also applied that includes a distance weighting training model that more greatly weighs interpolated soil composition information closer to a point of interpolation than interpolated soil composition information that is further away to the point of interpolation. The second interpolation training model prioritizes accuracy over spatial smoothing. The illustrative crop prediction engine estimates soil chemistry values at different locations with the first interpolation training model and the second interpolation training model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ARVA INTELLIGENCE CORP.
    Inventors: John A. McEntire, Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 11704576
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying ground types from one or more interpolated covariates. The method proceeds by accessing soil composition information for plots of land, in which the soil composition information includes measured soil sample results, environmental results, soil conductivity results or any combination thereof. The method continues by identifying covariates from the soil composition information. Subsequently, the method interpolates covariates associated with different locations with an interpolation training model. Voxels are generated that are each associated with interpolated covariates having a corresponding geographical location. The method trains a random forest training model with the interpolated covariates. The voxels traverse the trained random forest model to identify clusters of voxels that are co-associated. The method identifies a ground type by combining the co-associated clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ARVA INTELLIGENCE CORP.
    Inventors: John A. McEntire, Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 11704581
    Abstract: A system and method for visualizing one or more crop response surfaces. The system includes a geospatial database associated with a crop prediction engine. The geospatial database receives soil composition information for plots of land. The crop prediction engine identifies covariates from the soil composition information, which has a feature matrix. The crop prediction engine generates a multi-dimensional covariate training data set from the covariates. The crop prediction engine then applies the multi-dimensional covariate training data set to a machine learning training model to generate at least one predictive crop-yield predictive model. The crop prediction engine ranks covariates having feature set interactions. Subsequently, the crop prediction engine determines a dominant crop-yield feature set interaction from the ranked covariates having feature set interactions. The crop prediction engine generates a crop response surface from the dominant crop-yield feature set interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ARVA INTELLIGENCE CORP.
    Inventors: John A. McEntire, Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 11610272
    Abstract: A system and method for predicting a crop yield for a type of seed in a location is described. The method includes receiving, at a client device, seasonal crop data for the type of seed, soil data associated with the location, and mapping data associated with the location. The soil data includes soil variables, and the location is represented by voxels. The seasonal crop data, the soil data and the mapping data are uploaded to a geospatial database associated with a crop prediction engine. A random forest prediction model is applied to the seasonal crop data, the soil data and mapping data in the geospatial database by the crop prediction engine, which then ranks covariates to determine one or more significant covariates. The crop prediction engine then re-applies the significant covariates to the random forest prediction model to predict the crop yield for the type of seed at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: ARVA INTELLIGENCE CORP.
    Inventors: John A. McEntire, Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 8711164
    Abstract: An integrated memory controller (IMC) may sit on the main CPU bus or a high speed system peripheral bus and couple to system memory. The IMC may use a lossless data compression and decompression scheme for improved performance. The IMC may also include microcode for specific decompression of particular data formats such as digital video and digital audio. Compressed data may be decompressed in the IMC and stored into system memory or saved in the system memory in compressed format. Internal memory mapping may allow for format definition spaces which may define the format of the data and the data type to be read or written. Software overrides may be placed in applications software in systems that desire to control data decompression at the software application level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventor: Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 8477778
    Abstract: As prior art systems fail to produce end-to-end transport and routing mechanisms capable of secure, accurate, and timely delivery of real-time media, the present invention prescribes the method and process to facilitate server-less, IP based sessions across all of public and private network infrastructure without regard for network hardware or carrier makeup. The method and process claimed herein defines the application of well known standards in a unique fashion so as to facilitate transportation of TCP and UDP packets associated with a real-time multicast session in a secure manner while achieving unencumbered access through firewalls and across multiple carrier, public networks through IPSec based virtual networking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventors: L. Curtis Lehmann, Jr., Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 8339997
    Abstract: A method which allows standard telephone users to audio conference with video conferencing participants over IP networks in a private secure environment. A dial-out is performed from one or more conference client terminals bridging audio between the Internet and the PSTN networks. The process uses a mixed mode hybrid network architecture for call set-up, initialization and teardown including the method to mix audio at the desktop terminal instead of in a general purpose server as in the prior art. The method conferences video and audio between multiple clients and include audio from a standard telephone network within the conference. A virtual private network connects all of the IP clients together including the voice over IP server used to transcode the proprietary audio into the H.323 standard for transport into the telephony network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Meetrix Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Dye, Thomas A. Dundon
  • Publication number: 20120212498
    Abstract: An integrated memory controller (IMC) may sit on the main CPU bus or a high speed system peripheral bus and couple to system memory. The IMC may use a lossless data compression and decompression scheme for improved performance. The IMC may also include microcode for specific decompression of particular data formats such as digital video and digital audio. Compressed data may be decompressed in the IMC and stored into system memory or saved in the system memory in compressed format. Internal memory mapping may allow for format definition spaces which may define the format of the data and the data type to be read or written. Software overrides may be placed in applications software in systems that desire to control data decompression at the software application level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: MOSSMAN HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 8176288
    Abstract: An integrated memory controller (IMC) preferably sits on the main CPU bus or a high speed system peripheral bus and couples to system memory. The IMC may use a lossless data compression and decompression scheme for improved performance. The IMC may also include microcode for specific decompression of particular data formats such as digital video and digital audio. Compressed data may be decompressed in the IMC and stored into system memory or saved in the system memory in compressed format. Internal memory mapping may allow for formal definition spaces which may define the format of the data and the data type to be read or written. Software overrides may be placed in applications software in systems that desire to control data decompression at the software application level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Mossman Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas A. Dye
  • Publication number: 20110043601
    Abstract: A method which allows standard telephone users to audio conference with video conferencing participants over IP networks in a private secure environment. A dial-out is performed from one or more conference client terminals bridging audio between the Internet and the PSTN networks. The process uses a mixed mode hybrid network architecture for call set-up, initialization and teardown including the method to mix audio at the desktop terminal instead of in a general purpose server as in the prior art. The method conferences video and audio between multiple clients and include audio from a standard telephone network within the conference. A virtual private network connects all of the IP clients together including the voice over IP server used to transcode the proprietary audio into the H.323 standard for transport into the telephony network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: MEETRIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas A. Dye, Thomas A. Dundon
  • Patent number: 7664056
    Abstract: A method which allows standard telephone users to audio conference with video conferencing participants over IP networks in a private secure environment. A dial-out is performed from one or more conference client terminals bridging audio between the Internet and the PSTN networks. The process uses a mixed mode hybrid network architecture for call set-up, initialization and teardown including the method to mix audio at the desktop terminal instead of in a general purpose server as in the prior art. The method conferences video and audio between multiple clients and include audio from a standard telephone network within the conference. A virtual private network connects all of the IP clients together including the voice over IP server used to transcode the proprietary audio into the H.323 standard for transport into the telephony network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Meetrix Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Dye, Thomas A. Dundon
  • Publication number: 20090313318
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a method to alter browser programming responses by the substitution of certain client-server communications commands allowing certain browser requests to be redirected to alternate servers for further interpretation and subsequent server responses. The purpose of this method is injection of custom content into browser-based device displays without disruption of the original page content. This method accomplishes the task without requiring additional plug-in applications, browser or client device code modifications. The invention teaches the use of a local proxy server or embedded device but also claims the use of remote network proxy servers to transparently alter the command request sequence of the client browser in order to request alternate information other than that normally requested by the browser for interpretation and display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas A. Dye, Eric A. Tanner
  • Publication number: 20090313113
    Abstract: The present business method transparently embeds advertisements into client browser displays at the edge of the Internet. A closed system of locally owned businesses makes up a network of publication points. The business method uses a simple single page “dashboard” interface to select and publish ad campaigns directly into one or more premises helping to qualify and quantify publication points and advertising subscription purchases. The dashboards display has controls to dynamically update campaign publications and display pricing results. In addition, the method builds and displays custom groups based on location, business types, and customer demographics. Thus, custom grouping options as selected by dashboard users. Subscription pricing is by ad size, type, location, subscription period and discount codes. The dashboard may include additional statistics such as subscription renewal dates and ad convergence information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas A. Dye, Blake A. Freeburg
  • Patent number: 7538694
    Abstract: A network device, also referred to as the Compression Enhanced Network Processor (CENP), with embedded parallel (or fast serial) compression and/or decompression capability. The network device may be a network processor based multi-ported switch, bridge, router, hub, or other device. The CENP may provide improved data density, efficiency and bandwidth for each port of a multi-port network switch. In one embodiment, the CENP may comprise a network processor core, a memory management unit, a memory buffer (e.g., an SRAM memory buffer), and a system memory. The CENP may comprise a compression and decompression engine. In one embodiment, the memory management unit comprises the compression and decompression engine, and thus may be referred to as a Compression Enhanced Memory Controller Unit (CEMCU).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Mossman Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Peter D. Geiger, Manuel J. Alvarez, II, Thomas A. Dye
  • Publication number: 20090125698
    Abstract: An integrated memory controller (IMC) which includes data compression and decompression engines for improved performance. The memory controller (IMC) of the present invention preferably sits on the main CPU bus or a high speed system peripheral bus such as the PCI bus and couples to system memory. The IMC preferably uses a lossless data compression and decompression scheme. Data transfers to and from the integrated memory controller of the present invention can thus be in either two formats, these being compressed or normal (non-compressed). The IMC also preferably includes microcode for specific decompression of particular data formats such as digital video and digital audio. Compressed data from system I/O peripherals such as the hard drive, floppy drive, or local area network (LAN) are decompressed in the IMC and stored into system memory or saved in the system memory in compressed format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas A. Dye
  • Publication number: 20090016347
    Abstract: As prior art systems fail to produce end-to-end transport and routing mechanisms capable of secure, accurate, and timely delivery of real-time media, the present invention prescribes the method and process to facilitate server-less, IP based sessions across all of public and private network infrastructure without regard for network hardware or carrier makeup. The method and process claimed herein defines the application of well known standards in a unique fashion so as to facilitate transportation of TCP and UDP packets associated with a real-time multicast session in a secure manner while achieving unencumbered access through firewalls and across multiple carrier, public networks through IPSec based virtual networking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Meetrix Corporation
    Inventors: L. Curtis Lehmann, JR., Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 7444425
    Abstract: As prior art systems fail to produce end-to-end transport and routing mechanisms capable of secure, accurate, and timely delivery of real-time media, the present invention prescribes the method and process to facilitate server-less, IP based sessions across all of public and private network infrastructure without regard for network hardware or carrier makeup. The method and process claimed herein defines the application of well known standards in a unique fashion so as to facilitate transportation of TCP and UDP packets associated with a real-time multicast session in a secure manner while achieving unencumbered access through firewalls and across multiple carrier, public networks through IPSec based virtual networking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Meetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Curtis Lehmann, Jr., Thomas A. Dye
  • Patent number: 7190284
    Abstract: An integrated memory controller (IMC) including MemoryF/X Technology which includes data compression and decompression engines for improved performance. The memory controller (IMC) of the present invention preferably selectively uses a combination of lossless, lossy, and no compression modes. Data transfers to and from the integrated memory controller of the present invention can thus be in a plurality of formats, these being compressed or normal (non-compressed), compressed lossy or lossless, or compressed with a combination of lossy and lossless. The invention also indicates preferred methods for specific compression and decompression of particular data formats such as digital video, 3D textures and image data using a combination of novel lossy and lossless compression algorithms in block or span addressable formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas A. Dye, Manuel J. Alvarez, II, Peter Geiger
  • Patent number: RE43483
    Abstract: A method and system for allowing a processor or I/O master to address more system memory than physically exists are described. A Compressed Memory Management Unit (CMMU) may keep least recently used pages compressed, and most recently and/or frequently used pages uncompressed in physical memory. The CMMU translates system addresses into physical addresses, and may manage the compression and/or decompression of data at the physical addresses as required. The CMMU may provide data to be compressed or decompressed to a compression/decompression engine. In some embodiments, the data to be compressed or decompressed may be provided to a plurality of compression/decompression engines that may be configured to operate in parallel. The CMMU may pass the resulting physical address to the system memory controller to access the physical memory. A CMMU may be integrated in a processor, a system memory controller or elsewhere within the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Mossman Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Peter Geiger, Manuel J. Alvarez, II, Thomas A. Dye