Patents by Inventor Timothy P. Barber

Timothy P. Barber 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: 20240020551
    Abstract: Systems and methods for emotional augmentation of emotionless software by inference from user emotions comprise initiating a call with a participant in communication with a communication module of the computer. A first communication is received by the computer from the participant, the first communication comprising an emotion attribute comprising information about an emotional characteristic expressed by the participant. Additionally, evaluating, by the computer, the emotion attribute expressed by the participant from the first communication. An emotion feedback attribute is generated based on the emotion attribute to elicit a response from the participant. A second communication is output comprising the emotional expression attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Changizi, Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 11176573
    Abstract: Online entities oftentimes desire to ascertain information about their audience members. To determine information about audience members and their activities, online transactions including information about transactions performed by audience members are collected. One or more audience analysis processes are applied to the online transactions to determine the collection of online transactions performed by a given audience member. With an accurate assignment of online transaction to the audience member, the audience member and associated transactions may be classified as a legitimate or illegitimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: KOUNT INC.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 11176200
    Abstract: A method and system for graphical enumeration. The method includes creating an ordered set of vertices for a graph such that each vertex is associated with a corresponding index, and wherein each vertex in the ordered set of vertices includes information. A plurality of keys is created for defining the information. A plurality of lists of vertices is created, each of which is associated with a corresponding key such that vertices in a corresponding list include information associated with the corresponding key. For a first list of vertices, a least valued index is determined from a group of associated vertices based on vertices in the first list and vertices pointed to by the vertices in the first list. Also, all associated vertices are pointed to a root vertex associated with the least valued index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: KOUNT INC.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Publication number: 20200218763
    Abstract: A method and system for graphical enumeration. The method includes creating an ordered set of vertices for a graph such that each vertex is associated with a corresponding index, and wherein each vertex in the ordered set of vertices includes information. A plurality of keys is created for defining the information. A plurality of lists of vertices is created, each of which is associated with a corresponding key such that vertices in a corresponding list include information associated with the corresponding key. For a first list of vertices, a least valued index is determined from a group of associated vertices based on vertices in the first list and vertices pointed to by the vertices in the first list. Also, all associated vertices are pointed to a root vertex associated with the least valued index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 10679216
    Abstract: An online machine data collection and archiving process generates a machine data profile of a customer computer accessing a transaction form of a merchant web site and links the machine data profile and a transaction record with customer identifying information using a unique transaction identification string. The process preferably captures parameters typically communicated as a part of web accesses, such as an IP address, an HTTP header, and cookie information. The process additionally causes the customer computer to process self-identification routines by processing coding within the merchant transaction form, the self-identification routines yielding further profile parameters. The process further includes a routine for bypassing an intervening proxy to the merchant web site to reveal the true IP address of the customer computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 10642899
    Abstract: A method and system for graphical enumeration. The method includes creating an ordered set of vertices for a graph such that each vertex is associated with a corresponding index, and wherein each vertex in the ordered set of vertices includes information. A plurality of keys is created for defining the information. A plurality of lists of vertices is created, each of which is associated with a corresponding key such that vertices in a corresponding list include information associated with the corresponding key. For a first list of vertices, a least valued index is determined from a group of associated vertices based on vertices in the first list and vertices pointed to by the vertices in the first list. Also, all associated vertices are pointed to a root vertex associated with the least valued index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Publication number: 20190340642
    Abstract: Online entities oftentimes desire to ascertain information about their audience members. To determine information about audience members and their activities, online transactions including information about transactions performed by audience members are collected. One or more audience analysis processes are applied to the online transactions to determine the collection of online transactions performed by a given audience member. With an accurate assignment of online transaction to the audience member, the audience member and associated transactions may be classified as a legitimate or illegitimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 10425379
    Abstract: A system establishes virtual DNS servers that are supported by a DNS server. Target IP addresses are assigned for the virtual DNS servers. Network capable devices are uniquely assigned to the virtual DNS servers for domain name resolution. Each network capable device accesses the communication network through a corresponding network device associated with a corresponding source IP address. A client's service plan is assigned to a first network capable device used by the client. The service plan is implemented through a DNS request under a session established between the first network capable device and its assigned first virtual DNS server. The session is uniquely identified by a first source IP address of a first network device used by the first network capable device to access the communication network and a first target IP address of the first virtual DNS server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 10402854
    Abstract: Online entities oftentimes desire to ascertain information about their audience members. To determine information about audience members and their activities, online transactions including information about transactions performed by audience members are collected. One or more audience analysis processes are applied to the online transactions to determine the collection of online transactions performed by a given audience member. With an accurate assignment of online transaction to the audience member, the audience member and associated transactions may be classified as a legitimate or illegitimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 10305880
    Abstract: A system and method for providing, as a service over a computer network (especially a packet-switched computer network) to a body of merchants connected to the computer network, verification of consumer identification based on data provided over the computer network by scanning devices attached to the computers operated by consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Publication number: 20180300719
    Abstract: An online machine data collection and archiving process generates a machine data profile of a customer computer accessing a transaction form of a merchant web site and links the machine data profile and a transaction record with customer identifying information using a unique transaction identification string. The process preferably captures parameters typically communicated as a part of web accesses, such as an IP address, an HTTP header, and cookie information. The process additionally causes the customer computer to process self-identification routines by processing coding within the merchant transaction form, the self-identification routines yielding further profile parameters. The process further includes a routine for bypassing an intervening proxy to the merchant web site to reveal the true IP address of the customer computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 10037529
    Abstract: An online machine data collection and archiving process generates a machine data profile of a customer computer accessing a transaction form of a merchant web site and links the machine data profile and a transaction record with customer identifying information using a unique transaction identification string. The process preferably captures parameters typically communicated as a part of web accesses, such as an IP address, an HTTP header, and cookie information. The process additionally causes the customer computer to process self-identification routines by processing coding within the merchant transaction form, the self-identification routines yielding further profile parameters. The process further includes a routine for bypassing an intervening proxy to the merchant web site to reveal the true IP address of the customer computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Publication number: 20180203945
    Abstract: A method and system for graphical enumeration. The method includes creating an ordered set of vertices for a graph such that each vertex is associated with a corresponding index, and wherein each vertex in the ordered set of vertices includes information. A plurality of keys is created for defining the information. A plurality of lists of vertices is created, each of which is associated with a corresponding key such that vertices in a corresponding list include information associated with the corresponding key. For a first list of vertices, a least valued index is determined from a group of associated vertices based on vertices in the first list and vertices pointed to by the vertices in the first list. Also, all associated vertices are pointed to a root vertex associated with the least valued index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 9916393
    Abstract: A method and system for graphical enumeration. The method includes creating an ordered set of vertices for a graph such that each vertex is associated with a corresponding index, and wherein each vertex in the ordered set of vertices includes information. A plurality of keys is created for defining the information. A plurality of lists of vertices is created, each of which is associated with a corresponding key such that vertices in a corresponding list include information associated with the corresponding key. For a first list of vertices, a least valued index is determined from a group of associated vertices based on vertices in the first list and vertices pointed to by the vertices in the first list. Also, all associated vertices are pointed to a root vertex associated with the least valued index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Publication number: 20170295133
    Abstract: A system establishes virtual DNS servers that are supported by a DNS server. Target IP addresses are assigned for the virtual DNS servers. Network capable devices are uniquely assigned to the virtual DNS servers for domain name resolution. Each network capable device accesses the communication network through a corresponding network device associated with a corresponding source IP address. A client's service plan is assigned to a first network capable device used by the client. The service plan is implemented through a DNS request under a session established between the first network capable device and its assigned first virtual DNS server. The session is uniquely identified by a first source IP address of a first network device used by the first network capable device to access the communication network and a first target IP address of the first virtual DNS server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Publication number: 20170272424
    Abstract: A system and method for providing, as a service over a computer network (especially a packet-switched computer network) to a body of merchants connected to the computer network, verification of consumer identification based on data provided over the computer network by scanning devices attached to the computers operated by consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 9722968
    Abstract: A system establishes virtual DNS servers that are supported by a DNS server. Target IP addresses are assigned for the virtual DNS servers. Network capable devices are uniquely assigned to the virtual DNS servers for domain name resolution. Each network capable device accesses the communication network through a corresponding network device associated with a corresponding source IP address. A client's service plan is assigned to a first network capable device used by the client. The service plan is implemented through a DNS request under a session established between the first network capable device and its assigned first virtual DNS server. The session is uniquely identified by a first source IP address of a first network device used by the first network capable device to access the communication network and a first target IP address of the first virtual DNS server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Patent number: 9712497
    Abstract: A method for providing an online reputation is disclosed. An online credential service assigns a unique client identifier to each user and a unique forum identifier to each forum that users participate. A user participating in one or more online forums registers for establishing a reputation profile at the online credential service. A unique verification code associated with each forum is generated for the user to include in the user's profile at the corresponding forum. A user's reputation is determined based on whether a verification code is included in the user's profile at the form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Barber, Lewis De Payne
  • Patent number: 9699164
    Abstract: A system and method for providing, as a service over a computer network (especially a packet-switched computer network) to a body of merchants connected to the computer network, verification of consumer identification based on data provided over the computer network by scanning devices attached to the computers operated by consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Kount Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber
  • Publication number: 20160335662
    Abstract: Online entities oftentimes desire to ascertain information about their audience members. To determine information about audience members and their activities, online transactions including information about transactions performed by audience members are collected. One or more audience analysis processes are applied to the online transactions to determine the collection of online transactions performed by a given audience member. With an accurate assignment of online transaction to the audience member, the audience member and associated transactions may be classified as a legitimate or illegitimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Timothy P. Barber