Patents by Inventor Tim Pletcher

Tim Pletcher 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: 9491160
    Abstract: Illustrative methods, processes, and software are disclosed herein that remotely prove the identity of individuals fully compliant with identity proofing standards and policies. The embodiments may utilize photo identification and government identities using networked capabilities and capabilities within a process for end-to-end fully remote identity proofing followed by the automated provisioning and issuance of a trusted identity and optional credentials. In alternative manifestations the embodiments use automated government identity lookups including but not limited to digital imagery equipment with artificial intelligence and pattern recognition to detect fraudulent physical identification articles remotely, electronic scans of magnetic stripes and other electronic markers on government-issued identification media including but not limited to drivers licenses, government employee identities, passports, or other government-issued identities combined with real-time lookup in trusted databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: MICHIGAN HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK-MIHIN
    Inventors: Jeff Livesay, Tim Pletcher, Brian Seggie, Tony Ward
  • Publication number: 20160267115
    Abstract: An illustrative method according to a set of instructions stored on the memory of a computing device includes receiving from a data sharing organization device a request to obtain or update a record associated with an individual. The method further includes determining a match in a master person index between the individual and an identity of the individual stored in the master person index. The method further includes determining that a common key identifier unique to the individual does not exist. The method further includes generating the common key identifier and sending the common key identifier to the master person index such that the common key identifier is stored in the master person index and associated with the identity of the individual stored in the master person index. The method further includes sending the common key identifier unique to the identifier to the data sharing organization device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Tim Pletcher, Jeff Livesay, Shelley Mannino, Rod Mach, Rick Wilkening
  • Publication number: 20160269379
    Abstract: Illustrative methods, processes, and software are disclosed herein that remotely prove the identity of individuals fully compliant with identity proofing standards and policies. The embodiments may utilize photo identification and government identities using networked capabilities and capabilities within a process for end-to-end fully remote identity proofing followed by the automated provisioning and issuance of a trusted identity and optional credentials. In alternative manifestations the embodiments use automated government identity lookups including but not limited to digital imagery equipment with artificial intelligence and pattern recognition to detect fraudulent physical identification articles remotely, electronic scans of magnetic stripes and other electronic markers on government-issued identification media including but not limited to drivers licenses, government employee identities, passports, or other government-issued identities combined with real-time lookup in trusted databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jeff Livesay, Tim Pletcher, Brian Seggie, Tony Ward
  • Publication number: 20160210414
    Abstract: A method for transforming and transporting health information is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving the health information; transforming the received health information of based on a predetermined rule; validating whether the received health information is in a proper form based on a third-party standard; and parsing the de-identified received health information to determine an entity to receive the de-identified health information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Tim Pletcher, Jeff Livesay, Rod Mach
  • Patent number: 9197638
    Abstract: Illustrative methods, processes, and software are disclosed herein that remotely prove the identity of individuals fully compliant with identity proofing standards and policies. The embodiments may utilize photo identification and government identities using networked capabilities and capabilities within a process for end-to-end fully remote identity proofing followed by the automated provisioning and issuance of a trusted identity and optional credentials. In alternative manifestations the embodiments use automated government identity lookups including but not limited to digital imagery equipment with artificial intelligence and pattern recognition to detect fraudulent physical identification articles remotely, electronic scans of magnetic stripes and other electronic markers on government-issued identification media including but not limited to drivers licenses, government employee identities, passports, or other government-issued identities combined with real-time lookup in trusted databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Michigan Health Information Network—MIHIN
    Inventors: Jeff Livesay, Tim Pletcher, Brian Seggie, Tony Ward
  • Publication number: 20150081325
    Abstract: A method for transforming and transporting health information is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving the health information; transforming the received health information of based on a predetermined rule; validating whether the received health information is in a proper form based on a third-party standard; and parsing the de-identified received health information to determine an entity to receive the de-identified health information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Tim Pletcher, Jeff Livesay, Rod Mach